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About Shannon Klinger: As Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Shannon Thyme Klinger leads Moderna’s legal, governance, and corporate compliance efforts. Ms. Klinger joined Moderna from Novartis (NYSE: NVS), serving as Chief Legal Officer and a member of the Novartis Executive Committee since 2018. Previously, she served as Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer. During her ten-year tenur...

Topics Covered Discover how CivicaScript is disrupting the pharmaceutical industry to provide affordable medications to patients The unique approach that CivicaScript is taking to combat the high cost of generics How CivicaScript partners with hospitals, payers, and pharmacies to lower drug prices for patients Hear how CivicaScript selects the right generic products (overpriced, lacking competitio...

About Crystal Brown: Crystal Brown is Vice President of Product and Strategy at Benefitfocus, a cloud-based benefits administration technology company serving Health Plans and Employers nationwide.  Crystal is the lead for all aspects of product strategy, roadmap development, and product execution for the full product portfolio of Benefitfocus. In this role, she ensures the viability, feasibility,...

About David Rhew: Dr. David C. Rhew is the Global Chief Medical Officer (CMO) & VP of Healthcare for Microsoft. He is Adjunct Professor at Stanford University; holds six U.S. technology patents enabling authoring, mapping, and integrating clinical decision support into electronic health records; and has been recognized as one of the 50 most influential clinical executives by Modern Healthcare. Dr....

About Peter Micca: Peter Micca is an Audit & Assurance Partner and National Health Tech leader at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He has 30 years of experience serving a broad array of clients in all sectors of the healthcare, technology, and life sciences industries. He has significant experience with health technology organizations, software as a service (SaaS) organizations, pharmacy benefit management,...

Topics Covered Rebuilding trust with physicians and patients amid the misinformation crisis in America The AMA's recovery plan to address decreased buy-in to medicine among physicians How to introduce technologies into healthcare to make them work for physicians to help reduce burnout The critical issues facing the AMA The importance of health equity (and how to achieve it) The benefits and risks...

About Dale Cook: Dale is an expert in digital mental health. As co-founder and CEO of Learn to Live, he's part of a member-focused mental healthcare company that provides online programs and 24/7 clinician coaching to empower people to improve their mental health. Learn to Live serves over 33 million people through health plans, employers, and universities across the country. Dale has been recogni...

About Julie Lambert: Julie Lambert serves as the President and General Manager of Inovalon’s Provider business unit. In this role, Ms. Lambert leads the organization that delivers cloud-based SaaS solutions to tens of thousands of provider organizations across the country empowering them to achieve better outcomes and economics for their organizations and the millions of patients that they serve....

About Kimberly O'Loughlin: Kimberly joined HRS in March 2022, bringing with her more than 30 years of experience in leveraging talent and technology to drive growth, innovation, and improved business performance and customer experiences across health tech and other industries.   At HRS, her portfolio includes award-winning Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and telehealth solutions and services that...

Topics Covered The potential of newer technologies like generative AI to eliminate friction in clinical environments Overcoming physician apprehension towards technology adoption and introducing ambient experience in healthcare The importance of physician adoption coaching and building psychological safety with providers The use of simulations and VR in training for medical students The need for a...

About Ali Parsa: Dr. Ali Parsa is a British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and engineer. He’s the founder and CEO of Babylon, the revolutionary artificial intelligence and digital health company. Babylon’s mission is to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on Earth.  By combining cutting-edge AI technology and the best available medical expertise, Babylon g...

About Doug Layman: Doug Layman is the President of Commercial Business for Prescryptive Health. He is a passionate leader that has been focused on uniquely positioning organizations for substantial growth and profitability for decades. As a proven industry thought leader, Doug has been sharing his expertise on employee engagement, creating a culture of health, and population health management at c...

About Suzanne Kunis: Suzanne Kunis is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of NovaWell, an affiliate of Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. She also serves as Vice President of Behavioral Health Solutions for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. She brings over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry with a significant focus on behavioral health. Suzanne is a regist...

Topics Covered The challenges facing early-stage health innovation companies and how venture capital can support them Strategies for balancing the pursuit of profitability with the need to prioritize patient outcomes in the healthcare industry The importance of partnerships between investors and entrepreneurs in driving innovation The impact of emerging technologies, such as AI on the healthcare i...

About Matthew Condon: As the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Bardavon Health Innovations, LLC, Matthew J. Condon works tirelessly as a staunch advocate for transparency in healthcare and champions technology innovation within the industry that benefits injured Workers’ Compensation patients. He has been recognized nationally as an entrepreneur to watch by repeatedly forming game-changing comp...

About Jean Drouin: Jean is a leader with over 25 years of experience in healthcare management, technology, operations, finance, and cultural change.  As CEO, Jean focuses on creating the environment that allows Clarify to deliver on its mission by delighting customers and growing a great team. Jean leads the Executive Leadership Team which sets the company’s vision and strategy and is responsible...

We know that healthy, fresh food improves health outcomes. But what if you live in a food desert? Or you depend on food stamps to feed your family? What if you could get fresh produce delivered straight to your door as a benefit of your health plan? Ashley Turner is Founder and CEO of FarmboxRx , a national brand on a mission to promote health equity through nutrition and health literacy. Ashley’s...

Topics Covered Dr. Gupta shares Amazon's focus on making healthcare services convenient and accessible The importance of collaboration between stakeholders in the healthcare system How to learn from the existing healthcare system to improve the care experience for patients The challenge of rebuilding trust in science How Amazon is working to build an infrastructure for at-home healthcare to better...

About Scott Shreeve: Dr. Shreeve is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician who has been actively involved in the design, development, and distribution of healthcare technologies that improve the delivery of care and enhance the quality of life. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Crossover Health, a next-generation healthcare delivery, and management services company. As a founder, vision...

About Peter Micca: Peter Micca is an Audit & Assurance Partner and National Health Tech leader at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He has 30 years of experience serving a broad array of clients in all sectors of the healthcare, technology, and life sciences industries. He has significant experience with health technology organizations, software as a service (SaaS) organizations, pharmacy benefit management,...

50% of women distrust the healthcare system in the US. Yet women make up 51% of the population and control 80% of the healthcare dollars.   So, what does it look like to build trust with women in a healthcare setting?   Carolyn Witte is Cofounder and CEO of Tia , the modern medical home for women. Carolyn’s team is dedicated to treating women holistically rather than by body part or life stage.  ...

About Aamer Mumtaz: Aamer is a healthcare operations and growth expert with over 20 years of broad-based experience as a transformation leader. In addition to advising complex healthcare systems and facilities on strategies to address systemic operational and strategic challenges, Aamer has served as a successful growth and operations executive in multiple digital health labor marketplaces. He has...

Breakthrough health tech is useless if it fails to meet people where they are, especially when it comes to underserved populations.   So, how do we encourage VCs to invest in culturally competent digital health solutions? How do we direct capital in a way that promotes health equity for women and communities of color?   Deena Shakir is Partner at Lux Capital , where she invests in transformative t...

About Caitlin Donovan: Caitlin Donovan is the Global Head of Uber Health. She joined Uber most recently from MyOrthos, an Orthodontic Services Organization, where she served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Caitlin developed her knack for tackling obstacles to patient care as Chief Operating Officer of Circulation and Executive Vice President of Operations at LogistiCare (now ModivCare),...

For most cancers, Black Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any patient population. And access to genetic testing is key to eliminating this disparity. Feyi Olopade Ayodele is Cofounder and CEO of CancerIQ , a company on a bold mission to end cancer as we know it by giving providers and health systems access to the latest innovations in early cancer detection and prevent...