Together, health care advances.
Session videos from past Health Connect South gatherings.
- 2024 Conference
- 2023 Conference
- 2022 Conference
- 2021 Innovation Panel Discussion
- 2021 Conference
- 2020 Conference
- 2019 Conference
- 2018 Conference
Opening Keynote: The Collaborative Power of Living and Leading with Love
- Claudia Douglass, FACHE, MHSA – Principal Healthcare Industry Growth Leader, Grant Thornton
- Patrick Reynolds – Chief Medical Officer, Population Healht
- Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM – Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals
Healthcare Collaborations: Access to Care, Technology & Innovation, Workforce Development
- Caylee Noggle – President & CEO, Georgia Hospital Association
- Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – CEO & President, Wellstar Health System
- Neil L. Pruitt, Jr – Chairman & CEO, PruittHealth
- J. Scott Steiner, FACHE – President & CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System
It’s All About Health Expanding the Public Health and Healthcare Connection
- Chelsea Cipriano, MPH – Managing Director, Common Health Coalition
- Kathleen E. Toomey, MD, MPH – Commissioner, Georgia Department of Public Health
- Veronica T. Mallett, MD – Chief Administrative Officer, More In Common Alliance, Common Spirit Health
- Judith Monroe, MD – President and CEO, CDC Foundation
From Code to Care: The AI Healthcare Evolution
- Rowland Illing, MD – Chief Medical Officer & Director, Global Healthcare & Nonprofits Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Sandra Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA – Former Special Asst.to the President, Public Health & Science, Domestic Policy Council – President & CEO, BFT Consulting, LLC
- Melek Somai, MD – VP & Chief Technology and Product Officer, Inception Health
- Khan Siddiqui, MD – Founder & CEO, HOPPR
The Future of Academic Medicine
- Despina D. Dalton, MD, MBA FACHE – Hospital CMO-VP of Medical Affairs, Past Chair Georgia Composite Medical – President-Elect, Medical Association of Georgia
- Michelle Nuss, MD – Founding Dean, University of Georgia School of Medicine
- Geeta Swamy, MD – Associate Vice President for Research, Vice Dean for Scientific Integrity, Duke University School of Medicine
- Sandra Wong, MD, MS – Dean, Emory University School of Medicine
Healthcare Innovation Unveiled National Initiatives by HHS
- John W. Gilford, PhD – Regional Health Administrator, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
- Colleen McCarty, MPH – Acting Regional Administrator, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Region 4 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Darshak Sanghavi, MD – Program Manager, ARPA-H
- Antrell Tyson, Esq. – Regional Director, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Bridging the Gap: Addressing Cancer Health Disparities
- Kristin Higgins, MD – Chief Clinical Officer, City of Hope
Cancer Center Atlanta - Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS – Thoracic Surgeon, City of Hope
- Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH – Director Division of Cancer Prevention & Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Rick Kittles, PhD – Inaugural Senior Vice President for Research, Morehouse School of Medicine
The Rise of the Digitally Native Healthcare Consumer
- Ryan Howells, MHA – Principal, Leavitt Partners
- Priyanka Agarwal, MD, MBA – Founder & CEO, HealthEx
- David Bardan – GM Head of Healthcare, CLEAR
- Bob Speakman – Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Wellstar Health System
Keynote: Hilary Marston, MD
- Introduction: James Weyhenmeyer, PhD – Professor of Neuroscience & Drug Discovery, Auburn University – Board of Directors, Health Connect South
- Hilary Marston, MD, MPH – Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Community Collaborations to Improve Mental Health
- Ryan Greenstein, MPA – Associate Director, Public Policy Mental Health Program, The Carter Center
- Marty Kemp – First Lady of Georgia
- Kevin Tanner – Commissioner, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
The Role of Media in Health
- Jayne Morgan, MD – VP Medical Affairs, HelloHeart & Medical Guest Expert for CNN
- Andy Miller – Correspondent,Kaiser Family Foundation Health News
- Matt Reed – CEO, Georgia CEO
- David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Healthcare Investments: The State of Healthcare Funding
- John Flavin – Founder & CEO, Portal Innovations, LLC
- Maria D. Toler – Founding & Managing Partner, SteelSky Ventures
- Ryan Collins – Principal, Noro Moseley Partners
- Chad Hooker – Principal, Fulcrum Equity Partners
Working Together: Improving Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes
- Keisha Callins, MD, MPH – Community Health Care Systems: OB/GYN Clinical Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine
- Kelsey Mayo – CEO, Armor Medical, Inc.
- David W. Jones, MD, FAAP, LSSBB – Chief Medical Officer, Georgia Commercial – Director of Medical Operations, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia
- Daniele Fallin, PhD – James W. Curran Dean, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders Perspectives (ACHE:CNE)
- Josh Hargraves, MD – Divisional President, ApolloMD
- Trevor Strauss, MBA FACHE – Healthcare Workforce Logistics, (HWL a Jackson Healthcare Company)
- Leigh Hamby, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Piedmont Healthcare
- Robert Bunch – President, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
One Health: The Invisible Linke Between Animal & Human Health
- Tim Denning, PhD – President & CEO, Georgia Research Alliance
- F.F. ’Skip‘ Bartol, MS, PhD – Alumni Professor Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
- Jon P. Mochel, DVM, MS, PhD, DECVPT, AAVPT – Fellow Director,
Precision One Health – Initiative Professor of Systems Pharmacology, University of Georgia - Colin Basler DVM, MPH, DACVPM – Deputy Director, One Health Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Driving Innovation in Your Backyard: Helping Local Startups Get Off the Ground
- Greg Jungles – HealthTech Startup Catalyst, Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)
- Matt Golden – Co-Founder & CEO, MapHabit
- Charles Craton, MD – Quality Medical Director Primary Care, WellStar Health System
- Chris Appleton – Founder & CEO, Art Pharmacy
- Adam Klein – Director of Behavioral Health, CareSource
Covid-19 Lessons Learned: The Future of Our Public Health Response to Transmissible Diseases
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- David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
- Debra Houry, MD, MPH – Deputy Director for Program and Science, CDC
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The Future of Academic Medicine
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- David C. Hess, MD – Dean, Augusta University
- Jean Rawlings Sumner, MD – Dean, Mercer University School of Medicine
- Carlos Del Rio, MD – Interim Dean, Emory School of Medicine
- Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD – President & CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine
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Welcome the Disruptors: Changing the Game Healthcare
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- Todd C. Sharp – Healthcare & Life Science Solution Management and Strategy, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Sherry Farrugia – CEO, Global Center for Medical Innovation
- Darshak Sanghavi – Program Manager, ARPA-H
- Saylan Lukas – Director of Design & Development Engineering, Global Center for Medical Innovation
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Health Systems: Community Impact
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- Jeff Myers – President & CEO, Hamilton Health Care System
- Carol Burrell – President & CEO, Northeast Georgia Health System
- Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – President & CEO, Wellstar Health System
- Tom Hawk, JD – Partner, King & Spalding
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Healthcare Philanthropy
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- Reade Fahs – President & CEO, National Vision
- Cindy Zeldin – Vice President of Health Policy and Government Affairs, Healthcare Georgia Foundation
- Laura Croft – Chief Advancement Officer, CDC Foundation
- Kelly Kerner – President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, Piedmont Healthcare Foundation
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Expanding Access to Optimal Cancer Care
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- Vijay Trisal, MD – PChief Medical Officer, City of Hope
- Sheryl G.A. Gabram-Mendola, MD,MBA, FACS – Chief Scientific Officer, Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (CORE)
- Joon Lee, MDk – CEO, Emory Healthcare
- Jonathan Watkins, MPA, FACHE – President, City of Hope Atlanta
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Health Equity: Health Accessibility
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- Catherine Anderson – SVP Health Equity Strategy, UnitedHealth Group Office of Health Equity
- Elise Lockamy-Kassim – Assistant Vice President Community Health & Center for Health Equity, Wellstar Health System
- Tabia Henry Akintobi,PhD, MPH – Professor Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Leandris Liburd,PhD, MPH, MA – Acting Director, CDC’s Office of Health Equity (OHE)
- Uren Patel – Associate Director ESG – Social Strategy, KPMG
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2023 HCS Keynote Speaker
Mandy K. Cohen, MD MPH
CDC Director
Mental Health/Behavioral Health: The Rising Need for Mental Health Services
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- Ray Kotwicki, MD – Psychiatrist, Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association
- Beth Brown – Managing Director Mental Health and Well-Being, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
- Shane Jackson – President, Jackson Healthcare Chronicle
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State of Healthcare:Industry Leader’s Perspectives, Cost & Quality Transparency (ACHE)
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- Preston Smith – President, Premier Anesthesia
- Deep Shah, MD – Primary Care Physician, Gwinnett Clinic
- Mary Martin – President & COO, Duke University Hospital
- Tom Price, MD – 23rd Secretary Health and Human Services
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Artificial Intelligence: Technology and Role of Healthcare Data
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- Jorge Calzada – Acting Associate Director – Platforms Division, CDC’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology
- Von Nguyen, MD, MPH – Clinical Lead for Population Health, Google
- Brittany Bogle – Industry Technology Leader, Healthcare & Principal Data Scientist, IBM Technology
- Ben Shobert – Chief Alliance Officer,Microsoft Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Healthcare Investments: The State of Healthcare Funding
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- Stuart Bracken – Managing Director,Northeast Georgia Health Ventures
- Philip Lewis – Partner, Fulcrum Equity Partners
- Michael Mullins – Vice President Healthcare Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
- L.A. Galyon – Managing Director and Partner, Brentwood Capital Advisors
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Understanding the Problem and Solutions
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- Bob Crutchfield – Managing Director, Hotspot Ventures, LLC
- Hari Athreya, MD, MPH – Primary Care Physician, One Medical
- Alice Asher, PhD, RN – Senior Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Marta Sokolowska, PhD – Deputy Center Director for Substance Use and Behavioral Health, FDA
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Nursing/Workforce Development: Addressing the Backbone of our Healthcare System
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- Whitney Nash, PhD, APRN – Dean of Waters College of Health Professions, Georgia Southern University
- Monica Swahn, PhD, MPH – Dean Wellstar College of Health & Professor of Health Promotion/Physical Education, Kennesaw State University
- Huanbiao Mo, PhD – Dean, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and
Health Professions Professor, Department of Nutrition, Georgia State University - Matt Caseman – CEO, Georgia Nurses Association/Georgia Nurses Foundation
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Longevity Health: Solutions for an Aging Society
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- Jeff Gray – Founder, Age Tech Atlanta
- Francesca Rinaldo, MD, PhD – Chief Medical Officer, CareLinx
- Kumiko (Kelly) Newmark – Founder, JourneyLights
- Shawn Smith – CEO, 1 True Health, Inc.
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Welcome & Opening Keynote
Robert M. Califf, MD
Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Understanding and Fortifying the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
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- Patrick Cashman – President, USAntibiotics
- Daniel Gagnon – Vice President of Global Healthcare Strategy, UPS
- Dr. Asha D’Souza, PhD – Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, AWS
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Telehealth: Holding The Future In Our Hands
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- Sherrie Williams – COO, Global Partnership for Telehealth
- Junior Harewood – CEO, Georgia & Alabama UnitedHealthcare
- Claudia Douglass – Principal, Health Industries Advisory – Provider Operations and Strategy, PwC
- Dalton Divakaran – Director, Industry Advisor Global Healthcare at Salesforce
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Hospital CEO Panel: Defining What’s Next for the Future of Hospitals
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- Andy Miller – Southern Bureau Editor, Kaiser Health News
- Kevin Brown – President & CEO, Piedmont Healthcare
- Thomas Owens, MD – President, Duke University Hospital and Senior Vice President, Duke University Health System
- Jonathan Watkins, MPA, FACHE – Regional President (Atlanta), Cancer Treatment Centers of America – Part of City of Hope
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Aging in Place: How Technology is Transforming the Care Delivery Model
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- Jaimie Clark – Director, Wellstar Health System and Founder at Catalyst by Wellstar
- Tracy Mitzner, PhD – Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Georgia Institute of Technology
- Joseph Ebberwein – Co-Founder & CFO, Corstrata, Inc.
- Greg Jungles – HealthTech Startup Catalyst Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)
- Dana Weeks – CEO, MedTrans Go
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Philanthropy: Shaping The Future Of Health Outcomes
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- Milton J. Little, Jr. – President & CEO, United Way
- Kristy Klein Davis – President, Healthcare Georgia Foundation
- Mark Ruzek – Senior Program Director, The Marcus Foundation
- Joselyn Baker – President, Grady Health Foundation
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ACHE 1: The Current and Future State of our Healthcare Workforce
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- Shane Jackson – President, Jackson Healthcare
- Deep Shah, MD – Primary Care Physician, Gwinnett Clinic
- Monica Swahn, PhD – Dean, Wellstar College of Health & Human Services Kennesaw State
- Laura P. Dannels, PhD, MBA, SPHR – HChief Talent Officer & VP Talent Management, Wellstar Health System
- Jamila Goldsmith, MD, FACEP – Emergency Room Physician, Goldsmith Medical Services, LLC
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Realizing Innovation through Cross-Industry Partnerships
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- James Lewis – Co-Founder & CEO, 11TEN Innovations Partners
- Seth Hain – Senior Vice President, R&D Epic
- Anne Fischer – Senior Director Market Access & Commercial Innovation, Novo Nordisk
- David Steele, MD – Senior Director Digital Health Strategy, Stryker
- Gregory Esper, MD, MBA – Associate Chief Medical Officer & Medical Director Telehealth, Emory Healthcare
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White House Updates
Sandra Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA
Special Assistant to the President for Public Health and Science
The Role of Connections and Collaborations in Healthcare
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- Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH – Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Debra Houry, MD, MPH – Acting Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Mental Health: Building A Community Support System
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- Sri Mani – Director, The Chartis Group
- Rick Shrum, MBA, MHA – Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, WakeMed
- Mark C. Johnson, MD – CEO, Gateway Community Service Board
- Fabio Van Der Merwe, CHC – CEO, DeKalb Community Service Board
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ACHE 2:Defining and Advancing Health Equity
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- Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD – President & CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH – Executive Vice President Health Affairs and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Jenna Bryan-Krug, CFA – Director, BlackRock
- Delvecchio Finley – President & CEO, Atrium Health Navicent
- Norman L. Wright – Executive Vice President Health Equity, UnitedHealth Group
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Workforce Development: Enhance Your Talent Pipelines while Addressing Critical Skills Gaps
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- Brandon Herman – SVP of Employer Partnerships Guild
- Katie Giles – VP Learning & Professional Development, Kindred at Home Hospice
- Laura P. Dannels, PhD, MBA, SPHR – Chief Talent Officer & VP Talent Management, Wellstar Health System
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Healthcare Investments: Planting the Seeds for What’s Next in Healthcare
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- Michael Mullins – Vice President Healthcare Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
- Stuart Smartt – Head of Healthcare, NXT Capital
- Maria Toler Velissaris – Founding Partner, SteelSky Ventures
- Jarrett Millsap, FACHE – Managing Director & Senior VP, Solas BioVentures
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MedTech Innovations and Collaborations: A Regional Approach
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- Tarianna Stewart, PhD – Core AI Licensing Executive & Intellectual Property, IBM Research
- Sherry Farrugia – CEO, Global Center for Medical Innovation
- Greg Martin, MD – Director, Predictive Health Institute and Center for Health Discovery and Well Being
- Grace Powers, MS, MBA, FRAPS – Founder/Principal Consultant, Powers Regulatory Consulting
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Better Health Through Data?
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- Dr. Hansa Bhargava – Chief Medical Officer, Medscape Education
- Jim Forbes – Chief Strategy Officer, Vizzia Technologies
- Mark Michalski, MD – Worldwide Head Healthcare & Life Sciences AI-ML BD, Amazon Web Services
- Charlie Kemp – CTO, HelloRobot
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Speed and Innovation in Drug Development
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- Jayne Morgan, MD – Executive Director Covid Task Force, Piedmont Healthcare
- George Painter, PhD – Director, Emory Institute for Drug Development & CEO of Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE)
- David Ridley, PhD – Faculty Director Health Sector Management, Duke University
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Eds & Meds: Collaboration or Competition
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- Sam Williams – Professor of Practice, Georgia State University and Retired President of Metro Atlanta Chamber
- Sherry Farrugia – CEO, Global Center for Medical Innovation
- Adam Marcus, PhD – Deputy Director Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
- Somanth Shenoy, PhD – Professor of Pharmacy, UGA
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Unleashing the Value of Disruptive Innovation
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- Lance Black,MD,MBID – Acting Senior Medical Director, 3ive Labs
- Greg Hewitt – Executive Director of Innovation, Cone Health
- Hank Capps, Jr., MD – Executive Chief Information and Digital Officer, Wellstar Health System
- Jay Brennn, MBA, JD – Co-Founder of Prinnovo,LLC and Managing Director of Cone Health Ventures
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SESSION 1 – The Path Forward: A Conversation with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH – Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Judy Monroe, MD – President & CEO, CDC Foundation
- David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
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SESSION 2 – Preparing Hospitals for the Next Pandemic
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- Regina Herzlinger – Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- Barak Richman, JD – Bartlett Professor of Law and Business Administration, Duke University
- Jimmy Childre, Jr., FACHE – Former Chair & CEO, Washington County Regional Medical Center and President, Childre Ford, Inc.
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SESSION 3 – From Angel to Exit – Seeding The Future of Health
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- Lance Black, MD, MBID – Senior Medical Director, 3iveLabs
- Richard Munassi, MD, MBA – Co-Founder, Blackfin Technology Partners & Blackfin Venture Partners and Director, Tampa Bay Wave Accelerator
- Chris Lee – Chairman, CEO & Co-founder, Huxley Medical
- Tim Howe – Cox Enterprises
- Philip Lewis – Partner, Fulcrum Equity Partners
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SESSION 4 – Virtual Health: Blending Care Delivery to Improve Health Outcomes
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- Lea Sims – Vertical Marketing Lead, Verizon Healthcare, Insurance & Life Sciences
- Ann Mond Johnson – CEO, American Telemedicine Association
- Nate Lacktman – Partner & Chair of National Telemedicine and Digital Health Foley & Lardner, LLP
- Sherrie Williams – COO, Global Partnership for Telehealth
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SESSION 5 – Neurological Diseases: Bench to Bedside – Collaborations & Progress
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- Douglas Martin – Director Scott-Ritchey Research Center, Auburn University
- Miguel Sena-Esteves – Associate Professor Neurology, UMASS
- Heather Grey-Edwards – Associate Professor Neurology, UMASS
- Gavin Corcoran – Chief R&D Officer, Sio Gene Therapies
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SESSION 6 – Epidemic of the Underserved: The South’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
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- Pam Shipley – COO, Sharecare
- Wade Rakes – President & CEO, Peach State Health Plan, Centene Corporation
- Samantha Manderson, MD, FACOG – OB/GYN, CareConnect Health
- Barry Igoubadia, MD – OB/GYN, CareConnect Health
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SESSION 7 – The Changing Future of Healthcare Investments
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- Ben Scruggs, PhD – Associate, Hatteras Venture Partners
- Sir Mani – Director, The Chartis Group
- L.A. Galyon – Managing Director and Partner, Brentwood Capital Advisors
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SESSION 8: KEYNOTE PANEL
Hospital Leadership: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Healthcare
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- Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – President & CEO, Wellstar Heath System
- Carol Burrell – President & CEO, Northeast Georgia Health System
- Jonathan S. Lewin, MD – CEO & Chairman of the Board, Emory Healthcare
- Andy Miller – CEO & Editor, Georgia Health News
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SESSION 9 – How Precision Medicine is Transforming Treatments for Oncology and Neonatal Patients
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- Devin Absher, PhD – Faculty Investigator, Director of Genomic Health, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
- David Bick, MD, FACMG – Lab Director/Clinical Geneticist, HudsonAlpha Clinical Services Laboratory and Medical Director, Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine
- Jessica Merritt – Director of Business Development, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
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SESSION 10 – A Data-Driven Approach to Designing and Implementing Systemic Gender Parity Solutions
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- Susan O’Connor – CEO, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
- Adam Dubow – Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Devray Kirkland – Chief Diversity Officer VP, Diversity and Inclusion, Cardinal Health
- Nicola Greenway – SVP Human Resources, Global Manufacturing, Supply & Quality, Takeda
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SESSION 11 – Executive Insights – Leading Community Based Healthcare
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- J. Scott Steiner, FACHE – President and CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System
- Delvecchio Finley – President & CEO, Atrium Health Navicent
- Angela Ammons – CEO, Clinch Memorial Hospital
- Matt Reed – CEO, Georgia CEO
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SESSION 12 – 5G’s Impact on Health Equity
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- Lucienne (Lucie) Ide, MD, PhD – Founder & CEO, Rimidi
- Jeffrey Rosowski, PAC – Senior Manager Healthcare, T-Mobile
- Greg Jungles – Healthcare Technology Catalyst, ATDC
- Bill Bellando – Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Wellstar
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SESSION 13 – Fallacies and Dangers of Practicing Race-Based Medicine
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- Bonzo Reddick, MD, MPH, FAAFP – Professor & Chair Community Medicine, Mercer University and Family Physician at J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center
- Angela Ward – Talk Show Host, Philanthropist, Motivational Speaker, The Game Changers
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SESSION 14 – Pediatric Mental Health – National Crisis, Local Solutions
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- Don Mueller – CEO, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children
- Lisa Carter – CEO, Niswonger Children’s Hospital and VP Pediatric Services, Ballad Health
- Barry Gilmore, MD, MBA – Chief Medical Officer, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
- Gabe Roberts – CEO & Founder, Roberts Consulting Group and Former CEO, TennCare
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SESSION 1 – Innovation Task Force – Igniting the Sparks of Health Innovation and Partnerships
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- Geoff Duncan – Lieutenant Governor, State of Georgia
- Eddie Hahn – Director, Jabian Consulting
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SESSION 2 – How Covid-19 Has Impacted Healthcare, Innovation and The Patient Experience
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- John Bardis – President & CEO, ShareMD
- Tom Hawk, JD – Partner, King & Spalding
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SESSION 3 – Expanding Innovation Frontiers: Injecting 5G into Healthcare Delivery
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- 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
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SESSION 4 – Understanding the Future of COVID-19
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- 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
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SESSION 5 – Multiple Sclerosis – An Infusion Of Collaboration For Patient Advancement
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- 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
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SESSION 6 – The Future Landscape of Vaccines and Immunizations
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- Nancy Messonnier, MD – Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
- David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
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SESSION 8 – Investing in Healthcare – The Changing Horizon
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- 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
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SESSION 9 – School-Based Health Centers and the Role of Community Partnerships
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- 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.
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SESSION 10 – Creating A New Paradigm in Healthcare Delivery
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- Marcus Osborne – Senior Vice President, Walmart Health
- Nikkela S. Tucker, MPH – Director Health & Wellness, Walmart, Inc.
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SESSION 11 – Building an International Stakeholder-Network to Overcome Manufacturing and Access Challenges in Cell-based Therapies
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- 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
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SESSION 12 – United: Health Systems Collaborating In Response to a Pandemic
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- 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
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SESSION 13 – Bridging the Gaps in Rural Healthcare through Innovative Strategies
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- 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
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SESSION 14 – Auburn University’s Health Disparities Research/Outreach Collaborations
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- 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
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SESSION 15 – Health Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- Daniel E. Dawes, JD – Director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Judy Monroe, MD – President & CEO, CDC Foundation
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SESSION 16 – How Genetic Testing is Impacting Healthcare and Employee Wellness (and adapting in times of COVID)
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- 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
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SESSION 17 – How Telehealth Kept Revenue Going
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- 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
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Welcome to 2019 Annual Gathering
Russ Lipari, Founder & CEO Health Connect South
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Michael Erikson – Dean and Regents Professor, Georgia State University
Drones Driving Innovation in Healthcare Logistics
Panel Discussion
Leading Successful Strategic Partnerships
Panel Discussion
Stroke Care: Creating an Epicenter of Excellence
Panel Discussion
Healthcare Investment Trends: Accelerating Health Horizons
Panel Discussion
CDC Fireside Chat: Priorities, Progress & Partnerships
Panel Discussion
Pediatric Cancer: The American Cancer Society’s Perspective and Progress
Gary Reedy – CEO, American Cancer Society
Pediatric Cancer: How Partnering Together Changed the Prognosis of Pediatric Cancer
Panel Discussion
Keys to Collaboration and Partnership Success
Panel Discussion
Philanthropy, Partnerships & Progress: Leading Community Change
Panel Discussion
Rural Health: Leading Innovations and Better Outcomes
Panel Discussion
Innovation in Medical Education
Panel Discussion
Critical Issues in the Future Of Health
Susan Dentzer, President & CEO Network for Excellence in Health Innovation
Telehealth Improving Healthcare Across the South and Globe
Panel Discussion
Healthcare 3.0 – How Technology Is Driving The Transition to Prosumers, Platforms and Outsurance
Rubin Pillay, PhD, MD Asst Dean & Chief Innovation Officer, Univ of Alabama Birmingham
Health Investments: Cultivating Innovation
Panel Discussion
Game Changers: New Medicine
Panel Discussion
Critical Data for All
Panel Discussion
Making The Rounds: Doctors Leading from the Frontlines
Dr. Patrice Harris, President-Elect of The American Medical Association
Opiod Epidemic Panel Discussion: Striking Back
Panel Discussion
Collaboration as a Business Model
Panel Discussion
Accelerating I.T. into Healthcare
Panel Discussion
The Windshield and the Rear View Mirror of Health Innovation
Jacques J. Sokolov, MD Chairman & CEO, SSB Solutions, Inc.