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

Gian Varbaro
Principal
EAZ Healthcare Solutions, LLC

Angelina Fakhoury
Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Patient Care Services
City of Hope

Russell Fiorella
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs
Sinai Chicago

Bryan W. Sisk
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
Memorial Hermann Health System

Andy Anderson
Chief Medical and Quality Officer
RWJBarnabas Health

Sunil Patel
Chief Medical Officer
Prime Healthcare

Cindy Bauer
Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
SSM Health DePaul Hospital

Athena Minor
Chief Nursing and Clinical Officer
Ohio County Healthcare

Karyn Baum
Chief Medical Officer
UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital

Angela Snider
Chief Nursing Officer
Vandalia Health Mon Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital

Faye Collins
Chief Nursing Officer, Meriter Market
UnityPoint Health

Omar M. Ghanem
Chair, Metabolic & Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery Division and Medical Director
Mayo Clinic International - Middle East

Megan Isley
Chief Nursing and Quality Executive
Adena Health

Ahmad Maarouf
Chief Medical Officer
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital

Sriram Vissa
Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
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

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	01. Erik Wexler, President and CEO of Providence
11:10 AM	02. The Politics and Economics Driving the Next Decade of Healthcare Delivery
11:10 AM	08. AI-Powered Future of Healthcare
11:10 AM	03. Successful Strategies for Pediatric Ecosystem Partnerships
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	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 - To Be Announced!

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 - To Be Announced!

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