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Leadership Wranglers: Workforce & Organizational Change

Sponsored by Abridge

Session Format: Lightning Talk


Join Nabla as they discuss Workforce and Organizational Change.

Session Format: Solution Session


Tomorrow's digital health executives are already on your team. But are you developing them? In this collaborative session, leaders share how they're mentoring, promoting, and preparing emerging digital health leaders. Bring your own challenges—and walk away with solutions to keep your talent from walking out the door.


Speakers:

  • Wendi Cannon, Chief Information Officer, Radiology Associates of Tallahassee
  • Susan Fenton, PhD, Professor and Vice Dean, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston
  • Oliver Galicki, MPH, CHCIO, CDH-E, Vice President, IT Applications, Memorial Hermann Health System
  • Ryan Thousand, CDH-E, Chief Information Officer, Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association

Session Format: Success Story


Automation can reduce friction—but only when aligned with people, processes, and leadership. In this dual case study, hear how two leaders from healthcare and wellness organizations drove enterprise-wide change through automation, cloud strategy, and data-informed operations. From restructuring teams to transforming governance and navigating hybrid workforce dynamics, learn how they connected vision to execution—and used automation to cut costs, improve workflows, and reduce operational burden at scale.


Speakers:

  • James Gaston, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, Parkland Health

Data Stampede: Unleashing Interoperability & Data-Driven Healthcare Insights

Sponsored by Ahead

Session Format: Lightning Talk


Healthcare leaders have no shortage of data—but turning that data into decisions is the real frontier. In this Lightning Talk, hear how one CIO transformed a fragmented data environment into a powerful analytics engine. Learn how a pragmatic, three-part strategy—grounded in governance, management, and reporting—can dramatically improve data reliability, usability, and impact. If you're still struggling to unlock the value of your data, this session shows where to start.


Speakers:

  • Mark Galea, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Willis Knighton Health

Session Format: Success Story


Learn how one health system turned decades of disconnected data into trusted insights. Through strategic governance, workflow alignment, and cross-functional engagement, this case study showcases how organizations can build a foundation for clean, credible, and timely data—powering clinical, financial, and operational transformation.


Speakers:

  • Brian Lane, MSHSM, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Health Affairs & CHAMPS
  • Endrit Meta, MA, Director, Data and Technology, The Center for Health Affairs & CHAMPS

Session Format: Lightning Talk


Interoperability isn't just about data exchange—it's about enabling real-world decisions that improve health. This Lightning Talk explores how cloud analytics, machine learning, and cross-sector collaboration can be used to integrate diverse data sources and uncover insights tied to social determinants like housing and suicide risk. Learn how actionable interoperability can advance population health, inform targeted interventions, and support smarter, value-aligned strategies.


Speakers:

  • Cherodeep Goswami, CHCIO, CDH-E, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Providence Health System

AI Pioneers: Automation & Predictive Analytics

Sponsored by Nabla

Session Format: Solution Session


AI pilots are everywhere—proven enterprise value is not. In this interactive Fishbowl session, digital health leaders and attendees' step into the conversation to share how they've moved from hype to performance by building ROI frameworks, aligning with clinical strategy, and measuring impact at scale.


Speakers:

  • Chris Harper, MBAi, MPM, CHCIO, CDH-E, Chief Information Officer, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of AI, The University of Kansas Health System & Medical Center
  • Joseph Izzo, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, San Joaquin General Hospital
  • Nichole Niesen, MA, Director Automation, Corewell Health
  • Helen Waters, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, MEDITECH

Join Abridge as they discuss Automation and Predictive Analytics.

Session Format: Horizon Chat


As AI tools evolve from passive assistants to active decision influencers, healthcare leaders must define when to trust, intervene—or override. In this strategic conversation, learn how organizations are redesigning teams, roles, and culture to thrive in AI-augmented care environments.


Speakers:

  • Nasim Eftekhari, MS, Chief AI and Analytics Officer, City of Hope
  • Pallavi Ranade-Kharkar, PhD, MS, Enterprise Director of Informatics, Intermountain Health
  • Tracey Touma, CHISL, CDH-L, Cybersecurity Business Liaison, Cleveland Clinic
  • Russell Yeager, MBA, LFCHIME, CHCIO, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Encompass Health

The New Sheriff in Town: Defending the Digital Frontier

Sponsored by Rubrik

Session Format: Horizon Chat


Today's breaches are tomorrow's blueprints. In this Horizon Chat, security leaders reflect on how recovery from cyber incidents evolves into long-term organizational resilience. Hear how cross-functional teams recalibrated systems, strengthened processes, and rebuilt trust months after the initial breach—transforming crisis response into lasting strategy.


Speakers:

  • Brad Carvellas, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, The Guthrie Clinic
  • Ryan Finlay, Principal Chief Information Security Officer, CereCore, HCA
  • Lisa Gallagher, National Advisor, Cybersecurity, CHIME

Session Format: Success Story


Zero Trust isn't just a concept—it's a commitment to securing healthcare from the inside out. In this dual case study, two leaders share how their organizations moved from theory to practice. From executive-driven governance models to hands-on implementation of segmentation and access controls, learn how to navigate the technical and cultural shifts required to operationalize Zero Trust. Walk away with actionable strategies for scaling cybersecurity in diverse health system environments.


Speakers:

  • Jim Feen, MS, CHCIO, CDH-E, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Southcoast Health
  • Matt Shaw, CDH-E, Chief Information Security Officer, Southcoast Health

Session Format: Lightning Talk


Drills aren't optional—they're your best defense. This Lighting Talk shows how tabletop simulations and scenario training are transforming cybersecurity from an IT-only task into an enterprise-wide reflex. Learn how one health system used simulation to uncover gaps and empower teams before an incident.

Session Format: Solution Session


Identity-based attacks are the most common attack vectors today and healthcare's very complex identity needs only exacerbate the challenge. In this interactive Fishbowl, attendees are invited to share their real-world experiences – the scope and scale of today's identity challenges, as well as new and innovative solutions. Whether you are challenged by third-party identities, privileged access management, MFA everywhere, identity verification or non-human identities (NHIs), this session will facilitate an all-attendee discussion and prepare you to defend your organization.


Speakers:

  • James Case, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Baptist Health
  • Jason Taule, MSB, CHISL, CDH-E, Chief Information Security Officer, Luminis Health

Trailblazing Healthcare: Innovations in Diagnostics, Treatment & Virtual Health

Session Format: Success Story


Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is transforming how care is delivered—but scaling it effectively requires the right mix of clinical leadership and digital innovation. In this case study, The Guthrie Clinic and Neteera share how they implemented contactless RPM in long-term care settings to reduce hospital transfers and improve outcomes. Learn how this partnership addressed staffing challenges, enabled proactive care, and built a sustainable model for remote, high-touch monitoring.


Speakers:

  • Terri Couts, MHA, RN, CHCIO, CDH-E, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, The Guthrie Clinic
  • Rachel Weissberg, Head of Healthcare Provider Strategy, Neteera

Session Format: Horizon Chat


Virtual-first care can't survive on vision alone—it needs infrastructure, alignment, and measurable value. In this strategic discussion, hear how health systems are scaling hybrid models, building team buy-in, and tackling the tough questions of sustainability and equity in virtual care.


Speakers:

  • Joel Brownell, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Scott MacLean, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E, LCHIME, FCHIME, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, MedStar Health
  • Fernando Small, PhD, CHCIO, Associate Vice President, Chief Academic Office Administration, Analytics, and Informatics, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Join AWS as they discuss Innovations in Diagnostics, Treatment and Virtual Health.