Meet the Speakers Headlining

Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting

Engage with an unparalleled lineup of 850+ visionaries shaping the future of healthcare. These industry leaders bring fresh ideas, proven strategies, and powerful insights to the conversations that matter most.

CELEBRITY KEYNOTES

More celebrity keynotes to be announced soon!

Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback, Emmy-nominated Broadcaster, and Voice of ESPN’s Monday Night Football
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States

KEYNOTE INTERVIEWS + FIRESIDE CHATS

Rob Allen
Rob Allen
Intermountain Health
Chief Executive Officer
Nasim Eftekhari
Nasim Eftekhari
MS
City of Hope
Executive Director, Applied AI and Data Science
Jeff Flaks
Jeff Flaks
Hartford HealthCare
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett
Hackensack Meridian Health
Chief Executive Officer
Tiffany Murdock
Tiffany Murdock
BSN, MSN, MBA, DNP
Ochsner Health System
System CNO
Simon Nazarian
Simon Nazarian
City of Hope
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Pete November
Pete November
Ochsner Health
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Pronovost
Peter Pronovost
MD, PhD, FCCM
University Hospitals
Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer and President, Veale Healthcare Transformation Institute
Jochen Reiser
Jochen Reiser
MD, PhD
UTMB Health System
President, University of Texas Medical Branch; Chief Executive Officer, UTMB Health System

KEYNOTE PANELISTS

Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson
MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer
RWJBarnabas Health
Maria Ansari
Maria Ansari
MD
Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Permanente Federation; Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group
President and Chief Executive Officer, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group; Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Permanente
Ellen Barlis
Ellen Barlis
Chief Financial Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx
Romy Block
Romy Block
MD
Division Chief, Endocrinology
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Stacey Brandt
Stacey Brandt
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Tampa General Hospital
Mary Breslin-Rodriguez
Mary Breslin-Rodriguez
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Ballad Health
Elizabeth Brill
Elizabeth Brill
MD, MBA, FACOG
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Veterans Health Administration
Nikki Carter
Nikki Carter
MBA, MPH, FACHE
Chief Strategy Officer, US Markets
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Nolan Chang
Nolan Chang
MD
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Finance, The Permanente Federation; Medical Director, Business Management
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Nkem Chukwumerije
Nkem Chukwumerije
MD, MHA
President and Executive Medical Director
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group
Eric Cioe-Peña
Eric Cioe-Peña
MD, MPH, MBA, FACEP
Vice President, Global Health, Center for Global Health
Northwell Health
Eduardo Conrado
Eduardo Conrado
President
Ascension
Robert Corona
Robert Corona
DO, MBA
John B. Henry Professor of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Chief Executive Officer
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Mark Coticchia
Mark Coticchia
Corporate Vice President, Innovation
Baptist Health South Florida
John D. Couris
John D. Couris
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tampa General Hospital
Jeff Daneff
Jeff Daneff
Chief Financial Officer, Central Coast Market
CommonSpirit Health
Ramin Davidoff
Ramin Davidoff
MD
Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Permanente Federation; 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
Lyndon Edwards
Lyndon Edwards
MBA, MHS
Chief Operating Officer
Loma Linda University Health Hospitals
David Entwistle
David Entwistle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Stanford Health Care
Regina Foley
Regina Foley
PhD, MBA, RN
President, Specialty Hospitals and Clinical Services; Chief Nurse Executive
Hackensack Meridian Health
Kyle Glass
Kyle Glass
Senior Vice President, Regional Chief Financial Officer
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Great Lakes Region
Melissa Golombek
Melissa Golombek
RN, DNP, MHCM, NE-BC, CPN
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
Tampa General Hospital
Melinda Hancock
Melinda Hancock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sentara Health
LeWanza M. Harris
LeWanza M. Harris
MD, MPH, MBA, MS
Chief Quality Officer
Emory Healthcare
Judd Hollander
Judd Hollander
MD, FACEP
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Delivery Innovation and Chief Virtual Care Officer; Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Jefferson Health
Laura Irvine
Laura Irvine
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Experience Officer
Texas Health Resources
Vikram Kashyap
Vikram Kashyap
MD, FACS
Endowed Chair, Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute; Vice President, Cardiovascular Health
Corewell Health
Chhavi Katyal
Chhavi Katyal
MD, MBA, MS
Senior Vice President and System Chief Quality Officer
Catholic Health
Leong Koh
Leong Koh
MD
Executive Medical Director
Northwest Permanente
Clair Kuriakose
Clair Kuriakose
MBA, PA-C, FACHE
Vice President & Chief Advanced Practice Officer
Stanford Health Care
Omar Lateef
Omar Lateef
DO
President and Chief Executive Officer
RUSH
Wayne Lipson
Wayne Lipson
MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Methodist Le Bonheur
Jose Lozano
Jose Lozano
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
Hackensack Meridian Health
Michael Martin
Michael Martin
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations
Trinity Health
Michael McKendall
Michael McKendall
Vice President, Operations
Sentara Careplex Hospital
Amanda Mikhail
Amanda Mikhail
Division Chair, Research Innovation and Digital Solutions
Mayo Clinic
Jason Moulding
Jason Moulding
President, Chief Supply Chain Officer; Vice President, Performance Analytics
Myriadd Supply, MultiCare Health System
Sean O’Grady
Sean O’Grady
President, Acute and Ambulatory Care
Endeavor Health
Gretchen Pagac
Gretchen Pagac
RN, MSN, CNOR, CNML, DNPc
Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Chief Operating Officer
University of Michigan Health
Stephen Parodi
Stephen Parodi
MD
Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Communications and Brand
The Permanente Federation and The Permanente Medical Group
Michael Pfeffer
Michael Pfeffer
MD, FACP
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor
Stanford School of Medicine
Liz Popwell
Liz Popwell
FACHE, PMP
System Vice President, Strategy and International
CommonSpirit Health
Ericka Powell
Ericka Powell
MD, MBA, FACEP
Vice President, Medical Affairs
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Kenneth Sable
Kenneth Sable
MD
President, Acute Care Hospital Division
Hackensack Meridian Health
Cheryl Sadro
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
Shelly Schorer
Shelly Schorer
Chief Financial Officer, California Division
CommonSpirit Health
Nida Shekhani
Nida Shekhani
Chief Strategy Officer & Deputy COO
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Amber Sims
Amber Sims
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
Ascension
Kevin L. Smith
Kevin L. Smith
Chief Financial Officer
SSM Health
Mark Sparta
Mark Sparta
Chief Operating Officer
Hackensack Meridian Health
Gurmeet Sran
Gurmeet Sran
MD
Chief Clinical Data Science Officer
CommonSpirit Health
Michelle Stansbury
Michelle Stansbury
Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of IT Applications
Houston Methodist
Luis Taveras
Luis Taveras
PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Jefferson Health
Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor
MBA
Senior Vice President, Supply
RWJBarnabas Health
Ravi Thadhani
Ravi Thadhani
MD, MPH
Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System
Saurabh Tripathi
Saurabh Tripathi
Chief Financial Officer
Ascension
Erika F. Werner
Erika F. Werner
MD, MS
President, Physician Organization
Tufts Medical Center
William A. Wertheim
William A. Wertheim
MD, MBA
Executive Vice President
Stony Brook Medicine
Kevin Zeng
Kevin Zeng
MBA, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN
Chief Nurse Executive
Sutter Health ABSMC
Nathan Ziegler
Nathan Ziegler
PhD
System Vice President of Diversity, Leadership and Performance Excellence
CommonSpirit Health