Agenda

Disruption & innovation are constant in healthcare. How are you addressing it?

Arrive to thousands of your peer leaders and hear the discussions happening in the spine, orthopedic and pain management industries across the country. Leave with clear action items to improve your organization.

SESSION TRACKS

Track 01: Business and Profitability Trends

Track 02: Thought Leadership

Track 03: Spine and Neurosurgery

Track 04: Orthopedics and Total Joints

Track 05: Technology and Business Foresight

Track 06: Pain Management and Anesthesia

Track 07: Staffing Strategies

OVERVIEW
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

OVERVIEW

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7:30 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration Opens
8:30 AM - 9:10 AMA. Big Threats and Opportunities in Tech and ASCs
8:30 AM - 9:10 AMB. Dr. Craig J. Della Valle, Chief, Adult Reconstruction and Endowed Chair at Rush University Medical Center
8:30 AM - 9:10 AMC. Dr. Kevin Bozic, Orthopedic Surgeon and Chair, Surgery and Perioperative Care Department, Dell Medical School at UT Austin
9:15 AM - 9:55 AMA. Leading Edge Spine Innovations by 2028
9:15 AM - 9:55 AMB. The Osteoporosis Action Network: A Spine & Ortho Call to Support Systemic Change
9:15 AM - 9:55 AMC. Cost-Cutting Techniques All ASCs Should Be Wielding
9:15 AM - 9:55 AMD. The AI Revolution: How AI is Changing Orthopedics
9:15 AM - 9:55 AME. Robotics in the Next 5 Years: What Surgeons Need to Know
9:15 AM - 9:55 AMF. Pain Management and Outpatient Anesthesia: Top Concepts Today
9:15 AM - 9:55 AMG. Winning Strategies for Staff Recruitment and Retention
9:55 AM - 10:15 AMNetworking Break in Zurich Foyer
10:15 AM - 10:55 AMA. The Future of Independent ASCs
10:15 AM - 10:55 AMB. How Ambient AI Is Driving Productivity and Efficiency in Orthopedics
10:15 AM - 10:55 AMC. Successful Strategies for Value-Based Healthcare
10:15 AM - 10:55 AMD. What it Takes to Build a Thriving Sports Medicine Practice
10:15 AM - 10:55 AMF. How to Make Spine ASCs More Efficient
10:15 AM - 10:55 AMG. Addressing Biases and Disparities in Surgical Care
11:00 AM - 11:40 AMA. How Orthopedic Groups Can Thrive without Private Equity
11:00 AM - 11:40 AMB. Where Orthopedics, Spine and ASCs Fits in the Healthcare Value Equation
11:00 AM - 11:40 AMC. Grow Patient Volume and Lower Your Budget
11:00 AM - 11:40 AMD. Today's Transformative Surgical Tech
11:50 AM - 12:50 PMNetworking Lunch in Zurich Exhibit Hall
12:55 PM - 1:35 PMA. Competition or Collaboration? How to Deal with Hospital Market Dynamics
12:55 PM - 1:35 PMB. Reducing Orthopedic Coding Denials With AI, Expert Insight, and Documentation Precision
12:55 PM - 1:35 PMC. New Payer Behavior Disrupting ASCs and How to Prepare
12:55 PM - 1:35 PMD. The Strategic Partnerships Orthopedic Practices Need Next
12:55 PM - 1:35 PME. Shaping the Future of Healthcare: AI, Efficiency, and the Generational Opportunity in Patient Care
12:55 PM - 1:35 PMF. What Elite Anesthesia Partnerships Look Like
12:55 PM - 1:35 PMG. How to Make Your ASC the Ideal Surgeon Destination
1:40 PM - 2:20 PMA. Dr. William Levine, Chairman, Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University; Orthopedic Surgeon-in-Chief, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
1:40 PM - 2:20 PMB. How Smart ASCs Prep During Economic Uncertainty
1:40 PM - 2:20 PMC. Defining the Future: Next-Generation Technologies in Spine Care
1:40 PM - 2:20 PMD. Optimizing Orthopedics with Successful Data Strategies
1:40 PM - 2:20 PME. AI That Actually Works: Lessons from Automating Orthopedic Operations
1:40 PM - 2:20 PMF. The Orthopedic Tech Nobody's Talking About - Yet
1:40 PM - 2:20 PMG. Looking Beyond Implant Costs: Perspectives on Optimizing Value in Fracture Care
2:25 PM - 3:05 PMA. Orthopedic Practice Growth for the Next 5 Years
2:25 PM - 3:05 PMB. Running the Business Side of a Private Practice: What They Don't Teach You in Medical School
2:25 PM - 3:05 PMC. From Concept to Reality: Gaining Support for Endoscopic Spine Programs
2:25 PM - 3:05 PMD. Financial Growth for Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management
2:25 PM - 3:05 PME. Big Headwinds for ASCs and What to Do Next
2:25 PM - 3:05 PMF. What Needs to Change to Fix the Anesthesia Shortage?
2:25 PM - 3:05 PMG. Bridging the Gap: Navigating Generational Differences in the Workplace
3:05 PM - 3:35 PMNetworking Break in Zurich Exhibit Hall
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMA. William Prentice, CEO at Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMB. A Comprehensive Guide to Neuromodulation in ASCs and HOPDs
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMC. ASC Platform Development: Advantages of Regional Dominance vs. National Strategy
4:20 PM - 5:20 PMA. Celebrity Keynote - Frank Thomas
5:20 PM - 6:30 PMHappy Hour in Zurich Exhibit Hall
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMContinental Breakfast in Zurich Exhibit Hall
7:00 AMRegistration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:40 AMA. The Next 5 Years of Spine and ASCs
8:00 AM - 8:40 AMB. The New Economics of Orthopedics - How Surgeons Are Rewriting the Rules on Partnerships, Profitability & Control
8:00 AM - 8:40 AMC. What to Do About Unsustainable Reimbursement Declines
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMA. ASC Practice Marketing and Growth: Top Tips
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMB. Fixing Friction in Orthopedics: How AI Is Reducing Denials and Expanding Capacity
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMC. Lessons Learned When Launching an Endoscopic Spine Program
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMD. Cutting-Edge Technologies Revolutionizing Surgery Today
8:45 AM - 9:25 AME. Advancing Spine Care: Integrating Bone-Anchored Annular Closure for Clinical and Economic Impact
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMF. AI Innovations in Pain Practice: Breakthroughs and Challenges
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMG. Physician Advocacy: How Surgeons Can Leverage Their Voices
9:30 AM - 10:10 AMA. Challenges and Breakthroughs in Spine, Orthopedics and ASCs
9:30 AM - 10:10 AMB. The Next Iteration of Value-based Care for Orthopedics, Spine and ASCs
9:30 AM - 10:20 AMC. Dr. Brian J. Cole, Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH
9:30 AM - 10:20 AMD. Practical Applications for AI in Orthopedics
10:20 AM - 10:55 AMNetworking Break in Zurich Exhibit Hall
10:55 AM - 11:35 AMA. Transformative Tech in Spine and Orthopedics
10:55 AM - 11:35 AMB. Crucial Business Insights for Every Spine Surgeon
10:55 AM - 11:35 AMC. Dr. John Peloza, Physician at PelozaSpine
10:55 AM - 11:35 AMD. The PASSION Principles...How to be the Exception and Not the Rule
11:40 AM - 12:20 PMA. What to Know before Selling to Private Equity
11:40 AM - 12:20 PMB. How AI Agents Are Disrupting ASC, Spine & Pain Operational Workflows
11:40 AM - 12:20 PMC. Best Practices for Spine ASC Efficiency
11:40 AM - 12:20 PMD. How to Make Bundled Payments, Risk-Based Pay a Win in Orthopedics
11:40 AM - 12:20 PME. How to Invest Better as a Physician
11:40 AM - 12:20 PMF. Today's Top Ideas in Pain Management and Outpatient Anesthesia
11:40 AM - 12:20 PMG. Successful Strategies to Span Generational Differences in the Workforce
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLeading Her Way...Owning Your Voice, Power & Purpose
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMNetworking Lunch in Zurich Exhibit Hall
1:35 PM - 2:15 PMA. Successfully Bringing New Service Lines to the ASC
1:35 PM - 2:15 PMB. SI Joint Fusion: The ASC Growth Lever You Can’t Afford to Overlook
1:35 PM - 2:15 PMC. Profit Potential: Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management Opportunities
1:35 PM - 2:15 PMD. How New Patient Growth Strategies Have Evolved in 2026
1:35 PM - 2:15 PME. Expanding ASC Growth: Advancing Chronic Focal Pain Treatment With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
1:35 PM - 2:15 PMF. Strategies and Opportunities Amid Plummeting Anesthesia Reimbursements
1:35 PM - 2:15 PMG. How to Start an ASC as a Physician Owner
2:20 PM - 3:00 PMA. AI: Where Does It Fit in the Future of Spine and Orthopedics?
2:20 PM - 3:00 PMB. The Future of Spine Entrepreneurship
2:20 PM - 3:00 PMC. Key strategies to prepare your ASC for challenging payer negotiations
2:20 PM - 3:00 PMD. How Orthopedic ASCs Can Elevate the Patient Experience
2:20 PM - 3:00 PME. Big Ideas to Grow Patient Volume without Breaking the Budget
2:20 PM - 3:00 PMF. How to Build an Integrated Pain Practice
2:20 PM - 3:00 PMG. Redefining Spine Care Delivery: Value, Efficiency and Clinical Innovation
3:00 PM - 3:35 PMNetworking Break in Zurich Exhibit Hall
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMA. Dr. Marc J. Philippon, Managing Partner and Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Steadman Clinic
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMA. Innovations Shaping the Next Era of Spine Technology
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMB. Best Strategies to Ace ASC Accreditation and Strengthen Quality of Care
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMD. The Partnerships Orthopedic Practices Can't Miss
3:35 PM - 4:15 PME. Bridging the Gap: Aligning Physicians, Health Systems, and Payers
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMF. How Surgeons Will Be Using Robotics by 2030 and Tips to Prepare Now
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMG. Staff Recruitment and Retention: How to Gain a Competitive Edge
4:20 PM - 5:20 PMA. Celebrity Keynote - Colston Loveland
5:20 PM - 6:30 PMHappy Hour in Zurich Exhibit Hall
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

11 THURSDAY _________________________________________________________________________________

7:30 AM

Registration Opens in the Exhibit Hall

8:30 - 9:55 AM 

Sessions

9:55 - 10:15 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:15 - 11:40 AM

Sessions

11:50 AM - 12:50 PM

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:15 - 3:05 PM

Sessions

3:05 - 3:35 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:35 - 4:15 PM

Sessions

4:20 - 5:20 PM

Celebrity Keynote

5:20 - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

12 FRIDAY ____________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 AM

Registration Opens in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 - 10:20 AM 

Sessions

10:20 - 10:55 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:55 AM - 12:20 PM

Sessions

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:35 - 3:00 PM

Sessions

3:00 - 3:35 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:35 - 4:15 PM

Sessions

4:20 - 5:20 PM

Celebrity Keynote

5:20 - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

13 SATURDAY __________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 - 10:55 AM

Sessions

11:00 - 11:40 AM

Closing Address from Scott Becker

11:45 AM

Conference Adjourns