Academic Medical Center Leadership Forum 

Monday, November 2 - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 

Academic medical centers play a defining role in U.S. healthcare, advancing discovery, training future clinicians, and setting the pace for clinical excellence nationwide. As anchors of innovation and education, they influence care delivery far beyond their own walls. Today, however, these institutions face intensifying financial strain, workforce instability, rapid technological change, and rising expectations to deliver equitable, community-centered care at scale.

This leadership forum brings together senior executives from leading academic medical centers for a candid, peer-driven discussion on the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of academic medicine. Participants will exchange practical insights, tested strategies, and forward-looking perspectives on sustaining mission, strengthening performance, and extending impact in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.

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Forum Agenda

Monday, November 2, 2026
07. Successful Strategies to Build an Integrated Care and Research Model9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
07. Reinventing the Business Model: VBC Beyond 203110:20 AM - 11:00 AM
07. Fireside Chat: Growing in Sync: How Loma Linda’s Leadership Duo is Shaping the Future Together1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
07. COO Spotlight: Innovative Strategies Through 20312:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
07. Boost Access: Strategies AMCs Are Using to Reach More Patients9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
07. Growth by Design: Choosing the Right Model for Academic Health System Expansion10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
07. The End of Fragmentation: How AMC Integration and Partnership Can Shape a New Era of Care Delivery1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
07. Think Globally and Act Locally: Strategic Imperatives for Today’s AMCs2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
07. Expanding Without Overextending: How Rural Systems Are Growing Sustainably8:30 AM - 9:10 AM
07. The Next Generation of Primary Care: Scaling Innovative Models to Meet Demand9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
07. Ambulatory Growth: When the Future of Healthcare Isn't a Hospital10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
07. How AMCs Grow Within: Strategies to Upskill Your Current Staff11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
07. Hospital Transformation for the Next Era of Inpatient Care1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
07. Patient-Centric Model to Meet Consumer Expectations2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Thursday, November 5, 2026
07. Margin Fuels the Mission: How Leaders Decide What Gets Funded9:10 AM - 9:50 AM

Speakers

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James Timpe
MS, RT(N)(MR)
Chief Executive Officer
Salem Township Hospital
Roberta Tinch
Roberta Tinch
President, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital; Senior Vice President, Inova Health System
Inova Health System
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Robert Trieu
MPH
Vice President, Ambulatory and Faculty Group Practice Operations
University of Texas Medical Branch
Karen Q. Turner
Karen Q. Turner MBA
MBA
Senior Administrator, Children’s Specialty Group, Children’s Hospital & Health System; Chief Administrator, Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
Chandu Vemuri
Chandu Vemuri
MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
University of Michigan Health Sparrow
Cody Walker
Cody Walker
RN, MSHA, FACHE
President
Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock
Jessica Wells
Jessica Wells
PhD
Principal
ECG Management Consultants
Antwan Williams
Antwan Williams
Assistant Vice President, Orlando Health; Chief Operating Officer
Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital
David Zaas
David Zaas
MD
Chief Executive Officer
Duke University Health System
Cody Ziemer
Cody Ziemer
MBA
Chief Financial Officer, Academic Market Phoenix
Banner Health