Innovation + Startups and Investments Forum

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 

Healthcare is rapidly transforming. Are you staying ahead of the innovation adoption curve? Join this elite event with C-suite executives and leaders from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. as they discuss their best (and worst) investments, innovation and startup partnerships with the best results.

FORUM AGENDA

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
11:00 AM
Registration Opens in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM
12:50 PM - 1:30 PM
I. How to Stay Ahead of the Innovation Adoption Curve
12:50 PM - 1:30 PM
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
I. Digital Health Investments: Exploring ROI, Opportunities and Challenges
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
I. Health Tech Innovation: How Leaders Partner with Startups
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A. Keynote Interview - Lisa Leslie, WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist & Author
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Opening Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

SPEAKERS

Brian Deffaa
Brian Deffaa
Chief Marketing Officer
LifeBridge Health
Desmond D'Souza
Desmond D'Souza
MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Thoracic Surgery
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Steve Eckert
Steve Eckert
FACHE, CHCIO, MBA
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Cook Children’s Health Care System
Natalie Edgeworth
Natalie Edgeworth
MHA
Senior Manager, Workforce Optimization
Providence
Brian Herrick
Brian Herrick
MD
Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical School; Former Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief Information Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance
Karen Hunter
Karen Hunter
DNP, RN, NI-BC, CENP
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Adventist Health
Rajiv Lajmi
Rajiv Lajmi
Director, Applied Health Informatics
Stony Brook University
Kesha Love
Kesha Love
MSN, RN
Director, Health Information Technology and Interoperability Services
Cook County Health
Katie Moore
Katie Moore
MBA
Director, Innovation Program
Lee Health
Shafiq Rab
Shafiq Rab
Chief Digital Officer, System Chief Information Officer, Executive Vice President
Tufts Medicine
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Avishkar Sharma
MD, CIIP
Director, AI and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
Jefferson Einstein Hospitals
Reed Smith
Reed Smith
Chief Consumer Officer
Ardent Health Services
Jason Szczuka
Jason Szczuka
Chief Digital Officer
Bon Secours Mercy Health