Main Agenda

December 1-3, 2026 • NYC

Leading the Next Era of Healthcare Innovation & Transformation​

Chair: Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

9:30 AM

AI Governance & Responsible Leadership

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

TRACK

Healthcare Leadership & Strategy

9:40 AM

Digital Transformation Strategy

Dr. Harsha Rajasimha, Founder & CEO, Jeeva Clinical Trials

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:00 AM

Workforce Transformation & Leadership Development

Neha Rawat, Director, Data Science, Bausch Health

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:20 AM

Intelligent Hospitals & Smart Health Systems

Haley Chute, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Octagos

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

10:40 AM

Clinical Workflow Automation & Operational Excellence

Nayan Ghosh, Head of Life Sciences & HealthTech , Marwood Group

11:00 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Health System Innovation

11:10 AM

Intelligent Hospitals & Smart Health Systems

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

Evan Zaslow, Chief Managed Care Officer, City of Hope

Stead Burwell, Founder & CEO, Outbound.AI

11:30 AM

Clinical Workflow Automation & Operational Excellence

Yusuf Nkrumah, Founder and CEO, IndyGeneUS Bio

11:50 AM

Digital Pharmacy & Medication Safety

Silvia Diaz-Roa, Vice President, Product – Affluent & Mass Affluent Segments, JPMorganChase

12:10 PM

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Trust

Deanne Primozic Kasim, Vice President, Policy & Federal Affair, surescripts

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Clinical Innovation & Emerging Therapies

1:30 PM

AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support

Amir Kishon, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twig Health

Dr. Mohamed Nakeshbandi, Chief Medical Officer, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

1:50 PM

Virtual Care, Telehealth & Hospital-at-Home

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:10 PM

Personalized & Precision Medicine

Gil Bashe, Chair, Gobal Health & Purpose, FINN Partners

2:30 PM

Remote Patient Monitoring & Connected Care

Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC

2:50 PM

Preventive Care & Early Disease Detection

Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Emerging Ventures

3:30 PM

From Concept to Commercialization: Building the Next Generation of Digital Health Startups

Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc

Dr. Meenakshi Davuluri, Associate Medical Director, US Medical Affairs, Prostate Cancer, Bayer

Sebastien Rhodes, VP, Strategy & Operations, Triomics

3:50 PM

AI-Driven Innovation: Startups Transforming Healthcare

Nejeed Kassam, CEO | Co-Founder, Rewire Digital Therapeutics

4:10 PM

Where Capital Meets Innovation: Investing in the Future of HealthTech

Thomas Nichols, CEO, Pretika MedTech

4:30 PM

Closing

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

Transforming Patient Care Through Evidence, Collaboration & Intelligent Solutions​

Chair: Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc

9:30 AM

Introduction

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

TRACK

Health System Transformation

9:50 AM

Digital Transformation & Intelligent Health Systems

Dr. Harsha Rajasimha, Founder & CEO, Jeeva Clinical Trials

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:10 AM

AI-Driven Operational Excellence

Neha Rawat, Director, Data Science, Bausch Health

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:30 AM

Care Coordination & Integrated Delivery Networks

Haley Chute, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Octagos

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

10:50 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Patient Experience & Engagement

11:10 AM

Consumer-Centered Healthcare Design

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

Evan Zaslow, Chief Managed Care Officer, City of Hope

Stead Burwell, Founder & CEO, Outbound.AI

11:30 AM

Digital Patient Engagement & Communication

Yusuf Nkrumah, Founder and CEO, IndyGeneUS Bio

11:50 AM

Personalized Care & Shared Decision-Making

Silvia Diaz-Roa, Vice President, Product – Affluent & Mass Affluent Segments, JPMorganChase

12:10 PM

Health Equity, Accessibility & Inclusive Care

Deanne Primozic Kasim, Vice President, Policy & Federal Affair, surescripts

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Clinical Innovation

1:30 PM

AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support

Amir Kishon, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twig Health

Dr. Mohamed Nakeshbandi, Chief Medical Officer, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

1:50 PM

Precision Medicine & Genomics

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:10 PM

Digital Therapeutics & Virtual Care

Gil Bashe, Chair, Gobal Health & Purpose, FINN Partners

2:30 PM

Medical Devices, Diagnostics & Point-of-Care Innovation

Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC

2:50 PM

Clinical Research, Real-World Evidence & Innovation

Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Care Innovation & Emerging Technologies

3:30 PM

Smart Hospitals: IoT, Sensors & Connected Care Environments

Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc

Dr. Meenakshi Davuluri, Associate Medical Director, US Medical Affairs, Prostate Cancer, Bayer

Sebastien Rhodes, VP, Strategy & Operations, Triomics

3:50 PM

Digital Identity & Trusted Health Data Exchange

Nejeed Kassam, CEO | Co-Founder, Rewire Digital Therapeutics

4:10 PM

Augmented, Virtual & Mixed Reality in Clinical Practice

Thomas Nichols, CEO, Pretika MedTech

4:30 PM

Next-Generation Wearables & Continuous Health Monitoring

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

Building the Future of Healthcare Through Adoption, Commercialization, and Global Collaboration​

Chair: Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc

9:30 AM

Introduction

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

TRACK

Future of Healthcare

9:50 AM

The Next Decade of Healthcare Innovation

Dr. Harsha Rajasimha, Founder & CEO, Jeeva Clinical Trials

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:10 AM

AI, Automation & the Intelligent Health System

Neha Rawat, Director, Data Science, Bausch Health

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:30 AM

Precision Medicine & Personalized Care

Haley Chute, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Octagos

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

10:50 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Innovation Adoption

11:10 AM

From Pilot to Enterprise Scale

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

Evan Zaslow, Chief Managed Care Officer, City of Hope

Stead Burwell, Founder & CEO, Outbound.AI

11:30 AM

Accelerating Digital Health Adoption

Yusuf Nkrumah, Founder and CEO, IndyGeneUS Bio

11:50 AM

Change Management & Workforce Transformation

Silvia Diaz-Roa, Vice President, Product – Affluent & Mass Affluent Segments, JPMorganChase

12:10 PM

Measuring ROI & Clinical Impact

Deanne Primozic Kasim, Vice President, Policy & Federal Affair, surescripts

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Global Digital Health

1:30 PM

Cross-Border Healthcare Innovation

Amir Kishon, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twig Health

Dr. Mohamed Nakeshbandi, Chief Medical Officer, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

1:50 PM

Global Health Equity & Access

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:10 PM

International Digital Health Policies & Standards

Gil Bashe, Chair, Gobal Health & Purpose, FINN Partners

2:30 PM

AI & Digital Transformation Around the World

Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC

2:50 PM

Collaborative Models for Global Health Innovation

Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Commercialization & Market Access

3:30 PM

From Innovation to Market: Commercializing Healthcare Technology

Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc

Dr. Meenakshi Davuluri, Associate Medical Director, US Medical Affairs, Prostate Cancer, Bayer

Sebastien Rhodes, VP, Strategy & Operations, Triomics

3:50 PM

Reimbursement Strategies for Digital Health

Nejeed Kassam, CEO | Co-Founder, Rewire Digital Therapeutics

4:10 PM

Market Access, Adoption & Provider Engagement

Thomas Nichols, CEO, Pretika MedTech

4:30 PM

Creating Sustainable Business Models for Healthcare Innovation

Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

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