Early registration is still available at discounted rates for the second University of Miami Global Business Forum, scheduled for January 12-14, 2011. This highly anticipated event will delve into The Business of Health Care: Defining the Future, the theme of the conference. The early registration fee of $399, available through September 1, offers a significant discount off the regular registration fee of $750.

The featured speakers are among the world’s most prominent business and government leaders. They include Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric; Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. secretary of health and human services; William A. Hawkins, chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc.; Arthur Agatston, the author of The South Beach Diet, and Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami and former U.S. secretary of health and human services in the Clinton administration.

The forum will feature a series of panel discussions on such issues as the economics of health care, the aging population, disruptive medical technologies, biotechnology, telemedicine, wellness, prevention and education, innovative therapies, global health issues including access in emerging markets and the environment, the hospital design and delivery systems of the future, and more.

The forum takes place two years after the University’s first Global Business Forum, which drew nearly 700 alumni and others to campus for deep discussion on the economic crisis and other issues surrounding increased global connectivity.

For more information on the 2011 Global Business Forum and to take advantage of the early registration discount, visit www.UMglobalforum.com.