Skip to main content

  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Navigating Net Zero: Essential Leadership for Today and Tomorrow Boot Camp | ACHE/IHF (ENVIR)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - St. Gallen 3
    Bootcamp Presenter: Andrew N. Garman, PsyD – Rush University/IHF Geneva Sustainability Centre
    Bootcamp Presenter: Seema Wadhwa, ALM – Kaiser Permanente
    Bootcamp Presenter: Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI – The Joint Commission Enterprise
    Strategy & InnovationLeadership
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Cracking the Healthcare Leadership Code Boot Camp: How Purpose, Humility and Accessibility Can Transform Your Organization (LCODE)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Montreux 3
    Bootcamp Presenter: Kevin Joseph, MD, FACHE
    Career ResourcesLeadershipPhysician & Clinical RelationshipsStrategy & InnovationWorkforce
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Leading with Quality as a Business Strategy Boot Camp | ACHE/NAHQ (LQUAL)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Montreux 1
    Bootcamp Presenter: April M. Taylor, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB, CPPS, CPHQ, FACHE – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Bootcamp Presenter: Robin Betts, RN, CPHQ – Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, Northern California
    Bootcamp Presenter: Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, CPHQ, FACHE – Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
    Delivery of CareLeadershipOperationsSafety & QualityStrategy & Innovation
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Moving Into a Physician Leadership Role Boot Camp (with WittKieffer) (PLEAD)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Montreux 2
    Bootcamp Presenter: Linda Komnick – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Raj Ramachandran, EdD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Michael Robert Anderson, MD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Patrice M. Weiss, MD, FACOG – Vanderbilt University Medical Center | WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Richard W. Nesto, MD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Clarence Braddock, III, MD – WittKieffer
    Career ResourcesCommunication & Relationship ManagementFinancial ManagementLeadershipOperationsPhysician & Clinical RelationshipsStrategy & Innovation
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Future-Focused Strategic Planning Boot Camp | ACHE/SHSMD (STAPL)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Vevey 4
    Bootcamp Presenter: Jennifer Weiss Wilkerson, FACHE – Sheppard Pratt
    Bootcamp Presenter: David C. Grandy, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Bootcamp Presenter: Holly Sullivan – Corewell Health
    Strategy & InnovationLeadershipDelivery of Care
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Why Strategy Implementation Fails: Behaviors, Processes and Tools for Successful Execution (07X)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Speaker: Annie Steelman, DBA, FACHE – RWJBarnabas Health
    Speaker: Meredith Inniger, FACHE – Veralon
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Smart Hospital 2.0: Building Hospitals in the Wake of the AI Revolution in Healthcare (09X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Murat Uralkan – Houston Methodist
    Speaker: Trent Fulin – Houston Methodist | Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Hot Topic: Transforming Industries, Safeguarding Trust—The Responsible Use of Generative AI in Healthcare, Finance and Retail (MON1)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Keynote Speaker: Noelle Russell – Accenture/AI Leadership Institute
    Strategy & InnovationWorkforce
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    CEO-Exclusive Session with Noelle Russell (CEO2)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall J
    Keynote Speaker: Noelle Russell – Accenture/AI Leadership Institute
    Strategy & InnovationWorkforce
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Integrating Environmental Sustainability Into Health Equity Strategies (18H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Plaza Ballroom
    Speaker: Andrew N. Garman, PsyD – Rush University/IHF Geneva Sustainability Centre
    Speaker: Kyle Tafuri – Hackensack Meridian Health
    Speaker: Seema Wadhwa, ALM – Kaiser Permanente
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Innovate Your Care Transitions Program (21H)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Alpine
    Speaker: Polly VanderWoude, FACHE – Yale New Haven Health
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Modeling a Health System: Creating a Single Source of Truth for Space Management, Regulatory Compliance and Life Safety Across Six Hospital Campuses (22H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall L/M/N
    Speaker: Allison P. Wilson-Maher, FACHE – Penn Medicine
    Speaker: Derek Tasch, AIA – Penn Medicine
    Speaker: Scott Foral, LEED AP – HDR, Inc.
    Speaker: Jim Marchese – Penn Medicine
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Learnings and Insights From National Gen AI Collaborative of 25+ Health Systems (24H)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Lucerne
    Speaker: Josh Hjelmstad – AVIA Health
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Masters of Innovation: The Future of Innovation in Healthcare (MSTR2)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom C/D
    Major Symposium Speaker: Robert W. Allen, FACHE – Intermountain Health
    Moderator: Kadesha Thomas Smith – SFC Group
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Practice Ready. Specialty Focused. ™ Nurse Education Model (128H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Plaza Ballroom
    Speaker: Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN – Chamberlain University
    Strategy & InnovationCareer Resources
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Hot Topic: How Disruptors Are Transforming Healthcare Access and Affordability (TUES2)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Harry S. Saag, MD, FACP – Walgreens Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP – Cityblock Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Daniel Croymans, MD – SCAN Health Plan, SCAN Mobile Care Team & Embrace
    Moderator: Knitasha Washington, DHA, FACHE – ATW Health Solutions
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    A Factual Discussion of the Strategic and Cultural Qualities Enabling Exceptional Health System Performance: Success Leaves Clues (38X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall L/M/N
    Speaker: Nathan Kaufman – Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC
    Strategy & InnovationFinancial Management
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    The Chicago Story: A Collaborative Approach to Fostering Health Equity (46H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall L/M/N
    Speaker: Kalpana Ramiah, DrPH, CPH – America's Essential Hospitals
    Speaker: Brenda Battle, RN – The University of Chicago Medicine
    Speaker: Charles Holland – St. Bernard Hospital
    Speaker: Kimberly Hobson – South Side Healthy Community Organization
    Speaker: Sherry Pace – Chicago Family Health Center
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Artificial Intelligence, Not Artificial Care: Key Topics for Healthcare Leaders in the Age of Digital Health (48H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Misty Milby, RN – Everly Health
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    CEO Circle Forum: Perspectives from the Capital Market: Have We Reached a Turning Point? (CEOS)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Michigan 1
    Major Symposium Speaker: Lisa Goldstein – Kaufman Hall
    Financial ManagementStrategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Leadership Insights: ChatGPT and Generative AI—Implementation and Lessons Learned (LEAD08)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
    Major Symposium Speaker: Sachin D. Shah, MD – UChicago Medicine
    Major Symposium Speaker: Jay Bhatt, DO – Deloitte Services LP
    Moderator: Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, CPHQ, FACHE – Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
    Strategy & InnovationTechnology & Information Management
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Hot Topic: The Case for (Edgy) Optimism (TUES3)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Keynote Speaker: Zachary Karabell – Author of The Leading Indicators and Inside Money
    Moderator: Katherine A. Meese, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    MacEachern Memorial Lecture and Luncheon: Creativity for Breakfast—Innovation in a Tumultuous World (LUNCHT)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Ballroom
    Keynote Speaker: Mick Ebeling – Not Impossible Labs
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    CIN/ACO Strategies to Address Disruptors (60H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Plaza Ballroom
    Speaker: John Harris – Veralon Partners Inc.
    Speaker: Emily Young – Tufts Medicine Clinically Integrated Network
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    CEO-Exclusive Session with Zachary Karabell (CEO3)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall K
    Keynote Speaker: Zachary Karabell – Author of The Leading Indicators and Inside Money
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Fellow-Exclusive Session with Mick Ebeling (FEL2)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Michigan 1
    Keynote Speaker: Mick Ebeling – Not Impossible Labs
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Reimagining Medical Oversight Through Digital Innovation (REMODI): A Practical Framework for Implementing and Scaling Remote Monitoring Solutions (63H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Plaza Ballroom
    Speaker: Natalie Caine, FACHE – Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    Speaker: Lindsey M. Lehman, FACHE – Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    Speaker: Rachel Amundson – Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Delivering More Together: Facilitating Innovative Partnership, Public and Private (66H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Gregory W. Goins, FACHE – US Department of Veteran Affairs
    Speaker: Indra Sandal, PhD – US Department of Veteran Affairs
    Speaker: Ben Williams – VHA Member Services
    Speaker: Cory Warner – Uber Health
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Opening a Community Hospital: Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Success (73H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall J
    Speaker: Shannon Showalter, FACHE – Ballad Health
    Speaker: Mitch Kennedy – Ballad Health
    Speaker: Stacey M. Ely – Ballad Health
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    What's Stopping You? Overcome the Barriers to Effectively Implement Patient-Reported Clinical Outcomes Using EHR (80H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall K
    Speaker: Andrea K. Papson, PT, DPT, SCS, CMPT, ATC, CSCS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Speaker: Mary Murray-Weir, PT – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Speaker: Travis Ng, PT, DPT, OCS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Speaker: Sandhya Ghanta – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Hot Topic: Transcending Change—What It Will Take to Truly Transform Healthcare (WEDS1)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Ballroom
    Major Symposium Speaker: Cheryl Pegus, MD – Morgan Health Ventures
    Major Symposium Speaker: Marc Harrison, MD – Health Assurance Transformation Corp.
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    "Bucks in Six": How Professional Sport Sponsorship Enhances Health Systems, Community Engagement, Brand Building and Reputation (87X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall J
    Speaker: David A. Olson, FACHE – Froedtert Health
    Speaker: Kareeda J. Chones-Aguam – Milwaukee Bucks
    Speaker: Pamela Hollander – The Specialized Marketing Group Inc. (TSMG)
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Future of Work and Workplace: Real Estate Strategies for Healthcare Executives (92X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall K
    Speaker: Peter J. Miscovich – JLL
    Speaker: Terry J. Wood – Kaiser Permanente
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Strategic Marketing Through Centralization in Large Health Systems (96H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall K
    Speaker: Jeff Stewart, FACHE – CHRISTUS Health
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Leadership Insights: Making the Shift to Value-Based Care—Better Outcomes, Better Innovation, Better Future for All (LEAD15)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Greg A. Adams – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals
    Moderator: Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Strategy & InnovationFinancial Management
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Generative AI: Is the Learning Curve Worth the Potential in Healthcare? (135H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall GH
    Speaker: Robert Otto Valdez, PhD – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Strategy & InnovationTechnology & Information Management
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Infusing & Delivering on the Strategy With Innovation (116H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Michigan 1
    Speaker: Vindali Vartak, FACHE – Arvian Consulting
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Transforming a Seven-Site Hospitalist Service: Alignment and Acceleration of Strategy to Achieve and Sustain a Full-Day Reduction in Length of Stay (131H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall GH
    Speaker: Jonathan M. Plasencia, FACHE – Core Clinical Partners
    Speaker: Carla J. Yost, FACHE, CPHQ – Hillcrest Healthcare Center
    Speaker: Guy W. Sneed, DO, FACOOG, CPE – Hillcrest Healthcare System
    Strategy & Innovation
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Optimizing Post-Acute Strategies for Hospitals and Health Systems (123H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom C/D
    Speaker: John Capasso – Health Dimensions Group
    Speaker: Vipul Bhatia, MD – WellSpan Health
    Strategy & Innovation