Becker’s Healthcare 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable 2026

Join healthcare’s top decision-makers to confront the toughest realities facing hospitals and health systems today.
At the 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, C-level executives dig into margin pressure, growth strategy, payer dynamics, workforce sustainability, technology ROI, and the future of care delivery. Focused discussions and highly curated networking help leaders benchmark against peers, pressure-test plans, and leave with clearer priorities for what comes next.

Walk-Ups not accepted, registration required.

Gain unfiltered insight on margin pressure, payer dynamics, and growth strategy from leading CEOs and CFOs
Pressure-test your strategic plan in candid discussions with peers facing similar market and regulatory realities
Compare performance and priorities with top health systems to sharpen your board and C-suite agenda
Learn where technology and AI are truly improving access, quality, and cost, and where they are not
Build a trusted executive network you can call on for ideas, benchmarking, and support long after the event

Sriram Vissa
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs
SSM Health DePaul Hospital

Apoorv Broor
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer
Houston Methodist Baytown

Riley Meyer
Chief Medical Officer
BayCare Clinic

Angel Gradney
Market Chief Executive Officer
Kindred Healthcare

Daffodil Baez
President, Fort Washington Medical Center
Adventist Health

Jeff Lindsay
President and Chief Operating Officer
UNC Health Care

Alan Levine
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Ballad Health

Steve Davis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cincinnati Children's

Shawn McCoy
Chief Executive Officer
Deaconess Health

J. Stephen Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer
Inova

Anna Liza Rodriguez
Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President, Cancer Services
Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

James Gutierrez
Chief, Primary Care Institute
Cleveland Clinic

Mandy Richards
Chief Nursing Executive and President, Children's Health
Intermountain Health

Gerard Colman
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Health

Manu K. Malhotra
Senior Vice President and Regional Chief Medical Officer
Henry Ford Health

Biju Samkutty
Chief Operating Officer
Mayo Clinic International and Enterprise Automation

Lance Sewell
President, Orlando Health South Lake Hospital; Senior Vice President
Orlando Health

James L. Matney
President and Chief Executive Officer
Colquitt Regional Health System

8:30 AM	08. Care Transformation, AI, and Access in the Future of Medicine
8:30 AM	01. Healthcare Power Players: Who Will Rise to the Top?
9:20 AM	01. Jonathan Ma, EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Sutter Health
11:10 AM	04. Saurabh Tripathi, EVP and CFO at Ascension
11:10 AM	02. The Politics and Economics Driving the Next Decade of Healthcare Delivery
11:10 AM	03. Successful Strategies for Pediatric Ecosystem Partnerships
11:10 AM	01. Erik Wexler, President and CEO of Providence
11:10 AM	08. AI-Powered Future of Healthcare
2:00 PM	01. Expansion in a Time of Retraction: How WVU Health System Has Grown From Four Hospitals to Over Two Dozen (and Counting)
3:10 PM	01. Dr. Redonda G. Miller, President of The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Dr. Cristy Page, CEO and Dean of UNC Health; Johnese Spisso, President, UCLA Health & CEO, UCLA Hospital System
3:10 PM	02. Top Tactics to Succeed in Multi-State M&A Deals
4:00 PM	01. Celebrity Keynote - Caitlin Clark

9:20 AM	01. The New Era of Value-based Care
11:10 AM	01. Growth Strategies for 2031: How Top Systems Are Modeling
2:00 PM	01. Sustainable Growth and Efficiency Strategies from CEOs
4:00 PM	01. Celebrity Keynote - Emmitt Smith

8:30 AM	01. Leverage AI and Enterprise Intelligence as a Strategic Asset
11:10 AM	01. CFOs as Catalysts: Driving Innovation, Value and Transformation
4:00 PM	01. Celebrity Keynote - Tom Brady

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