Agenda

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

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
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 Orthopedic ASCs: 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 Workflows at Work: ASC, Spine & Pain
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 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?
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 PMB. Best Strategies to Ace ASC Accreditation and Strengthen Quality of Care
3:35 PM - 4:15 PMC. Innovations Shaping the Next Era of Spine Technology
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 Zurich Foyer

8:30 - 9:55 AM 

Sessions

9:55 - 10:15 AM

Networking Break in Zurich Foyer

10:15 - 11:40 AM

Sessions

11:50 AM - 12:50 PM

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:55 - 3:05 PM

Sessions

3:05 - 3:35 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:35 - 5:20 PM

Sessions

5:20 - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

12 FRIDAY ____________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 AM

Registration Opens in Zurich Foyer

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 - 5:20 PM

Sessions

5:20 - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

13 SATURDAY __________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast in Vevey Foyer

8:00 - 10:55 AM

Sessions

11:00 - 11:40 AM

Closing Address from Scott Becker

11:45 AM

Conference Adjourns