2019 Agenda
8:00am – 5:30pm
Georgia Aquarium Oceans Ballroom
8:00 – 8:15am
Check-in and Light Breakfast
Ocean Ballroom
8:15 – 8:30am
Welcome — Russ Lipari
Pacific
8:20 – 8:55am
Drones Driving Innovation in Healthcare Logistics
Pacific
Daniel Gagnon – Vice President of Global Healthcare Strategy
UPS
Rick Shrum, MBA, MHA – Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
WakeMed
Andreas Raptopoulos – Founder & CEO
Matternet
9:00 – 9:30am
Leading Successful Strategic Partnerships
Pacific
Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, FACHE – CEO
Navicent Health System
Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – CEO & President
Wellstar Health System
Cathy Cox, JD – Dean
Mercer University School of Law
9:30 – 9:45am
Networking Break
9:45 – 10:25am
Stroke Care: Creating an Epicenter of Excellence
Pacific
Michael Frankel, MD – Director, Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
Dianne Foster, RN, BSN, CCRN – Vice President, Quality & Systems Improvement
Greater Southeast Affiliate American Heart Association
Carol Fleming, BSN, RN, CCRN – Clinical Outreach Director
Marcus Stroke Network
Debra Camp, RN, MHA – Stroke Program Manager
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD – Medical Director
The Marcus Foundation
9:45 – 10:20am
The Brain: Researching the Next Frontier
Atlantic
Vince Calhoun, PhD – Founding Director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science
Georgia State University, GRA Eminent Scholar
Jessica Turner – Professor of Psychology
TReNDS Center & Georgia State University
Sergey Plis, PhD – Director of Machine Learning Core at TReNDS
Georgia State University
Ritu Aneja, PhD – ICART Founder, Distinguished Professor of Cancer Biology
Georgia State University
10:30 – 11:10am
Healthcare Investment Trends: Accelerating Health Horizons
Pacific
Kenneth Saffold – Director
BlackRock
Eller Mallchok – Managing Director
Jumpstart Foundry
Ben Scruggs, PhD – Associate
Hatteras Venture Partners
David Stevenson – Managing Director
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
Bob Crutchfield – Managing Director
American Cancer Society BrightEdge Impact Fund
10:30 – 11:05am
AI: The Possibilities and Ethical Questions in Healthcare
Atlantic
Junior Harewood, Executive Director
United Healthcare
Jon Duke MD, MS – Director
Center for Health Analytics and Informatics Georgia Tech Research Institute
John D. Banja, PhD – Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Medical Ethicist, Center for Ethics
Emory University
Shantanu Nigam – CEO
Jvion
Paul Wolpe, PhD – Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair in Jewish Bioethics, Director, Center for Ethics
Emory University
11:15 – 11:45am
CDC Fireside Chat: Priorities, Progress & Partnerships
Pacific
Robert R. Redfield, MD – Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Judy Monroe, MD – President and CEO
CDC Foundation
David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher
Atlanta Business Chronicle
11:45am – 1:00pm
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Oceans Ballroom
Dan Heath, New York Times best-selling author and Senior Fellow
Duke University
1:05 – 1:40pm
Managing Innovation: Near Term Goals and the Pipeline for Long Term Success
Atlantic
Lee Burnes – Senior Vice President, Global R&D and Clinical Affairs
Avanos Medical
Bob Zambon, PhD – Senior Director, R&D Data Science Strategy & Innovation
Janssen Research & Development
Shri Parikh – President
Sanuwave
Elaine Tseng, JD – Partner Life Sciences
King & Spalding
1:05 – 1:20pm
Pediatric Cancer: The American Cancer Society’s Perspectives and Progress
Pacific
Gary Reedy – CEO
American Cancer Society
1:20 – 1:50pm
Pediatric Cancer: How Partnering Together Changed the Prognosis of Pediatric Cancer
Pacific
Elizabeth Mynatt, PhD – Executive Director and Regents’ Professor Institute for People and Technology
Georgia Tech
Kathleen Ruddy – CEO
St. Baldricks
Sharon Byers – Chief Development, Marketing and Communications Officer
American Cancer Society
Don Mueller – CEO
Children’s Hospital at Erlanger
1:50 – 3:15pm
Disruptive Innovations in Healthcare Delivery ACHE Credit Panel
Atlantic
Sonja McLendon – Chief of Operational Excellence
Northeast Georgia Health System
Ben Isgur – Leader
Health Research Institute at PwC
Glenn Eggert – Director, Enterprise Mobility – Healthcare & Life Sciences
Verizon Business Group
Sepi Browning, MHA, PMP, FHIMSS, CPHIMS – President
Brighthour, Inc. Health IT Consulting
Sweta Sneha, PhD – Founder and Executive Director, Healthcare Management and Informatics
Kennesaw State University
Gaurav Lal – Executive Director, Innovative Solutions
Merck & Co, Inc.
1:55 – 2:25pm
Keys to Collaboration and Partnership Success
Pacific
Mike Davis – Head of the U.S. Neurology Patient Value Unit
UCB, Inc.
David Widmann – President & CEO
Konica Minolta
Matt Reed – President & CEO
Georgia CEO
2:25 – 2:40pm
Networking Break
Oceans Ballroom
2:40 – 3:15pm
Philanthropy, Partnerships & Progress, Leading Community Change
Pacific
Gary Nelson – President
Healthcare GA Foundation
Bobbi Cleveland – Executive Director
Tull Charitable Foundation
Milton Little – President & CEO
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Alicia Philipp – President
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
3:20 – 3:50pm
Rural Health: Leading Innovations and Better Outcomes
Pacific
Jean Rawlings Sumner, MD – Dean
Mercer University School of Medicine
Keisha Callins, MD, MPH – Ob/Gyn, Community Health Care Systems
Jones and Twiggs County
Lauren R. Gilbert, PhD, MPH – Assistant Professor Department of Community Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine
Debra L. Stokes – Executive Director, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
Mercer University School of Medicine
Laura Calhoun, MHA – Executive Director
Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC)
3:20 – 3:50pm
Genomics: How Partnerships are Transforming the Future of Healthcare
Atlantic
Devin Absher, PhD – Faculty Investigator, Director of Genomic Health
Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
Laura Grill – CEO
East Alabama Medical Center
Jim Weyhenmyer, PhD – Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Auburn University
Mary Shirley-Howell – Director, Research Engagement
Auburn University
Susan Johnston – VP of Human Resources
East Alabama Medical Center
3:55 – 4:25pm
Innovation in Medical Education
Pacific
Douglas Patten, MD – Associate Dean, SW Regional Campus
Medical College of Georgia
Jean Rawlings Sumner, MD – Dean
Mercer University School of Medicineal Center
Michael J. Sampson, DO, FAOASM – Chief Academic Officer
PCOM South Georgia
Martha L. Elks, MD, PhD, FAPC, FACE – Professor, Senior Associate Dean of Educational Affairs
Morehouse School of Medicine
Evan Beasley, MD – Program Director
Family Medicine Residency Program
Cynthia George – CEO
Horizons Community Solutions
3:55 – 4:25pm
Mental Health: How We Solve the Mental Health Crisis in the US and Around the World
Atlantic
Eve Byrd – Director
Carter Center Mental Health Program
Anita Sharpe – Bureau Chief & Editor at Large
Bloomberg News