Media Advisory

What:

On Monday, March 11, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt will unveil details of a new initiative to study concussions and improve player safety through a research and innovation program.

A medical panel will immediately follow discussing the need for research and its impact on healthcare, sports and society as a whole.

Who:

Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE

Roger Goodell, Commissioner, NFL

Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Surgeon General of the Army and Commanding General of the United States Army Medical Command

Sue Siegel, CEO healthymagination, GE

Richard Hausmann, President and CEO, MR, GE Healthcare

Dr. Geoffrey Manley, UCSF

Dr. Russell Lonser, member, NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee/Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University

Mark Emmert, president, NCAA

Charlotte Anderson, Dallas Cowboys and Chair, NFL Foundation

Woody Johnson, New York Jets

Robert Kraft, New England Patriots

John Mara, New York Giants

Rich McKay, Atlanta Falcons and Chair, NFL Competition Committee

Dr. John York, San Francisco 49ers and Chair, NFL Health & Safety Advisory Committee

When:

Monday, March 11, 2013 1:00 -2:00 p.m. ET

Where:

GE

30 Rockefeller Plaza, 52^nd Floor

New York, NY 10112