Agenda at a Glance
Agenda and speakers subject to change.
Day One: Thursday, March 21, 2019
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7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Registration & Networking Breakfast
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7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Publisher’s Opening Address
Fawn Lopez
Publisher and Vice President
Modern Healthcare
9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Leading through Political Uncertainty: What the Aftermath of Midterm Elections Means for Healthcare
Moderator:
Merrill Goozner
Editor Emeritus
Modern Healthcare
Panelists:
Peter Fine
Chief Executive Officer
Banner Health
Chip Kahn
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federation of American Hospitals
Rick Pollack
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Hospital Association
Anthony Barrueta
Senior Vice President of Government Relations
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
10:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Morning Networking Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Loosening the Barriers Between Payers, Providers, Patients and Consumers
Moderator:
David Blumenthal, MD
President
The Commonwealth Fund
Panelists:
Laura Kaiser
President and Chief Executive Officer
SSM Health
Mario Schlosser
Chief Executive Officer
Oscar Health
Terry Shaw
President and Chief Executive Officer
AdventHealth
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Margin + Mission
Moving from Short-Term Cost Cutting and Expense Reduction to Sustaining Solid Margins
Moderator:
Suzanne Delbanco
Executive Director
Catalyst for Payment Reform
Panelists:
Catherine Jacobson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Froedtert Health
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
C-Suite Transformation
Partnerships, Alliances, and Collaboration
Moderator:
Patrice Harris, MD
President-Elect
American Medical Association
Panelists:
Robert Allen
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Intermountain Healthcare
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon Break
Richard Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Business Strategy Officer
Northwell Health
Lois Krahn, MD
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Mayo Clinic Arizona
D. Scott Nordlund
Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
Banner Health
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Moving From Good to Great: Harnessing The Power of Data to
Define and Measure Success
Panelists:
Merrill Goozner
Editor Emeritus
Modern Healthcare
Scott Phillips
Executive Director
Modern Healthcare Metrics
4:30 p.m.
Publisher's Adjournment
Fawn Lopez
Publisher and Vice President
Modern Healthcare
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4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Day Two: Friday, March 22, 2019​
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
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7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Publisher’s Opening Address
Fawn Lopez
Publisher and Vice President
Modern Healthcare
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Leading toward Innovation and Transformation
Leadership Strategies Required to Triumph over Healthcare’s Most Formidable Challenges
Moderator:
Aurora Aguilar
Editor
Modern Healthcare
Panelists:
Nancy Howell Agee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Carilion Clinic
J. Stephen Jones, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Inova
Johnese Spisso
President
UCLA Health
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Embracing Disruption
Leading Through Complexity, Chaos and Uncertainty
Moderator:
Kathleen Sanford
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
CommonSpirit Health
Panelists:
Chris Durovich
Chief Executive Officer
Children's Health
Patty Horoho
Chief Executive Officer
OptumServe
Thomas Zenty III
President and Chief Executive Officer
University Hospitals Health System
11:00 a.m.
Publisher’s Adjournment
Fawn Lopez
Publisher and Vice President
Modern Healthcare
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Close of Symposium