16th Annual Meeting

Healthcare transformation is accelerating, and leaders are reimagining care models, staffing strategies, and health equity solutions to strengthen outcomes. Hospital margins are climbing, AI is integrating fast, and clinicians continue to face burnout—but big questions remain. What’s next for value-based care? How can hospitals safeguard against cyber threats? Who are the best partners to tackle major operational challenges?

Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting has your back.

Across four days of expert-led discussions, we’ll explore the key issues shaping healthcare’s future. Gain exclusive insights, connect with leaders nationwide, and leave with actionable strategies to drive your organization forward.

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

Joseph Cacchione
Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Health

Eduardo Conrado
President
Ascension

Michael Dowling
President and Chief Executive Officer
Northwell Health

Jeff Flaks
Chief Executive Officer
Hartford HealthCare

Melinda Hancock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sentara Health

Kevin B. Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Pete McCanna
Chief Executive Officer
Baylor Scott & White Health

Cliff Megerian
Chief Executive Officer
University Hospitals

Daniel Morissette
Chief Financial Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Peter WT Pisters
President
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Johnese Spisso
President, UCLA Health; Chief Executive Officer, UCLA Hospital System; Associate Vice Chancellor
UCLA Health Sciences

Selwyn Vickers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Nick Olson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sanford Health

Stephen Parodi
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

Shafiq Rab
MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer and System Chief Information Officer
Tufts Medicine

Jyoti Rai
Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer
New York-Presbyterian

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

Luke Rockenbach
Chief Financial Officer- Northern California
Providence St. Joseph Health

Nikki Romence
Chief People Officer
Chapters Health System

Denzil Ross
MBA, FACHE
President, South Region
Indiana University Health

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
MHA
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Technology Services and Chief Information Security Officer
Novant Health

Marty Sargeant
Chief Executive Officer
Keck Medical Center of USC

Todd Schaffer
MD, PharmD, MSS, FAAFP
President and Chief Executive Officer - Sanford Bismarck
Sanford Health

Shelly Schorer
Chief Financial Officer, California Division
CommonSpirit Health

Diana Schwartzstein
Vice President, Innovator Growth Division
Mass General Brigham

Nneka O. Sederstrom
PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM
Chief Health Equity Officer
Hennepin Healthcare

Hasan Shanawani
MD, MPH, FCCP
Physician, National TeleICU Program and Physician, V10 Clinical Resource Hub and Tele-Emergency Care
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Salim S. Hayek
MD
Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer, and Interim Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
The University of Texas Medical Branch

Dan Shields
Chief Executive Officer, Digital Medicine
Ochsner Health

Kevin Smith
Chief Financial Officer
SSM Health

Gurmeet Sran
MD
Chief Clinical Data Science Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Cathy Stankiewicz
DNP, RN, CPHQ
Chief Nursing Officer
AdventHealth Central Florida Division

Nick Stefanizzi
MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Northwell Direct