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Testimonials
"The Clean and Green event always showcases peole who are really in the energy business and who have real live experiences to share with the audience. Very high level group."- -Abigail Laufer, CEO, Ferguson Family Investments (SFO)
"This was my first Opal conference as both a panelist and an attendee. I was extremely impressed with the organization of the event, and the energetic vibe of my fellow presenters and the attendees. Great job - look forward to future events."- -Michele Skupic, Vice President,National Sustainability Director, FNF Green LLC
"It is compact, concise and yet very informative and value add summit. Very well prepared and experienced speakers."- - Varisai Mohammed, Director of Total Quality, Inqpharm Europe LTD
"Very nice summit. A good networking was possible during the breaks. The list of attendees was impressive."- -Samantha Glasgow, Quality Assurance & Technical Documentation Officer, Erfa Pharm
"One of the best conferences I have attended on Medical Devices. Very educational and enjoyable. "- -Philip Reavey, Senior Technical Manager, Beckman Coulter Ireland Inc.
'The relevant, coherent range of presentations combined with an eclectic mix of personalities was perfect."- - An essential diary entry for 2013,' Jonny Dobbin, Quality Analyst, Armstrong Medical Ltd.
"Very enjoyable two days. Good mix of serious discussions and entertainment between sessions. Met lots of interesting people. Highly recommended."- - Liam Mulloy, Managing Director, Vascular Solutions Zerusa Limited
"An engaging, well hosted conference with a good balance of subjects, well covered by knowledgeable speakers."- - Ian Quirk, Worldwide Director of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs, Ranier Technology
"The Medical Device Summit is among the best prepared and presented conferences available; it is affordable, pertinent and I look forward to attending again."- - Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Nonin Medical
"Great conference, everything you need to know for doing business in the global medical device industry"- - Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Sterilmed
"Instructors were very informative and offered valuable "real life" tips that I can put to use immediately."- - General Counsel, Combe Inc.
"I was very happy to have attended this meeting. It gave me a great appreciation of Sponsor-CRO collaborations and how they work together for getting drugs to the patients."- -Principal, BioLink
"Great speakers, with tons of industry experience. In addition, the opportunities existed to network with people from all areas supporting clinical trials."- - Senior Quality Assurance Manager, Iroko Pharmaceuticals
"Much better than some of the larger conference events that I have attended! Speakers addressed key issues that affect everyone in the field."- - Business Development Specialist, Puget Sound Blood Center
"I am a repeat sponsor of OPAL events for several reasons... OPAL attracts strong attendance by high level professionals at every conference... OPAL allows me to be involved in event planning and takes my suggestions seriously. I feel I am a partner in the event and not simply someone who paid to have a display table."-- David Cronin, CEO of Cognition Corporation
"Opal's Medical Devices Summit West Event was second to none, delivered by a diverse group of top notch industry professionals about cutting edge technology changes."-- Kim Nielsen RN, BSN(Medical Devices Summit West 2012 Attendee)
"The STAR Symposium was a great event to attend. It was filled with seasoned professionals with intangible insight into the Medicare industry. I was impressed."-- Keith Nishikawa, CEO, Public Benefit Assistants
"The conference was excellent. Good health plan perspectives balanced by vendor presentations that were generally more constructive and not sales pitches."- -Larry Henry, VP, Medicare, Martin's Point Health Care
"This was a great events, especially for a plan that is so focused on Star ratings. I really learned a lot from the speakers and networking opportunities presented at this meeting."- -Michael Eaton, Medicare Part D Manager, Select Health
"Personally, being new to the Star Rating, I was able to obtain over 30 ideas that I will take back to suggest and hopefully implement most of them in our organization."- -Patty Dal Soglio, Compliance Director, Care1st Health Plan
"The combination of physician practices and health plan perspectives was a nice combination for the conference. There were some clear messages heard from both."- -Mary Orr, Associate Director of Medical Quality Management, Government Programs, MVP Healthcare
"Very well organized and provided an open forum to share industry best practice."- -Gary Culp, Vice President, Aetna
"Every Opal conference I attend exceeds my expectations and the 5 Star conference was no exception. You can always count on relevant topics and excellent speakers at their conferences; they're never primarily vendor driven presentations."- -Karen Rennie, Director of Clinical Services, Chinese Community Health Plan
"I really enjoyed the presentations at this conference. I was able to pull ideas from the speakers for implementation at my healthplan. Thanks for all the helpful information."- -Rochelle Smith, Quality Improvement Manager, Brand New Day / HMO CA
"Your organization is powerfully effective at generating an audience of key decision makers that stay and participate…so many other conferences generate only short "sightings" of this level of participant. Well Done."- -Brigitte Piniewski, MD, CMO - PeaceHealth Laboratories
"Opal events was able to assemble a panel of highly accomplished speakers who were also very good at bringing the audience up to speed with what they and their respective organizations have been able to accomplish. It provided me a realistic look into the future of health care."- -Robert Sidman, MD, CMO Physician Enterprise, The William W Backus Hospital
"The speakers represented many different factions that will all participate in various aspects of successful ACOs."- -Robert Goodwill, VP/COO, Baton Rouge General Physicians
"It was well done and well worth the time to attend."- -Steven Kelly, President and CEO, Newton Medical Center
"The Drug Discovery Partnerships conference, with its discussion panels and ample opportunity for networking, provided an excitement and "buzz" that it is possible for drug discovery researchers collectively to overcome the current challenges."- -Andrew D. Napper, Ph.D., Head, High-Throughput Screening & Drug Discovery Lab/Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research
"We got to listen to in-depth presentations from experts for 20 minutes and more (at the Drug Discovery Conference). They weren't limited to 5-10 minutes like they are at so many conferences and the listener could really learn. The networking venue was superb so that so many nice contacts could be made."- -Albert Giovenella, Ph.D., Professor, University of Pennsylvania
"I was impressed with the speakers and the information we received. The number of knowledgeable people was amazing to me. It was good to hear from people who work within the Health Plan, Medical Care, Provider Network, Regulatory and Legal frameworks."- -Steve Price, Senior Investigator- Special Investigations Department, Blue Shield of California
"You did a great job with [2011 ICD-10 Transition Guide] conference; great topics, schedules were on time and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves in Puerto Rico. What more could we ask!"- - Carol Olson, CPC, Director of Education ad Consulting Services, THE CODING SOURCE, LLC (sponsor of the 2011 San Juan 'ICD-10 Transition Guide & HCC Best Practices conference)
"The [2011 San Juan "ICD-10 Transition Guide & HCC Best Practices"] Event was an excellent opportunity for improving knowledge.I will be sharing all this new information with my peers for my organization Medicare Advantage. Thanks for the invitation it was great. Please come more often."- - Diana M. Diaz Seise, Medical Director, First Medical Health Plan
"I am a repeat sponsor of Opal events for several reasons. Opal attracts strong attendance by high level professionals at every conference. Attendees are not just habitual conference goers who show up because they like conferences...The speakers are new and varied; the OPAL team does not recycle the same set of speakers for each event. In addition, OPAL allows me to be involved in event planning and takes my suggestions seriously. I feel I am a partner in the event and not simply someone who paid to have a display table."- - David Cronin, Director, Cognition Corporation - Sponsor of Medical Devices Summit 2010 & 2011
"Opal Events consistently coordinates the best healthcare conferences in the United States. The topics and speakers are top-notch. Attendees receive excellent insight into the hottest topics in healthcare. Matrix Medical Network has been working with Opal Events for years and we expect to do so for years to come."- - Patrick Coulson, Regional Vice President of Sales, Matrix Medical Network
"Opal has consistently exceeded my expectations with the content of its conferences and the caliber of the subject matter expert speakers. So it is without hesitation that I will endorse Opal conferences."- - Kenneth Persaud, Chief Executive Officer, Precision Healthcare Systems, formerly of Physicians United Plan, Florida
"Thank you for setting up this wonderful event (2nd Annual Medical Devices Summit) and providing the opportunity for everyone to gain new/additional information but also to network. It is much easier to make connections in a setting of this scale than it would be at larger tradeshows,"- - Manuela Ventur, Regulatory Affairs, Genzyme Corporation
"I really enjoyed the [ACO '11] conference. Location was great and the content was top notch."- - William J. Barcellona, Vice President for Government Affairs, California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG)
"I could not have been happier about my experience at the Opal Events [ACO '11] seminar. I have wasted too much time at other seminars and really felt that my time was valued at this event."- - Richard Pyburn, Business Administrator, Diabetes & Glandular Disease Clinic, Texas
"The Summit was an absolute success -- it was a very excellent meeting with much to offer, from the exhibitors to the networking time and interesting speakers and topics."- - Mark Trotter, Principal Consultant, Trotter Biotech Solutions Pharmaceutical Packaging Leadership Summit 2010
"[The Collaborative Care Summit '10] was a good conference and well-attended."- - Steve Densley, Business Development Executive, MediConnect Global
"I am very thankful for being able to attend to this conference; I gained a lot of knowledge, experience and networking with a lot of new friends from the same field. Speakers were very professional. Congratulations to all of the organizers, producers, staff and all of the in-charge for this very valuable conference."- - Drug Discovery: Easing the Bottleneck 2010 Attendee
"It was my first time experience with the Opal Events. Good networking environment, friendly atmosphere, solid educational value. Thank you!"- - Drug Discovery: Easing the Bottleneck 2010 Attendee
"Always a great conference! [The Opal conferences] have been very informative and very useful in my daily HCC activities for my health plan."- - Anna Pozon-Gibbs, CPC, Sr. Project Manager, HCC/Reimbursement, Citizens Choice Healthplan
"[HCC Best Practices '10] turned out to be an excellent program. Lots of health plan attendees. Good speakers. Good informal chat time. I came back with lots of good tips and follow up items." ces."- - Kevin Mowll, VP, Medicare Products, CAPITAL DISTRICT PHYSICIANS' HEALTH PLAN
"I attended the [HCC Best Practices '10] conference in Jacksonville last week and I have to say it was the best one so far! you did an awesome job with the whole program!!"- - Donna Kober, Director of QA, Coventry Health
"Enjoyed the [HCC Best Practices '10] conference -- you did a great job!"- - Samuel Heller, SVP, CFO, Visiting Nurse Service of NY
