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Plenary Sessions
Plenary Breakfast: General Stanley McChrystal (Retired) on
Leadership, Team Building and Geopolitics
Tuesday, October 6
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Former commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan, author of best-sellers
Team of Teams and My Share of the Task, and co-founder of the McChrystal Group
General Stanley McChrystal is a four-star general, the former commander of U.S. and
international forces in Afghanistan and the former leader of Joint Special Operations
Command, which oversees the most sensitive counter-terrorism units. He is widely praised for revolutionizing
warfare by fusing intelligence and operations and is credited with the capture of Saddam Hussein and the
killing of al-Qaeda’s leader in Iraq. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called McChrystal “one of America’s
greatest warriors.” McChrystal will address leadership, teambuilding and geopolitics.
Plenary Lunch: Eric J. Topol, M.D., on the Future of Health Care
Tuesday, October 6
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer, Eric J. Topol, M.D., is a practicing cardiologist with
Scripps Clinic and a pioneer in the field of cardiovascular medicine. A physician-scientist, he
has built an international reputation for his ground-breaking research and expertise.
Of special interest to Dr. Topol are genomics, wireless sensors, preventive cardiology,
coronary artery disease and preventive medicine. The research that Dr. Topol has
done on genomic and wireless digital technologies continues to reshape the future of
medicine. Despite his in-depth research focus, he continues to see patients at Scripps Clinic, as he believes
that research is only as good as what it can do to help others. Dr. Topol’s philosophy of care is based on the
belief that patients should be fully empowered.
In a 2012 poll conducted by Modern Healthcare, Dr. Topol was voted as the number one Most Influential
Physician Executive in the United States. An avid educator, he founded a medical school, with the goal of training
future generations of physician-scientists. In addition, he ran the Cleveland Clinic heart program for 14 years,
and brought it to the number one ranking by U.S. News and World Report for more than 10 years consecutively.
Today, he plays a critical role in the physician-scientist track within the Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program. Dr. Topol is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine
of the National Academy of Sciences and is one of the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine.
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