The Not Impossible Way: Turning Uncertainty Into Breakthroughs in Healthcare (165H)

In a time of constant uncertainty and disruption, healthcare leaders need a sense of urgency to move beyond incremental change and reimagine what is truly possible. This fireside chat brings together two visionary leaders—Mick Ebeling, founder of Not Impossible Labs, and Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, president of Kaiser Permanente Northern California—to discuss the challenges facing the healthcare industry, the opportunities arising from those challenges, and the mindset needed to turn those opportunities into solutions.

Ebeling, named Fortune’s Top 50 World’s Greatest Leaders and honored with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, has spent more than a decade driving human impact through innovation and storytelling. His work has been a three-time recipient of TIME’s Best Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas. Plietz, a nationally recognized healthcare executive and industry trailblazer, has dedicated her career to reshaping healthcare delivery at scale. Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women Leaders, she has played a pivotal role in leading one of the nation’s largest and most innovative healthcare systems through transformative change.

This session challenges healthcare leaders to embrace a “possibilities mindset” and rethink systemic challenges through bold innovation, offering actionable insights on how to challenge the status quo, embed agility, and drive meaningful, sustainable transformation in healthcare. The conversation will explore how organizations can foster breakthrough thinking while navigating the tension between stability and disruption, balancing risk and reward while overcoming resistance to change.