2019 Agenda
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Keynote Speaker
Dan Heath
New York Times best selling author and Senior Fellow Duke University
Views From the Top: Leading Successful Strategic Partnerships
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
Rural Health: Leading Innovations and Better Outcomes
Jean Rawlings Sumner, MD – Dean
Mercer University School of Medicine
Keisha Callins, MD, MPH – Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine
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 at Mercer University School of Medicine
SOWEGA-AHEC
CDC Fireside Chat: Priorities, Progress & Partnerships
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
Healthcare Investment Trends: Accelerating Health Horizons
Kenneth Saffold, Director
BlackRock
Eller Mallchok, Managing Director
Jumpstart Foundry
Ben Scruggs, PhD – Associate
Hatteras Venture Partners
Bob Crutchfield – Managing Director
American Cancer Society BrightEdge Impact Fund
5 Keys to Collaboration and Partnership Success
Duane Barnes – President & Head, US Operations
UCB, Inc
David Widmann – President & CEO
Konica Minolta
Matt Reed – President & CEO
Georgia CEO
The Brain: Researching the Next Frontier
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
Genomics: How Partnerships are Transforming the Future of Healthcare
Devin Absher, PhD – Faculty Investigator, Director of Genomic Health
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Laura Grill, CEO
East Alabama Medical Center
Jim Weyhenmeyer, PhD – Vice President for Research
Auburn University
Mary Shirley
Managing Innovation: Near Term Goals and the Pipeline for Long Term Success
Lee Barnes – Senior Vice President, Global R&D and Clinical Affairs
Avanos Medical
Pediatric Cancer: The American Cancer Society’s Perspectives and Progress
Gary Reedy, MD – CEO
American Cancer Society
Pediatric Cancer: How Partnering Together Changed the Prognosis of Pediatric Cancer
Elizabeth Mynatt – 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
Disruptive Innovations in Healthcare Delivery: (Qualified ACHE Face-to-Face Credit 1.5 hours)
Sonja McLendon – Chief of Operational Excellence
Northeast Georgia Health System
Ben Isgur – Leader
Health Research Institute at PwC
Jessica Autrey, MPH – Business Development Lead
AT&T Foundry for Connected Health
Sepi Browning,MHA, PMP, CHTS-IM, ITIL – President
Brighthour, Inc., Health IT Consulting
Gaurav Lal – Executive Director
Innovative Solutions Merck & Co, Inc.
Innovation in Medical Education
David C. Hess, MD – Dean
Augusta University Medical School
Jean Rawlings Sumner, MD – Dean
Mercer University School of Medicine
Michael J. Sampson, DO, FAOASM – Chief Academic Officer
PCOM South Georgia
Cynthia George – CEO
Horizons Community Solutions
Stroke Care: Creating an Epicenter of Excellence
Michael Frankel, MD – Director, Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
Diane Foster, RN, BSN, MBA – Vice President, Quality & Systems Improvement
Greater Southeast Affiliate American Heart Association
Carol Fleming, BSN, RN, CCRN – Clinical Outreach Director
Marcus Stroke Network
Deborah Camp, RN, MHA – Stroke Program Manager
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD – Medical Director
The Marcus Foundation
Philanthropy, Partnerships & Progress: Leading Community Change
Gary Nelson – President
Healthcare GA Foundation
Bobbi Cleveland – Executive Director
Tull Charitable Foundation
Alicia Philip – President
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Milton Little – President & CEO
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Mental Health: How We Solve the Mental Health Crisis in the US and Around the World
Eve Byrd – Director
Carter Center Mental Health Program
Anita Sharpe – Bureau Chief & Editor at Large
Bloomberg News
Drones Driving Innovation in Healthcare Logistics
Daniel Gagnon – Vice President of Global Healthcare Strategy
UPS
Rick Shrum, MBA, MHA – Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
WakeMed
Andreas Raptopoulos – Founder & CEO
Matternet