| | Panel | 2. Eliminating Capacity Constraints: How the Best Physician Teams Drive Results | Lisa Griffin, MBA, CCCM, Chief Consumer Officer, Consumer Experience and Patient Access, University Hospitals
Matthew Harinstein, MD, MBA, FACC, FASE, FASNC, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, UPMC International
Tyler Price, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Tipu Puri, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Chicago Medicine |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Networking Opportunities | Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & Registration Opens | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:40 AM | Keynote Interview | 1. Keynote Interview - Parthibha Varkey, President at Mayo Clinic Health System | Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, MPH, MHPE, MBA, Professor of Medicine & of Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; President, Mayo Clinic Health System |
| 8:00 AM - 8:40 AM | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. Innovative Equity: How to Celebrate and Support Women at Your System | Mary Cassai, RN, MPA, Chief Operating Officer, HSS
Beth Nunn, Chief Operating Officer, Providence Medical Foundation
Diana Schwartzstein, Vice President, Innovator Development and Growth, Mass General Brigham Innovation
Michael Ugwueke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare |
| 8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | 1. Building Flexible Staffing Models: Practical Approaches for Clinician Satisfaction | Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sarah Hoehn, MD, Chief Medical Officer, La Rabida Children's Hospital
Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, CRNA, Chief Nursing Officer, Advocate Health
Joanne Skaggs, MD, FACP, Associate Chief Medical Officer Adult, OU Health |
| 8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | 2. Reducing Length of Stay: Results from Top Hospitals | Miguel Benet, MD, Chief Medical Officer and President, Clinical Operations, Community Health Systems
Kim Meeker, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
Thomas Spiegel, MD, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, UChicago Medicine |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 11. Revolutionizing the Patient Journey: IT Innovations for Superior Care | Chetan V. Aher, MD, FACS, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alpa Vyas, Senior Vice President and Chief Patient Experience and Operational Performance Officer, Stanford Health Care
Sandi Wagener, Director, Virtual Services, Saint Francis Health
Darby Davenport, MSHI, MSHA, Manager, Operations and Telehealth, UAB Health System |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 12. Developing Top-Tier Nursing Teams for the Next Generation | K. David Bailey, PhD, RN, MBA, CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, UCLA Health - Santa Monica Medical Center
Catherine Mohr, Chief Nursing Officer, J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
Ronda Sweet, DNP, RN, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory
Stacy Bentil, DNP, MSN, RN, Director, Nursing, State of Connecticut
Kevin Kepley, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Morris County Hospital |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 13. Invest in Tomorrow: Crafting a Robust Healthcare Workforce Strategy | Rebecca Andrews, Senior Vice President, Administrator Raleigh, WakeMed Hospitals
Loudrige Jean-Philippe, Chief Operating Officer, Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Matthew Belanger, Regional Assistant Vice President, Interventional Platform & Anesthesia, Endeavor Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 14. Inspiring Leadership: How CEOs Can Foster Innovation and Growth | Melisa Adkins, EJD, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, UofL Health - Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Kevin Cullinan, Chief Executive Officer, CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital
Stephen DelRossi, MSA, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Inyo Healthcare District
David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, FASA, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences, UC Davis Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 2. The Growth Imperative: Sustainable Strategies for Expanding Health Systems | Shelby Decosta, Chief Business Development Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Shubhada Jagasia, MD, MMHC, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Diane Lynn, Assistant Vice President Global Health, Advocate Health
Michael Stapleton, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Thompson Health
Peter Banko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baystate Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 3. The Evolution of Patient Care: Transformational Strategies in Population Health | Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., Chief Medical Executive, Baptist Health South Florida
Ria Paul, MD, Executive Medical Director, Value Based Care Program and Associate Chief Quality Officer, Population Health & Ambulatory Quality, Stanford University School of Medicine
Naomi West, PharmD, MBA, Assistant Vice President, Community Care, Outpatient and Community Care Management, Atrium Health
Elham Yousef, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Bayshore Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health
Bernie Kuhn, Chief Financial Officer, Population Health & Community Health, Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 4. Sustaining Patient Safety and Quality Despite External Pressures and Challenges | Omar Hasan, MD, MPH, FACP, Chief Quality Officer, MaineHealth
Karen Miller, RN, MS, CPHQ, Chief Quality Officer, BayCare Health Systems
Jim Zolnowski, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Dignity Health
Michelle Watson, Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations, Lifepoint Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 5. Behavioral Health Trends: Anticipating the Needs of Tomorrow | Steven Airhart, Group Chief Executive Officer, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System & Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital
Chris Jagoditz, MBA, ALM, Chief Financial Officer, Rogers Behavioral Health System
Patricia McClure-Chessier, Chief, Operations, Patient Safety and Strategy, Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Imran Shakir, DO, Group Chief Medical Officer, Chicago Behavioral Health Hospital, Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 6. Shifting Paradigms: The Evolution Towards Outcome-Centric Care | Ellen Barlis, Chief Financial Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx
Rebecca Napier, MBA, SHRM-SCP, Vice President, Finance and Administration, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Courtney Jackson, Executive Director, Women and Children’s Institute, Providence
Monique Gary, DO, Breast Surgical Oncologist and Medical Director, Grand View Health
Vernicka Sales, Chief, Population Health and Performance Services, Legacy Community Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 7. Harnessing Data Analytics for Better Patient Outcomes | Zafar Chaudry, MD, MS, MIS, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital, Chief AI, and Chief Information Officer, Seattle Childrens
Eric Cruzen, MD, MBA, FACEP, Senior Vice President and Chief Data and Informatics Officer, Northwell Health
Chuck Nordyke, RN, MSN, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Clarinda Regional Health Center
Anil Saldanha, MS, Chief Innovation Officer, Rush University System for Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 9. Implementing Holistic, Patient-Centered Care Models in Academic Medical Settings | Dennis Delisle, ScD, FACHE, Executive Director, University Hospitals, Brain and Spine Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Christopher McLarty, DNP, ACNP-BC, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Grou, Northwestern Medicine
Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH, FACOG, Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor; Chair, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Chief Obstetrical Transformation Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Patrice Weiss, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Prisma Health Medical Group, Midlands and Chief Academic Officer, Prisma Health |
| 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM | Panel | 9. Values, Equity and Outcomes: A New Frontier for Visionary Healthcare Executives | Jeffrey Cohen, MD, FACS, FASCRS, CPE, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Operating Officer, Hartford HealthCare
Lisa Griffin, MBA, CCCM, Chief Consumer Officer, Consumer Experience and Patient Access, University Hospitals
Lisa Wagamon, President, Rush Health
Michael Wiggins, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin
Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Sinai Health System |
| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 2. Unburdening Clinicians: Essential Strategies for Smarter Documentation | S. Nick Desai, DPM, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer, Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Susan Russell, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Singing River Health
Erik Summers, MD, Chief Medical Officer, MUSC Health's Charleston Division |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 1. Blueprint for Excellence: Crafting Cultures of Value and Innovation in Healthcare | David Berger, MD, MHCM, FACS, Chief Executive Officer, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
David Sylvan, President, UH Ventures; Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, University Hospitals
James G. Terwilliger, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Commonspirit Health
Jim Whitfill, MD, Chief Transformation Officer, HonorHealth |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 10. Tomorrow's Hospitals Today: Visionary Leaders Reinventing Healthcare Workforces | Dana Evans, MHA, FACHE, Respiratory Care Director, Midwest Region, Advocate Health Care
Heather Isola, MPAS, PA-C, Vice President, Physician Assistant Services, Mount Sinai Health System
Matthew Munroe, MHA, RRT, RCP, CTTS, Administrator, Hospital Operations, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 11. Amplifying Physicians and Elevating Technology for More Efficient Teams | George Cybulski, MD, Chief, Neurosurgery, Humboldt Park Health
Dani Hackner, MD MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Southcoast Health System
Michael Kelley, MD, MBA, FACC, Chief Physician Officer, Owensboro Health
Sowmya Viswanathan, MD, Chief Physician Executive, BayCare Health System |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 12. The Upstream Issues Most Pressing for Nursing Leaders | Peta-Ann Anderson, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer, Jackson North Medical Center
Catherine Shull Fernald, DNP, RN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FACHE, Chief Nursing Officer, Acute Care, ChristianaCare
Frances Kelly, PhD, MSN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, CPHQ, CPSS, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, USA Health, Children’s and Women’s Hospital
Athena Minor, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing and Clinical Officer, Ohio County Healthcare
Stephanie Martinez, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, Executive Director and Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Care Continuum, Boston Medical Center Health System |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 13. Champions of Change: Driving a Holistic Workforce through DEIA Initiatives | Tanjia Coleman, PhD, System Assistant Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, NorthShore-EEH University HealthSystem
Julie King, MBA, PHR, Area Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Illinois Market, Advocate Health
Alyson K. Myers, MD, Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Einstein
Ling Zheng, PhD, CPHQ, MBBS, Chief, Clinical Analytics and Interim Executive Administrator, Quality, Keck Medical Center of USC;, Associate Professor of Research Neurology, Keck School of Medicine
Lauren De Simon, Chief Human Resources Officer, Southcoast Health |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 14. Big Ideas to Lead More Efficient ORs and Care Transformation | Brian Kann, MD, Chair and Residency Program Director, Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Health
Jami Salzberg, Senior Director, Surgery, Quality and Informatics, Carilion Clinic
Colleen Blackburn, Director, Cardiovascular Service Line, OSF Healthcare |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 2. Best AI Use Cases for Operational Efficiency | James E. Craven, MD, MBA, FACS, President, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Franciscan Health Physicians, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Chris Harper, MBA, MPM, CDH-E, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer, The University of Kansas Health System and Medical Center
Dave Marcelletti, Division Chair, Supply Chain Operations, Mayo Clinic |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 3. Stay Ahead of the Curve by Anticipating Behavioral Health Trends | Erin Booker, LPC, Chief Biopsychosocial Officer, ChristianaCare
Lindsey Jasinski, PhD, MHA, Chief Administrative Officer, Eastern State Hospital, UK Healthcare
Patrick Sanders, Chief Executive Officer, Montrose Behavioral Hospital
John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD, Chair and Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health, Northwell Health |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 4. Blocking Out the Noise: What a True Patient-centered Culture Looks Like | Andrea S. Fernandez, MD, MA, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Market, Atrium Health
Janet Larson, MD, FACP, Chief Quality Officer and Vice President, Quality, Patient Safety and Experience, Boston Medical Center
Katie Shilling, DNP, MSN, RN, Chief Quality Officer, Fresno Surgical Hospital
Jennifer Kennedy Stovall, Director, DCI Access Operations and Patient Experience, Duke University Health System
Rina Bansal, MD, MBA, President, Inova Alexandria Hospital; Senior Vice President, Inova Health System |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 6. How to Boost Humanity to the Revenue Cycle | Ara Feinstein, MD, MPH, FACS, Physician Executive, Banner University Medical Group, Trauma Surgeon, Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix;, Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Debi Lasswell, MHA, Director, Revenue Integrity, Providence Medical Foundation
Miguel Vigo IV, MBA, Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, UC San Diego Health |
| 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM | Panel | 8. Strategic Investment in Social Health: Crafting Winning Approaches | Chad J. Brown, FACHE, President South and West Areas, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Zachary Lenert, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Integrated Care Management, Sharp HealthCare
Kiley Muzumdar, Director, Community Health, IU Health
Petrina Martin, MBA, Vice President, Community Engagement and External Affairs, Boston Medical Center Health System |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Networking Opportunities | Clinical Leadership Networking Break in Regency Foyer | |
| 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Fireside Chat | 1. The Elite CMO-CNO Duo | Scott Jessie, MSN, MBA, RN, CNS, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, SUNY Upstate University Hospital
Amy Tucker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Upstate University Hospital |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | Designing Tomorrow's Sustainable Healthcare | Jill Duplechan, RN, MA, Chief Executive, Providence Clinical Network Southern California - Orange County and High Desert
Motz Feinberg, MBA, BS, Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cedars Sinai Health System
R. Kyle Kramer, FACCA, FAAMA, Chief Executive Officer, Day Kimball Healthcare - Putnam, Connecticut
J.R. Greene, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Psychiatric Medical Care |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | Leadership Makeup: Cultivating Executive Talent in Healthcare | Vanessa Torres, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Ministry Chief Human Resources Officer, Providence
Ekta Vyas, PhD, Chief Human Resources Officer, Keck Medicine, University of Southern California
Judy Wolfe, MD, Associate Chief Experience Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Margie Zyble, Chief Human Resources Officer, UC Health |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | The Best Ideas for Efficient Clinical Workflows from Top Systems | Eric D. Katz, MD, MBA, Physician Executive, Medical Specialties and Graduate Medical Education, Banner Medical Group;, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tanvir Sahsi, MD, MHA, Chief of Neurosurgery Administration, Mount Sinai Queens
Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Nuvance Health
Elham Yousef, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Bayshore Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 10. Best Ideas to Make the Most of EHR Investments | Kathy Bereston, MS/MIS, LSSBB, RT, Vice President, Revenue Cycle and Optimization, Allegheny Health Network
Michael Lewis, MD, Vice President, Hospital Division and Medical Director, Capacity Command and Utilization Review, MetroHealth
Daisy Rodriguez, MSN, MPH, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, Humboldt Park Health |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 11. The Path to Improve Quality and Safety in Hospitals | Dani Hackner, MD MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Southcoast Health System
Sharda Udassi, MD, FAAP, FIQua, CMQ, Associate Chief Quality Officer, WVU Health System
Alon Weizer, MD, MS, CPE, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Medical Center |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 12. CMOs on the Forefront of Patient Safety: Here's How They Do It | Holly Mintz, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Services, Elliot Medical Group, Elliot Health System
Jerome B. Myers, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Medical Center Redding
Ruby Skinner, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Dignity Health, Community Hospital of San Bernardino
Ralph Yates, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Salem Health
Amir Jaffer, MD, MBA, Regional Chief Medical Officer - St. Louis Region, SSM Health |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 13. Cultivating Executive Talent: Leadership Excellence in Healthcare | Lakesha Butler, PharmD, Chief Culture Officer, UF Health
Liz Nolan, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Valley Medical Center
Annie Thomas-Landrum, MSN, RN, Executive Board Member, Sunshine Community Health Center
Alina Moran, MPA, FACHE, FABC, President, Dignity Health, California Hospital Medical Center |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 14. What CNOs Need to Thrive in the Next 5 Years | Jo Ann Ankoviak, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, AdventHealth Heart of Florida
Rudy Jackson, DNP, RN, MHA, CENP, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, UWHealth
Scott Jessie, MSN, MBA, RN, CNS, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, SUNY Upstate University Hospital
Susan Okuno-Jones, DNP, MSN, MA, FACHE, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, RNC-NIC, Regional CNO, Ascension
Wendi Hulett, MSN, MHA, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Chief Nursing Officer, Lincoln County Medical Center - Presbyterian Healthcare Services |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 4. Raising the Bar: Achieving Hospital Excellence through Quality Measures | Stephanei Calcasola, MSN, RN-BC, CPHQ, Vice President, Quality and Safety, Hartford Healthcare
Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Raymond Hino, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Coos Hospital
Tracey Lewis Taylor, MPH, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 6. AI in the Revenue Cycle: What's Working, What Isn't | Neil Ray, MD, MBA, MMCi, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Duke University Medical Center
Misty Taylor, MHA, Director, Strategic Operations, Mercy
Cheryl Sadro, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine;, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Johns Hopkins Health System |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 8. Illuminating Paths to Health Equity: Practical Wisdom and Dynamic Execution | Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MED, MPPM, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Diversity Equity Inclusion Officer; Professor and Chair Ob/Gyn, Highmark Health Allegheny Health Network; Drexel University School of Medicine
Mikel Whittier, DBA, MHA, Director, Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UCLA Health
Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD, MBA, FAAP, CHIE, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh;, Chief Medical Officer, Quality and Pediatrics, UPMC Health Plan
Celina Cunanan, MSN, APRN-CNM, Chief Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer, University Hospitals
Carrie Harris-Muller, Chief Population Health Officer, OhioHealth |
| 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM | Panel | 9. Fostering a Culture of Research, Care and Innovation at AMCs | Mary Martin, Chief Operating Officer, Duke University Hospital
Mohammed Quadri, MD, MBA, Vice President Strategy, Academics, Research and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health
David Steinberg, MD, Department Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Executive Medical Director, Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Utah Health
Nygel Williams, MHA, CHFP, Executive Director, Physical Therapy Program, Washington University School of Medicine |
| 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 1. Driving Health Equity: Initiatives That Are Closing Disparities | Komal Bajaj, MD, MS-HPEd, Chief Quality Officer, Jacobi and North Central Bronx, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB
Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH, FACOG, Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor; Chair, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Chief Obstetrical Transformation Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Alric Simmonds, MD, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, AdventHealth |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 1. Future-Proofing Quality and Safety: Strategies From Top Systems | Rajan Gurunathan, MD, FACP, Vice President, Regional Chief Quality Officer, Southern Market, Hackensack Meridian Health System
Thomas S. Ivester, MD, MPH, Chief Quality Officer, UNC Hospitals
Sunita Koshy-Nesbitt, MD, MBA, Chief Quality Officer, Hospital Channel, Texas Health Resources
Pranavi Sreeramoju, MD, MPH, MBA, FSHEA, FIDSA, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Center City Division, Jefferson Health |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 11. Strengthening Minds, Strengthening Care: Mental Health in Healthcare | Tamara M. Campbell, MD, PsyD, DFAPA, Executive Director, VHA Office of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Shakira Henderson, PhD, DNP, MS, MPH, EMBA, IBCLC, RNC-NIC, Dean and Chief Administrative Officer, College of Nursing; Chief Nurse Executive, University of Florida Health System
Jonna Jenkins, DNP, RN, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
Theresa Martinez, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCRN-K, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, La Rabida Children’s Hospital |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 12. Nursing Innovations: Winning Talent and Enhancing Engagement for Superior Care | Ceonne Houston-Raasikh, Chief Nursing Officer, Keck Medicine of USC, Keck Hospital
Beena Peters, System Chief Nursing Executive, Cook County Health
Kim Meeker, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 13. Cultivating Elite Teams: The Blueprint for Outstanding Healthcare Culture | Al Campbell, MBA, FACHE, RN, President, Beth Israel Lahey Health- Winchester Hospital
Amy Frieman, MD, MBA, FAAHPM, President, Physician Alliance, Hackensack Meridian Health
Ania Horner, President, Aurora Lakeland and Aurora Burlington Medical Centers, Advocate Health
Debra Fields, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, City of Hope
Trevor Brand, Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Delta Medical Center |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 14. Leadership in Care Model Evolution: Key Concepts and Insights | Michael Dolan, MD, FACP, Chief Clinical Officer, Gundersen Region, Bellin and Gundersen Health System
Janet Hadar, MSN, MBA, FACHE, President, UNC Hospitals
Jose Lopez, MD, MBA, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer, Holy Cross Health Florida
Sanjay Pattani, MD, MHSA, FACEP, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Central Florida Division, AdventHealth
Ianessa A. Humbert, PhD, SLP, Chief Executive Officer, The Swallowing Wellness Center |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 2. CEO Survival Guide: Essential Tools for the Next 12 Months | Abha Agrawal, MD, FACP, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence General Hospital
Mark Behl, MHA, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, NorthBay Health
Megan Gillespie, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, President, Sutter Santa Rosa Hospital
Angela Ammons, Chief Executive Officer, Clinch Memorial Hospital |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 4. Resilience Redefined: Shaping the Future of Clinical Workforces | Soozan Abouhassan, MD, FASA, Vice Chair, Community and Ambulatory Anesthesia, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Carman Ciervo, Chief Physician Executive, Cooper Health System
Justine Kaurich, Vice President, Operations, Erie County Medical Center
Mike Koroscik, MBA, MHA, FACHE, System Vice President, Main Line Health Cancer Care |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 6. Evolving Hospital M&A Patterns: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve | Bob Ridlen, Vice President, Corporate Development, Ardent Health
Tracea R. Saraliev, Board Member, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz;, Board Member, PIH Health
Heather W. Miller, Associate General Counsel, Transactions, WakeMed |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 7. The Data Breach Dilemma: Protecting Health Systems from Cyber Threats | Joseph Z. DeLeon, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, UW Medicine
Hugo Lai, Chief Information Security Officer, Temple University Health System
Shefali Mookencherry, MPH, MSMIS, RHIA, CHPS, HCISPP, CHISL, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, University of Illinois Chicago
Jacob Hammersmith, Chief Information Security Officer, Billings Clinic – Logan Health |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 9. Moving the Health Equity Needle: Big Ideas for Better Patient Care | Lauralyn Brown, DNP, MSN, BS, RN, Quality Director, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Lewis W. Marshall Jr., MS, MBA, MD, JD, FACP, FACHE, CPHQ, Chief Medical Officer; Affiliate Dean; Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine at Lincoln Hospital
Cedrek McFadden, Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery, Prisma Health
Jinel Scott, MD, MBA, Chief Quality Officer, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Quality, Associate Professor, Clinical Radiology, Kings County, NYC Health + Hospitals |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel | 9. Defining and Realizing the Value of Research Within the Health System | Nicole Anderson Leonard, JD, MBA, Vice Dean and Vice President, Academic Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FACC, FASE, President, MedStar Health Research Institute; Chief Scientific Officer, MedStar Health
Frederick Masoudi, MD, MSPH, MACC, FAHA, Chief Science Officer, Vice President, Research and Analytics, Ascension
Edward A. Jones, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Research Institute, Chief Business Officer, Academic Institute and Senior Vice President, Houston Methodist
Keith Graff, Principal, ECG Management Consultants |
| 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM | Networking Opportunities | Clinical Leadership Networking Lunch in Regency Foyer | |
| 12:25 PM - 1:25 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 1. Nurse Retention in 2025 & Beyond: Top Strategies for a Sustainable Workforce | Mila Sprouse, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer - Puget Sound, Providence
Sarah Matney, BSN, RN, Senior Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Connecticut Children's
Tiffany Murdock, BSN, MSN, MBA, DNP, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Ochsner Health System |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 2. Effective CMO-CNO Relationships: Driving Better Outcomes Through Collaboration | Jim Allard, DNP, RN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer - Medical City Arlington, HCA Healthcare
Andy Anderson, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
Henri Lamothe, MD, MHA, FAAEP, Chief Medical Officer, Upper Allegheny Health System
Suzi Talarico, RN, MSN, FNP, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief APP Leader, Providence Clinical Network |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 1. Voices from the Vanguard: Testimonials of Transformation in Clinical Leadership | JP Valin, MD, MHA, FACP, Chief Clinical Officer, Intermountain Health
Amit Vashist, MD, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Ballad Health
Eric Zuhlke, RN, BSN, PMP, Vice President, Ambulatory Integration and Operational Excellence, HonorHealth
Lucy Bucher, DO, FACOOG, Associate Vice President, Clinical Affairs, OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 11. Staffing Solutions for Tight IT Budgets | Charles Podesta, Chief Information Officer, Renown Health
Glendon Schmitz, Chief Information Security Officer, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Steve Schofner, Execute Director, Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer, Rogers Behavioral Healthcare |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Panel | 12. Advancing Nursing Careers: Opportunities and Challenges in Modern Healthcare | Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
Kelly Espinoza, PhD, RN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Kootenai health
Joya Henderson, MBA, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Antelope Valley Medical Center
Marshall Stephenson, BSN, RN, CCRN, MBA, Vice President, Nursing, Children's Health
Brandi Fields, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Mercy Health – Cincinnati |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 13. Overcoming Obstacles: Resilient Practices in Rural Health | Chad J. Brown, FACHE, President South and West Areas, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Ray Harrell, Esq, General Counsel and Chief External Affairs Officer, Boone Memorial Hospital
Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics
Nicholas Nussbaum, MD, Director, Medical Affairs and Community Services, Adams Medical Group, Adams Health Network |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 14. Strategic Growth from a Marketing Perspective | Andrew Chang, Chief Marketing Officer, UChicago Medicine
Ryan Younger, Vice President, Marketing, Virtua Health |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 3. The Role of Values and Equity in Achieving Healthcare Outcomes | David Duffey, Vice President, Women's and Children's Service Line, OSF HealthCare
Anika Gardenhire, Chief Digital Information Officer, Ardent Health Services
Stacy Mays, Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Gillette Children’s
Andrew Molosky, MBA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chapters Health System |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 4. Beyond Capacity: Managing Patient Volume and Complexity | Kenneth Altman, MD, PhD, FACS, Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Professor, Geisinger Health System
William Davis, MBA, CLSS, Chief Executive Officer, Crossroads Community Hospital
Daniel Ireland, DHA, MBA, BSN, FACHE, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rochester Regional Health, Finger Lakes Rural Hospitals
June Scarlett, MSc, MPH, Chief Patient Access, White Plains Hospital |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 5. Bold Ideas for Clinical Leaders to Build a High-Trust Culture | Patrick Brillantes, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Service Lines, Memorial Healthcare System
Nike Onifade, MS, FACHE, Division Vice President, Oncology Service Line - Texas Division, CommonSpirit Health
Margo Shoup, MD, MBA, Professor of Surgery, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
James Robberson, MBA, Executive Director, Providence Neuroscience Institute, Providence
Chip Rank, MHA, Director, Operations - Canning Thoracic Institute, Northwestern Medicine |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 7. What Healthcare Needs Next: Sparking Innovative Strategies for Care Delivery | Melissa Aske, MHSA, Senior Director Administrator, Primary Care Clinic Operations, Advocate Health
Michelle Stansbury, Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President, IT Applications, Houston Methodist
Dominica Tallarico, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Allina Health
Jonathan D. Washko, MBA, FACPE, NRP, AEMD, Assistant Vice President, CEMS Operations, Northwell Health;, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pre-hospital and Disaster Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Northwell Health
Kardie Tobb, DO, MS, FACC, Clinical Integration Officer, Center for Health Equity and Medical Director, Women's Heart Health/Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic, Cone Health |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 8. Safety Net Hospitals: Strategies in Today's Environment | Cindy Bo, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System
Sommer Kleweno Walley, Chief Executive Officer, Harborview Medical Center
Gian Varbaro, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Ambulatory Services, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Stacy Ignoffo, Executive Director, Community Health Innovations, Sinai Urban Health Institute |
| 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Panel | 9. Bridging Gaps and Fostering Growth at Academic Medical Centers | Amir Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Physician Enterprise; Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Yuan Luo, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI, Chief AI Officer, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, Vice President, Research, Institutional Official, and Research Integrity Officer, Tulane University
Tipu Puri, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Chicago Medicine |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 1. The Great Balancing Act: Employed vs. Affiliated Physicians | Jennifer Davenport, MD, MHA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, St James Healthcare, Intermountain Health, Peaks Region
Iahn Gonsenhauser, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Lee Health |
| 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM | Keynote Panel | 1. AI in Healthcare: Big Ideas and Risks for the Next 5 Years | Christopher Longhurst, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Digital Officer and Executive Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation, UC San Diego Health
Michael Pfeffer, MD, FACP, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Stanford School of Medicine
Gurmeet Sran, MD, Chief Clinical Data Science Officer, CommonSpirit Health |
| 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. The New Pulse of Healthcare Economics and Policy | James Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, Mayo Clinic Health System
Stephen Parodi, MD, Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Communications and Brand, The Permanente Federation and The Permanente Medical Group |
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Networking Opportunities | Clinical Leadership Networking Break in Regency Foyer | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | Fireside Chat | Fireside Chat - Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, Geisinger | Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, Geisinger |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | Panel | 2. Are RVU Compensation Models Sustainable? Key Thoughts from Clinical Executives | Becky Compton, MBA, DNP, FNP-BC, Chief Clinical Officer, UVA Physicians Group
Mo Shabahang, MD, PhD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Surgery Service Line, WellSpan Health
Alon Weizer, MD, MS, CPE, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Medical Center |
| 3:25 PM - 4:00 PM | Semi-Keynote Interview | 2. Semi-Keynote Interview - Dr. Cliff Megerian, CEO at University Hospitals | Cliff Megerian, MD, Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Celebrity Keynote | 1. Celebrity Keynote - Kevin O'Leary | Kevin O'Leary, Star of ABC’s 'Shark Tank', Top Business Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Investor, Featured in Harvard Business Review Case Study in 2023 |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall | |
