Meet the Speakers Headlining
Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting
Engage with an unparalleled lineup of 625+ visionaries shaping the future of healthcare. These industry leaders bring fresh ideas, proven strategies, and powerful insights to the conversations that matter most.

2025 CELEBRITY KEYNOTES
2026 celebrity keynotes...to be announced soon!

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

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

Jochen Reiser
MD, PhD
UTMB Health System
President, University of Texas Medical Branch; Professor, John Sealy School of Medicine; John D. Stobo, MD Distinguished Chair; Chief Executive Officer

Maria Ansari
MD
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group; President and Chief Executive Officer, Mid-Atlantic Medical Group; Chief Executive Officer,
Northwest Permanente

Nolan Chang
MD
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Finance, The Permanente Federation; Regional Medical Director, Business Management
Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Nkem Chukwumerije
MD, MHA
President and Executive Medical Director
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group

Eric Cioe-Peña
MD, MPH, MBA, FACEP
Vice President, Global Health, Center for Global Health
Northwell Health

Robert Corona
DO, MBA
John B. Henry Professor of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Chief Executive Officer
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital

Ramin Davidoff
MD
Executive Medical Director and board Chair, Southern California Permanente Medical Group; Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, The Southeast Permanente Medical Group;
Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group; Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Permanente Federation

Melissa Golombek
RN, DNP, MHCM, NE-BC, CPN
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
Tampa General Hospital

Judd Hollander
MD, FACEP
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Delivery Innovation
Thomas Jefferson University

Vikram Kashyap
MD, FACS
Endowed Chair, Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute; Vice President, Cardiovascular Health
Corewell Health

Clair Kuriakose
MBA, PA-C, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Advanced Practice Officer
Stanford Health Care

Omar Lateef
DO
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center

Shonda W. Morrow
JD, MS, RN, CENP
Interim Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, and System Chief Nursing Executive
Rush University Medical Center

Holly Muller
DNP, MHA, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Officer
Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Gretchen Pagac
RN, MSN, CNOR, CNML, DNPc
Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Chief Operating Officer
University of Michigan Health

Stephen Parodi
MD, PhD
Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Communications and Brand, The Permanente Federation; Executive Vice President, External Affairs and Corporate Development and Associate Executive Director
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

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

Cheryl Sadro
CPA, MSM
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Johns Hopkins Health System

Michelle Stansbury
Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President, IT Applications
Houston Methodist

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