2021 GATHERING
September 23, 2021
Thanks to everyone for attending Health Connect South 2021.
We look forward to seeing you in 2022
Sponsorship and Speaking Opportunities
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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.
2021 Featured Speakers
David Rubinger
Market President and PublisherAtlanta Business Chronicle
Candice L. Saunders, FACHE
CEO & PRESIDENTWellstar Health System
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
DirectorCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Carol Burrell
President & CEONortheast Georgia Health System
John M. Haupert
CEOGrady Health System
Judy Monroe, MD
President and CEOCDC Foundation
Andy Miller
CEO & EditorGeorgia Health News
Donald Mueller
CEOSt. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Lea M. Sims, CHDS, AHDI-F
Global Practice Lead, Healthcare, Insurance & Life SciencesVerizon Business Group
Greg Hewitt
Executive Director of InnovationCone Health
Jay Brennan, JD, MBA
Founder and COO Prinnovo, LLC andManaging Director Cone Health Ventures
Henry “Hank” Capps, MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital OfficerWellstar Health System
Regina Herzlinger
Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business AdministrationHarvard Business School
Barak Richman, JD
Bartlett Professor of Law and Business AdministrationDuke University
Jimmy Childre, Jr., FACHE
Former Chair and CEOWashington County Regional Medical Center and President, Childre Ford, Inc.
Lance Black, MD, MBID
Senior Medical Director3iveLabs
J. Scott Steiner, FACHE
President & CEOPhoebe Putney Health System
Matt Reed
CEOGeorgia CEO
Bonzo Reddick MD, MPH, FAAFP
Professor & Chair Community MedicineMercer University and Family Physician at J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center
Sherrie Williams
COOGlobal Partnership for Telehealth
Ann Mond Johnson
CEOAmerican Telehealth Association
Ben Scruggs, PhD
AssociateHatteras Venture Partners
Angela Ammons
CEOClinch Memorial Hospital
Delvecchio Finley
President and CEOAtrium Health Navicent
Richard Munassi, MD, MBA
Co-FounderBlackfin Technology Partners and Blackfin Venture Partners, Director Tampa Bay Wave Accelerator
Nate Lacktman
Partner & ChairNational Telemedicine & Digital Health, Foley & Lardner, LLP
Todd Dunn
Vice President, InnovationAtrium Health
Adam Dubow
Chief Compliance and Ethics OfficerBristol Myers Squibb
Angela Ward
Talk Show Host, Philanthropist, Motivational SpeakerThe Game Changers
Chris Lee
Chairman, CEO & Co-founderHuxley Medical
Devray Kirkland
Chief Diversity Officer - VP, Diversity and InclusionCardinal Health
Jonathan S. Lewin, MD
CEO and Chair of the BoardEmory Healthcare
L.A. Galyon
Managing DirectorBrentwood Capital
Nicola Greenway
SVP Human Resources, Global Manufacturing, Supply and QualityTakeda
Sri Mani
DirectorThe Chartis Group
Susan O’Connor
CEOHealthcare Businesswomen’s Association
Tim Howe
Cox Enterprises
Philip Lewis
PartnerFulcrum Equity Partners
Barry Igoubadia, MD
CareConnect Health
Pam Shipley
COOSharecare
Samantha Manderson, MD, FACOG
CareConnect Health
Wade Rakes
President & CEOPeach State Health Plan, Centene Corporation
Cherry Drulis, MBA, BSN, RN
Industry Solution AdvisorHealthcare, T-Mobile
Greg Jungles
Health Tech CatalystADTC
Jeffrey Rosowski, PAC
Senior ManagerHealthcare, T-Mobile
Lucienne (Lucie) Ide, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder & CEORimidi
Devin Absher, PhD
Director of Genomic HealthHudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
David Bick, MD, FACMG
Lab Director, Clinical GeneticistHudsonAlpha Clinical Services Laboratory and Medical Director for Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine
Jessica Merritt
Director of Business DevelopmentHudsonAlpha
Bill Bellando
Vice President and Chief Technology OfficerWellstar
Douglas Martin
Director, Scott-Ritchey Research CenterAuburn University
Miguel Sena-Esteves
Associate Professor NeurologyUMASS
Heather Grey-Edwards
Associate Professor NeurologyUMASS
Gavin Corcoran
Chief R&D OfficerSio Gene Therapies
Lisa Carter
CEONiswonger Children’s Hospital & VP Pediatric Services Ballad Health
Barry Gilmore, MD, MBA
Chief Medical OfficerLeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Gabe Roberts
CEO & FounderRoberts Consulting Group, Former CEO TennCare
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.
OUR CHAMPION SPONSORS FOR 2021
