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  • Monday, March 2, 2026
  • 7:00am - 7:30am CT
    Monday Networking and Orientation
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
  • 8:00am - 9:30am CT
    Welcome & Opening Session > Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture: Hidden Potential—The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Location: George R. Brown - Level 3, Hall A3
    Adam Grant, PhD – Organizational Psychologist and New York Times Bestselling Author
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    A Practical Approach To Accelerate Your Career Trajectory
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Angel L. Vargas, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Camille Applin-Jones, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Jennie H. Chahanovich – Wilcox Medical Center (Hawaii Pacific Health)
    Joanne Kauffman – Kaiser Permanente
    Career Insights & Advancement
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Healthcare Law: The Year in Review 2025-2026
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Jonathan H. Burroughs, JD, MD, FACHE – The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network Inc.
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Healthcare Leadership in the Brain Economy
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Jennifer Bickel, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Harris Eyre – Rice University
    Kana Enomoto – McKinsey Health Institute
    Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD – UTMB Health
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    How To Build a Consumer-Centric Organization That’s Getting Healthcare Right
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Mark Clement – TriHealth
    Care Transformation
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Leaders Who Coach: Ask the Questions That Build Trust and Performance
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Jessica Taylor, FACHE, PCC – Coaching Coalition
    Sara Turley, FACHE – UCI Health
    Aaron Fields, ACC – OhioHealth
    Kevin E. O'Connor, CSP, CEC – ACHE
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Leadership Insights: Fostering a Culture of Innovation—Lessons From Houston Methodist
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
    Marc L. Boom, MD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
    Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
    Michelle Stansbury – Houston Methodist
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 10:00am - 11:30am CT
    Learning From Our Digital Past: Guiding AI’s Future in Healthcare
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Janet I. Guptill, FACHE – The Scottsdale Institute
    John Glaser, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Peter Stetson, MD, FAMIA – TigerConnect
    Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm CT
    Hot Topic: Building Our Future—Preparing, Leading and Inspiring the Next Generation of Physician Leaders
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
    Cheryl Pegus, MD, FACC – FlyteHealth
    Sharmila Makhija, MD – Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
    John Whyte, MD – American Medical Association
    Workforce Cultivation
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 12:00pm - 1:45pm CT
    Bachmeyer Address and Luncheon: Move Fast and Fix Things
    Location: George R. Brown - Hall A
    Anne Morriss – Leadership Strategist and Bestselling Author
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Beyond the Bricks: Engineering a Culture of Trust and Shared Purpose
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Meiko Onken – Banner University Medicine
    Alison Flynn Gaffney, FACHE – Banner University Medicine
    Tawnya Tretschok – Banner University Medicine
    Gordon Carr, MD – Banner University Medicine
    Workforce Cultivation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Competency by Design: Building Fair Systems for Healthcare Leadership
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Monica Davy, JD – Vizient Inc.
    Alicia Gresham – Penn Medicine
    Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD – Dartmouth Health
    Workforce Cultivation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Human-Centered Leadership: Redefining Communication and Relationship Management in Healthcare
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    David L. Schreiner, PhD, FACHE – David L. Schreiner, Ph.D., LLC
    Sara M. Johnson, FACHE – KS Leadership Advisors
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Lessons From the Global Health C-suite—AI, Workforce Transformation and Value-Based Care
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Ronald S. Lavater, FACHE – International Hospital Federation
    Hildigunnur Svavarsdóttir – Akureyri Hospital
    Lucy Nugent – Children’s Health Ireland
    Henry Gallardo, MD – Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Managing Behavioral Health Crisis: Contemporary Approaches
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
    Stephen M. Merz, FACHE – Sheppard Pratt Solutions
    Leslie S. Zun, MD – Hamdard Health Alliance
    Care Transformation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Pathways to Purpose: Leadership Lessons and Tools from Senior Healthcare Executives
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Praneetha Elugunti – Mayo Clinic
    Tiffany Chaney, FACHE – Advocate Health
    Lenetra King, FACHE, ACC-ICF – The WME Group
    Paige Heaphy, FACHE – Faubion Associates
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
    Transforming the Patient, Provider and Caregiver Journey Through Technology Innovation
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Sanjeev Sah, MHA – Novant Health
    Karen Joyce, PhD – Surescripts
    Noellee Clarke, MD, FAMIA – Novant Health
    Michael Vaccaro, DNP, RN, CENP – Novant Health
    Care Transformation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Creating a Career Aligned With Personal Mission, Values and Strengths
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Stephan Davis, DNP, FACHE, FAAN – Georgetown University
    Career Insights & Advancement
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Driving Innovation in Healthcare: Cutting Through the Noise
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
    Aasim Saeed, MD – Amenities Health
    Mike McGarry – MATTER
    Khurram Mir – UCI Health
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Emergency Preparedness in the Evolving Ambulatory Landscape
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
    David J. Reisman, FACHE – Mass General Brigham
    Lindsay Gainer, MSN, RN, FACHE – Mass General Brigham
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Leading Through Complexity—The “Rules of the Road” for Good Decisions in Hard Times
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    National Data on Flip Room Efficiency With Applications for Surgical Governance
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Jonathan Turner, PhD, MBA, FACHE – LeanTaaS
    M. Trevor Bennett, RN, FACHE – UC San Diego Health
    Kevin Streeter, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC – Huntington Health, an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai
    Financial & Operational Models
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Transforming Care Delivery: Driving Results Beyond the Hospital Walls
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Julia Resnick, MPH – AHA
    Nancy Correa, DrPH – Texas Children’s Hospital
    Ryane K. Jackson – Memorial Hermann Health System
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    Walk in Their Shoes: Fostering Trust and Connectedness
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Carson F. Dye, FACHE – Exceptional Leadership LLC
    Lily J. Henson, MD, FACHE – Piedmont Augusta Hub
    Brett Lee, PhD, FACHE – Ascension Health
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
    You’re Handing the Competition Your Advantage if You Don’t Know Your Strengths
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Career Insights & Advancement
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Beyond Resolution: Leveraging Conflict Styles for High-Trust Leadership
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Hannah Shirkey, CPA, FACHE – Blue Ocean Curiosity
    Sunmee (Sue) Lee, MD, FACOG – AdventHealth Medical Group West Florida Division
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Collaborators Not Competitors: Improving Regional Community Health
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Christopher M. Nolan, FACHE – BJC HealthCare
    Karen Bradshaw – SSM Health
    Health Outcomes
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Leader as Coach Live Lab: A Bold New Way To Lead
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Mo Kasti, CCMC – The Healthcare Leadership Institute
    Career Insights & Advancement
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Navigating Healthcare’s New Realities—Collaboration, Innovation and the Path Forward
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
    Marty J. Bonick, FACHE – Ardent Health
    Katherine A. Meese, PhD – HuMargin Group
    Current Trends & Strategy
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Strengthening the Rural Healthcare Workforce—Strategies for Sustainable Growth
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
    Jeremy Cauwels, MD, FACP – Sanford Health
    John Fryer, FACHE – Lumeris
    Charlene MacDonald – Federation of American Hospitals
    Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, FACHE – SmartSigma AI
    Workforce Cultivation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Leading the Future of Cancer Screening: Innovation, Efficiency and Equity in Health Systems
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Travelle Ellis, MD, PhD – Exact Sciences
    Evan Varadi – Privia Health
    Keith K. Fernandez, MD – Privia Health
    Care Transformation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Mastering Workqueue and Inventory Management: Driving Results While Empowering Your Team
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Adam Gobin, FHFMA, AHA Fellow – Wellstar Health System
    Melissa Crozier – Wellstar Health System
    Financial & Operational Models
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile and Align With Your Resume
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 310A/B
    Career Insights & Advancement
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Physician Leadership Development: From Medical School to Medical Staff
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Juan A. Sanchez, MD, FACHE – HCA Healthcare
    Monique Butler, MD MBA – HCA Healthcare
    Gerald P. Wickham, EdD – HCA Healthcare
    Gregory Guldner, MD – HCA Healthcare
    Workforce Cultivation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    Putting the Patient Back in “Patient Safety” Amid Complexity and Technology Innovation
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Patricia McGaffigan, RN, CPPS, CPHFH – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
    Beth Daley Ullem – Patients for Patient Safety US
    Eric Thomas, MD – McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston
    Care Transformation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
    You Belong at the Table, but Bring Your Own Chair: Navigating Imposter Syndrome
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Tiara Walz, PhD, FACHE – Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration
    Allison L. Ferro, PhD, RN, FACHE – Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration
    Lindsey Umlauf, DPT, FACHE – Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, U.S. Army
    Amelia Duran-Stanton, PhD, DSc – Army Medical Center of Excellence
    Intentional Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 5:45pm - 6:45pm CT
    Monday Congress Networking Reception
    Location: George R. Brown - Avenida Plaza (Outdoors - Level 1)
     Credit(s): 0