Special Address: Orthopaedics Into the Future
Wednesday, June 20th 8:00-8:50 AM
Shirley A. Engelhardt, President
Knowledge Enterprises, Inc.

Shirley Engelhardt will present a review of the worldwide orthopaedic marketplace, with a discussion of market dynamics and their likely effect on the industry over the next decade. She will shed light on the interaction and impact of the following factors on future growth of the market overall:

• Procedures, price and mix
• Consolidation along the supply chain
• Population demographics (aging and youth and the demands of both)
• Healthcare providers (hospitals, doctors, payers, etc.) and meeting their needs
• Geographic expansion opportunities in markets from Canada to China
• Traditional and alternative approaches to orthopaedic care

Shirley Engelhardt is President and Founder of Knowledge Enterprises, Inc., which publishes Bare Bones, OrthoKnow, Bone Zone, Orthopaedic Product News, The Orthopaedic Industry Annual report, and the OrthoFactbook. She is also a founding Partner of Knowledge Ventures LLC, a venture capital firm focused on orthopaedics.

Mrs. Engelhardt is the world's foremost authority on the global orthopaedic markets, and has authored thousands of articles on current and emerging trends, market dynamics, and factors affecting the markets. She has accurately predicted nearly every major market trend of the past decade, while developing an international client base of hundreds of public and private entities.

Prior to founding Knowledge Enterprises, she was director of Market Research and Strategic Services for DePuy and Director of Marketing for the technology transfer arm of Case Western University. She holds a B.S. in French and Journalism from Virginia Tech and an MBA from The Louisiana Tech School of Management.

Special Address: The Future of Orthopaedic Technology
Thursday, June 21st 8:00-8:50 AM
John Engelhardt, CEO
Knowledge Enterprises, Inc.

The presentation will describe the technology of the future, with a special focus on how the following will affect the technology trajectory, and the design and procurement process.

• Materials advancements
• The patient as designer
• The economics of technology delivery
• Developments in miniaturization
• Computer control technologies

In addition, Mr. Engelhardt will describe several billion dollar inventions waiting to be realized.

John Engelhardt is Chief Executive Officer of Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. as well as a Founding Partner of Knowledge Ventures LLC, a venture capital firm focused on orthopaedic technology. A former executive of AcroMed Corp. and DePuy, Mr. Engelhardt is a futurist and recognized authority on technology trends in orthopaedics . He holds 19 patents covering large and small joints, spine, and trauma.

Mr. Engelhardt managed design teams in the early days of disc replacement, and ironically, more than a decade later, became the first American to receive what is now known as the Prestige cervical disc prior to its release in the U.S.

He has published hundreds of articles in the academic and popular press, is Editor-in-Chief of Orthopaedic Product News, and is a frequently requested speaker at industry events.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a Masters in Bioengineering from Louisiana Tech, and did post graduate biomechanics research at LSU Medical Center.