SYMPOSIUM

May 7, 2026 • NYC

Evidence in Action: Validating AI in Real-World Healthcare

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Schedule

Chair: Dr. MaryAnne Rizk, GM, Healthcare & LifeSciences, Scale AI

9:30 AM

Deploying AI at Scale with Proven Clinical and Operational Impact

Stephen Konya, Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. MaryAnne Rizk, GM, Healthcare & LifeSciences, Scale AI

Junmyung Kwon, CEO, Medical AI

10:00 AM

From Pilot to Platform: Scaling AI-Driven Precision Prescribing Across the Healthcare Ecosystem

Dr. Bernard Esquivel, CEO, GENXYS

10:30 AM

How Agentic AI Is Transforming Cardiometabolic Care

Michael Joseph, Founder & CEO, Visolyr

11:00 AM

From AI to Zero Trust: Accelerating and Transforming Healthcare Through Technology

Cletis Earle, Healthcare CTO, Citrix

Dr. MaryAnne Rizk, GM, Healthcare & LifeSciences, Scale AI

11:30 AM

Using AI to Improve Care Delivery and Outcomes with Real-World Data

Pervej Alam, Co Founder/ CEO, PulpDigital.ai

Ravi Kondadadi, CTO, PulpDigital.ai

12:00 PM

Clinical Intent Capture: Why Reasoning-Based Evidence (RBE) and Semantic-First Architecture are the New Standard for Evaluating Real-World AI

Kiranmayee Suryadevara, Founder, CEO, Xogenous Labs

12:30 PM

LUNCH

1:30 PM

What Health Systems Actually Require Before Buying AI Solutions

Shilpa Karkeraa, CEO & Chief Scientist, FlocCare

1:50 PM

Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends

Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

2:00 PM

How an early adopter is using AI (LLMs) today in day-to-day work.

Dr. Mark Robson, Chief, Breast Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2:30 PM

The Data Quality Crisis Killing Healthcare AI

Gary Bhandarkar, Associate Director, Merck

3:10 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

3:30 PM

Hands-On Workshop: Applying an Evidence Framework to Real AI Use Cases

Giancarlo Paolillo, Founder & CEO, Watch Our Own

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

Dr. MaryAnne Rizk, GM, Healthcare & LifeSciences, Scale AI

SPEAKERS

Stephen Konya

Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

Dr. MaryAnne Rizk

GM, Healthcare & LifeSciences

Junmyung Kwon

CEO

Dr. Bernard Esquivel

CEO

Michael Joseph

Founder & CEO

Cletis Earle

Healthcare CTO

Pervej Alam

Cofounder & CEO

Ravi Kondadadi

CTO

Kiranmayee Suryadevara

Founder & CEO

Shilpa Karkeraa

CEO & Chief Scientist

Dr. Mark Robson

Chief, Breast Medicine Service

Gary Bhandarkar

Associate Director

Dr. Cheryl Roche Alexander

Founder & Principal, Enlightened Consulting

Giancarlo Paolillo

Founder & CEO

Nayan Gosh

Head of Life Sciences & HealthTech

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Future of Healthcare Emerging Technologies & Trends
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Day 2

Women’s Health Innovation

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Investment, Funding & Startup Growth

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Federal Health Workshop

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