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  • Sunday, Mar 23rd
    9:00am – 4:00pm CT
    CEO Boot Camp (CEOB)
    Location: Hilton Americas- Ballroom B
    Bootcamp Presenter: Britt Berrett, PhD, LFACHE – Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University
    Bootcamp Presenter: k. Alicia Schulhof, FACHE – Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 6.0
  • Sunday, Mar 23rd
    9:00am – 4:00pm CT
    COO Boot Camp (COOB)
    Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom A
    Bootcamp Presenter: Michael Gitman, MD, FACP – Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health
    Bootcamp Presenter: Jon Sendach, FACHE – North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 6.0
  • Sunday, Mar 23rd
    9:00am – 4:00pm CT
    Moving Into a Physician Leadership Role Boot Camp (PLEAD)
    Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom F
    Bootcamp Presenter: Raj Ramachandran, EdD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Michael Robert Anderson, MD, FAAP, FCCM – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Valerie Weber, MD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Richard W. Nesto, MD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Aaron Mitra, FACHE – WittKieffer
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 6.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    10:00am – 11:30am CT
    Managing in the Middle While Mastering the Matrix (02X)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Speaker: Caroline S. Russell, FACHE – Mayo Clinic in Florida
    Speaker: Adia K. Ross, MD – Advocate Health-High Point Regional Hospital
    Speaker: Kimberly Adelman, PhD, FACHE – ECG Management Consultants
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    10:00am – 11:30am CT
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Leading Change to Transform Healthcare (12X)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Tomasik, FACHE – CFAR, Inc.
    Speaker: Ruth K. Bash, FACHE – Inspira Health
    Speaker: Sabrina M. Granville – Tufts Medicine
    Speaker: Marty Sargeant – Keck Medical Center, Keck Hospital of USC & USC Norris Cancer Hospital
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    10:00am – 11:30am CT
    Student Session: The Growth Edge: Leveraging Mentorship, Sponsorship and Coaching for Career Success (S03X)
    Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom F
    Speaker: Laurie Baedke, FACMPE, FACHE – Growth Edge Leadership
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    12:00pm – 1:30pm CT
    Hot Topic: Developing Your Leadership Brand and Telling Your Story (MON1)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Ginny Clarke – Google
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Navigating Uncertainty: Personal and Professional Strategies for Leading Through Turbulence (19H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
    Speaker: Sara M. Johnson, FACHE – KS Leadership Advisors
    Speaker: David L. Schreiner, PhD, FACHE – Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Masters of Executive Leadership: Agile Leadership in Transformational Times (MSTR1)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE – SSM Health
    Moderator: Laurie Baedke, FACMPE, FACHE – Growth Edge Leadership
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Interactive Workshop: Developing Your Leadership Brand and Telling Your Story (WKSH1)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Speaker: Ginny Clarke – Google
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Building Executive Presence as New Managers—Transforming Cultural Values Into Culture Add (26H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Speaker: Bryan Rivera, FACHE – Sutter Health
    Speaker: Brenda Aguilar Wong, RN, ACM – Kaiser Permanente
    Speaker: Grant Cho – Sutter Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Planting Your Flag—Lessons Learned From Female CEOs as They Embark on New Leadership Journeys (33H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: Lindsey H. Petrini, FACHE – Piedmont Newton Hospital
    Speaker: Jennifer Nickoles, FACHE – Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    Speaker: Marissa Kiefer – Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
    Speaker: Sarah K. Brownell, FACHE – HDR
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Healthcare Leadership in Environmental Sustainability: Debunking the Myths (39H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: Andrew N. Garman, PsyD – RUSH University/IHF-Geneva Sustainability Centre
    Speaker: Kyle Tafuri, MBA, MA – Hackensack Meridian Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Early Healthcare Professional Survival Kit: Navigating the Workplace and Skills for Success (45H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Speaker: Elizabeth Case – UC San Diego Health
    Speaker: Bonnie Gao – UCI Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Succession Planning—Is Your Institution Prepared? Are You? (LEAD06)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Moderator: John S. Winkleman – The Health System Simulation, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
    Major Symposium Speaker: Jack Lynch, III, FACHE – Main Line Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Margaret Crotty – Northwell Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Embracing the Unknown: Leading Through Times of Uncertainty to Build a Clear and Shared Vision for the Future (LEAD15)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Moderator: Fayola Edwards-Ojeba, MD – RechargedMD
    Major Symposium Speaker: Susan R. Burroughs, FACHE – MUSC Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Luanne Thomas Ewald, FACHE – University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital
    Major Symposium Speaker: Cristina Contreras, LMSW, FABC – NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    7:15am – 8:30am CT
    ACHE/AUPHA Joint Address: Leading Through Internal and External Turmoil (AUPHA)
    Major Symposium Speaker: Joanne M. Conroy, MD – Dartmouth Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    7:15am – 8:30am CT
    ACHE/AUPHA Joint Address: Leading Through Internal and External Turmoil (AUPHA)
    Location: Marriott Marquis - Houston Ballroom 5-7
    Major Symposium Speaker: Joanne M. Conroy, MD – Dartmouth Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    7:15am – 8:30am CT
    Women Healthcare Executives Address: Courageous Moments That Define Leadership (WHEBR)
    Location: Marriott Marquis - Houston Ballroom 1-3
    Major Symposium Speaker: Christina (Tina) M. Freese Decker, FACHE – Corewell Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Fearless Leadership: Psychological Safety and the High-Performing Healthcare Organization (50X)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Erik L. Carlton, DrPH, CPH, FACHE – West Virginia University School of Public Health
    Speaker: Sarah C. Woodrum, DrPH, FACHE – West Virginia University School of Public Health
    Speaker: Michael A. Grace, EdD, FACHE – West Virginia University Hospitals
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Create Sustainable Future Leaders and High-Energy Teams Using Coaching, Mentoring and Succession Planning (51X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Speaker: Andrea A. Wary, RN – Geisinger Health System
    Speaker: Pamela L. Scagliarini, FACHE – Yale New Haven Health System
    Speaker: Tammy Simon, RN, MSN, CPHQ – ThedaCare/Froedtert
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Building a Physician Leadership Pipeline: Identify and Nurture High-Potential Physicians (58X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Tony Stajduhar – Jackson Physician Search
    Speaker: Ashley Vertuno, FACHE – HCA Florida JFK North Hospital
    Speaker: Gene Liu, MD, FAACS, FAAP – Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
    Speaker: Suresh Lakhanpal, MD – Phoebe Physicians
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    10:45am – 11:45am CT
    A Novel Approach to Leadership Succession Management (63H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Speaker: Daniel Young – WittKieffer
    Speaker: Debbie Dover, SPHR, SHRM-SCP – Ballad Health
    Speaker: Eric Deaton, FACHE – Ballad Health
    Speaker: Liam Ryan, PhD – CMA Global
    Speaker: Erin Greilick, PhD – CMA Global
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    From Healing Hands to Leading Minds and Hearts: Navigating the Transition From Clinician to Executive Leadership (73H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: James L. Hill, Jr., MD, FACHE, CPE, FASA – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
    Speaker: Ruben J. Azocar, MD, MHCM, FASA, FCCM. FACHE – Beth Israel Deaconess MC
    Speaker: Yvonne Moon, RN-BC – University Hospitals Parma
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Leading Through the Noise: Froedtert ThedaCare's Journey Through Integration and Cultural Transformation (76H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: David A. Olson, FACHE – Froedtert ThedaCare Health
    Speaker: Imran Andrabi, MD, FAAFP – Froedtert ThedaCare Health
    Speaker: Chris Masone – Forvis Mazars
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Crisis Leadership in the New Disaster Era—Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (83H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Speaker: Attila J. Hertelendy, PhD – Florida International University
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Mindful Leadership: Advanced Leadership Strategies to Regulate Stress and Navigating Healthcare in the Age of Ambiguity and Constant Change (84H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Speaker: Hala Kershah – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
    Speaker: Dante Green, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Transforming Leadership Development for Impact: Cultivating Future Leaders (89H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Speaker: Gretchen Kolb – Penn Medicine
    Speaker: Shannon Sarracino – Penn Medicine
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Leadership Perspectives: Workforce Delivery Iteration, Policy, Innovation and How to Lead for Change (91H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Speaker: Trevor Strauss, FACHE – HWL
    Speaker: Shane Jackson – Jackson Healthcare
    Speaker: Kristi McMillan, FACHE – Lee Health
    Speaker: Alex Espinosa, RT(R) , ARDMS – Cleveland Clinic Florida
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    7:15am – 8:30am CT
    CEO & COO Networking Breakfast: Four Sites of Care: Placing Care Within Reach (CEOBK)
    Location: Marriott Marquis - Houston Ballroom 5-7
    Major Symposium Speaker: Kevin B. Mahoney – Penn Medicine
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Improving the Experience of Care: A Pecha Kucha Panel (108X)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: Greg Aukerman, CPXP – TiER1 Impact
    Speaker: Sven O. Gierlinger – Northwell Health
    Speaker: Pierre Pham, FPCC – NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst
    Speaker: Stefanie Simmons, MD – Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation
    Speaker: Seanna-Kaye Denham-Wilks, PhD, FPCC – NYC Health and Hospitals | Kings County
    Speaker: Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, FACHE – Houston Methodist / Houston Methodist Physician Organization
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Restoring Psychological Safety to Support QI and Transformation at the Nation's Largest Municipal Healthcare System (111X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: Eric Wei, MD – NYC Health + Hospitals
    Speaker: Hillary S. Jalon – NYC Health + Hospitals
    Speaker: Jeremy C. Segall, MA, RDT, LCAT, FPCC – NYC Health + Hospitals
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Journey to Excellence: Navigating Saudi Arabia's Healthcare Transformation (115X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Speaker: Dina S. Alismail, OD – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
    Speaker: Khaled Alabdulkareem, MD – Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
    Speaker: Mohammed Alrassi, PhD – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
    Speaker: Khalid Alburaikan, PharmD – Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Forum on Advances in Healthcare Leadership Research (116H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
    Speaker: Deborah M. Mullen, PhD – University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
    Speaker: Scott A. Phillips, DBA – University of New Orleans Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration
    Moderator/Facilitator: Peter A. Weil, PhD, LFACHE – Your Customer’s Voice
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Elevating Hidden Heroes: Recognizing and Empowering Essential Support Staff (125H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Bart Kaericher – Aramark Healthcare+
    Speaker: Lee Ann Liska, FACHE – Vanderbilt University Hospital
    Speaker: Esezele Payne – Advocate Health
    Session Moderator: Evin Wood – Aramark Healthcare+
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Leading in Times of Change: The Role of Leader Humility and Ambition in Improving Engagement and Innovation (128H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Speaker: Amer Kaissi, PhD – Trinity University
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    12:00pm – 1:30pm CT
    Hot Topic: Learning, Leadership, and Leaning into the Future of Work in Healthcare (WEDS3)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Major Symposium Speaker: Joel Podolny, PhD – Honor Education
    Major Symposium Speaker: Robert Higgins, MD – Rush University System for Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Jennifer M. Orozco-Kolb, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – American Academy of Physician Associates
    Moderator: Katherine A. Meese, PhD – HUmargin Group
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Empathy: The Leadership Strategy That Retains Talent and Saves Millions in Healthcare (137H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: Helen Riess, MD – Empathetics, Inc./Harvard Medical School
    Speaker: Robert J. Altman, MD – Gould Medical Group
    Speaker: Amber S. Campbell, DBA, MBA, FACHE – Sutter Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    You Belong at the Table, but Bring Your Own Chair: A Panel Discussion on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in the Healthcare Industry (139H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: Lindsey Umlauf, DPT, FACHE – Medical Center of Excellence, U.S. Army
    Speaker: Amelia Duran-Stanton, PA-C, PhD, DSc, MPAS, DFAAPA – U.S. Army
    Speaker: Tiara Walz, PhD, FACHE – U.S. Army / Baylor University
    Speaker: Allison Ferro, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FACHE – U.S. Army
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Things Fall Apart: A Playbook for Leading Through Disruption and Derailment Towards Growth and Success (153H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Speaker: Charles D. Callahan, PHD, FACHE – University of Toledo/UToledo Health
    Speaker: Staci Rogers, MD – CoxHealth
    Speaker: Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, FACHE – Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0