Workforce Forum

Monday, April 13

The Workforce Forum convenes senior healthcare executives and workforce leaders to address the most urgent talent challenges facing health systems today, including recruitment and retention, labor strategy, culture, and leadership development. Sessions focus on practical, peer-tested approaches executives can apply immediately to stabilize staffing, strengthen engagement, and build a resilient workforce.

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FORUM AGENDA

Monday, April 13, 2026
12. Workplace Safety: Strategies for Your Security Team8:50 AM - 9:30 AM
12. More Than Money: Leveraging Wellness Services to Retain and Engage Healthcare Talent9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
12. Health and Wealth: Two Sides of the Same Coin10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
12. Leadership Redefined: Developing Tomorrow's Executive Leaders11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
12. Health Systems Take Bold Action to Strengthen Talent Pipelines1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

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SPEAKERS

Roy E. Alston
Roy E. Alston
PhD
Vice President, Security And Public Safety
CHRISTUS Health
Naushad Amin
Naushad Amin
MD, MBA, MS, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer
HealthFirst Palm Bay Hospital
Vi-Anne Antrum
Vi-Anne Antrum
DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE
Systemwide Chief Nursing Officer
Cone Health
Damon Blankenbaker
Damon Blankenbaker
Workplace Violence and Public Safety Manger
Integris Health
Denise Boykin
Denise Boykin
CPA, MBA, CHFP
Vice President, System and Strategic Finance
Ascension
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper
PhD
Chief Performance Officer and Vice President, Organizational Learning and Innovation
Catholic Health
Amy Davis
Amy Davis
Vice Chair, Midwest Research Administration
Mayo Clinic
Marti DeLiema
Marti DeLiema
PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Associate Director Education, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation
University of Minnesota
Catherine Dimou
Catherine Dimou
MD
Midwest Market Medical Executive
Cigna Healthcare
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Susan Goodson
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer
Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital
LeAnn Hess
LeAnn Hess
MBA, MHA, MLS
Associate Vice President, Laboratory Operations
Geisinger Health
Surya Kolluri
Surya Kolluri
CRPC
Head
TIAA Institute
Jean Ann Larson
Jean Ann Larson
EdD, MBA, BSIE, FACHE, LFHIMSS, FIISE
Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Development, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Chief Leadership Development Officer
UAB Medicine
Ali Madha
Ali Madha
Corporate Chief Operating Officer
Insight Health Systems
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Jeff Mosely
Senior Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer
Memorial Hermann Health System
Sherri Peavy
Sherri Peavy
DHA, MBA, BSN, RN, CEC
Chief Operating Officer
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Ali Powers
Ali Powers
CRPC
Senior Director, Institutional Retirement Sales
TIAA
Joshua Prostek
Joshua Prostek
PharmD, FACHE
Vice President, ThedaCare at Work
ThedaCare
Neil Roy
Neil Roy
MD, MBA, FACEP, CPE
Vice President, Diagnostic And Operative Services And Chief Medical Officer
Adventist HealthCare
Jeanne Venella
Jeanne Venella
DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN
Senior Clinical Advisor
Canopy