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

From Startup to Scale-Up: Transforming Brain Health Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Richard Hatzfeld, Senior Partner and Brain Health Leader, FINN Partners

BetterBrain

ALZpath

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:00 AM

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

Kristen Meyers, Chief Digital Officer in Healthcare – Enterprise Transformation, AI & Digital, Cyber Risk, Northwell Health

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:20 AM

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

Cole Manship, Product Strategy and Innovation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dr. Glennis Mehra, Director, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

10:40 AM

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

Dr. Larry Norton ,Senior VP, Office of the Hospital President, Founding Medical Director, Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Hospital at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

11:00 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Health System Innovation

11:10 AM

The Future of Sleep Health: Driving Health System Innovation Through Better Sleep, Preventive Care, and Improved Patient Outcomes

Dr. Jason Lazar, Executive Vice Dean, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Evan Zaslow, Chief Managed Care Officer, City of Hope

Stead Burwell, Founder & CEO, Outbound.AI

11:30 AM

One Patient, One Connected System: The Role of Interoperability in Value-Based Healthcare

Stephen Konya, Chief, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships, ONC, US Department of Health & Human Services

CareQuest Dental Rep
Fresenius Rep
United Concordia Dental Rep
Enable Dental Rep

11:50 AM

Measuring Stress as a Vital Sign: Advancing Clinical Care Success with Objective Stress Biomarkers

Dr. Andrew Holman, CEO & Co-founder, Inmedix

12:10 PM

The Future of Women’s Health: Advancing Personalized Care Through Digital Innovation and Preventive Health Solutions

Dave Esra, Co-Founder & CEO, Bobi Health

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Clinical Innovation & Emerging Therapies

1:30 PM

Transforming Women’s Health Through Non-Invasive Medical Device Innovation and Targeted Therapies

Gregg Klang, Founder, CEO, Cern Device Corporation

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

1:50 PM

Beyond the Hospital Walls: Reimagining Patient Experience, Access, and Care Through Digital Innovation

Dr. Sarah Pletcher, Chief Digital Health Officer, Houston Methodist

2:10 PM

From Sandbox to Scalpel: Disrupting Healthcare Through Immersive Simulation

Dr. Michael Meguerdichian, Chief system Medical Simulation officer, NYC Health + Hospital

2:30 PM

What It Really Takes for AI to Keep a Supply Chain Disruption from Becoming a Crisis

Tim Fleischer, Chairman, TransVoyant

2:50 PM

From Sick Care to Preventive Care: Leveraging Remote Patient Monitoring and Data-Driven Insights to Transform Primary Care

Mia Genevieve Garbaccio, Fractional CTO PreventCare

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Emerging Ventures

3:30 PM

Protecting the Future of Healthcare Innovation: Navigating Intellectual Property in Digital Health

Dr. Craig Kenesky, Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP

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?

Dr. Doug Romer, Chief Medical Officer, MedsEngine LLC

4:10 PM

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

Sally Frank, Global Lead – Health & Life Sciences | Microsoft for Startups

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

9:30 AM

Reengineering Healthcare: Leadership, Operational Innovation, and the Path to Sustainable Health Systems

Dr. Jamie Wisser, Co-Founder, Board Chairman, CEO, ActualHealthcare Solutions

Rob Holton, President & COO, ActualHealthcare Solutions

9:50 AM

The Technology of Effective Telehealth: Beyond “Can You Hear Me?”

David Goldberg, CEO, Prosody Center

10:10 AM

Building the Intelligent Health System: Harnessing AI, Cloud Technology, and Data to Modernize Care Delivery

Yong Wong, Principal, Healthcare Product & Strategy, Microsoft

10:30 AM

The Human Side of Healthcare Innovation: Addressing Social Needs, Health Equity, and Whole-Person Care

Sabrina Shih, Director of Social Services (ED), Mount Sinai Health System

Christine Sakdalan, US Head, Marketing & Market Development, US Pharma, Boehringer Ingelheim

10:50 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Patient Experience & Engagement

11:10 AM

Bridging the Gap in Women’s Healthcare: Advancing Menopause Support Through Conversational AI, Behavioral Science, and Personalized Care

Sabine van Egeraat, Founder & CEO, SABENDER Inc

11:30 AM

From Prototype to Impact: Accelerating Healthcare Innovation Through Human-Centered AI

Dr. Garret Westlake, Vice Provost for Innovation and Strategic Design, Virginia Commonwealth University

11:50 AM

Turning Healthcare Data Into Better Outcomes

Kurt Hackenberger, Co-Founder & CEO, Claryx

12:10 PM

Beyond the Algorithm: Leveraging AI, Ambient Technology, and Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support to Transform Patient Engagement and Care

Dr. John Chelico, System Senior Vice President (SSVP) & Chief Health Information Officer (CHIO), CommonSpirit Health

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Clinical Innovation

1:30 PM

Mapping the Human Vagus Nerve: Advancing Personalized Medicine Through Next-Generation Neuromodulation Therapies

Dr. Stavros Zanos, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Northwell Health

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

1:50 PM

AI Agents in Action: Driving Measurable Results Across Healthcare

Howard Rosen, CEO, Nova Insights

2:10 PM

Advancing Clinical Innovation: Leveraging Digital Biomarkers and Novel Endpoints to Transform Patient Outcomes

Sue Zelt, Endpoint Specialist, HEOR, Argenx

2:30 PM

Clinical Intelligence at the Point of Care: AI's Role in Faster, Smarter Decision-Making

Justin Mardjuki, CEO, Sayvant

2:50 PM

Panel: From Lab to Patient: Advancing Cell & Gene Therapies Through Manufacturing Innovation, Scalability, and Clinical Translation

Iman Azeem, CAR-T Cell Manufacturing Associate, Bristol Myers Squibbs

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Care Innovation & Emerging Technologies

3:30 PM

Hidden in the Health Record: Unlocking Better Care Through AI-Powered Insights

Akshaya Prabhakaran, CEO, Evida Health

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

Sebastien Rhodes, VP, Strategy & Operations, Triomics

3:50 PM

The Care Between Visits: How AI Is Redefining Patient Engagement and Continuity

Zara Hajihashemi, Founder and CEO , Cybele Health

4:10 PM

From Discovery to Impact: Advancing Clinical Innovation Through Research, Technology, and Commercialization

Dr. Michael Salgaller, Supervisory Technology Analysis and Marketing Specialist, The National Institutes of Health

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

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

9:30 AM

From Data to Decisions: AI's Impact on Patient Care

Conrad Gudmunson, Chief Commercial Officer, Lucem Health

TRACK

Future of Healthcare

9:50 AM

The Next Decade of Healthcare Innovation

Andrea Cohen, Executive Director Mayo Clinic Global Consulting, Mayo Clinic

Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials

10:10 AM

From Copilots to Co-Scientists: What Pharma Is Learning About Putting AI Agents to Work

Vinod Das, Lead Enterprise AI Architect | AI Transformation Leader | AI Fluency at Scale, Bayer

Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen

10:30 AM

The Next Frontier in Cancer Care: Turning Scientific Discoveries into Breakthrough Technologies

Joseph Conrad, Senior Technology Analysis & Marketing Specialist, National Cancer Institute, Technology Transfer Center

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

10:50 AM

Networking BREAK

TRACK

Innovation Adoption

11:10 AM

Connecting the Enterprise: The Technology Behind Smarter Healthcare Collaboration

Jill Jenson, Senior Unified Communications and Collaboration Engineer, Walgreens

Evan Zaslow, Chief Managed Care Officer, City of Hope

Stead Burwell, Founder & CEO, Outbound.AI

11:30 AM

The Copilot Effect: Reimagining Healthcare Workflows with Microsoft AI

Mark Michelet, Strategic Client Technology Director, Microsoft

11:50 AM

How to modernize regulatory science to reshape the policy framework of SuperIntelligence in Healthcare?

Liping Wu, Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Leader, Kenvue

12:10 PM

Which Healthcare AI Innovations Actually Scale?

Gary Bhandarkar, Associate Director, Merck

12:30 PM

LUNCH

TRACK

Global Digital Health

1:30 PM

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

Dr. Mohamed Baby, Medical officier, UNSOA

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

Dr. Harsh Shah, Director, Commercial Strategy and Value Advisory | Life Sciences | GTM |, Dassault Systèmes

2:10 PM

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

Gabriella Francis, Chief Executive Officer, MySquegg

Kartik Mangudi Varadarajan, Head of Research & Clinical Evidence, MySquegg

Abbott representative

2:30 PM

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

Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics, Medidata Solutions

2:50 PM

Healthcare Without Blind Spots: Real-Time Intelligence for Better Outcomes

Dustan Oberhauser, Founder/CEO, Health-Rift

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

TRACK

Commercialization & Market Access

3:30 PM

Beyond Innovation: Navigating Investment, Market Access, and Commercialization in Healthcare

Jim Fischer, Corporate Partner, DLA Piper

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

Sebastien Rhodes, VP, Strategy & Operations, Triomics

3:50 PM

Transforming Patient Outcomes with Intelligent Solutions

Michael Joseph, Founder & CEO, Visolyr

4:10 PM

Session

Brian Mayhugh, CEO, Mindstreet

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