Thank You to All of Our 2024 Speakers and Attendees

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7:00 to 7:50am β€” Check-in / Breakfast / Expo

7:50 to 8:00am β€” Welcome and Opening Keynote

8:00 – 8:35 am

Opening Keynote

The Collaborative Power of Living and Leading with Love

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Claudia Douglass, FACHE, MHSA

Principal Healthcare Industry
Growth Leader
Grant Thornton

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Peter J. Pronovost,
MD, PhD, FCCM

Chief Quality & Clinical
Transformation Officer
University Hospitals

8:45-9:30am

Healthcare Collaborations: Access to Care, Technology & Innovation, Workforce Development

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Caylee Noggle

President & CEO
Georgia Hospital Association

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J. Scott Steiner, FACHE

President & CEO
Phoebe Putney Health System

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Candice L. Saunders, FACHE

CEO & President
Wellstar Health System

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Neil L. Pruitt, Jr

Chairman & CEO
PruittHealth

8:45-9:30am

It’s All About Health: Expanding the Public Health and Healthcare Connection

Atlantic
Ballroom

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Judith Monroe, MD

President and CEO
CDC Foundation

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Veronica T. Mallett, MD

Chief Administrative Officer
More In Common Alliance
Common Spirit Health

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Chelsea Cipriano, MPH

Managing Director
Common Health Coalition

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Kathleen E. Toomey,
MD, MPH

Commissioner
Georgia Department of
Public Health

9:35-10:20am

From Code to Care: The AI Healthcare Evolution

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Sandra Elizabeth Ford,
MD, MBA

Former Special Asst.
to the President,
Public Health & Science,
Domestic Policy Council
President & CEO
BFT Consulting, LLC

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Rowland Illing, MD

Chief Medical Officer
& Director,
Global Healthcare & Nonprofits
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Khan Siddiqui, MD

Founder & CEO
HOPPR

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Melek Somai, MD

VP & Chief Technology
and Product Officer
Inception Health

9:35-10:20am

Healthcare Innovation Unveiled: National Initiatives by HHS

Atlantic
Ballroom

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Antrell Tyson, Esq.

Regional Director
U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services

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Colleen McCarty, MPH

Acting Regional Administrator
Office of Intergovernmental
and External Affairs,
Region 4
Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)

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John W. Gilford, PhD

Regional Health Administrator
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health (OASH)

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Darshak Sanghavi, MD

Program Manager
ARPA-H

10:20 to 10:35am β€” Networking Break / Expo

10:40-11:25am

Bridging the Gap: Addressing Cancer Health Disparities

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Kristin Higgins, MD

Chief Clinical Officer
City of Hope
Cancer Center Atlanta

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Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS

Thoracic Surgeon
City of Hope

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Rick Kittles, PhD

Inaugural Senior
Vice President for Research
Morehouse School of Medicine

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Lisa C. Richardson,
MD, MPH

Director Division of
Cancer Prevention & Control
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)

10:40-11:25am

The Rise of the Digitally Native Healthcare Consumer

Atlantic
Ballroom

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Ryan Howells, MHA

Principal
Leavitt Partners

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David Bardan

GM Head of Healthcare
CLEAR

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Bob Speakman

Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer
Wellstar Health System

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Priyanka Agarwal, MD, MBA

Founder & CEO
HealthEx

11:30am-12:15pm

The Future of Academic Medicine

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Despina D. Dalton, MD,
MBA FACHE

Hospital CMO-VP of Medical
Affairs, Past Chair Georgia
Composite Medical,
Pres-Elect Medical
Association of Georgia

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Michelle Nuss, MD

Founding Dean
University of Georgia
School of Medicine

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Geeta Swamy, MD

Associate Vice President
for Research,
Vice Dean for Scientific
Integrity Duke University
School of Medicine

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Sandra Wong, MD, MS

Dean
Emory University
School of Medicine

11:30am-12:15pm

The Role of Media in Health

Atlantic
Ballroom

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David Rubinger

Market President and Publisher
Atlanta Business Chronicle

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Matt Reed

CEO
Georgia CEO

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Andy Miller

Correspondent
Kaiser Family Foundation
Health News

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Jayne Morgan, MD

VP Medical Affairs
HelloHeart & Medical Guest
Expert for CNN

12:15 to 1:35pm β€” Lunch & Speakers

12:35-1:05pm β€” Community Collaborations to Improve Mental Health

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Marty Kemp

First Lady of Georgia

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Kevin Tanner

Commissioner
Georgia Department of
Behavioral Health &
Developmental Disabilities

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Ryan Greenstein, MPA

Associate Director,
Public Policy
Mental Health Program
The Carter Center

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Keynote Speaker Introduction

James Weyhenmeyer, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience & Drug Discovery

Auburn University

Board of Directors, Health Connect South

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1:10 – 1:30pm

Lunch Keynote Speaker

Hilary Marston, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

1:40-2:25pm

Healthcare Investments: The State of Healthcare Funding

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Chad Hooker

Principal
Fulcrum Equity Partners

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John Flavin

Founder & CEO
Portal Innovations, LLC

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Maria D. Toler

Founding & Managing Partner
SteelSky Ventures

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Ryan Collins

Principal
Noro Moseley Partners

1:40-3:10pm

The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders Perspectives (ACHE/CNE Panel)

Atlantic
Ballroom

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Trevor Strauss, MBA FACHE

Healthcare Workforce Logistics
(HWL a Jackson Healthcare Company)

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Robert Bunch

President
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Georgia

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Leigh Hamby, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Piedmont Healthcare

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Josh Hargraves, MD

Divisional President
ApolloMD

2:30-3:15pm

Working Together: Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Keisha Callins, MD, MPH

Community Health Care
Systems: OB/GYN
Clinical Professor Mercer University
School of Medicine

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Daniele Fallin, PhD

James W. Curran Dean
Rollins School of
Public Health at
Emory University

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David W. Jones, MD, FAAP, LSSBB

Chief Medical Officer,
Georgia Commercial,
Director of Medical
Operations Anthem
Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Georgia

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Kelsey Mayo

CEO
Armor Medical, Inc.

3:15 to 3:25pm β€” Networking Break / Expo

3:25-4:10pm

Driving Innovation In Your Backyard: Helping Local Startups Get Off the Ground

Arctic/Pacific Ballroom

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Greg Jungles

HealthTech Startup
Catalyst
Advanced Technology
Development Center (ATDC)

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Chris Appleton

Founder & CEO
Art Pharmacy

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Matt Golden

Co-Founder & CEO
MapHabit

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Charles Craton, MD

Quality Medical Director,
Primary Care
WellStar Health System

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Adam Klein

Director of
Behavioral Health
CareSource

3:25-4:10pm

One Health: The Invisible Link Between Animal & Human Health

Atlantic
Ballroom

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Tim Denning, PhD

President & CEO
Georgia Research Alliance

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F.F. ’Skipβ€˜ Bartol, MS, PhD

Alumni Professor
Associate Dean,
Research & Graduate Studies,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Auburn University

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Jon P. Mochel,
DVM, MS,
PhD, DECVPT, AAVPT

Fellow Director,
Precision One Health Initiative
Professor of Systems Pharmacology
University of Georgia

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Colin Basler
DVM, MPH, DACVPM

Deputy Director
One Health Office,
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)

4:15-4:25 pm β€” Closing Remarks Russ Lipari