Agenda & Speakers: Becker's 13th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable

Join thousands of executive peers for an inside look at the conversations shaping health system strategy nationwide - and walk away with clear, actionable insights to strengthen your organization.

This event brings together C-level leaders for dynamic discussions and debates on critical issues such as rural healthcare, digital transformation, health equity, and C-suite diversity. Combined with unparalleled networking opportunities, it’s a must-attend experience for health system executives committed to driving meaningful change.

7:30 AM	Registration Opens in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 - 10:00 AM	Sessions
10:00 - 10:20 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 - 11:50 AM	Sessions
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:10 - 2:40 PM	Sessions
2:40 - 3:10 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 5:00 PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Opening Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
6:00 - 8:00 PM	Women's Networking Reception

7:30 AM	Registration Opens in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 - 10:00 AM	Sessions
10:00 - 10:20 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 - 11:50 AM	Sessions
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:10 - 2:40 PM	Sessions
2:40 - 3:10 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 5:00 PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
7:00 - 9:00	Speaker's Dinner

7:30 AM	Registration Opens in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 - 10:00 AM	Sessions
10:00 - 10:20 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 - 11:50 AM	Sessions
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:10 - 2:40 PM	Sessions
2:40 - 3:10 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 5:00 PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Closing Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Opportunities	Registration Opens & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - Erik Wexler, CEO at Providence	Erik Wexler, Chief Executive Officer, Providence
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Semi-Keynote Panel	4. The Next 5 Years of Healthcare: Bold Ideas and Big Risks Ahead	Richard Carrico, CPA, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Baptist Health (Louisville KY) Tracy Saula, Senior Vice President and Chief Product and Experience Officer, Highmark Health Pete November, Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Health Todd Schaffer, MD, PharmD, MSS, FAAFP, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sanford Bismarck, Sanford Health
9:20 AM	Networking Opportunities	Academic Medical Center Leadership Forum
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Fireside Chat	1. Technology as a Game-Changer: Strategic Moves from Health System C-suites	Lisa M. Goodlett, CPA, MBA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Duke University Health System Richard P. Shannon, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Duke University Health System; Chief Quality Officer, Duke Health
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	2. Future-Proofing the C-Suite: Skillsets and Structures for 2026 and Beyond	EJ Kuiper, Chief Executive Officer and President, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Doug Arvin, CPA, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Essentia Health West Greg Miner, Chief Executive Officer, Appleton Area Health Theresa Dawson, DNP, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Oaklawn Hospital Tammy Dahl, DNP, MSN, BSN, BAOM, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Pullman Regional Hospital
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	3. The End of Fragmentation: How AMC Integration and Partnership Can Shape a New Era of Care Delivery	Imran Andrabi, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Froedtert ThedaCare Health Matthew Cantonis, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, USF Tampa General Physicians Matt Walsh, MHA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Rush University System for Health Thomas Spiegel, MD, MBA, MS, FACEP, Vice President and Health System Chief Quality Officer, University of Chicago Medicine Leah Gassett, Partner, ECG Management Consultants
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Session	4. From Denials to Dollars: Leveraging Tech and Operational Excellence to Protect Revenue	Kyle McElroy, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Conifer Health Rhonda Kamenick, Senior Director, CRC Operations, Conifer Health
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Session	6. Increasing Productivity with Clinical AI: Financial and Legal Implications
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	7. Boardroom Excellence: Strategies for Governance Success in Healthcare	Naman Mahajan, President, Baylor Scott and White Grapevine Darlene Stromstad, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mohawk Valley Health System John Fogarty, President, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	8. Managing Downside Risk: How Health Systems Can Thrive in Capitated Pay Models	Joseph D’Angina, Chief Financial Officer, NorthBay Health Chuck Porth, MBA, MSPH, Chief Executive Officer, Uncompahgre Medical Center
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	9. Evolving Physician Strategies: Thriving in the New Healthcare Paradigm	Alen Voskanian, MD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Cedars-Sinai Medical Network Dan Liljenquist, Chief Strategy Officer, Intermountain Health Kris Doan, FACHE, President, Augusta Medical Group Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Health Zafar Jamkhana, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, Saint Louis and SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Presentation	5. 22 Months in Ohio: How Kettering Health Overcame Obstacles and Achieved Margin Growth
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Fireside Chat	1. Fireside Chat - Terry Gilliland, MD, President and CEO of Geisinger Health	Terry Gilliland, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Geisinger Health
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	3. The Role of Technology and Innovation in AMC Growth	Steve Davis, MD, MMM, MS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati Children's Rowell Daniels, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Chief Operating Officer, UNC Hospitals Matthew Lester, MBA, MHA, CPA, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Operating Officer, Medical College of Wisconsin Rachel Hoover, MS, PA-C, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, University of Maryland Faculty Physicians
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Featured Session	4. Collaborating for Healthier Communities: Lessons and Opportunities in Population Health Partnerships	Bruce McNulty, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Endeavor Health Greg Olsen, Field Vice President, Health Systems, GSK
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	5. Healthcare CFOs and AI: Using Predictive Analytics for Smarter Financial Decision-Making	Kevin Smith, Chief Financial Officer, SSM Health Jasmine Finley, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, La Red Health Center Bashar Naser, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico Ashley Walsh, MHA, Chief Revenue Officer, LeanTaaS
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	6. CFO Innovators: Top Financial Strategies for 2025 and Beyond	Julia Puchtler, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Pennsylvania Lisa M. Goodlett, CPA, MBA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Duke University Health System Craig Collins, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, UK HealthCare Tenisha Grimmer, CPA, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Access Community Health Centers
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	7. Rural Healthcare Focus: Transforming Systems to Thrive in the Next Decade	Trampas Hutches, MHA, Regional President, MaineHealth Mountain Region Helen Johnson, RN, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Olivia Sweetnam, MSN, MPH, ACNP-BC, Chief Executive Officer, Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	8. The C-Suite Playbook for Value-Based Transformation	Karen Janousek, MBA, Chief Population Health and Growth Officer, Sinai Chicago Jeannine Erickson Grinnell, Chief Executive Officer, Valley Medical Center Sabi Singh, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Moffitt Cancer Center Caswell L. Samms III, MBA, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nemours Children's Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - David Banks, President and CEO, AdventHealth	David Banks, President and Chief Executive Officer, AdventHealth
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Semi-Keynote Panel	2. How CEOs Are Shaping the Digital Health Revolution	Michael Ugwueke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Richard Davis, PhD, EdM, Chief Executive Officer, Rochester Regional Health System Mimi Coomler, Chief Executive Officer, Tucson Medical Center Mohan Giridharadas, MS, MBA, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeanTaaS
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Semi-Keynote Panel	8. How to Win With Value-Based Care Today	Read Pierce, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Denver Health Dave Ressler, Chief Executive Officer, Aspen Valley Health Rachel Hoover, MS, PA-C, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, University of Maryland Faculty Physicians Dana Rye, President, Value Based Care, Duly Health and Care
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	1. Succession Success: Developing the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders	James F. Dover, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avera Health Michael Antoniades, MPA, President, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital Paula Stabler, MSN, RN, President, OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital Garrick Stoldt, CPA, FHFMA, Chief Financial Officer, Saint Peter's Healthcare System
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	2. CEO Spotlight: Bold Growth, Challenges, and Opportunities	Rachel Sossoman, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Urgent Care Michael Wagner, MD, FACP, President and Chief Executive Officer, Care New England Health System Trey Crabb, MBA, MHA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Deaconess Associations Incorporated Dia Nichols, President, Advocate Health Care John Whyte, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, American Medical Association
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	3. Adapting Health System Leadership: Essential Skills and Roles for the Future	Mark Moseley, MD, MHA, President, USF Tampa General Physicians Edmund Pribitkin, MD, MBA, President, Jefferson Medical Group; Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, Jefferson Health Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, President, Professor, John Sealy School of Medicine, and John D. Stobo, MD Distinguished Chair, The University of Texas Medical Branch;, Chief Executive Officer, UTMB Health Brian Connor, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, WellSpan York Hospital, WellSpan Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Featured Session	4. Compliance at the Point of Care: How Ambient AI Protects Revenue Before the Audit	Chris Samples, Head, Value Attainment, Ambience Healthcare Todd Manion, Chair of Coding, Revenue Integrity, Outpatient CDI and Provider Education, Mayo Clinic Alfred Lumsdaine, Chief Financial Officer, Ardent Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	5. Fiscal Fitness: CFO Strategies for Sustainable Growth	Derek Goebel, Chief Financial Officer, Altru Health System Charlton Park, MBA, MHSM, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Analytics Officer, University of Utah Health Adam D. Kempf, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Norton Healthcare
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Featured Session	6. Healthcare AI: Where Innovation Meets Implementation	Simos Kedikoglou, President and Chief Operating Officer, Anumana.ai Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE, Stone Endowed Professor of Medicine and Director, Research, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Jody K. Reyes, RN, FACHE, MSBA, Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Enterprise, University of Iowa Health Care Zafar Jamkhana, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, Saint Louis and SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	7. Transformative Ideas to Elevate Hospital Performance	Kate Heilpern, MD, FACEP, President, Yale New Haven Hospital; Executive Vice President, Yale New Haven Health Chris Nicholas, Chief Executive Officer, Renown Regional Medical Center Deborah Visconi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Amber Lipe, MBA, Chief Financial Officer Illinois Region, Deaconess Health System Alicia Gresham, Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	8. Reboot C-suite, Physician Pay to Align With Value Metrics: What Works and What Doesn't	Dean French, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, ScionHealth Larry Blumenthal, MBA, System Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Physician Executive, CommonSpirit Health Rob Chestnut, Chief Financial Officer, LMH Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Featured Session	9. Don’t Punt on Brand: Why Decisive Brand Strategy in M&A Creates Financial Value and Market Clarity	Chris Bevolo, Chief Transformation Officer, BPD Philip Guiliano, Founding Partner, Growth and Exploration, BrandActive
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Keynote Panel	1. C-suite Change Agents: Innovating for Value and Transformation in Healthcare	Bryce Bach, Chief Financial Officer, Risant Health Saurabh Tripathi, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ascension Brett Tande, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Scripps Health Amber Sims, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Ascension
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	3. Scaling Academic Health Systems: The Role of Innovation and Partnerships	Greg Damron, Chief Financial Officer, University of Missouri Health Care Ivan Samstein, Enterprise Chief Financial Officer, University of Chicago and UChicago Medicine Leonard Goldstein, DDS, PhD, VP for Clinical Education Development, A.T. Still University Mark Moseley, MD, MHA, President, USF Tampa General Physicians
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	4. Innovative Leadership for Health Systems of Tomorrow	Jason Raidbard, MPA, FACMPE, Executive Administrator, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Department, UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Elaina Schnoebelen, MSN, Market Chief Nursing Executive, Chicago North, Kindred Healthcare Conor Delaney, MD, PhD, MCh, Executive Vice President, Cleveland Clinic; President, Cleveland Clinic Florida Market Jafar S. Hasan, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Innovation and Clinical Integration Officer, Cook County Health
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	5. The Future of Work: Redefining Roles in Healthcare	Anjalee Galion, MD, MBA, President, CHOC Medical Staff; Chief Wellness Officer, CHOC Children's Hospital Amy E. Lee, MBA, MBHA, MJ, FACMPE, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nantucket Cottage Hospital Mary N. Mannix, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Augusta Health Shadi Jarjous, MD, MBA, SFHM, FACP, Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine and Vice Chair, Operations, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Jefferson Health
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	6. How CEOs are Tackling Cybersecurity Threats in a Digital Age	Damond W. Boatwright, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hospital Sisters Health System David Dunkle, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Memorial Health Joe Avelino, RN, BSN, MHSA, CPHQ, Chief Executive Officer, College Medical Center Tina Comissiong, Esq, MPA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Regional Medical Center
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	7. Maximize C-suite Impact: How to Build a Winning Team	Tiffany Hintze, DBA, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Yoakum Community Hospital Ashley Vertuno, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, HCA Florida JFK North Hospital Tammy Powers, BSN, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Roseville Medical Center Brett Antczak, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	8. Reinventing the Business Model: VBC in 2030 and Beyond	S. Kalyan Katakam, MD, MPH, MBA, CPE, Vice President, Medical Practice, St. Louis, SSM Health Medical Group Arshad K. Rahim, MD, MBA, FACP, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Population Health, Mount Sinai Health System Erik Mikaitis, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Cook County Health
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	9. Gen Z to C-Suite: Preparing Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders	JT Barnhart, FACHE, President, Heart of Mary Medical Center and Sacred Heart Medical Center, OSF HealthCare Lynn Fulton, Chief Executive Officer, Maui Health Jeremiah J. Hodshire, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hillsdale Hospital Etene Terrell-Fakorede, MHAEd, MBOE, LSSGB, Chief Executive Officer, Select Specialty Hospital, Downtown Phoenix Barbara Martin, MBA, BSN, FACHE, Former Chief Executive Officer
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Fireside Chat	1. Keynote Interview - Eduardo Conrado, President, Ascension	Eduardo Conrado, President, Ascension
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Fireside Chat	2. Fireside Chat - Suresh Gunasekaran, President and CEO of UCSF Health	Suresh Gunasekaran, President and Chief Executive Officer, UCSF Health
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - Michael Slubowski, President and CEO of Trinity Health
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Celebrity Keynote	1. Celebrity Keynote - Caitlin Clark, Professional Basketball Player	Caitlin Clark, Professional Basketball Player Shiv Rao, MD, CEO and Cofounder, Abridge
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Women's Networking Reception

Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers
	Networking Opportunities	Behavioral Health Forum
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Opportunities	Registration Opens & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Keynote Panel	1. Healthcare Power Duo: CEO and CFO Strategies for Sustainable Growth and Efficiency	Nick Barcellona, Chief Financial Officer, West Virginia University Health System Doug Watson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Allina Health Saad Ehtisham, DHA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Health Jennifer Wandersleben, Regional Chief Executive Officer, West Florida Division, AdventHealth
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Transform Executive Summit: The C-Suite Playbook for Healthcare Operations
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Fireside Chat	1. Fireside Chat - Dennis Dahlen, CFO, Mayo Clinic	Dennis Dahlen, Chief Financial Officer, Mayo Clinic
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	2. What Health Systems Need Next From CEOs and Presidents	Luis Garcia, MD, FACS, MBA, FACHE, President, Rush Medical Group, Rush University Medical Center Tom Vasko, Chief Executive Officer, Newman Memorial Hospital Darian Harris, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Health Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Lori Morgan, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Health Margaret Fry, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Boston Children’s Pediatric Physicians’ Organization
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	3. Payer Strategies and Negotiation Priorities for Academic Health Systems	Greg Damron, Chief Financial Officer, University of Missouri Health Care Lisa M. Goodlett, CPA, MBA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Duke University Health System Spencer Kowal, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Geisinger Terri Welter, Partner, ECG Management Consultants
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	4. Medicare Advantage in 2026: Navigating Growth And Challenges	Terry Metzger, Chief Financial Officer, ProMedica Health System Jason McNeil, CPA, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Singing River Health System Rob Bloom, Chief Financial Officer, North Star Health Alliance Thomasina Wilkins, Chief Revenue Officer, Sinai Chicago
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Session	5. Strategic Growth in Cardiovascular Care: A Roadmap for Sustainable Structural Heart Programs	Thomas Draper, MBA, MAACVPR, FACC, Vice President, Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care Jim Kreiner, MHA, Executive Director, Heart Hospital Prisma Health Andrei Pop, MD, System Structural Director, Ascension Illinois; Medical Director Alexian Brothers Cath Labs, Ascension Alexian Brothers
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	6. What Transformative CEOs Do Differently to Drive Results	Aaron Chang, FACHE, President, East Region, Jefferson Health Rina Bansal, MD/MBA, President, Inova Alexandria Hospital; Senior Vice President, Inova Aaron L. Boyd, MD, MBA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Norman Regional Health System Kevin M. Spiegel, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Florida Medical Center Bren Lowe, MHA, MPA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, McLeod Health Cheraw
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	7. Mental Health Breakthroughs: Insights on Behavioral Trends for the Next Decade	Steven Airhart, Group Chief Executive Officer, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital Aidan Hettler, MSHCT, Chief Executive Officer, Sedgwick County Health Center Robin Henry, RN, Chief Operating Officer, Solvera Healthcare Center, Inc. Jim Serratt, Chief Executive Officer, Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic Michael Midgette, Chief Growth Officer, Thriveworks
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	9. AI in the C-Suite: Strategic Applications for Healthcare Leaders	Abha Agrawal, MD, FACP, FACHE, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, NorthStar Hospitals Lisa Fino, Chief Access Officer and Patient Experience Officer, Temple Faculty Physicians, Temple Health Tim Getsay, Executive Vice President, Integration and Performance, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	10. Leveraging Data to Drive Behavioral Health Outcomes and ROI	Patricia McClure-Chessier, MBA, MPA, Chief Healthcare Executive Leader, Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System Corey Cronrath, DO, MPH, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health Cooperative Jill Wiedemann-West, MA, Chief Executive Officer, People Incorporated Mental Health Services Tanmay Mathur, MBA, MS, Vice President, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	11. Policy Shifts Reshaping Behavioral Health: What Executives Need to Know to Protect Margin	Derek Bullard, Chief Executive Officer, Already Autism Health J.R. Greene, FACHE, Founder and Chairman, Psychiatric Medical Care Nick Stavros, Chief Executive Officer, Community Medical Services
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	1. Bigger, Better, Stronger: Executive Strategies for Sustainable Growth	Michele Volpe, Chief Operating Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System David Miller, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Medicine; Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs, University of Michigan Rick Hundorfean, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Charleston Division, MUSC Health Medical University of South Carolina Theo Koury, MD, President, Vituity
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Featured Session	2. From the Desk of the CEO: The Business Case for Physician Well-being
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	3. The AMC Growth Imperative: Achieving Financial Sustainability with Diverse Revenue Streams	Jamie D. Bailey, MBA, CPA, CFE, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, UTMB Health Vincent Jensen, MBA, System Chief Executive, City of Hope Medical Foundation and Physician Services David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, FASA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Westchester Medical Center Health Heitham Hassoun, MD, Chief Executive, International, Cedars-Sinai
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	5. Power Growth with a Dynamic CEO-CFO Relationship	Timothy Collins, EdD, Chief Executive Officer, UCR Health Dane Wheeler, CPA, CFE, FACHE, HFA, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Senior Living Services, Adams Health John Canning, MPA, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Blythedale Children's Hospital David Hernandez, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, HHM Health
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Featured Session	6. The Next Evolution of AI in the EHR: What Health Systems Should Know
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	7. Top Workforce Strategies in a Competitive Market	Chad Perlyn, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, FAAP, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Dean, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Brett Altman, DPT, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Cass Health Emily Middour, Executive Vice President, Field Operations, SCP Health Pradeep Kadambi, MD, MBA, FASN, FAST, President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians; Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	8. Rewriting the Healthcare Playbook with AI and Digital Innovation	Rob Purinton, Chief AI Officer, AdventHealth Andy Anderson, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health Matthew A. Love, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nicklaus Childrens Health System Dorinda Mueller, NP, APRN, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	9. From the C-Suite to the Front Lines: Building a Unified Vision for Care	David Ohm, Chief Strategic Development Officer, MultiCare Health System Alicia R. Campbell, FACHE, MHA, CNMT, Vice President and Facility Executive, Atrium Health Pineville R. Kyle Kramer, FACCA, FAAMA, Chief Executive Officer, Day Kimball Healthcare Jason Petti, MS/HSA, VHA-CM, Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Network Director, VA Midwest Health Care Network
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	10. Behavioral Health Strategy That Aligns With Margin and Mission	Stephen Merz, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sheppard Pratt Solutions Jim Serratt, Chief Executive Officer, Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic Tom Fuller, Chief of Staff and Director, Corporate Development, Connections Health Solutions Christin Ray, MBA, BSN, RN, Executive Director, Behavioral Health, AdventHealth
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	11. Cracking the Code on Behavioral Health in Primary Care	Patrick Sanders, Group Chief Operating Officer, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System & Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital Karen McNeely, DNP, APRN-BC, Chief APP Service Line and Program Director APP Fellowship, Baptist Behavioral Health Leslie Zun, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Hamdard Health Alliance; Professor, Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry, Chicago Medical School Wayne Young, LPC, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for Mental Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - Joseph Cacchione, CEO at Jefferson	Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Semi-Keynote Presentation	2. Houston Methodist's Vision for the Future of Healthcare Delivery	Roberta Schwartz, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Houston Methodist Michelle Stansbury, Vice President, Innovation and IT Applications, Houston Methodist
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Panel	4. How CFOs Align Finance With Healthcare's Core Values	Debbie Thomas, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, East Florida Division, AdventHealth Michael Gleason, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Inc Jennifer Doll, MPA, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, UC Davis Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Fireside Chat	5. Cybersecurity Chat with John Riggi, National Advisor, Cybersecurity and Risk, American Hospital Association	John Riggi, National Advisor, Cybersecurity and Risk, American Hospital Association
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	1. Meeting Consumer Expectations by Crafting a Patient-Centric Healthcare Model	Darin Roark, BSN, MBA, FACHE, President & COO, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Paul R. Hinchey, MD, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, University Hospitals Britt Tabor, CPA, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Brooks Rehabilitation Lisa Laurent, MD, MBA, MS-HQSM, CPE, FAAPL, FIOM, System Chief Medical Officer, Alameda Health System Wayne Franklin, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Heart and Lung Center, Children's National
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Featured Session	2. Maximizing Robotic Surgery Investments for Sustainable Growth Through System-Wide Alignment	Jackie Wills, Network Director of Robotic Services, Virtua Health Craig Zaretsky, MD, Vice President, Operations for Surgery, Chief of Surgery, Virtua Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	3. How to Strengthen the Workforce While Managing Costs	LaTonya Brown, MBA, BS, Chief Financial Officer, UNC Health Krista Curell, Esq, RN, BSN, Executive Vice President and Health System Chief Operating Officer, University Chicago Medicine;, President, Northwest Indiana Micro Hospital Pamela J. Gallagher, CPA, DBA, Chief Financial Officer, Catawba Valley Medical Center Jennifer Wandersleben, Regional Chief Executive Officer, West Florida Division, AdventHealth
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	4. From Inpatient to Outpatient: Making the Operational Shift Without Losing Margin	Tim Evans, Chief Financial Officer, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital Lisa Tank, MD, MBA, FACP, President and Chief Hospital Executive, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health Jeff Ciaramita, MD, FACC, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Clinical Programming Strategy and Research, Mercy
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Featured Session	5. The CFO’s Partnership Playbook: Lessons from High-Performing Health System CFOs	Stephen Forney, Chief Financial Offifcer, Covenant Health Kevin Riley, Chief Financial Offifcer, Firelands Health Jim Gaffney, Chief Strategy Officer, Ensemble
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	6. The Next Generation of CEOs: Crafting the Future of Healthcare	Shelby Medina, EJD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Windom Area Health Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM, Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, Houston Methodist; President and Chief Executive Officer, Houston Methodist Physician Organization; Professor, Clinical Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute and Weill Cornell College of Medicine Ed Jimenez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Main Line Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	7. Rural Healthcare Revolution: Innovative Solutions to Persistent Challenges	Holly McCormack, DNP, Chief Executive Officer, Cottage Hospital Thomas Parker, MHA MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Mammoth Hospital Marie Langley, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Desert Valley Medical Group Alan Fisher, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Woodlawn Health Tammy Scarborough, MBA, System Chief Administrative Officer and President, Statewide Region, UNC Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Fireside Chat	8. Fireside Chat - Dan Greenleaf, CEO of Duly Health and Care	Dan Greenleaf, Chief Executive Officer, Duly Health and Care
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Featured Session	9. Leading Through the Physician Shortage: A New Era of Workforce Stabilization	Matt Broom, MD, MBA, FAAP, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, BJC Medical Group Michael Loftus, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health Kevin Gebke, MD, Senior Vice President, IU Health Community Medicine, IU Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	10. Crisis Response & Continuum of Care: Building a Resilient Behavioral Health System	Steven Airhart, Group Chief Executive Officer, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital Becky Stoll, MSSW, LCSW, Senior Vice President, Crisis Services, Centerstone Olieth G. Lightbourne, DNP, MSN, BSN, CNL, Chief Nurse Executive, Streamwood Behavioral Health System Elicia Bunch, LPC, FACHE, Vice President, Behavioral Health, UCHealth
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	11. Where Behavioral Health Fits in Value-based Care: Aligning Budgets, Strategy and More	Oladipo Kukoyi, MD, MS, VHA-CM, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, VA Birmingham Health Care Gian Varbaro, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Ambulatory Services, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Jenny Welling-Palmer, Chief Strategy Officer, Thriveworks
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Keynote Panel	1. The Intersection of Economics and Politics: Key Issues for Today’s Healthcare Leaders	Albert L. Wright, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, West Virginia University Health System David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, FASA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Westchester Medical Center Health Patrick O'Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Health, Long Island Martha Leclerc, Vice President, Corporate Contracting, Sanford Health
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	2. CEO Roundtable: Driving Innovation in Value-Based Care	Steve Davis, MD, MMM, MS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati Children's Andrew Molosky, MBA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chapters Health System Kevin M. Spiegel, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Florida Medical Center
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	3. Funding the Future: How AMCs Can Maintain Research Excellence and Community Support	Lawrence Furnstahl, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Oregon Health & Science University Philip Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montefiore Einstein Eric Strucko, PhD, Chief Financial Officer, Michigan Medicine Mohamed Rami Nakeshbandi, MD, MHA, FACP, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Downstate Health Sciences University
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	4. Synergy in Progress: Merging Innovation with Growth in Healthcare Ecosystems	Mark Behl, MHA, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, NorthBay Health Melissa Golombek, RN, DNP, MHCM, NE-BC, CPN, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Tampa General Hospital Kevin Zeng, MBA, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN, Chief Nurse Executive, Sutter Health ABSMC
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	5. Cost Containment Without Compromise: Balancing Efficiency and Quality	Cody Ziemer, MBA, MHA, Chief Financial Officer, Academic Market Phoenix, Banner Health Andrea Turner, JD, MBA, CNMT, Chief Executive Officer, Harbor UCLA Vicente Resto, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, Chief Operating Officer, Faculty Group Practice and Senior Vice President, Health System Ambulatory Operations and Surgical Services, University of Texas Medical Branch Aaron Daley, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Featured Session	6. Generative AI Agents in the Real World: Case Studies, Learnings and the Future from Leading Health Systems	Michael Waite, MD, Vice President and Chief Quality, Safety, and Health Equity Officer, OhioHealth David Sylvan, Chief Strategy, Innovation, and Marketing Officer; President, UH Ventures, University Hospitals Andrew Walker, Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasury, Wellspan Munjal Shah, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Hippocratic AI
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	7. How CEOs Can Help Shape Healthcare Policy at Local and National Level	Michelle Joy, MHA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carson Tahoe Health Jennifer Mendrzycki, JD, MHA, FACHE, President & CEO, TMC Health Nick Stefanizzi, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Northwell Direct Craig Glover, EdD, MBA, MA, FACHE, FACMPE, President and Chief Executive Officer, FamilyCare Health Centers George Mikitarian, DHA, President/CEO, Parrish Medical Center
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	9. From Vision to Value: Translating Strategy into Outcomes	Mary Shilkaitis, MSN, MBA, RN, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Rush Copley Medical Center Andrew Morgan, MBA, President, Mercy Health Tiffin and Willard Robin Rose, RN, BSN, MHA, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Clinical Officer, Gibson Area Hospital Wayne Gillis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	10. Strengthening Behavioral Health Integration across Care Settings	Parnika Kodali, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Elizabeth Brill, MD, MBA, FACOG, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Veterans Health Administration Ross Harper, Chief Executive Officer, Limbic Brad Miner, Vice President, Behavioral Health Development, Psychiatric Medical Care
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM	Panel	11. Boarding to Breakthroughs — Reinventing EDs with Behavioral Health	Michelle Schafer, MS, CEAP, LMHC, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Cooperative Scott Baker, Executive Vice President, Growth and Partnerships, Array Behavioral Care Matt Boles, MD, MHA, MSc, Chief Medical Officer, Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics Maria Jackson, LICSW, Chief Executive Officer, Bournewood Health Systems
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - Wright Lassiter III, CEO at CommonSpirit Health	Wright Lassiter III, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, CommonSpirit Health
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Semi-Keynote Panel	2. Innovating Healthcare: Confronting Wicked Problems for Future Generations	Krista Curell, Esq, RN, BSN, Executive Vice President and Health System Chief Operating Officer, University Chicago Medicine;, President, Northwest Indiana Micro Hospital Jody K. Reyes, RN, FACHE, MSBA, Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Enterprise, University of Iowa Health Care Jonathan Kyriacou, Chief Operating Officer, The Mount Sinai Hospital Dominica Tallarico, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Allina Health
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Semi-Keynote Interview	3. Building a Consumer-Focused Ecosystem of Care	Marty Bonick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ardent Health Alfred Lumsdaine, Chief Financial Officer, Ardent Health
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Celebrity Keynote	1. Celebrity Keynote - Jack Nicklaus	Jack Nicklaus, Golf's Greatest Champion

Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers
	Networking Opportunities	AI Summit
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Opportunities	Registration Opens & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Keynote Panel	1. Hospital Leadership Roundtable: Navigating Innovations in Management	Biju Samkutty, Chief Operating Officer, International and Enterprise Automation, Mayo Clinic Janet Hadar, MSN, MBA, FACHE, President, UNC Health Krystal Atkinson, DNP, RN, CNOR, Chief Administrative Officer, Mon Health Medical Center; Chief Nursing Executive, Northern Region, Vandalia Health
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Semi-Keynote Panel	2. Exploring Major Trends and Partnerships for the Next 5 Years	Neil J. Weissman, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, MedStar Health David Sylvan, Chief Strategy, Innovation, and Marketing Officer; President, UH Ventures, University Hospitals Mike Weed, Chief Financial Officer, INTEGRIS Health Shawn O'Connor, FACHE, DNP, MBA, NEA-BC, Interim Chief Nursing Officer, Tenet Healthcare
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Panel	10. Responsible AI in Healthcare
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Fireside Chat	1. Fireside Chat - Dr. Omar Lateef, President and CEO at RUSH	Omar Lateef, DO, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	3. Redefining Leadership: How Dyad and Triad Models Are Shaping Amc Success	Emily Chase, PhD, RN, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, University of Chicago Medical Center Theresa Drye, MBA, FACHE, System Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Virtua Health College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Rowan University Jason Culp, Vice President, CHOC Children’s Specialists and Administrator, Mission Hospital, CHOC Children's Austin Reeder, President, Froedtert Hospital
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	4. Enhancing Ambulatory Care Delivery Systems for Care Coordination	Gerard Colman, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Health (Louisville KY) Randall J. Farmer, MS, MEd, Chief Operating Officer, Delaware Health Information Network Alex Pinto, EdD, Principal, ECG Management Consultants Leanne Yanni, MD, MHCM, President and Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Physician Enterprise, Hospital Sisters Health System
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Session	5. Aligning 340B Program Savings to Support Your Community Mission	Charlton Park, MBA, MHSM, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Analytics Officer, University of Utah Health Michael K. Givens, FACHE, Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, St. Bernards Medical Center Christopher A. Hatwig, MS, RPh, FASHP, President, Apexus
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	6. Digital Frontiers: Leveraging Technology for Patient Engagement	Meghan Doyle, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Partum Health Heather Dexter, President, Hospital Division, Emory Healthcare Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Valley Health System
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	7. C-Suite Synergy: Optimizing Leadership for Greater Impact	Christopher Bjornberg, Chief Executive Officer, Imperial Valley Healthcare District Arianne Dowdell, JD, MA, Vice President and Chief Culture and Engagement Officer, Houston Methodist Michelle Waller, Chief Executive Officer, Gateway Regional Medical Center Sandra Nichols, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, Chief Executive Officer, Panacea Behavioral Health & Wellness Centers
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	8. Innovations in Pediatric Care: Harnessing Telehealth for Better Outcomes	H. Stacy Nicholson, MD, MPH, President, Children's Service Line, Atrium Health; Chair, Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus Michael Weiss, DO, Vice President, Population Health, Rady Children’s Health, Orange County
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Session	9. Strengthening your Hospital’s Relationships with Health Plans	Joe Rafferty, Managing Director, Sellers Dorsey Karen Brach, Managing Director, Consulting, Sellers Dorsey
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	10. AI Hype vs. Value: How Hospital Leaders are Cutting Through the Noise	Holly McCormack, DNP, Chief Executive Officer, Cottage Hospital Maneesh Goyal, Chief Operating Officer, Mayo Clinic Platform Tim Getsay, Executive Vice President, Integration and Performance, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare Bina Desai, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Rush University System for Health Yauheni "Owen" Solad, Vice President of Clinical Artificial Intelligence, Department of Digital Transformation and Innovation, HCA Healthcare
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	11. What’s Next in Healthcare AI & Security	David Ohm, Chief Strategic Development Officer, MultiCare Health System Malik Bahar, MS, Assistant Vice President, Access Center, Virtua Health Ngan MacDonald, Chief, Data Operations, Institute for AI in Medicine, Northwestern University
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	1. Innovate to Elevate: How CEOs Are Pioneering the Future of Healthcare Delivery	Dan Shields, Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Digital Medicine Richard Mulry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwell Holdings Michael Charlton, President and Chief Executive Officer, AtlantiCare Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Maryland Medical System Evan Lynch-Throne, Principal, ECG Management Consultants
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	2. Leading Through Exit: CEO Transitions as Strategic Inflection Points	Kathy Donovan, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hospital Sisters Health System Adam Breslow, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Childrens Primary Care Medical Group Dan Grigg, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Wallowa County Health Care District Jenna Everett, MBA, BHSA, Chief Executive Officer, Silver Pine Medical Group
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	3. Residency Expansion as a Growth Strategy: Building Tomorrow's Workforce Amid Regulatory Uncertainty	John Patrick T. Co, MD, MPH, MBA, Vice President, Education, Mass General Brigham Christine Babcock, MD, MSc, Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official, University of Chicago Medicine
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Featured Session	4. AI-Powered Administration: Reducing Burdens and Strengthening Hospital Financial Health
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	5. Growing Systems, Shifting Economics: Strategies for Healthcare’s Future	Jim Heilsberg, Chief Financial Officer, Tri-State Memorial Hospital and Medical Campus Tim Heinrich, Chief Financial Officer, Thorek Memorial Hospital Eric Price, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Vince Pryor, CPA, FHFMA, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Silver Cross Hospital
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Featured Session	6. AI as a Catalyst for Change: Addressing Health System Challenges in a Shifting Economy
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	7. Attracting and Retaining Top Talent in Healthcare's Recruitment Revolution	Paul Richard T. Camangian, CPA, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Tracy Koster, MHA, RHCEOC, Chief Operating Officer, Carlinville Area Hospital C. Josef Ghosn, EdD, FACHE, President, AdventHealth University Angela M. Snider, MS, RN, APRN-BC, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Vandalia Health Mon Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	8. Proven Strategies for Children’s Hospitals Through 2026 and Beyond	Hossain Marandi, MD, MBA, FACHE, President, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital; System Vice President, Pediatric Services, SSM Health Cindy Bo, MBA, Chief, UVA Health Children's Kevin Greene, President, Cook Children’s Medical Center - Prosper Jason A. Jarzembowski, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Specialty Group, Children's Wisconsin
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	9. Workforce 2030: Essential Skills and Strategies for Healthcare Professionals	Jason S. Fish, MD, MSHS, MS-MAS, Chief Executive Officer, Yale Health, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, General Medicine, Yale School of Medicine Charlene S. Aaron, PhD, RN, President, Saint Anthony College of Nursing and Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Edward Bleacher II, MBA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, Chief Financial Officer, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Practice Group, & Foundation Vicky Martin, MS, MA, LPC, Chief Executive Officer, Oak Hills Behavioral Health Solutions, LLC.
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel	10. From Investment to Impact: The Financial Case for AI	Sham Firdausi, MBA, MPH, MSc, CHFP, ACHE, Chief Financial Officer, ScionHealth, Watertown Regional Kendle Sims, VP Data Analytics, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Keynote Panel	1. Growth Strategies for 2030: Where Top Systems Are Headed	Peter D. Banko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baystate Health Omar Lateef, DO, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center Cecelia Moore, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Semi-Keynote Interview	2. Semi-Keynote Interview - Bob Sehring, Chief Executive Officer, OSF HealthCare	Bob Sehring, Chief Executive Officer, OSF HealthCare
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Panel	3. Boosting Access: Strategies AMCs Are Using to Reach More Patients	Lauren Hull, Chief Administrative Officer, Northwest Indiana, UChicago Medicine Adrin Mammen, MBA, Vice President and Chief, Ambulatory Patient Access, Mount Sinai Health System Russell Smith, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CPEL, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, University of Toledo Medical Center Jennifer Small, AuD, MBA, CCC-A, Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Care Services, Harris Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Panel	4. The Reimbursement Squeeze: What's Next for Medicaid and Commercial Payers	Luke Rockenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Silicon Valley Division, Sutter Health Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, MBA, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, University of Kentucky Erin McGarry, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Sommer Kleweno Walley, Chief Executive Officer, Harborview Medical Center
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Semi-Keynote Panel	6. The Next Wave of Healthcare: Innovations to Watch in the Coming Five Years	Jeffrey Gold, MD, President, University of Nebraska System Maneesh Goyal, Chief Operating Officer, Mayo Clinic Platform Jessica A. Hohman, MD, MSc, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Value-Based Care, Trend and Network, Cigna Healthcare Robert M. Insoft, MD, FAAP, Chief Operating Officer, Franciscan Children's Hospital, Boston Children's System
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Panel	8. Leading Through Change: Navigating Uncertainty in Healthcare	Cody Walker, RN, MSHA, FACHE, President, Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock Charles Powell, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute; Regional Medical Director, Mount Sinai Hospital Doctors Faculty Practice; System Division Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System Tania Conde, MHSA, President, Multy Medical Rehabilitation Hospital Nadir Ijaz, MBA, Corporate Chief Government and Public Affairs Officer and Michigan Chief Operating Officer, Insight Health Systems Michael Mutterer, RN, MA, LCPC, CADC, LNHA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Silver Cross Hospital
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Panel	10. AI and Workforce Transformation for the Next 5 Years	Luis E. Taveras, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Jefferson Health Laren Tan, MD, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group Michelle Hatfield, LMFT, ICGC, Chief Executive Officer, Kindbridge Behavioral Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Panel	11. AI ROI: What Early Adopters Are Measuring and Why It Matters	Lynne Fiscus, MD, MPH, Chief Statewide Clinical and Academic Integration Officer, UNC Health Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, RN, Vice President and Chief Digital Applications Officer, Penn Medicine Will Landry, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Alex LeBrun, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nabla
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	Semi-Keynote Interview	4. Semi-Keynote Interview - Dr. Elizabeth Wako, MD, President and CEO of Swedish Health Services
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	7. What The Next Generation Healthcare CEOs Need to Thrive	Lynne Fiscus, MD, MPH, Chief Statewide Clinical and Academic Integration Officer, UNC Health Gemma Fletcher, PT, CCM, Chief Executive Officer, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Institute of Libertyville Wyatt Brieser, DPT, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Hammond-Henry Hospital Stan Holm, CHFP, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Banner Boswell Medical Center and Banner Del Webb Medical Center Emily Briton, President, Senior Vice President, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, MedStar Health
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM	Panel	9. Social Drivers of Health: Strategies for a More Equitable Future	Craig Ganger, Chief Financial Officer, Premier Health Zhishen Yang, Chief Financial Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Kim Brown Sims, Chief Nursing Officer, CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Joyce Vollmer, MJ, Vice President, Clinical Operations, The University of Vermont Medical Center
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Fireside Chat	1. Fireside Chat - Chris Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Quorum Health	Chris Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Quorum Health
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Featured Session	2. Driving Better Outcomes and Efficiency: How an Integrated Diagnostics Approach Delivers Value	David McAdams, Professor, Business Administration and Economics, Fuqua School of Business and Economics Department, Duke University
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Panel	3. One Mission, Many Sites: How AMCs Are Aligning Leaders Across Facilities	Chandu Vemuri, MD, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, University of Michigan Health Sparrow Eric Tritch, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Support Services and Chief Supply Chain Officer, UChicago Medicine Matt Walsh, MHA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Rush University System for Health Boris Pasche, MD, PhD, FACP, President and Chief Executive Officer, Karmanos Cancer Institute
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Panel	4. Hard Calls, Real Results: Bold Moves That Rescued the Bottom Line	Joe Gaylord, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Fairview Health Services Kelly Johnston, Interim Chief Financial Officer, St. Vincent Hospital Judy Peek-Lee, Chief Financial Officer, University of Vermont Medical Center David Walker, Chief Executive Officer, George E. Weems Memorial Hospital Marlon F. Levy, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Executive Officer, VCU Health System; Senior Vice President, VCU Health Sciences
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Panel	6. Solving the Talent Crunch: Funding Hospital Teams in Turbulent Times	Parnika Kodali, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Catriona McDonald Harrop, MD, FACP, SFHM, Senior Vice President, Jefferson Medical Group; Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Lance Sewell, CPA, President, Orlando Health South Lake Hospital; Senior Vice President, Orlando Health Julie Kline, SHRM-SCP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Erie County Medical Center
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Panel	8. The COO Spotlight: Innovation & Accountability in the Next 5 Years	Jenny Waltzer, MA, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Health South Florida Marylin Galimi, Chief Operating Officer, Upstate University Hospital Kyle Benoit, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, BayHealth Aaron Hajart, MS, ATC, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Community Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Panel	10. Generative AI in the C-Suite	Cody Walker, RN, MSHA, FACHE, President, Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock Nabile M. Safdar, MD, MPH, FSIIM, Chief AI Officer, Emory University
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Featured Session	11. Leading with Intelligence: Driving System Agility and Enterprise-Wide Transformation	Kristie Barazsu, President & Chief Operating Officer, Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, Vice President, Patient Flow & Transfer Center, Duke University Health System Kathryn Burg Plaza, RN, MSN, CRNP, Principal, PwC Bree Bush, GM, CareIntellect, GE Healthcare
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Fireside Chat	1. Fireside Chat - Dr. Howard Chrisman, President and CEO of Northwestern Medicine and Stephanie Conners, President and CEO of BayCare Health System	Howard Chrisman, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwestern Medicine Stephanie Conners, President and Chief Executive Officer, BayCare Health System
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	3. Navigating the New M&A Landscape — Essential Strategies for AMCs	Joon S. Lee, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Emory Healthcare Mary Frances Southerland, JD, MBA, Chief Administrative Officer, UVA Health Timothy Slocum, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UK HealthCare Patrick Cockey, Chief Operating Officer, Jefferson Health
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	5. CFO Strategies for Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management Amid Rising Costs	Sham Firdausi, MBA, MPH, MSc, CHFP, ACHE, Chief Financial Officer, ScionHealth, Watertown Regional Kellan Tittle, Chief Financial Officer, People Incorporated Mental Health Services John Mallia, Interim System Chief Financial Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Debbie Harris, MBA, LSSBB, Chief Financial Officer, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	6. Hospital Boards and Governance: Big Issues and Trends for the Next 5 Years	Craig Aasved, FACHE, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Shodair Children's Hospital Ashwani Bhatia, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, BayCare Clinic Todd Conklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Care New England Health System Chris Acker, MD, MA, MBA, FACEP, Market Chief Medical Officer, CHI Health NE/IA Market
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	7. How Visionary CEOs Lead the Charge for Community Care	Swannie Jett, DrPH, MSc, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Park DuValle Community Health Center Inc. Kenneth Waller, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Norwalk Community Health Center Robert Palussek, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Legacy Community Health
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	8. The Next Iteration of Hospital C-suites	Anthony Ashby, FACHE, MBA, President, CHI Health Immanuel Matthew Belanger, Assistant Vice President, Clinical Operations and Anesthesia, Endeavor Health Vinay Bhooma, MD, MBA, CPE, CMQ, Chief Medical Officer, Reid Health Natasha Rai Morris, MD, MHA, CRCR, ACPA-C, CHCQM, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Clinical Services, AdventHealth
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	9. Finding the Balance: Value vs. Volume in Health Systems Strategy	Allan Klapper, MD, President, Wexford Hospital, Allegheny Health Network Kevin O'Boyle, President, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Legacy Health Gregory R. Johnson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, UnityPoint Health
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	10. Powering AI from the Ground Up With the Right Data Strategy	Anil Saldanha, MS, Chief Innovation Officer, RUSH Rajiv Kolagani, MBA, MS, MA, Chief Data & AI Officer, Lurie Childrens Hospital Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President, Digital Health Innovations, American Medical Association
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Presentation	11. Beyond Alarms: Augmenting Intelligence to Recognize and Prevent Clinical Deterioration	Kate Heilpern, MD, FACEP, President, Yale New Haven Hospital; Executive Vice President, Yale New Haven Health Deborah Rhodes, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine; Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Yale New Haven Health System
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - Amy Perry, President and CEO at Banner Health	Amy Perry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Banner Health
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Semi-Keynote Panel	2. From Strategy to Execution: The Population Health Models Driving Real Outcomes	Mark C. Clement, President and Chief Executive Officer, TriHealth Imran Qadeer, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allegheny General Hospital Mark Lodes, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Population Health and Medical Education, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Bruce Meyer, MD, Chief Population Health Officer, Highmark Health
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM	Fireside Chat	10. Fireside Chat - Dr. Dave Newman, CMO, Virtual Care, Sanford Health	Dave Newman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Virtual Care, Sanford Health
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Celebrity Keynote	1. Celebrity Keynote - Patrick Ewing, NBA Hall of Fame Center, Former Head Coach Georgetown University"	Patrick Ewing, NBA Hall of Fame Center, Former Head Coach Georgetown University

Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Networking Opportunities	Continental Breakfast in Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	Celebrity Keynote	1. Celebrity Keynote - Wayne Gretzky	Wayne Gretzky, NHL Legend
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	Keynote Interview	1. Keynote Interview - Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic, President and CEO at Cleveland Clinic	Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Clinic
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM	Panel	1. The Dynamic Duo: How CEOs and CFOs Can Build a Great Organization Together	Penny Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Health Huguley, AdventHealth Abhi Rastogi, MBA, MIS, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Temple University Health System; President and Chief Executive Officer, Temple University Hospital, INC Andrew Santos, President and Chief Executive Officer, AdventHealth North Pinellas Major Majid, Chief Executive Officer and President, Medical Care Center
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM	Panel	5. Speed vs. Stability: How Systems Are Navigating Rapid Change	Brian L. Brasser, Senior Vice President, Integrations and Operations, Corewell Health Matt Broom, MD, MBA, FAAP, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, BJC Medical Group John Ernst, MHA, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Froedtert Hospital & The Medical College of Wisconsin Esme Singer, MD, MBA, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Temple Faculty Physicians
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM	Panel	6. Health Access for All: Addressing Care Deserts in Our Communities	Precious Mayes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Karen Bowling, President and Chief Executive Officer, WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital;, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, West Virginia University Health System Russell F. Cox, President and Chief Executive Officer, Norton Healthcare Bob Sehring, Chief Executive Officer, OSF HealthCare
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM	Panel	8. Population Health in Motion: Strategies for the Coming Five Years	Patrick Young, President, Population Health, Hackensack Meridian Health Kelly Macken-Marble, Chief Executive Officer, Osceola Medical Center Melvin Price, DPM, President and Chief Executive Officer, MCR Health Deneen Richmond, MHA, RN, President, Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center; Executive Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Population Health Officer, Luminis Health Chris Ragsdale, MBA, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Value-Based Care, Rochester Regional Health
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM	Panel	9. Who Will be the Most Valuable Partners for Hospitals to Thrive?	R. Kyle Kramer, FACCA, FAAMA, Chief Executive Officer, Day Kimball Healthcare Amit Rastogi, MD, MHCM, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jupiter Medical Center Donna McGregor, FACHE, FHFMA, President, St. Lawrence Health Devan Walia, Chief Executive Officer, Palomar Health Palliative & Hospice Care
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	1. Leading Through Restructuring: Communication, Trust & Rebuilding Culture	Jacqueline Rae Costley-Reviel, RN, BSN, MSN, Chief Executive Officer, Allen Parish Community Healthcare Allison Roditi, FACHE, Vice President, Orthopedics, Catholic Health Cory Ferrier, Chief Operations Officer, AdventHealth Littleton Andy Olivares, Chief Operating Officer, Lakeview Specialty Hospital & Rehab
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	5. How CEOs Are Driving Transformational Change for the Next 5 Years	Christine Zazzaro, MEd, LCMHC, President and Chief Executive Officer, McLeod Centers for Wellbeing Major Majid, Chief Executive Officer and President, Medical Care Center Sandra Sneed, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, NYCHHCWoodhull Medical Center
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	6. Workforce Retention: Innovative Approaches to Employee Engagement	Elisabeth Hardin, Chief Operating Officer, McLeod Centers for Wellbeing Jessica Meisner, SPHR, Chief Administrative Officer, UnityPoint Health Marina Williams, MHA, FACHE, Vice President, Operations, Forefront Dermatology Cynthia Ring, MBA, Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President, Care New England
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	7. CEO Visionaries: Pioneering New Models for Healthcare Transformation	Andrew Goldfrach, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Drew A. McCartney, Chief Executive Officer, Praesum Healthcare Services Tim Riddell, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Northshore, Mississippi, GulfCoast, Baton Rouge, Acadiana and Rush Regions, Ochsner Health Shannon Showalter, MPT, MBA, FACHE, Hospital Market Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Ballad Health David Walz, President and Chief Executive officer, Madelia Health
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	8. Healthcare Transformation: CEOs on the Forefront of Innovative Leadership Models	Cristina Contreras, MPA, LMSW, FABC, DHL, Chief Executive Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Wayne Gillis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Kathy Kelly, Vice President, Consulting, Premier Inc.
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	9. Private Equity & Healthcare: Navigating the Risks and Rewards	James E. Craven, MD, MBA, FACS, President, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Franciscan Health Physicians, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Richard Dutton, MD, Chair, Anesthesiology, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center; Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Barbara McAneny, MD, Chief Executive Officer, New Mexico Cancer Center
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Panel	1. Health Equity at the Helm: CEO Leadership for Reducing Disparities	Precious Mayes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Jill Wiedemann-West, MA, Chief Executive Officer, People Incorporated Mental Health Services Achintya Moulick, MD, MBA, MCh, Chief Executive Officer, CarePoint Health Takeisha C. Davis, MD, MPH, President and Chief Executive Officer, New Orleans East Hospital
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Panel	5. Integrating Behavioral Health: A C-Suite Imperative	Brad Meyer, FACMPE, Chief Executive Officer, Bluestem Health Tom Shanley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Shannon Werb, Chief Executive Officer, Array Behavioral Care
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Presentation	6. Maximizing Specialty Pharmacy Margin through Insourcing	Hijinio Carreon, DO, MBA, CPE, Chief Medical Executive, MercyOne Craig Ford, PharmD, Regional Director Ambulatory Pharmacy, MercyOne Jason Hansel, PharmD, Regional Director, Specialty Pharmacy, MercyOne Scott Knoer, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, MercyOne

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7:00 - 8:00 AM	Registration & Breakfast in the Foyer
8:00 - 9:25 AM	Sessions
9:25 - 9:50 AM	Networking Break in the Foyer

9:50 AM - 12:00 PM	Sessions
12:00 PM	Conference Adjourns