2020 Virtual Sessions
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for making Health Connect South 2020 one of the largest virtual events in the Southeast!
SESSION 1 – Innovation Task Force – Igniting the Sparks of Health Innovation and Partnerships
- Geoff Duncan – Lieutenant Governor, State of Georgia
- Eddie Hahn – Director, Jabian Consulting
SESSION 2 – How Covid-19 Has Impacted Healthcare, Innovation and The Patient Experience
- John Bardis – President & CEO, ShareMD
- Tom Hawk, JD – Partner, King & Spalding
SESSION 3 – Expanding Innovation Frontiers: Injecting 5G into Healthcare Delivery
- Glenn Eggert – Executive Lead Enterprise Mobility / Healthcare & Life Sciences, Verizon Business Group
- Lea M. Sims, CHDS, AHDI-F – Global Practice Lead/Healthcare/Insurance & Life Sciences, Verizon Business Group
- James Lewis – Co-Founder & CEO, 11Ten
- Scott Boden, MD – Vice President of Innovation, Emory Healthcare & Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine
SESSION 4 – Understanding the Future of COVID-19
- Carlos Del Rio, MD – Chair of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health and Professor of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine
- Dennis Liotta, PhD – Executive Director Emory Institute for Drug Development, Emory University
SESSION 5 – Multiple Sclerosis – An Infusion Of Collaboration For Patient Advancement
- Chet Bhasin, FACHE, MBA, MS – Chief Strategy Officer, Shepherd Center
- Ben Thrower, MD – Medical Director of the Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute, Shepherd Center
- Kristine Werner – National MS Society
- Brian Thompson – Associate Director of Programs and Legal Compliance, Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
SESSION 6 – The Future Landscape of Vaccines and Immunizations
- Nancy Messonnier, MD – Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
- David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
SESSION 8 – Investing in Healthcare – The Changing Horizon
- Sri Mani – Vice President, Goldman Sachs
- Ben Scruggs, PhD – Associate, Hatteras Venture Partners
- Kenneth Saffold – Director, BlackRock
- Tim Howe – Senior Director Corporate Strategy & Investments, Cox Enterprises
SESSION 9 – School-Based Health Centers and the Role of Community Partnerships
- Lynne P. Meadows, MS, BSN, RN – Coordinator Student Health Services, Fulton County Schools
- Veda Johnson, MD FAAP – Director of PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health, Emory University
- Sandy Matheson – Development Officer, Primary Healthcare Centers of Georgia
- Clifton Bush – Chief Operating Officer, Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc.
SESSION 10 – Creating A New Paradigm in Healthcare Delivery
- Marcus Osborne – Senior Vice President, Walmart Health
- Nikkela S. Tucker, MPH – Director Health & Wellness, Walmart, Inc.
SESSION 11 – Building an International Stakeholder-Network to Overcome Manufacturing and Access Challenges in Cell-based Therapies
- Krishnendu Roy, PhD – Director, Marcus Center for Cell-Therapy Characterization and Manufacturing
- Amy Kappen – Founder and Executive Director, Best Day Ever Foundation
- Dr. Aaron Levine – Associate Professor School of Public Policy at Ivan Allen College, Georgia Tech
- Dr. Greg Russotti – CTO, Century Therapeutics (formerly Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene)
- Dr. Sheng Lin-Gibson – Chief of the Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
SESSION 12 – United: Health Systems Collaborating In Response to a Pandemic
- Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – President & CEO, WellStar Heath System
- John M. Haupert – CEO, Grady Health System
- Carol Burrell – President & CEO, Northeast Georgia Health System
- Andy Miller – CEO & Editor, Georgia Health News
SESSION 13 – Bridging the Gaps in Rural Healthcare through Innovative Strategies
- Tiffany Nelson, MBA, BSN, RN – Executive Director, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
- Joan H. Anderson, MPH, MBA, JD – Senior Field Representative, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
- Nattlie Rogers, MHA, PharmD – Senior Field Representative, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
SESSION 14 – Auburn University’s Health Disparities Research/Outreach Collaborations
- Jennifer L. Kerpelman, PhD – Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies & Outreach, Auburn University College of Human Sciences
- Timothy M. Moore, MD, PhD – W.W Walker Professor/Associate Dean, Auburn University School of Pharmacy
SESSION 15 – Health Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Daniel E. Dawes, JD – Director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Judy Monroe, MD – President & CEO, CDC Foundation
SESSION 16 – How Genetic Testing is Impacting Healthcare and Employee Wellness (and adapting in times of COVID)
- Devin Absher, PhD – Director of Genomic Health, Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
- Nancy McDonald, CRNP, NP-C – Director of Employee Benefits and Wellness, East Alabama Medical Center
- Jessica Merritt – Director of Business Development, HudsonAlpha
SESSION 17 – How Telehealth Kept Revenue Going
- Jeff Robbins – Director of Neurodiagnostics and Telehealth, Tift Regional Health System
- Sherrie Williams – COO, Global Partnership for Telehealth
- Claudia Douglass – Principal, PwC
- Amy Burney-Preddy, MHA, MS, CPC – Director of Revenue Integrity, WakeMed
