Key Preliminary Speakers Announced for the 4th Annual Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress

West Palm Beach, FL, April 05, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The 4th Annual Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress, www.EmployerHealthcareCongress.com, announces its key speakers for their October 24th – 26th, 2012 event, taking place on the beach in Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida. This year’s venue is the prestigious Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa. This year’s event is expected to bring in up to 2,000 attendees, 140 exhibitors, 100 expert speakers and over 5,000 pre-scheduled networking meetings.

The Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress will feature four individual conference tracks that hit to the core of employee health and benefits; the 4th Annual Corporate Wellness Conference, www.CorporateWellnessConference.com, the 4th Annual Voluntary Benefits Conference, www.VoluntaryBenefitsConference.com, the 3rd Annual National Healthcare Reform Conference, www.HealthcareReformConference.com, and the 3rd Annual Self Funding Employer Healthcare & Workers Compensation Conference, www.SelfFundingConference.com.

Within each individual conference the Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress’ goal is to educate Employers, Human Resources and Benefits Professionals, Agents, Brokers, Consultants, TPAs and many more. They provide the most up-to-date insight for health plans and benefits.

This year, the Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress will be offering five very specialized and prestigious certifications: the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist™, Certified Voluntary Benefits Specialist™, Certified Self Insurance Specialist™, Certified Healthcare Reform Specialist™ and the Certified Global Benefits Specialist™. Participants will be able to fulfill the necessary 8 hours of credit to complete each certification by participating in hands-on workshops and sitting in on select educational sessions.

For the first time ever, this year’s Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress will be fully integrated with the 3rd Annual Global Benefits Conference, www.GlobalBenefitsConference.com, and the 5th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, www.MedicalTourismCongress.com.

With the Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress coming together with the Global Benefits Congress and the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, delegates will now have access to a global perspective, as an increasing number of companies are managing benefit plans for their US based companies and abroad. The WMTGHC brings in Global Benefits Directors, Multinational Employers, International and National Hospitals, Doctors, Insurance Companies, Governments & key industry players within the global healthcare industry.

They are proud to announce this year’s key preliminary speakers:

Kevin McCarty
President
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Insurance

Peter W. Carmel
President
American Medical Association (AMA)

Patrick Geraghty
Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

Dr. P. Mona Khanna
Medical Contributor
FOX Chicago News

John Casey
Director of International Benefits
Google Inc.

Disney Institute
Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence

Bernie Knobbe
Sr. Director, Global Benefits
Yahoo!

Susan Tufts
Wellness Manager
L.L.Bean

Sally Luck
HR Director, Corporate Services and Wellness
Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Stan Sword
VP of Total Rewards
Sprint Nextel

Breckon Jones
Director of Health & Benefits
American Express

Brad Wolfsen
VP of Strategy
Safeway Inc.

Andrew Scibelli
Manager Employee Health & Well-being
NextEra Energy/FPL

Joy Schramm
Medical Director for Health Promotion Corporate Human Services
Caterpillar, Inc.

Dr. Bruce Rogen
Chief Medical Officer
Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan

Torben Nielsen
VP, eBusiness Strategies and Services
The Regence Group

Adam Bosworth
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Keas

For a complete list of speakers confirmed thus far please visit www.EmployerHealthcareCongress.com.

The Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress is sponsored by the Corporate Wellness Magazine, Voluntary Benefits Magazine, the National Healthcare Reform Magazine and the Self Funding Magazine. For a complete list of sponsors please visit www.EmployerHealthcareCongress.com.