Agenda: May 6-8

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Chairs

Dr. Jason Lazar, Executive Vice Dean, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Lee Washington, Senior Medical Director, National Accounts, Aetna

9:00 AM

Unlocking the Future of Health Innovation

Nejeed Kassam, CEO & Co-founder, Rewire Digital

9:15 AM

What's next for Ambient AI? What health systems should look out for

Yong S. Wong, Principal, Healthcare Cloud & AI, Microsoft

9:35 AM

Sleep, Sensors, and Science: How Wearables Are Reshaping Cardiovascular and Sleep Health

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

9:55 AM

Innovating Remote Monitoring: Industry Insights and Opportunities

Hassan Naqvi, Head, Digital Health Partnerships, AstraZeneca

Jae Kim, Partner, DLA Piper

10:15 AM

Building the Future: Digital Therapeutics and the Next Evolution of Patient Monitoring

James Hamet, Founder & CEO, Vistim Labs

10:35 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM

Late Breaker: Impact of Movement to Improve Mental Health in Today's Youth in NYC

Nicoletta Nerangis, Executive Director & Founder, Run4Fun

11:20 AM

Bio Innovation Hub and Novo Nordisk's interest in GLP-1 titration

Henrik Bengtsson, Senior Innovation Manager, Novo Nordisk

11:40 AM

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: Closing the Unmet Clinical Need Gap between Pharmaceutical and Surgical Options for Weight Loss in Patients Suffering with Obesity

Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc, Director of Endoscopy at Weill Cornell Medicine

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

Breaking Barriers—Innovating Toward Health Equity

Dr. Glennis Mehra, Director, Biolabs at NYULangone

1:40 PM

Leveraging AI for Behavior Change and Public Health

Brittany Sigler, Lead Director, Product Strategy and Management, CVS Health

2:00 PM

Networking Break

3:00 PM

Global Health Unlocked: An Interactive Dialogue with Aetna

Lee Washington, Senior Medical Director, National Accounts, Aetna

3:30 PM

Pioneering Solutions: The Future of Global Health Innovation

Meghana Helder, CEO and Founder, Octin Health

3:50 PM

Connecting the Globe: Innovations That Cross Borders

Henry Pittman, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Global Strategic Connections 360

Valerie Caruso, Chief Strategy Officer of Alverium Health

Julian Weinstock, Chief Technology Officer, QBM

4:10 PM

Summit Closing

John Hammitt, Global Director, HITLAB

Chairs

Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair for the Women’s Health Tech Initiative at HITLAB

Susan Solinsky, Strategic Operating Partner, Kayne Anderson and Composition Capital

9:00 AM

Women’s Heart Health: Changing the Narrative and Driving Awareness

Tracy Warren, Sr. Managing Director, American Heart Association

9:15 AM

From Algorithms to Access: How AI and Digital Health Can Bridge Gaps in Cardiovascular Care

Effie Andrikopoulou, MD, Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center & Associate Professor, University of Washington
Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair for the Women’s Health Tech Initiative at HITLAB

9:35 AM

Building a Smarter Healthcare Future: Empowering Access with Digital Tools

Gaurav Gupta, Co-founder & CTO/COO, MyPhysicianPlan

Ramdev Regulapati, Co-founder & CEO/COO, MyPhysicianPlan

9:55 AM

Bridging the Gap: Redefining Patient Engagement and Collaborative Innovation in Healthcare

Amanda Goltz, Principal, Corporate Business Development, Amazon
Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair for the Women’s Health Tech Initiative at HITLAB

10:15 AM

Adherence in Focus: Measuring Impact, Overcoming Barriers, and Advancing Digital Solutions Through Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration

Gurdeep Sareen, Founder & CEO, Sima Health
Myla Maloney, Chief Growth Officer, Premier Inc
Joanne Watters, General Manager/ Director ,Intelligent Devices SEZC Inc. ( IMC)
Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair for the Women’s Health Tech Initiative at HITLAB

10:35 AM

Networking Break

11:15 AM

Establishing Evidence, Empowering AI: The CAiTE Launch

Chrysanthi Dori, Vice President of Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata
Stan Kachnowski, Chair, HITLAB

11:30 AM

The New Pulse of Innovation: AI, Policy, and the Future of Clinical Research

Nikhil Khadabadi, Chief Medical Officer, Eclevar
Chrysanthi Dori, Vice President of Clinical Informatics Services, Medidata

11:40 AM

Shaping Healthcare Narratives: Media Strategies for the New Era

Laura O’Neill, Partner, New York Health Media Lead, Finn Partners
Glenn Silver, Healthcare Media Relations Specialist, Partner at LAZAR, a Finn Partners Company

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

Advancing Women's Health: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

Hahn Ey Lee, International Medical: Vaccines / Antivirals and Anti-infectives, Pfizer
Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair for the Women’s Health Tech Initiative at HITLAB

Susan Solinsky, Strategic Operating Partner, Kayne Anderson and Composition Capital

Delphine O’Rourke, Partner, Portfolia – FemTech III Fund; Founder & Managing Partner of 1928 Law

1:50 PM

Redefining Maternal Health: Innovation and Access

Roshane Sasson, Founder & CEO, BirthVue

2:10 PM

Reimagining Reproductive Health Through Innovation

Ambreen Molitor, National Director, Product Innovation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

2:30 PM

Networking Break

3:00 PM

Late Breaker Presentation*: Precision, Prevention and Pharma's role in AI-driven Medical Affairs

Dr. Kimberly Noel, Global Lead of Artificial Intelligence Advocacy & Digital Health, Roche

3:20 PM

Social Determinants of Health: A Vital Sign for Pediatric Care & Health IT Documentation

Dr. ElShadey Bekele, MD, Community Health Pediatrician, Children’s National Hospital

3:40 PM

Leveraging Digital Health Technologies and AI/ML to Redefine Patient-Centric Clinical Trials in Older Individuals

Nunzio Camerlingo, Manager, AI/ML, Quantitative & Digital Sciences, Pfizer

4:10 PM

From Trials to Reality: The Role of AI Method Validation in Generating Reliable Data.

Unika Alexander, Co-Founder & CEO, The Proficient Lab
Stas Levich, Co-Founder, The Proficient Lab

4:20 PM

What's Next for Digital Innovation

Susan Solinsky, Strategic Operating Partner, Kayne Anderson and Composition Capital

Shamiram Feinglass, MD, Managing Director, Manatt Health

* Late Breaker Presentations will be held in the Radio City Music Hall conference room adjacent to the main Summit room

Chair

Lata Setty, M.Sc., J.D, Founding Investor, How Women Invest

9:00 AM

From Innovation to Impact: AI & The Future of Drug Discovery

Bill Taranto, President, Merck Global Health Innovation

9:15 AM

AI-Driven Innovation from Canada

Ted Witek, Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Toronto

9:35 AM

AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare

Robert Rodriguez, CEO, HelixVM

Prakriteswar Santikary, EVP & CTO, HelixVM
Jim Fischer, Partner, DLA Piper

9:55 AM

AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare

Dr. Jamie Wisser, Chairman of the Board / CEO, Actual Healthcare Solutions
Robert Holton, President & COO, Actual Healthcare Solutions
Stan Kachnowski, Chair, HITLAB

10:15 AM

Health System Value-Based Wins with Real-Time EHR Data

Buzz Stewart, CEO, Medcurio
Doug Goldstein, Chief Growth Officer, Medcurio
Stan Kachnowski, Chair, HITLAB

10:35 AM

Revolutionizing Cancer Care: The Role of AI in Drug Discovery and Development

Dr. Larry Norton, Founding Medical Director, Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Hospital at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

10:55 AM

Networking Break

11:15 AM

Late Breaker Presentation*: AI and Innovation in Healthcare

Himanshu Shah, Senior Vice President, Persistent Systems

11:30 AM

Navigating Healthcare Innovation: Leadership Perspectives

Kyle Kaneicki, VP of Life Sciences and Healthcare, NYC EDC
Patricia Silverstein, Co-founder & President, Silverstein Dream Foundation
Dr. Timothy Martens, Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support, Northwell Health 
Lata Setty, M.Sc., J.D, Founding Investor, How Women Invest

12:00 PM

Breaking Through the Noise: Health Tech, Fundraising Strategies, and Avoiding Time-Wasting Investors

Neal Weinstock, CEO, Soliddd Corp
Raffaello Galby, VP Operations, Soliddd Corp

12:20 PM

Investor Intel: What’s Hot (and What’s Not) in Digital Health

Ian Chiang, Partner, Flare Capital
Ilana Gotlib, Former, Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Stryker
Pooja Majmudar, Investment Partner, KELES

12:40 PM

Lunch

1:50 PM

The Future of Global Healthcare Supply Chains

Randy Subramany, Director, Supply Chain, NYP/Cornell Main Campus
Lata Setty, M.Sc., J.D, Founding Investor, How Women Invest

2:10 PM

Supply Chain Innovation and the Future of Healthcare Delivery

Burt Zweigenhaft, EVP, FFF Enterprises

2:30 PM

Networking Break

3:30 PM

Shaping the Future: Policy, Delivery, Payment, and Innovation in Healthcare

Mark Atalla, Seamless Care Models Group, Model Lead, Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

3:50 PM

Regulated Digital Landscape in Pharmaceutical Companies.

Sriman Banerjee, Head of Diagnostics, Software Devices & Packaging, R&D Pharma Sci, Takeda

4:10 PM

Project Execution Hurdles: Dealing with Grant Funding and DEI Related Uncertainty

Helene Rutledge, President & COO, BirthVue
Esther Dyson, Founder, Wellville
Kari Kalgren, Executive Director, Strategy & Innovation Healthcare Innovators Collaborative, Premier Inc
Lata Setty, M.Sc., J.D, Founding Investor, How Women Invest

4:30 PM

Esther Dyson - Reflections on HITLAB’s First Day

Esther Dyson, Founder, Wellville
* Late Breaker Presentations will be held in the Radio City Music Hall conference room adjacent to the main Summit room