DISRUPTION & INNOVATION ARE CONSTANT IN HEALTHCARE.

Our event roster includes 300+ C-suite speakers from hospital and health systems, with over 425 speakers in total. Join the movers and shakers of the industry in these important discussions.

Session Tracks:

A. Keynotes, CEOs, Strategy, Execution, Leadership and More

B. CEOs, Strategy, Execution, Leadership and More

C. CEOs, Strategy, Execution, Leadership and More

D. CFOs, Finance, Strategy, Execution and More

E.  CFOs, Finance, Strategy, Execution and More

F.  CFOs, Finance, Strategy, Execution and More

G. Behavioral Health Strategy + Leadership

H.  Thought Leadership

I. CNO + CMO Forum

Thank you to our Online Conference Syllabus Sponsors:

 

Agenda

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Networking Opportunities
Registration & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
Track A
The Most Pressing Issues for Health Systems in 2024
Track B
Elevating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: What Works for Top Systems
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
Track A
The Big Investments for Health Systems in the Next 5 Years
Track B
Rural Healthcare CEO Playbook: Top Strategies in Tough Times
Track C
The New Look C-suite: Who is In, Out and Where It's Headed
Track D
Your Genomics Strategy: Embrace Partnerships or Go-it-Alone
Track E
Big Threats to Hospital Profits and How to Protect Your Organization
Track F
CFO Spotlight: Balancing Defensive and Offensive Strategy to Win
Track G
Strategy to Win as Healthcare Disruptors Evolve: Partnerships, Competition and More
Track H
Creating Resiliency through Leadership in Challenging Times
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Track A
Rethinking Ambulatory Care Strategies for Hospitals and Health Systems
Track B
Can Health Systems Have Value and Volume?
Track D
Community Hospitals: The Keys to a Sustainable Business Model
Track E
The Mercy "Bottom Line Playbook" to Decreasing Premium Labor Spend while Increasing Access to Care
Track F
Budget Breakdown: Operations, Capital and What Makes Sense in a Changing World
Track G
How CEOs Can Ignite a Culture Change
Track H
URAC Accreditations: a Best Practice for all Healthcare Sectors
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Track A
Transforming Healthcare With the Power of Innovation
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Track A
What's New, Next and Best with Groundbreaking Initiatives to Major Challenges
Track B
Culture Makeover: How the Best CEOs Make a Big Difference
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:15 PM - 1:55 PM
Track A
Population Health Strategy for the Next 5 years
Track B
Growth Areas to Add the Most Value for Health Systems
Track C
Growing a Hospital System Strategically
Track D
Health Equity as a Team Sport
Track F
The Evolving Role of the CMO
Track G
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Focus: Most Impactful Actions for Healthcare Executives
Track H
The Most Impactful Partnerships and Strategies for the Next 2 Years
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Track A
What Will Add the Most Value to Healthcare Organizations in the Next 3 Years
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Track A
Healthcare Disruptors: Exciting Opportunities and What Executives Should Be Afraid of
Track B
Accelerating Automation Across the Continuum of Care
Track C
Denial Prevention and Management Strategies for Hospitals and Health Systems
Track D
The Best Path Forward in Value-Based Care
Track E
Steal This Idea: The Best Pivots, Initiatives and Culture Shifts of Top Executives
Track F
Health System C-suite Integrations After an Acquisition: What Happens When the Deal is Done?
Track G
The Most Impactful Change We Made Last Year and How We Did It
Track H
Joint Ventures: Utilizing Partnerships to Optimize Strengths and Accelerate Growth
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Track A
Keynote Interview - Alex Rodriguez
4:50 PM - 6:30 PM
Networking Opportunities
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Networking Opportunities
Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Track A
Keynote Interview - Joseph Cacchione, CEO of Jefferson Health
Track B
The Health Equity Blueprint from Top Health Systems
8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Track A
Tackling the Big Issues Facing Rural Healthcare Today
Track B
The Future of Surgery is Robotics: How Lehigh Valley Leverages Data for Strategic Growth Initiatives
Track D
What Social Determinants of Health Looks Like in Value-based Environments
Track E
The CFO Playbook for the Next 2 Years
Track F
Budgets, Operations and Capital Investments for the Future of Health Systems
Track G
The Future Nurse Leader: Key Trends and Challenges
Track H
Taking Steps Towards Health Equity: Practical Solutions for Achieving Lasting Change
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Track A
How Health Systems are Disrupting Themselves
Track B
What Systems Serious About Health Equity Are Planning for the Next 12 Months
Track G
Clinical Leadership in the Next 5 Years
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Track A
Diversity in Healthcare: Bold Ideas to Take Big Steps Forward
Track B
Revolutionizing the Human Experience of Healthcare: Leveraging AI to Drive Transformative Change
Track C
How to Build a Data-Driven Culture and Deliver Value to Inundated Providers
Track D
Operating a Clinically Integrated Network in Today's Challenging Environment
Track E
We’re Stuck! Overcoming Critical Clinical Staffing Gaps
Track F
The Smart Way to do Health System M&A
Track G
What Makes Chief Medical Officers Great: Big and Small Ways to Drive Better Results
Track G
How to Leverage Social Determinants of Health for Better Care Without Breaking the Budget
Track H
The Business of Healthcare: Understanding the Value Equation from a CEO and CFO Perspective
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Track A
What it Takes to Right the Ship: Turning Around a Financially Struggling Hospital
Track B
What is Your Health System's Identity? Will it Help You Thrive?
Track C
Harnessing On-Demand Workforce Solutions: A Conversation with SSM Health
Track E
Hospital Pharmacy: What Will Win in 2024
Track F
Smart Post-Acute Strategy for the Next 5 Years
Track G
Physician Partnerships for Financially Smart Organizations
Track H
How to Improve Your CMS Hospital Star Ratings From 1 to 5 Stars (And Save $8M per Year in the Process)
Track I
CNO Focus: Bold Ideas for Leadership and Care Advancement
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:15 PM - 1:55 PM
Track A
Physician Alignment and Acquisition Strategies for the Next 5 Years
Track C
Population Health Focus: Most Impactful Strategies for Long Term Success
Track D
Workforce Development Strategies to Meet Current Challenges
Track E
Drive Value Across Your Entire Organization with One Strategic Investment: High Reliability Care
Track F
Emergency Excellence: Is Your ED Ready for the Next Crisis?
Track G
Friendtor: What Is the Next Generation Looking For in Mentorship?
Track H
Fostering Collaborative Teams: Strategies for Creating a High-Performing Hospital Culture
Track I
CMO Focus: Elevating Clinical Leaders, Building Great Teams and More
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Track A
Keynote Interview - Kevin Mahoney, CEO of Penn Medicine
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
 
New Day, Old Metrics? A Candid Chat on Medicine's Hesitation to Change & The Push for New KPIs
Track A
The Strategy Pivots Large Systems Need for Financial Stability
Track B
Market Disruptions: How to Respond and Move On
Track C
AI-Powered Transformation: Scaling and Mastering Disruptive Technology
Track E
Best Physician Strategies for the Next 2 Years
Track F
Budget Focus: Capital Projects, IT, Operations Investments for the New Era of Healthcare
Track G
Chief Medical Officer Focus: Inside Our Most Impactful Initiative of the Last 12 Months
Track H
The Imperative for a Place-based Investing Anchor Strategy to Produce Broadly Shared Economic Prosperity, Racial Equity, and Community Wellbeing
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Track A
Keynote Interview - Carli Lloyd,Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time World Cup Champion, Former US Women's National Soccer Team Player
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Networking Opportunities
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Networking Opportunities
Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Track A
Fireside Chat
8:35 AM - 9:15 AM
Track A
The DEI Strategies of Top Systems and Growth for 2024
Track B
What Will Growth Look Like in 2030?
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Track A
The Next Competition for Physicians, Referrals and Healthcare Dollars
Track B
Human-Centered Workforce Design: What Works for Hospitals
Track E
Executive Strategy: Top Issues, Opportunities and Partnerships for Academic Medical Centers
Track F
How to Tackle Financial Hardship at a Struggling Hospital
Track G
The Behavioral Health Business Plan: What You Need to Solve Today's Big Challenges
Track H
How Hospitals Can and Can't Impact Social Determinants of Health
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
Track A
‘Systemness’: What Is It and How to Create It; The NYU Langone Experience
Track B
Bold DEI Initiatives for the Next 2 Years: Healthcare Executive Action Plan
Track C
The C-suite Influencer: How Top Executives Can Build a Public Persona
Track D
Understand Your Patients as Healthcare Consumers: Pathways to Increase Satisfaction & Retention
Track E
Keep the Nursing Talent Pipeline Fresh: Big Ideas and Action Items
Track F
How to Build the Next Generation of Physician Leaders
Track G
Big Ideas for ED Patient Flow, Staffing and More
Track G
Managing Complex Behavioral Health Patients: Treatment Innovations and ED Strategies That Work
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Track A
The Economics of Healthcare and System Growth
Track B
Health, Hope, and Healing for All
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:15 PM - 1:55 PM
Track A
Hospital Workforce of the Future: The Best Models for Thriving Systems
Track B
Rural Healthcare: Solving the Most Important Financial, Operational and Access Challenges
Track C
Beyond the Moral Imperative: How Three Health Systems are Advancing Health Equity
Track D
Best Ideas to Win Talent and Build Systemwide Resilience
Track E
The Right Mix of Virtual and Traditional Strategies for Health Systems
Track F
Do you Have the Right Identity to Thrive? Are Changes Needed in the Next 5 Years?
Track G
Mental Wellness Strategy for Teammates
Track H
Housing: The Achilles Heel of Safe Discharges
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Track A
Hospital Margins, Metrics and More: What CEOs and CFOs Need to Know
Track B
How Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing Can Support Your Health System
Track C
Nurse Practitioner Fellowships: An Innovative Workforce Model
Track E
Where is Reimbursement Headed? Key Trends and Strategy Shifts
Track F
Level-up Your Data-Driven Culture to Stay Ahead of the Curve
Track G
Behavioral Health in 2024: Key Trends and Concepts
Track H
How Virtual Care Fits into Top Health Systems’ Growth Strategies
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
Track A
The CEO Playbook for the Next 2 Years
Track B
How to Build a Cash Culture at Your Health System
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Track A
Keynote Interview - George W. and Laura Bush
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Networking Opportunities
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
Time Zone: (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

Conference Schedule 

13 MONDAY

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7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration 

8:00 - 10:10 AM

Sessions

10:10 - 10:40 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:40 AM - 12:05 PM

Sessions

12:10 - 1:10 PM

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:10 - 2:35 PM

Sessions

2:35 - 3:00 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:00 - 4:45 PM

Sessions

4:50 - 6:30 PM 

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

14 TUESDAY ______________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Sessions

10:00 - 10:25 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall    

10:30 - 11:55 AM

Sessions

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:05 - 2:40 PM

Sessions

2:45 - 3:10 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall    

3:15 - 5:00 PM

Sessions

5:00 - 6:15 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Speaker's Dinner at Ritz Carlton Chicago

15 WEDNESDAY

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7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 - 9:15 AM

Sessions

9:15 - 9:45 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

9:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Sessions

12:10 - 1:10 PM 

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:15 - 2:40 PM

Sessions

2:45 - 3:15 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:15 - 5:15 PM

Sessions

5:15 - 6:30 PM

Closing Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

16 THURSDAY

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7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast in Regency Foyer

8:00 - 9:25 AM

Sessions

9:25 - 9:50 AM

Networking Break in Regency Foyer

9:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Sessions

12:00 PM

Meeting Adjourns
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