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Fidelity Investments Speakers Series Presents Brad Wilson

Please join us on January 24th at 6 pm in Lecture Hall 1231 EBII for our first spring 2013 talk in the Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series.

Our special guest speaker will be Brad Wilson, President & CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. His talk topic will be "Technology and Data in Health Care: Making It Better."

As president and CEO of the state’s largest health insurer, Brad Wilson is dedicated to improving North Carolina’s health care system, making health care more affordable and helping BCBSNC adapt in a changing health care environment. He serves as chair of the National Institute for Health Care Management and works with the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare to address national health challenges. He is a member and past chair of the UNC Board of Governors. Before joining BCBSNC in 1995, he practiced law and served as general counsel to Gov. Jim Hunt, directing the governor’s legislative strategy and heading his legal department. He earned his BS from Appalachian State; his MS from Duke; and his law degree from Wake Forest.

Abstract: 

Our health care system is undergoing unprecedented change – from the Affordable Care Act to innovations that promise to improve quality and reduce costs. Brad Wilson, CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, talks about the challenges the health care industry faces and describes how insurers, providers and others are banking on technology and data to improve the system.

The event is free and open to the public.  Ample free parking is also available.

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