
Save Your Seat!
September 21

Bringing together the largest group of decision makers, innovators, and next generation healthcare leaders in the southeast
Save Your Seat!
September 21, 2023
Bringing together the largest group of decision makers, innovators, and next generation healthcare leaders in the southeast
We have a passion for connection
and collaboration.
and collaboration.
We have a passion for connection
and collaboration.
and collaboration.
The mission of Health Connect South is to serve the health community as a platform to promote regional health collaborations. Through our collective work, we seek to define and advance the Southeast’s role in the future of health. Serving as a gateway between health industry silos, we seek to facilitate unique and meaningful partnerships. Together, health advances.
Health Connect South is known for our signature annual gathering, which has become the largest healthcare gathering in the Southeast to hear and talk about “the new” in health, the current challenges, and possible solutions.
The content of our gatherings draw from the incredible pool of premier healthcare institutions in the Southeast, including; The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), The American Cancer Society, leading Research Universities, Governmental and Industry leaders and top-ranked Health Systems.
The platform for health leaders
Attendance map and attendee breakdown

34%
CXOs, Executive Directors
and Senior VPs
and Senior VPs
22%
Dean, Professors, Researchers
and Grad Students
and Grad Students
21%
President, Principals, Directors,
Senior Directors and Regional VPs
Senior Directors and Regional VPs
23%
Physicians, Managers,
Research Coordinators and Other
Research Coordinators and Other
2022 Featured Speakers

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
DirectorCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Thomas Owens, MD
PresidentDuke University Hospital and Senior Vice President for Duke University Health System

Robert M. Califf, MD
CommissionerU.S. Food and Drug Administration

Debra Houry, MD, MPH
Acting Principal Deputy DirectorCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Sandra Elizabeth Ford, MD MBA
Special Assistant to the President for Public Health and ScienceThe White House

Maria Toler Velissaris
Founding PartnerSteelSky Ventures

Michael Mullins
Vice President Healthcare Investment BankingGoldman Sachs

Stuart Smartt
Head of HealthcareNXT Capital

Shane Jackson
PresidentJackson Healthcare

Monica Swahn, PhD
DeanWellstar College of Health & Human Services Kennesaw State

Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD
President & CEOMorehouse School of Medicine

Delvecchio Finley
President and CEOAtrium Health Navicent

Daniel Gagnon
Vice President of Global Healthcare StrategyUPS

Deep Shah, MD
Primary Care PhysicianGwinnett Clinic

Jayne Morgan, MD
Executive Director Covid Task ForcePiedmont Healthcare

Sam Williams
Professor of PracticeGeorgia State University and Retired President of Metro Atlanta Chamber

Dalton Divakaran
Director, Industry AdvisorGlobal Healthcare at Salesforce

Sri Mani
DirectorThe Chartis Group

Patrick Cashman
PresidentUSAntibiotics

Kevin Brown
President & CEOPiedmont Healthcare

Junior Harewood
CEO, Georgia & AlabamaUnitedHealthcare

Sherrie Williams
COOGlobal Partnership for Telehealth

Andy Miller
Southern Bureau EditorKaiser Health News

Rick Shrum, MBA, MHA
Vice President & Chief Strategy OfficerWakeMed

David Rubinger
Market President and PublisherAtlanta Business Chronicle

Kristy Klein Davis
PresidentHealthcare Georgia Foundation

Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH
Executive Vice President, Health Affairs and DeanMorehouse School of Medicine

James Lewis
Co-Founder & CEO11TEN Innovations Partners

Greg Martin, MD
DirectorPredictive Health Institute and Center for Health Discovery and Well Being

Milton J. Little, Jr.
President and CEOUnited Way

Sherry Farrugia
CEOGlobal Center for Medical Innovation

Jim Forbes
Chief Strategy OfficerVizzia Technologies

Laura P. Dannels, PhD, MBA, SPHR
Chief Talent Officer & VP Talent ManagementWellstar Health System

Mark C. Johnson, MD
CEOGateway Community Service Board

Tarianna Stewart, PhD
Core AI Licensing Executive & Intellectual PropertyIBM Research

George Painter, Ph.D
DirectorEmory Institute for Drug Development & CEO of Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE)

Brandon Herman
SVP of Employer PartnershipsGuild

Mark Michalski, MD
Worldwide Head Healthcare & Life Sciences AI-ML BDAmazon Web Services

Marcus Ruzek
Senior Program DirectorThe Marcus Foundation

David Ridley, PhD
Faculty Director, Health Sector ManagementDuke University

Jonathan Watkins, MPA, FACHE
Regional President (Atlanta)Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Part of City of Hope

Adam Marcus, PhD
Deputy DirectorWinship Cancer Institute Emory University

Norman L. Wright
Executive Vice President Health EquityUnitedHealth Group

Jenna Bryan-Krug, CFA
DirectorBlackRock

Jamila Goldsmith, MD, FACEP
Emergency Room PhysicianGoldsmith Medical Services, LLC

Greg Jungles
HealthTech Startup CatalystAdvanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)

Joseph Ebberwein
Co-Founder & CFOCorstrata, Inc.

Tracy Mitzner, PhD
Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Inclusive Design and InnovationGeorgia Institute of Technology

Jaimie Clark
DirectorWellstar Health System and Founder at Catalyst by Wellstar

Joselyn Baker
PresidentGrady Health Foundation

Claudia Douglass
Principal, Health Industries Advisory - Provider Operations and StrategyPwC

Dr. Asha D’Souza, PhD
Head of Healthcare & Life SciencesAWS

Anne Fischer
Senior Director Market Access & Commercial InnovationNovo Nordisk

Charlie Kemp
CTOHelloRobot

Somanth Shenoy, PhD
Professor of PharmacyUGA

Seth Hain
Senior Vice PresidentR&D Epic

Katie Giles
VP, Learning & Professional DevelopmentKindred at Home Hospice

David Steele, MD
Senior Director, Digital Health StrategyStryker

Dana Weeks
CEOMedTrans Go

Jarrett Millsaps, FACHE
Managing Director & Senior VPSolas BioVentures

Dr. Hansa Bhargava
Chief Medical OfficerMedscape Education

Gregory Esper, MD, MBA
Associate Chief Medical Officer & Medical Director TelehealthEmory Healthcare

Grace Powers, MS, MBA, FRAPS
Founder/Principal ConsultantPowers Regulatory Consulting

Fabio van der Merwe, CHC
CEODeKalb Community Service Board
Health topics are broad to create interdisciplinary partnerships
But information is specific to tackle current health challenges. And we explore where healthcare is going now and in the future.
Health Connect South could not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
