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

Introduction

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

TRACK

Healthcare Leadership & Strategy

9:40 AM

Leading Through Transformation: What Healthcare Executives Need to Get Right Now

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

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:00 AM

Building the Healthcare Workforce of the Future: Leadership, Talent & Technology

Neha Rawat, Director, Data Science, Bausch Health

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:20 AM

From Hospital to Intelligent Health System: Building Smarter, More Connected Care Environments

Haley Chute, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Octagos

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

10:40 AM

NYC's Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem: What One of the World's Leading Health Hubs Can Teach Us About Transformation

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

11:00 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Health System Innovation

11:10 AM

The Intelligent Hospital Is Here: What Health Systems Need to Build Next

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

Beyond the Pilot: Turning Workflow Innovation Into Enterprise-Wide Operational Impact

Yusuf Nkrumah, Founder and CEO, IndyGeneUS Bio

11:50 AM

Reinventing Medication Management: Digital Pharmacy, Automation & the Future of Medication Safety

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

12:10 PM

Can Healthcare Stay Ahead of the Threat? Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Trust in an AI-Driven World

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

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Clinical Innovation & Emerging Therapies

1:30 PM

One Patient, One Strategy: Bringing Precision Medicine Into Everyday Care

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

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

1:50 PM

Care Without Walls: Scaling Virtual Care, Hospital-at-Home & Hybrid Delivery Models

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:10 PM

From Sandbox to Scalpel: Disrupting Healthcare Through Immersive Simulation

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

2:30 PM

Can AI Prevent the Next Supply Crisis? Building Predictive, Autonomous Supply Chains

Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC

2:50 PM

Know Where Everything Is: Creating End-to-End Visibility Across Pharma

Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Emerging Ventures

3:30 PM

From Idea to Impact: What It Takes to Build & Scale the Next Generation of Digital Health Companies

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

The AI Startup Revolution: Which Technologies Are Actually Transforming Healthcare?

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

4:10 PM

Where Capital Meets Innovation: What Investors Are Betting on Next in 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

From Digital Transformation to Intelligent Healthcare: What Comes Next for Health Systems?

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

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:10 AM

AI That Actually Works: Turning Automation Into Measurable Operational Impact

Neha Rawat, Director, Data Science, Bausch Health

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:30 AM

One Patient, Many Touchpoints: Building Truly Connected Care Across the Health System

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

The Consumerization of Healthcare: What People Now Expect From Their Health Experience

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

Beyond the Patient Portal: Reimagining Digital Engagement Across the Care Journey

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

12:10 PM

AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support: Enhancing Patient Engagement, Provider Experience, and Evidence-Based Care

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

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Clinical Innovation

1:30 PM

From Standardized to Personalized: Giving People a Greater Role in Their Health

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

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

1:50 PM

Session

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:10 PM

Digital Therapeutics & Virtual Care: When Software Becomes Part of the Treatment Plan

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

2:30 PM

Faster Answers, Better Decisions: The Next Generation of Diagnostics & Point-of-Care Technology

Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC

2:50 PM

From Clinical Trial to Real World: Building the Evidence Healthcare Innovation Needs to Scale

Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Care Innovation & Emerging Technologies

3:30 PM

Inside the Smart Hospital: IoT, Sensors & the Connected Care Environment

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

Can Healthcare Finally Fix Identity & Data Exchange? Building Trusted Digital Infrastructure

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

4:10 PM

Beyond the Screen: Where AR, VR & Spatial Computing Fit in Clinical Care

Thomas Nichols, CEO, Pretika MedTech

4:30 PM

From Device to Decision: Turning Everyday Health Data Into Clinical Action

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

Why Great Technology Fails to Scale—and What Successful Health Systems Do Differently

Yusuf Nkrumah, Founder and CEO, IndyGeneUS Bio

11:50 AM

Technology Is the Easy Part: Winning the People Side of Healthcare Transformation

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

12:10 PM

The Consumer Adoption Test: Will People Actually Use What We're Building?

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

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Global Digital Health

1:30 PM

Healthcare Without Borders: What We Can Learn From Global Digital Health 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

From Innovation to Impact: Scaling Digital Health Solutions That Deliver Measurable Value

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:10 PM

Beyond the Grip: How Digital Biomarkers and Global Partnerships Are Transforming Health Monitoring

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

2:30 PM

The Global AI Health Race: How Countries Are Approaching Healthcare Transformation

Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC

2:50 PM

Collaboration Without Borders: Building Partnerships That Accelerate Global Health Innovation

Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Commercialization & Market Access

3:30 PM

Great Technology Isn't Enough: What It Really Takes to Commercialize Healthcare Innovation

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

Who Pays for Innovation? Cracking the Reimbursement Challenge in Digital Health

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

4:10 PM

Getting to Yes: Winning Adoption From Health Systems, Payers & Providers

Thomas Nichols, CEO, Pretika MedTech

4:30 PM

Beyond the Funding Round: Building Sustainable Healthcare Business Models

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

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