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  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    9:00am - 4:00pm CT
    Maximizing AI ROI in Healthcare: Strategic Implementation for Measurable Results
    Attila Hertelendy, PhD – College of Business, Florida International University
    Bridget Karlin – BEK Strategies
    Judy Wawira Gichoya, MD – Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 6.0
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    9:00am - 4:00pm CT
    Leadership Skills for Environmentally Resilient Healthcare
    Andrew Garman, PsyD – RUSH University/IHF-Geneva Sustainability Centre
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 6.0
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Navigating Through Crises is What We Do
    Nathan S. Kaufman, MSc – Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Strategy Smarts: Winning the Game of Implementation
    Annie Steelman, DBA, FACHE – RWJBarnabas Health
    Meredith Inniger, FACHE – VMG Health
    Daan van Knippenberg, PhD – Rice University
    Katie Eimers – UNC Health
    Andrew Goldfrach, FACHE – Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Healthcare Law: The Year in Review 2025-2026
    Jonathan H. Burroughs, JD, MD, MBA, FACHE – The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network, Inc.
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Learning From Our Digital Past: Guiding AI's Future in Healthcare
    Janet I. Guptill, FACHE – The Scottsdale Institute
    John Glaser, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Peter Stetson, MD, MA, FAMIA – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Christy Harris Lemak, FACHE – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    12:00pm - 1:45pm CT
    Bachmeyer Address and Luncheon | Move Fast and Fix Things 
    Anne Morriss – Leadership Strategist and Bestselling Author
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 0
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Leadership Insights | How Health Systems Can Collaborate, Not Compete, to Solve Our Biggest Issues
    Robert W. Allen, FACHE – Intermountain Health
    Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE – SSM Health
    Carter Dredge – Mindshare Institute/Intermountain Health
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Emergency Preparedness in the Evolving Ambulatory Landscape
    David J. Reisman, FACHE – Mass General Brigham
    Lindsay Gainer, MSN, RN – Mass General Brigham Medical Group
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Hot Topic | AHA Policy and Politics Update
    Richard J. Pollack – AHA
    Stacey Hughes – AHA
    Ashley B. Thompson – American Hospital Association
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Hot Topic | Comprehensive Strategies to Address Healthcare Workplace Violence
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Women Healthcare Executives Address and Breakfast | Sustainable Success Through Culture, Structure and Strategy
    Debra Sukin, PhD, FACHE – Texas Children’s Hospital
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 0
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    9:30am - 10:30am CT
    CEO-Exclusive Session | Economic Outlook 2026: Key Trends and Implications for Healthcare
    Cristian deRitis, PhD – Deputy Chief Economist/Senior Director
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 0
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    9:30am - 10:30am CT
    The State of Healthcare Finance
    Herd A. Midkiff, CVA – JTaylor
    Scott Siemer – Methodist Health System
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    10:45am - 11:45am CT
    Innovative Solutions to Challenges in the Rural Perioperative Healthcare Setting
    Brad D. Holland, FACHE – Hendrick Health
    Mary Dale Peterson, MD, FACHE – Driscoll Health System
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    12:00pm - 1:30pm CT
    Hot Topic | What Is AI Really For, and What Comes Next? 
    Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH, FACC – FlyteHealth
    Shiv Rao, MD – Abridge
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    The Missed Opportunity: Why Health Systems Can't Ignore PA and APRN Policy Efforts
    Jennifer M. Kolb, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – American Academy of Physician Associates
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Hot Topic | Scenes From the Future: Emerging Healthcare Trends 
    Amy Webb – Future Today Strategy Group 
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    9:30am - 10:30am CT
    Offsite, On Target: Growth Strategies That Meet Patients Where They Are
    Rizan Mohsin, MHA – UChicago Medicine
    Ishani R. Patel, MS, FACHE – UChicago Medicine
    Ritu Verma, MD – UChicago Medicine
    Lauren Hull, MHSA – UChicago Medicine
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    10:45am - 11:45am CT
    Forum on Advances in Healthcare Leadership Research
    Obinna O. Oleribe, DrPH, MPH, MBA, MBBS – California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Paulchris Okpala, D.HSc – California State University, San Bernardino
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Messaging Your Hospital’s Brand through Intentional Storytelling
    Dottie DeHart – DeHart & Company
    Amelie Karam – Amelie Karam Speaking and Consulting
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Electrifying the Future: Lessons from Three Health Systems on the Journey to Decarbonization
    Walt Vernon, PE, LEED AP, EDAC, FASHE, JD, LLM – Mazzetti, Sextant Foundation, International Federation of Healthcare Engineering
    Jason D'Antona, PE – Mass General Brigham
    Gregory L. Evans, MPA – Penn Medicine
    Chad Sorber – Oregon Health & Science University
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Modernizing Access: A System-Wide Strategy to Elevate the Patient Experience
    Andrew D. Vu, MBA, MPH – ECG Management Consultants
    Leticia W. Towns, FACHE – Regional One Health
    Crystal A. Kinnard, MEd – Regional One Health
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Unlocking the Power of Real Time Data
    Pam Gray, BSBA, MSA – OSU Physicians
    Brian Mitchell, SMB-A, CPHIMS, CHCIO – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center / OSU Physicians, Inc.
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0