CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Our roster of past speakers and panelists represents a who’s who from across the healthcare landscape; thought leaders and agents of change who in our intimate setting are uniquely accessible to our attendees.
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Deborah DiSanzo
President, IBM Watson Health
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Tim Lawler
Partner, Waud Capital
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Benjamin A. Breier
Partner, Partners Group
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C. Martin Harris, MD
Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Lori Morgan
President & Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Hospital
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Josh Golomb
Chief Executive Officer, Hazel Health
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Bobby Jindal
Former Governor of Louisiana (Two Terms)
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Eric Hargan
Former Deputy Secretary, Health and Human Services
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Dr. Minalkumar Patel
Founder and CEO, ABACUS Insights
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Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Former US Secretary, HHS
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Sean Slovenski
SVP & President, Walmart Health & Wellness
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Woodrow A. Myers, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Corizon
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John H. Hammergren
President & Chief Executive Officer, McKesson
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Elizabeth Teisberg
Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Services
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Kate Sullivan Hare
Former Director, Healthcare Policy, Walmart Stores; VP of Government Affairs, eHealth, Inc.
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Jim VandeHei
Co-Founder & Executive Editor, POLITICO
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Thomas A. Scully
Senior Counsel, Alston & Bird LLP
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Steve Lefar
Chief Strategy Officer, Strata Decision Technology
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Paul Kusserow
CEO and Chairman, Amedisys
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Rebecca Harrington
Co-Founder and President, The Leadership Institute
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Leah Scanlan
Partner, Oak HC/FT
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Brain Blase
Special Assistant to the President
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Drew Rector
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Health First
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John Fox
President and CEO, Beaumont Health
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David Lubarsky
Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences & CEO, UC Davis Health
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Said Francis
SVP, Head of Business Development and Corporate Strategy, Moderna, Inc.
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Glen Tullman
Founder & Executive Chairman, Livongo Health
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Rob Bessler
CEO and Founder, Sound Physicians
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Donato Tramuto
Chief Executive Officer, Tivity Health
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Craig Garthwaite
Professor, Director of Program on Healthcare, Northwestern University
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Jonathan Mayhew
President, Aetna National Accounts & SVP, Markets
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John Glaser, Ph. D.
SVP, Population Health, Cerner
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Mary Grealy
President, Healthcare Leadership Council
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Scott W. Atlas, MD
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
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Maura McGinn
SVP, Growth & Partnerships, Belong Health
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Jeff Nelson
Chief Executive Officer, Healogics
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Peter McClennen
Chief Executive Officer, Best Doctors
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Patrick J. Kennedy
Former US Representative from Rhode Island
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James Carville
Political Consultant, Author, Talk-Show Host
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Mike Pykosz
Chief Executive Officer, Oak Street Health
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April Anthony
CEO, Encompass Home Health & Hospice
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Brad Hively
President, Health Essentials Physician Network
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Donald Furman MD
Co-Founder, Alignment Healthcare
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Dr. Keith Fernandez
President, Memorial Hermann Physician Network
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Aneesh Chopra
Former Chief Technology Officer of the United States
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Jeff Arnold
Chairman and CEO, Sharecare
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Craig Swanson
ex-President, Insignia Health
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Julie Klapstein
Founding CEO, Availity
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John Driscoll
Chief Executive Officer, CareCentrix
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W. Michael Long
Chairman & CEO, Lumeris & Essence Group Holdings
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Bruce Cerullo
Former Chairman & CEO, Vitalize Consulting Solutions
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Gerry McDonough
Founder & CEO, LeadFirst Learning Systems, LLC.
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Ron Brownstein
Editorial Director for Strategic Partnerships, Atlantic Media
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Phil Kamp
Co-Founder and CEO, Valence Health
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Trace Devanny
CEO, TractManager, Arsenal Capital Partners
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Tami Simon, JD
Managing Director & Global Practice Leader, Conduent
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Robert Musselwhite
Chief Executive Officer, The Advisory Board Company
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Special Advisor for Health Policy, Professor, Author
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Tucker Carlson
Co-Host, FOX and Friends Weekend
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Paul Begala
Political Analyst and Commentator, CNN
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Mark Briggs
Chief Executive Officer, ABILITY Network
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Andrew W. Litt, MD
Principal, Cornice Health Ventures
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Stephen Kahane
President, Enterprise Services Group, athenahealth
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Darren Dworkin
Chief Information Officer, Cedars Sinai Health System
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Robert Galvin, MD
Operating Partner, Equity Healthcare
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Douglas A. Present
Former CEO, Managed Health Care Associates
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Uwe Reinhardt, PhD
Health Care Industry Economist
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David B. Pryor, MD
President & CEO, Ascension Clinical Holdings
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Charles E. Cook, Jr.
Editor and Publisher, The Cook Political Report
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William Borne
Chief Executive Officer, Amedisys
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William A. Muggia
CEO & CIO, Westfield Capital Management
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Jonathan S. Bush
CEO & Chairman, athenahealth
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Stuart Altman, PhD
Economist & Professor, Brandeis University
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Matt Salo
Director of Health Committee, National Government Association
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Jeffrey H. Margolis
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Welltok
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Morton Kondracke
Contributing Editor, Roll Call & Commentator, FOX News
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Steve Hill
Administrator, Washington State Health Care Authority
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Gail Wilensky, PhD
Economist, Congressional Advisor, International Speaker
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Trevor Fetter
President & Chief Executive Officer, Tenet Healthcare
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Michael F. Cannon
Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute
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Tracy L. Bahl
Executive Vice President, Health Plans, CVS Health
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Edward M. Kennedy
Partner, Epstein Becker & Green
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Gary A. Mecklenburg
Executive Partner, Waud Capital Partners
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Brad Fluegel
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Business Development, Walgreens
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Jeffrey Rideout
SVP of Care & Cost Management; Chief Medical Officer, TriZetto
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David J. Brailer, MD
Managing Partner & CEO, Health Evolution Partners
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Judith Hibbard, DrPH
Professor Emerita, University of Oregon
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Senator Phil Gramm
Former Vice Chair, UBS Investment Bank
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Mark Heesen
Former President, National VC Association
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Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
President, Health Futures & Professor, UVA
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Fred Barnes
Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
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David Vandewater
President & CEO, Ardent Health Services
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Tom Smith
Former President & CEO, VHA