Meet the Speakers Headlining

Becker’s 15th Annual Meeting

Our event roster includes 675+ elite hospital and health system speakers. Join the movers and shakers of the industry in these important discussions.


Kevin O'Leary
Featured in Harvard Business Review Case Study in 2023
Star of ABC’s 'Shark Tank', Top Business Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Investor

Michael Phelps
Gold Medalist and Mental Health Advocate

Nick Saban
Legendary College Football Coach

Venus Williams
4-Time Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur and Founder - V Starr and Happy Hiking, New York Times Bestselling Author, 'Come to Win' & 'Strive', Philanthropist
Legendary Tennis Champion: 7-Time Grand Slam Singles Champion, 5-Time Wimbledon Champion

Michael Dowling
Northwell Health
President and Chief Executive Officer

Cliff Megerian
MD
University Hospitals
Chief Executive Officer

Michael Ugwueke
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
President and Chief Executive Officer

Prathibha Varkey
MBBS, MPH, MHPE, MBA
Mayo Clinic Health System
Professor of Medicine & of Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; President

Dave Alexander
CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Penn Medicine at Home

Maria Ansari
MD, FACC
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Permanente Medcial Group; President and Chief Executive Officer of Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group; and Co-Chief Executive Officer
The Permanente Federation

David Berger
MD, MHCM, FACS
Chief Executive Officer
SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Jonathan Berkowitz
MD
Medical Director, Emergency Telehealth, EMS and Transfer
Northwell Health

Mary Cassai
RN, MPA
Chief Operating Officer
HSS

Miriam Chambliss
Vice President and General Counsel, Northwest Region
CommonSpirit Health

Chris Coburn
Chief Innovation Officer
Mass General Brigham

Monique Diaz
MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Physician Enterprise - West
CommonSpirit Health

Roshanak Didehban
Chief Administrative Officer
Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Peggy Duggan
MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Tampa General Hospital

Darryl Elmouchi
MD, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Corewell Health

Matthew Ewend
MD
Chief Clinical Officer
UNC Health

Michelle Frazier
JD, CHC, CCEP
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer
Advocate Health

Roxanna Gapstur
PhD, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer
WellSpan Health

Jeff Gautney
Chief Information Officer
Rush University System for Health

Joel George
MBA, MSN, RN
Executive Director of Retail Services
AdventHealth Parks & Training Center

Lisa Goodlett
CPA, MBA, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
Duke University Health System

Lacy Heiberger
Chief, Practice Innovation
UVA Health

Wendy Horton
PharmD, MBA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
UVA Health University Medical Center

Craig Kent
MD
Chief Executive Officer, UVA Health
Executive Vice President, Health Affairs, University of Virginia

Benjamin Layman
MBA
Chief Operating Officer
University of Chicago Medicine | AdventHealth

Joon Lee
MD
Chief Executive Officer
Emory Healthcare

Christopher Longhurst
MD
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Digital Officer and Executive Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation
UC San Diego Health

Veronica Mallett
MD, MMM
Chief Administrative Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Brad Martin
Associate Director, Care Innovation & Community Improvement Program
UC Health

Trevor Martin
Chief Information Security Officer
UW Health

Molly McColl
Enterprise Vice President, Virtual Health and Global Healthcare Services
Advocate Health

Matt Morton
Executive Director and Chief Information Security Officer
University of Chicago

Jared Muenzer
MD
Chief Physician Executive
Phoenix Children's

Beth Nunn
Chief Operating Officer
Providence Medical Foundation

Robin Oliver
Chief Strategy Officer
Adventist Health

Stephen Perodi
MD
Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Communications and Brand
The Permanente Federation and The Permanente Medical Group

Michael Pfeffer
MD, FACP
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor
Stanford School of Medicine

Liz Popwell
FACHE, PMP
System Vice President, Strategy and International
CommonSpirit Health

Stephen Rinaldi
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Steve Roach
President and Chief Executive Officer
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance, Clinton Campus

Luke Rockenbach
Chief Financial Officer - Silicon Valley Market
Sutter Health

Nikki Romence
Chief People Officer
Chapters Health System

Marschall Runge
MD, PhD
Dean, University of Michigan Medical School; Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs, University of Michigan; Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Medicine

Sanjeev Sah
System Vice President, IT Strategy & Cyber and Chief Information Security Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Shelly Schorer
Chief Financial Officer, California Division
CommonSpirit Health

Diana Schwartzstein
Vice President, Innovator Development and Growth
Mass General Brigham Innovation

Hasan Shanawani
MD, MPH, FCCP
Chief Medical Information Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mehdi Shishehbor
DO, MPH, PhD
President
University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

Gurmeet Sran
MD
Chief Clinical Data Science Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Nick Stefanizzi
MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Northwell Direct

Scott Ulrich
MBA, CHFP, CRCR
Vice President, Finance
Houston Methodist Hospital

Adam Vraves
Vice President, Strategic Growth, Urgent Care and Occupational Health
Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cindy Welsh
RN, FACHE
Vice President, TeleAcute and Respiratory Care - Midwest
Advocate Health

James Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
Mayo Clinic Health System

Nathan Ziegler
PhD
System Vice President of Diversity, Leadership and Performance Excellence
CommonSpirit Health