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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 W. Gichoya, MD – Department of Radiology and 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 – 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, 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, FAMIA – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, 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, FACHE – Mass General Brigham
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Hot Topic: AHA Policy and Politics Update
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Hot Topic: Comprehensive Strategies to Address Healthcare Workplace Violence
    Chris D. Van Gorder, FACHE – Scripps Health, San Diego
    Scott A. Hutton, PhD, RN, FACHE – Veterans Health Administration
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    7:30am - 9:00am CT
    Women Healthcare Executives Address and Breakfast: From Headwinds to Tailwinds: Leading with Purpose, Passion, and Pride
    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 – Moody's Analytics
    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, 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
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Leadership Strategies for Managing Ultra-High-Cost Drugs and Advanced Therapeutics
    Rick Couldry – The University of Kansas Health System
    Erin R. Fox, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP – University of Utah Health
    Brandon Edgerson, PharmD – Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
    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
    Off-Site, On-Target: Growth Strategies That Meet Patients Where They Are
    Rizan Mohsin – UChicago Medicine
    Ishani R. Patel, FACHE – UChicago Medicine
    Ritu Verma, MD – UChicago Medicine
    Lauren Hull – 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 – California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Paulchris Okpala, DHSc – California State University, San Bernardino
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    10:45am - 11:45am CT
    Integrating Community Insight and System Strategy to Build a Sustainable Freestanding Emergency Department Model
    Yolanda Hill Wimberly, MD – Grady Health System
    Shannon Sale – Grady Health System
    Michelle Wallace, DNP, RN, FACHE – Grady Health System
    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, JD, PE, LEED AP – Mazzetti/Sextant Foundation/International Federation of Healthcare Engineering
    Jason D'Antona, PE – Mass General Brigham
    Gregory L. Evans – 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 Systemwide Strategy to Elevate the Patient Experience
    Andrew D. Vu – ECG Management Consultants
    Leticia W. Towns, FACHE – Regional One Health
    Crystal A. Kinnard – 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 – OSU Physicians
    Brian Mitchell, CPHIMS, CHCIO – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center/OSU Physicians
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0