Tuesday, March 4th - Having built a career blending the digital arts and healthcare, Jeff Hazelton, President and CTO of BioLucid, will discuss how the rise of digital health is increasing the relevance and role of the arts in our overall health equation, both personally and as a society. As new technology infused visual communications provide us with a better understanding of our bodies and disease, we are beginning to see the next disruptive technology emerge. Personalized medicine and the “quantified self” are only the beginning of this emerging trend in health. Jeff will also tell the story of how he started at this intersection of biology and technology as an artist 20 years ago.

Jeff Hazelton is President and CTO of BioLucid, a Sarasota-based company that is personalizing the health experience one conversation at a time. They create software applications called Living Medical Environments (LMEs), that are being used globally by physicians to enhance patient engagement and understanding. Bio Lucid was the recipient of the STEMsmart Innovation Award, from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s STEMsmart initiative. Jeff is also an adjunct faculty member at the Ringling College of Art + Design and sits on the Talent 4 Tomorrow “vision council”, a new partnership between the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Sarasota EDC, and Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

Tuesday, March 18th - Peter Simonson, President of Juvent, will give a talk entitled "Everything you need to know about Bone Health – What works, What doesn’t, and Why?” According to the Surgeon General: "By 2020 half of all Americans over 50 will have weak bones unless we make changes to our diet and lifestyle. People who have weak bones are at higher risk for fractures."  Scientists are now beginning to understand the realities of bone health, and the results are as surprising as they are important.

Mr. Simonson has spent 20 years pioneering surgical treatment technologies in the medical field. He has been involved with medical product development, engineering, research and consulting, holding five patents for surgical products with seven patents pending. He is now working with the world's top scientists, medical, and athletic training professionals to bring the latest scientific solutions of bone biology to change lives daily. He will be explaining how advances in science can be applied with simple, yet not obvious, lifestyle changes to significantly help one's bone health.