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Day 1
Symposium A: Future of Healthcare Emerging Technologies & Trends
Symposium B: Innovation & Adoption in Digital Health
Day 2
Symposium A: Women’s Health Innovation
Symposium B: Investment, Funding, Startup Growth & Federal Health Workshop
Day 3
Symposium A: Evidence in Action: Validating AI in Real-World Healthcare
Symposium B: AgeTech & Healthy Longevity
May 5
Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends
9:30 AM
Aligned by Design: Using AI to turn Evidence-Based Care Into Real-Time Documentation and Revenue?
Dr. Wilson Wang, CEO & founder, WD Home
10:00 AM
Planning for the Future: Lessons Learned Partnering with Health Systems to Implement AI in Acute Care Delivery
Dr. Andrew Napier, Co-Founder, Head of Clinical AI, Sayvant
10:30 AM
Networking BREAK
11:00 AM
Breath-Based Cancer Screening: Building the Next Scalable Early Detection Platform
Dr. Shlomi Madar, Chief Executive Officer, SpotitEarly
11:30 AM
Using Soft Robotics, Extended Reality, and AI to Develop the Next Generation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Systems
Dr. Bobak Mosadegh, Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine
12:00 PM
Taking Back the Medical Curriculum: How AI Patient Simulations Put Faculty Back in Control
Chris Thomas, CEO, SiloMed
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
Advancing Immunotherapy: New Strategies to Overcome Treatment Resistance
Sumayah Jamal, President, Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, ENB Therapeutics
1:50 PM
Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends
Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI
2:00 PM
Sleep tracking: digital biomarker or therapeutic target? Sleep tracking: digital biomarker or therapeutic target? This is your wake-up call
Dr. Jason Lazar, Executive Vice Dean, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
2:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:00 PM
Executive Roundtable Masterclass
Scale AI
May 5
Innovation & Adoption in Digital Health
9:30 AM
Session
Aarabi Balasubramanian, Founder & CEO, EmTech Care Labs
10:00 AM
Boost Performance: 10 AI Truths & ASCEND AI
Doug Goldstein, Chief Growth Officer, Tech Serv Corporation
10:30 AM
Session
Dr. Stephanie Chambers, Prevent Care
11:00 AM
Networking BREAK
11:30 AM
Scaling Digital Health in Legacy Systems with Proven Outcomes
Andrei Doibani, GBU Head, Nagarro
12:00 PM
Production-Ready AI Agents for Health Systems
Brent Augustus, Principal Solutions Architect of Life Sciences, Nagarro
Valery Juste, Provider Strategy, Nagarro
Shallu Sarvari, Head of Data & AI, Americas, Nagarro
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:50 PM
Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends
Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI
1:30 PM
Integrating Innovation into Legacy Health Systems with Documented Results
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, CEO, Grapevine Health
Michael Banyas, Health Specialist and SBIR/STTR Program Manager, National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Jim Parshall, Executive Director – Delivery Device R&D, Eli Lilly
2:00 PM
From Fragmentation to Insight: Powering Real-World Evidence with Connected Data System
Bhagya Prashanth, Co-founder & Chief Product Offcicer, HIX Connect
2:30 PM
Bridging Data Silos: Interoperability and Real-World Evidence
David Singletary, Co-Founder, Subsalt
Tammye Garrett, CDO at UT-SW Medical Center in Dallas
Stephen Konya, Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
3:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM
The Integrity Gap: Why Big Pharma is Afraid of the Truth
Michael Peterson, CEO, Information Mediary Corp (IMC)
3:30 PM
From Data to Action: Vital Friend’s Model for Real-World Digital Health Adoption
Gaurav Kohli, Founder & CEO, VitalFriend
May 6
Women’s Health Innovation
9:30 AM
Closing the Women’s Health Evidence Gap with Real-World Data
Dr. Larry Norton, Founding Medical Director, Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Hospital at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
10:00 AM
How Planned Parenthood Is Redefining the Digital Path to Care in an AI-Driven World
James Estrada, Innovation Lead , Planned Parenthood Federation of America
10:30 AM
Women’s Health Across the Lifespan with Demonstrated Outcomes
Dr. Komal Bajaj, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Wayne Cafran, Board Member, EmblemHealth
11:00 AM
The Promise of the Cern Device: Shining Light on Women's Health
Dr. Kate Stephenson, VP of Engineering, Cern Corporation
Divya Verma, VP, Business Development, Accord Healthcare
11:30 AM
From Pilot to Platform for Women’s Health Solutions with Evidence
Dave Esra, President, CEO & Board Chairman, Bobi Health
12:00 PM
How Tech and Innovation can eliminate disparities in care: A focus on Women's health
Dr. Denise Howard, Associate Professor Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
New Male Contraceptives: The Next Essential in Women’s Health
Dr. Darlene Walley, CEO, NEXT Life Sciences
1:50 PM
Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends
Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI
2:00 PM
Biology First: Building Durable Platforms in Women's Health
Zehra Ansari, Senior PM, Innovation Industries, NYCEDC
Heather Bowerman, CEO & Founder, Dotlab
Stacey Seltzer, Managing Partner & Founder, Pontiva Healthcare Partners
Alexandra Sakatos, Co-Founder & CEO, Ancilia Biosciences
3:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM
Small Moments, Big Shifts: How Micro-habits Can Reduce Burnout and Build Lasting Resilience
Sydnee Wheeler, Licensed Therapist & Mental Wellness Practitioner, Zansors
Divya Verma, VP, Business Development, Accord Healthcare
4:00 PM
Closing
Divya Verma, VP, Business Development, Accord Healthcare
May 6
Investment, Funding and Startup Growth & Federal Innovation Workshop
9:30 AM
Introduction
Dr. Craig Kenesky, Partner, Brown Rudnick
9:45 AM
Where Capital Is Flowing: Investing in Evidence-Driven Health Innovation
Peter Micca, Managing Partner, Caduceus Capital Partners, LLC
Christopher McKelvy, Founder & Managing Partner, K Ventures
Dr. Craig Kenesky, Partner, Brown Rudnick
10:30 AM
Navigating the Funding Landscape with Validated Health Tech Models
Saul Richter, Founder and Managing Partner, Rittenhouse Ventures
10:50 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM
Driving Business Outcomes Through Regulatory Strategy
Zina Manji, Founder & Principal, Regulatory Strategist, InnoPathwayz
12:00 PM
AI & Data-Driven Health
Sarianne Gruber, Principal, SG Analytics
Michael Banyas, Health Specialist and SBIR/STTR Program Manager, National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Natalie Principe, Managing Partner & CEO, Extend Health Consultants
12:30 PM
LUNCH
May 7
Evidence in Action: Validating AI in Real-World Healthcare
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
May 7
AgeTech & Healthy Longevity
9:30 AM
Building an Omniverse AgeTech Solution in the Era of Accelerated AI
Gracyn Robinson, Founder & CEO, RENOVAHEALTH Corp
10:00 AM
Beyond Monitoring: AI-Personalized Engagement That Drives Behavior Change, Outcomes, and Lower Costs
Amy Li, Founder & CEO, Dance4Healing
10:30 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM
Pharmacogenomics, an Innovative Approach to Healthcare in the VA
Dr. Amanda McQuillan, Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Program Manager, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
11:30 AM
The Future of Aging: Integrating Technology, Data, and Care Delivery at Scale
Chinmaya Nayak, Global Practice Leader – Healthcare & Life Sciences, Nagarro
Riya Shah, Founder & CEO, Renalva
Dr. Larry Norton, Senior VP, Office of the Hospital President, Founding Medical Director, Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Hospital at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Ravi Kondadadi, CTO, PulpDigital.ai
12:00 PM
Rethinking Chronic Care: From Disease Management to Lifelong Health Optimization
Riya Shah, Founder & CEO, Renalva
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
Intergenerational Tech Solutions: Connecting Seniors with Families and Care Teams
Dr. Lee Washington, Senior Medical Director, Aetna
1:50 PM
Future of Healthcare: Emerging Technologies & Trends
Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI
2:00 PM
From Point Solutions to a Care Platform: What Actually Moves Outcomes in Senior Living
Raj Mehra, CEO & Co-founder, Sage
2:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:00 PM
Session
Dr. Lee Washington, Senior Medical Director, Aetna
3:30 PM
Session
Dr. Lee Washington, Senior Medical Director, Aetna
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