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Building the Future of Digital Health & AI - Through Evidence-Based Innovation
Chair: Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto
9:30 AM
Opening Keynote
Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto
TRACK
AI & Data-Driven Healthcare
9:40 AM
AI offers a once in a generation opportunity to revolutionize drug development: who stands to gain the most?
Dr. Harsha Rajasimha, Founder & CEO, Jeeva Clinical Trials
Param Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Jeeva Clinical Trials
10:00 AM
Predictive Analytics & Population Health Backed by Real-World Evidence
Neha Rawat, Director, Data Science, Bausch Health
Ankur Teredesai, CEO, CueZen
10:20 AM
Clinical Decision Support Tools Demonstrating Improved Care Quality
Haley Chute, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Octagos
Chrysanthi Dori, VP, Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata
10:40 AM
Emerging Go-to-Market Models & Policy Frameworks for Healthcare AI
Nayan Ghosh, Head of Life Sciences & HealthTech , Marwood Group
11:00 AM
Networking BREAK
11:10 AM
AI in Payer Strategy: From Contracting to Real-Time Revenue Optimization
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
The 88% Solution: The Trillion-Dollar Data Gap Medicine Can't Afford to Ignore
Yusuf Nkrumah, Founder and CEO, IndyGeneUS Bio
11:50 AM
AI as healthcare's great equalizer: promise, risk, and what comes next
Silvia Diaz-Roa, Vice President, Product – Affluent & Mass Affluent Segments, JPMorganChase
12:10 PM
The Four Siblings of Health Data Policy - Privacy, Cybersecurity, Interoperability and AI
Deanne Primozic Kasim, Vice President, Policy & Federal Affair, surescripts
12:30 PM
LUNCH
TRACK
Innovation & Adoption in Digital Health
1:30 PM
From Concept to Care: The OptixDX Technology Powering Pretika MedTech
Thomas Nichols, CEO & Founder, Pretika Medtech
1:30 PM
AI-Guided Front Desk for Medicaid Care Success - SUNY Downstate Case Study
Amir Kishon, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twig Health
Dr. Mohamed Nakeshbandi, Chief Medical Officer, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
1:50 PM
Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends
Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI
2:10 PM
Digital Health Innovation Isn’t the Problem. It’s Friction
Gil Bashe, Chair, Gobal Health & Purpose, FINN Partners
TRACK
Clinical Innovation & Emerging Therapies
2:30 PM
Innovation with Impact
Viq Pervaaz, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NYCEDC
2:50 PM
Extending Care Beyond the Visit: AI-Driven Patient Engagement in Home-Based Care
Bud Langham, Senior Adviser, Care Bestie
3:10 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM
Oncology & Cancer Care Innovation with Proven Clinical Outcomes
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
Diagnostics & Early Detection Demonstrating Real-World Impact
Nejeed Kassam, CEO | Co-Founder, Rewire Digital Therapeutics
4:10 PM
Chronic & Metabolic Disease Innovations with Outcomes-Driven Results
Thomas Nichols, CEO, Pretika MedTech
4:30 PM
Closing
Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto
Reimagining Care Delivery & the Health Workforce Through Proven Models
Chair: Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc
9:30 AM
Breakthrough Experience: Real Time Clinical Intelligence That Drives Better Outcomes and Better Economics
Doug Romer, Chief Medical Officer, MedsEngine
TRACK
Care Delivery Models & Systems Innovation
9:50 AM
From Data to Action: Provider Intelligence and AI at the Core of Value-Based Care.
Dr. Russell Robbins, Medical Director, HealthCorum
10:10 AM
Building Houses without Bricks: the State of technical standards in Women's Health applications
Dr. Kate Stephenson, VP of Engineering, Cern Corporation
10:30 AM
Robotic Care Delivery: Designing Human-AI Systems for Senior Care
Anna Oh, Head of Product & Design, Norbert Health
10:50 AM
Networking BREAK
11:10 AM
Rewriting the Story: Preventing Youth Mental Health Harm in the Age of Smartphones
Bill Brady, CEO, Troomi
11:30 AM
Reimbursement, Risk, and ROI: Making Advanced Wound Imaging Viable at Scale
Thomas Nichols, Founder & CEO, Pretika MedTech
Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc
TRACK
Telehealth & Remote Care Expansion
11:50 AM
Automating Medication Access to Improve Patient Care
Mark Makhinson, PharmD. Senior Director of Outpatient and Specialty Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Health System
Cathleen Mathew, Senior Director of Pharmacy Population Health, Mount Sinai Health System
12:10 PM
Hospital-at-Home & Remote Monitoring with Evidence of Effectiveness
Dr. Alexander Fortenko, Medical Director, Hospital at Home, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Zev Blumenkrantz, Innovation Fellow – Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
Patient Experience in Virtual Care Supported by Real-World Evidence
Aasim Saeed, Founder & CEO, Amenities Health
1:50 PM
From Access to Advantage: Scaling Specialty Care That Performs
Molly Reyna, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, TeleSpecialists
TRACK
Reimagining Care Delivery
2:10 PM
From Risk to Retention: Using Wearable Hyperkalemia Monitoring to Sustain GDMT
Moin Hussaini, Chief Product Officer, Accurkardia
2:30 PM
From Data to Dignity: Multisensory Streaming as a First-Line Dementia Intervention
Alban Maino, CEO, Memory Lane TV
2:50 PM
Autonomic Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: Resilience & Agility in a Time of Geopolitical and Economic Volatility
Tim Fleischer, Chairman, Transyovant
TRACK
Workforce & Organizational Transformation
3:10 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM
Assistants or Colleagues? Reimagining Care Delivery with AI Employees
Paritosh Ambekar, General Manager of Healthcare, EMA
Dr. Ashis Barad, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery
Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc
3:50 PM
Building the AI-Ready Health System: Patient 360 in Practice
Brent Augustus, Principal Solutions Architect of Life Sciences, Nagarro
Sunny Mohla, Salesforce Practice Head (Americas), Nagarro
Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc
4:10 PM
Transforming the Healthcare Workforce: From Compliance Burden to Scalable Infrastructure
Joe Lengfellner, Chief Product Officer, IgniteData
Renata Panchal, Director, Clinical Research Informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:30 PM
Closing
Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc
Scaling Impact, Access & Consumer Health with Demonstrated Results
Chair: Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants Inc
9:30 AM
Opening
Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, ExtendHealth Consultants
TRACK
Investment & Startup Growth
9:50 AM
How IP Strategy Drives Startup Valuation and Investor Confidence
Dr. Craig Kenesky, Brown Rudnick
10:10 AM
Using health data and AI to solve Autism/IDD Housing
Leslie Goedken, Founding Partner, Home Catalyst Partners LLC
10:30 AM
Corporate Venture & Strategic Partnerships That Convert to Scale
Sally Ann Frank, Global Lead – Health & Life Sciences | Microsoft for Startups, Microsoft
10:50 AM
Networking BREAK
11:10 AM
Non-Dilutive Funding & Grants with Validated Use Cases
Stephen Konya, Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships – U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesÂ
11:30 AM
Maintaining Momentum for Life Science and Health Innovation in NYC
Alan Chramiec, Assistant Vice President, Life Sciences, NYCEDC
TRACK
Consumer-Centric Health & Engagement
11:50 AM
Digital Therapeutics & Behavior Change with Evidence of Effectiveness
Daniel Knecht, Chief Medical Officer and SVP, Emblem Health
George Hulse, VP, EmblemHealth
12:10 PM
Digitizing the Village: How Community-Led Tech Bridges the Healthcare Trust Gap
Giancarlo Paolillo, Founder & CEO, Watch Our Own
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
From Concept to Care: The OptixDX Technology Powering Pretika MedTech
Thomas Nichols, CEO & Founder, Pretika Medtech
1:30 PM
AI Utilization for Patients & Providers in Digital Health
Mia Genevieve, Fractional CTO and Lead Developer, Prevent Care
1:50 PM
The Engagement Gap in Digital Health—and How Biofeedback Closes It
Baabi Das, Founder, Zansors
2:10 PM
The Category Error of Treating Health as Discrete Events
Justin Kastil, Founder & CEO, BlockHaven AI
TRACK
Health Equity, Access & Lifestyle Innovation
2:30 PM
Reducing Disparities in Care Delivery with Measured Outcomes
Dr. Jacques Jospitre, Co-Founder & CEO, SohoMD, PLLC
2:50 PM
Reimagining Health Delivery: Movement, Mental Health, and Longevity from Childhood Forward
Nicoletta Nerangis, Founder & Executive Director, Run4Fun
Grace Charrier, Cancer Convos with Grace B.
3:10 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM
The Next Blue Ocean for Medicine: Medical Grade, Regulated, Heart Rate Variability
Dr. Andrew Holman, CEO, Inmedix
3:50 PM
From Imaging to Action: Integrating Real-Time Wound Intelligence into Clinical Workflow
Thomas Nichols, Founder & CEO, Pretika MedTech
John Hammitt, Executive Director at HITLAB
4:10 PM
Wellness, Lifestyle & Preventive Health Tech with Documented Benefits
Dr. Denise Howard, Associate Professor Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Ami Karnik, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, ObieHealth
4:30 PM
Closing
John Hammitt, Executive Director at HITLAB
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