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CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™

Date

Fri, Nov 7, 2025, 11:00 AM - Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 08:00 PM

About

CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ | Nov 7–9, 2025 | San Antonio, TX

Lead with Vision. Drive Transformation. Elevate Healthcare.


The CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ is an intensive, leadership-focused program built exclusively for healthcare CIOs and digital health executives. Serving as the powerful kickoff to CHIME25 Fall Forum, this two-and-a-half-day experience blends strategic learning, faculty-led case studies, and executive-level collaboration.


WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

The CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ isn’t a passive seminar—it’s a high-touch, executive learning environment where participants are challenged to think, lead, and act differently. Throughout the program, you’ll:

  • Craft a Transformational Strategy: Redefine your digital vision through real-world case simulations and executive coaching.
  • Lead Organizational Change: Gain tools to manage risk, accelerate buy-in, and drive complex health IT transformations.
  • Elevate Governance & Value: Apply governance frameworks to balance strategic priorities, maximize ROI, and lead with accountability.
  • Engage Stakeholders with Influence: Strengthen your voice in the C-suite and boardroom with techniques to frame and communicate value.
  • Build High-Performance Teams: Develop cultural and operational playbooks for scalable leadership and talent growth.

“This wasn’t just a boot camp—it was a wake-up call. The faculty challenged me to reimagine my role not as an IT lead, but as a business leader and change agent.” — 2025 Boot Camp Attendee, SVP & CIO

“I walked away with a strategic blueprint I could apply immediately—plus a national peer network I still call on today.” — 2025 Boot Camp Attendee, Healthcare CIO

“The case studies made it real. I left with clarity on how to lead governance conversations with my board and medical staff.” — 2025 Boot Camp Attendee, CMIO turned CIO

What to Expect:

  • Strategic Case Work: Tackle real challenges in governance, vision-setting, and change management using interactive, team-based exercises.
  • Executive Faculty: Learn from accomplished CIOs and digital health leaders who bring decades of experience and real-world insight.
  • Focused Content Tracks: Explore topics that matter most—AI, governance, patient engagement, digital strategy, and high-performance teams.
  • Trusted Community: Build connections with peers who share your values, challenges, and ambitions in leading health IT innovation.


Key Leadership Themes:

  • Shaping transformational strategy
  • Leading change in dynamic environments
  • Driving digital consumer engagement
  • Creating governance excellence
  • Building high-performance teams
  • Cultivating board-level and C-suite relationships


Who Should Attend:

  • Current and aspiring CIOs
  • Executive IT and digital health leaders
  • CHIME certification candidates


Why Space is Limited

The CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ is purposefully designed to be small in scale, but rich in depth. We cap attendance to ensure:

  • Deep engagement with expert faculty – Every participant receives individualized attention, feedback, and mentoring.
  • High-impact peer interaction – Smaller cohorts foster more honest, strategic dialogue and real connections.
  • Immersive, case-driven learning – Breakout teams are intentionally sized to mirror executive decision-making dynamics.

This intimate format ensures that each voice is heard, each challenge is explored, and each leader leaves with the tools and confidence to drive real change.


“What made this experience different was how personal it felt. I didn’t just sit in the room—I was part of it.”

— 2024 Boot Camp Attendee, Healthcare CIO


Whether you're looking to sharpen your edge or expand your impact, the CHIME CIO Boot Camp™ delivers the insight, tools, and network to help you lead boldly in today’s evolving digital health landscape.


Space is limited – reserve your spot today!

Schedule

Schedule is subject to change

TimeSession
11:00am - 12:00pmLunch
12:00 - 4:45pmSessions
4:45 - 5:45pmWelcome Reception
5:45pmDinner
TimeSession
6:30 - 7:15amBreakfast
7:15 - 11:10amSessions
11:10am - 12:10pmLunch
12:10 - 5:15pmSessions
6:00pmDinner
TimeSession
6:30 - 7:15amBreakfast
7:15 - 11:35amSessions
11:35am - 12:35pmLunch
12:35 - 5:00pmSessions
6:00pmCelebration Dinner

Faculty

More Faculty to be announced soon.

Zafar Chaudry

Name

Zafar Chaudry, MD, MSc, MIS, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E

Company

Seattle Children’s

Title

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer & Chief AI and Information Officer

Dr. Zafar Chaudry has been Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Seattle Children's since November 06, 2017. Zafar received a promotion to Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer in 2021. Through his role, he provides vision and leadership for the development of technology initiatives and enterprise-wide information systems and services for Seattle Children’s. His goal is to enable clinicians with the best technology to deliver safe and excellent care to our patients.


Dr. Zafar Chaudry is a recognized leader and valued mentor in healthcare technology. Dr. Chaudry was a nominee for the 2024 and 2023 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards for Healthcare. Dr. Chaudry is an award recipient of the 2022 CHIME Transformational Leader Award and the 2022 Seattle CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards for Healthcare. Dr. Zafar Chaudry was a nominee for the 2021 CHIME - AHA Transformational Leadership Award. Dr. Chaudry has also been a finalist for the Seattle CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards (2020 and 2021). He is also a member of the global elite list Constellation’s Business Transformation 150 (BT150) 2020; that recognizes the top global executives leading business transformation efforts in their organizations. Dr. Chaudry received naming to the Becker’s Hospital Review’s 102 Hospital CIOs to Know (2021), Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 Hospital CIOs to Know (2019 and 2020), CIO magazine’s list of United Kingdom CIOs to follow on Twitter (2019) and Becker's Hospital Review (USA) 105 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know (2018). He was also named to the CIO.CO.UK’s Top 100 list of the most transformative CIOs in the U.K. (2017) and Government Computing’s top 100 influential technology leaders in the United Kingdom public sector (2010).


Dr. Chaudry, who began his career as a physician, has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of information technology. His background includes work in both healthcare and corporate settings in the U.S., Australia, Western Europe, and the U.K., in enterprise infrastructure development; business intelligence; unified telecommunications; and implementation of health care information and electronic medical record systems. He previously served as Chief Information Officer at Cambridge University Hospitals in the United Kingdom. Prior to Cambridge University Hospitals, he served as Global Research Director at Gartner. He also served as Chief Information Officer at the Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey Children's Hospitals in the U.K.; Consulting Editor for Hospital Information Technology Europe Magazine; Information Technology Strategist for the Vision4Children Pediatric Charity in the U.K. and Teaching Faculty at the City Colleges of Chicago.


Dr. Chaudry earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Ross University. He subsequently earned his Master of Science degree in health care policy and management from the University of Birmingham. He also holds a Master of Science degree in information systems management from the University of Salford and his Master of Business Administration from Aston University, all in the United Kingdom.

Anika Gardenhire

Name

Anika Gardenhire, RN, CHCIO

Company

Ardent Health Services

Title

Chief Digital and Information Officer

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Name

Nicole Kerkenbush, MHA, MN, BSN, RN, CDH-E, CENP

Company

CHIME

Title

Senior Vice President & Chief Learning and Member Experience Officer

Jonathan Manis hs

Name

Jon Manis, MBA, CHCIO

Company

CHRISTUS Health

Title

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

96-Aaron Miri

Name

Aaron Miri, DHA, CHCIO, CDH-E, FCHIME, LCHIME

Company

Baptist Health

Title

Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Information Officer

Hotel

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort

23808 Resort Parkway

San Antonio, TX 78261

Telephone: 210-276-2500


ROOM RATE: A block of rooms is reserved for CHIME members at the special rate of $329.00 per night for single/double occupancy (This rate includes a $10 resort fee). Additional Charges include current taxes of 16.75% (tax rates are subject to change)

  • A one-night room and tax deposit are required to hold the reservation.
  • Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m.



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  • ROOMS CUT-OFF: The reservation cut-off is October 13, 2025.

  • Reservations received after the cut-off will be accepted on a rate and space-available basis only.

  • Make your reservations EARLY!

  • CANCELLATION POLICY: Should you need to cancel your reservation you must do so no later than 7 days prior to the date of your arrival to receive a full refund of your deposit.

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