CIO Forum
Wednesday, September 16
The CIO Forum convenes health system technology leaders to address the most pressing priorities in digital transformation, cybersecurity, data strategy, and AI adoption. Sessions will explore how CIOs are aligning IT investments with enterprise growth, improving cost efficiency, and modernizing core infrastructure while maintaining operational stability. Leaders will share approaches to strengthening cybersecurity posture, advancing interoperability, and scaling data and analytics to support clinical and financial decision-making.
Through peer-driven discussions and case-based insights, attendees will gain practical frameworks for navigating vendor complexity, workforce constraints, and rapidly evolving technology expectations. The forum emphasizes measurable outcomes, including improved system performance, reduced risk, and accelerated innovation, equipping CIOs with strategies they can apply across their organizations immediately.

Forum Agenda
Speakers

Diane Constantine
MBA, MSN, RN, NI-BC, NEA-BC
Senior Director, Enterprise Health Informatics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Jami D. Pincavitch
MD, MAS, FAMIA
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, WVU Medicine; Associate Professor and Medical Director
Orthopaedic Medical Optimization Program, Orthopaedics Department, West Virginia University

Yusuf Sermet
PhD
Associate Professor, ByWater Institute and Adjunct Faculty, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Tulane University

Sandeep S. Kashyap
MD, FICS
Surgical Director, Lung Cancer Screening and Thoracic and Esophageal Surgeon, CAMC Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Vandalia Health

Mira Iliescu-Levine
MD, CPE, FACCP
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, ACO Network Development and Innovation
ThedaCare

Judd Hollander
MD
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Delivery Innovation and Chief Virtual Care Officer
Jefferson Health
Brian Daly
MD
Chief Medical Officer, Community Healthlink, UMass Memorial Health Care; Vice Chair, Public Sector Psychiatry
UMass Chan Medical School Department of Psychiatry
Sarah Gilmore
MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President, Virtual Teammate Care and Strategic Operations
Advocate Health

Bryan Graven
Chief Information Officer and Executive Director, Information Services
Waterbury Hospital, UConn Health

Emily Flahaven
MSN, RN, NI-BC
Associate Vice President and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Isil Arican
MD, MHA
Executive Director, Clinical Applications and AI Scribe Project Lead
Stanford Health Care

Myra Davis
MS
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Innovation Officer
Texas Children's

Lisa Nelson
PharmD
Associate Vice President, IT Applications, Chief Applications Officer and Co-Chief Information Officer
University of Rochester Medicine

James Forrester
MS
Enterprise Chief Information Officer, University of Rochester
University of Rochester Medicine













