MPR News Presents "Bright Ideas" with Guest Lois Quam and MPR Host Stephen Smith October 26 at The UBS Forum in St. Paul

Oct 21, 2010

WHAT: This installment of MPR News' Bright Ideas series welcomes Lois Quam to the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio headquarters in St. Paul. Quam is a renowned leader in the emerging green economy and is also a former president and CEO with UnitedHealth Group. She and MPR host Stephen Smith will discuss the impact of the green economy and how Quam envisions new green innovations to come.

More about Lois Quam
Lois Quam is an internationally recognized leader in the emerging New Green Economy (NGE) and universal health care reform. She is the founder of Tysvar, a privately held, Minnesota-based NGE and health care reform incubator. She was named in 2006 by Fortune magazine as one of America's "50 Most Powerful Women."

Prior to founding Tysvar in March 2009, Quam was Head of Strategic Investments, Green Economy & Health at Piper Jaffray, a leading international Minneapolis-based investment bank.

Before joining Piper Jaffray in 2007, Quam served as the president and CEO of the Public and Senior Markets segment at UnitedHealth Group, a $30 billion division she helped create and run, overseeing Medicare and Medicaid-based businesses with nearly ten million members and serving approximately one-out-of-five Medicare beneficiaries.

More about MPR News' "Bright Ideas"
MPR News' "Bright Ideas" series offers fresh ideas on big issues. Host Stephen Smith invites Minnesota luminaries into conversation with a live studio audience on a topic about which they are passionate.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 26, 2010

WHERE: The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio, 480 Cedar, St. Paul.

TICKETS: Admission is free but tickets are required. RSVP by going to MPRNews.org and clicking on "events."