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Daniel Chertok Senior Data Scientist – Data Analytics, Information Technology

Endeavor Health

Daniel Chertok is a Sr. Data Scientist at Endeavor Health, a comprehensive healthcare provider located in the Chicago area. He leads the Data Science team responsible for the development of predictive and quantitative models, including patient outcomes, population health, biostatistical analysis, performance attribution and operational efficiency. Before joining Endeavor Health, Daniel had worked in various quantitative R&D roles in Finance and Retail. He holds an Eng. Math. degree in Applied Mathematics from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and a Ph. D. in Applied Mathematics from Simon Fraser University. 

Shannon Decker Risk Adjustment Specialist

VBC One

Dr. Shannon Decker is principal at VBC One, a consulting firm assisting physician groups, health plans and vendors maximize the performance of their value based contracts and offerings.  Dr. Decker has more than 20 years experience in health care and most recently led teams in risk, quality, data and analytics, telehealth, COVID response and delegation compliance.  Of her more than 20 years of experience in healthcare--15 include working with risk adjustment, quality and Medicare. Dr. Decker has a PhD. in Interdisciplinary Studies, dual MBA degrees--in Finance and in Marketing, as well as an M.Ed. in Secondary Education and a M.Ed. in Administration and Leadership. Dr. Decker is on the faculty at Arizona State University and is also an associate professor of Higher Education & Adult Learning (HEAL) and chief methodologist for Walden and Capella Universities where she chairs and oversees the dissertations of doctoral students. An author of two books and several peer-reviewed articles, and a prolific national public speaker, her interests include the study of human behavior and how theories on motivation and learning may be brought to bear on population health management. 

Harpreet Singh Grewal Assistant Professor of Radiology/ Attending Radiologist 

Florida State University Medical School/ Sacred Heart Hospital

Dr. Grewal is multiple fellowship trained Attending Radiologist at the Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL, US and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at the Florida State University School of Medicine. He is actively involved in radiology research, with emphasis on AI and ChatGPT. He has published multiple papers in his domains of expertise and endeavours to present the ideas of incorporating/deploying AI in the daily radiology workflow. When he is not actively reading cases on his workstation, he loves to spend his time with his family, exploring new restaurants or at a beautiful Pensacola beach.

Jack Holloway Manager of Data Science

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

An accomplished data scientist, Jack Holloway leverages advanced analytics to identify efficiencies that drive better care and improve health outcomes for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana members. He leads development of actionable advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence to help members, as well as commands a cross-functional team launching innovative healthcare tools and services. Holloway, who joined Blue Cross in 2015, established the organization’s predictive modeling process and successfully manages the department’s college intern program. His work has received national recognition, including efforts that informed the state’s COVID-19 response. Holloway earned his master’s degree in analytics from Louisiana State University.  

Nikki Hungate Medicare & Gov't Programs Senior Leader

Nikki is an accomplished professional with over 17 years of experience in the healthcare industry, specializing in Medicare and Medicaid product strategy. With extensive knowledge and expertise in the field, Nikki is a trusted leader who has consistently contributed to the growth and success of various organizations.

Nikki holds a Master's degree in Health Administration. Additionally, she has pursued a Doctorate in Executive Leadership. 

As a passionate advocate for accessible and affordable healthcare, Nikki remains dedicated to driving innovation in the Medicare and Medicaid sectors.

Rahul Kashyap Medical Director Research

WellSpan Health

Dr. Kashyap is the medical director for research for WellSpan Health at York, PA. He is also a faculty at Drexel University College of Medicine. He holds academic rank of assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and research scientist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr Kashyap holds a M.B.B.S. (M.D. equivalent) degree from TN Dr. MGR Medical University at Madurai Medical College, India and M.B.A. degree from Augsburg University at Minneapolis, MN. He has completed Global Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) from Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

He also has 17+ years of clinical research, data analytics and quality improvement experience, with more than 225 PubMed cited publications, 10+ book chapters, and has edited two books. He has successfully led several national and international research projects, most notably, one of the largest registries called VIRUS: COVID-19 Registry in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). He brings clinical research methodology, data analytics and quality improvement expertise and passion for mentoring and scientific publications, to help advance and highlight excellent clinical care at hospitals.

Diana Kelley AI Expert and Former Cybersecurity Field CTO for Microsoft, CISO

Protect AI

Diana Kelley is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Protect AI. She also serves on the boards of WiCyS, The Executive Women’s Forum (EWF), InfoSec World, CyberFuture Foundation, TechTarget Security Editorial, and DevNet AI/ML. Diana was Cybersecurity Field CTO for Microsoft, Global Executive Security Advisor at IBM Security, GM at Symantec, VP at Burton Group (now Gartner), a Manager at KPMG, CTO and co-founder of SecurityCurve, and Chief vCISO at SaltCybersecurity. 

Her extensive volunteer work has included serving on the ACM Ethics & Plagiarism Committee, Cybersecurity Committee Advisor at CompTIA, CTO and Board Member at Sightline Security, Advisory Board Chair at WOPLLI Technologies, Advisory Council member Bartlett College of Science and Mathematics, Bridgewater State University, and RSAC US Program Committee. 

She is a sought-after keynote speaker, the host of BrightTALK’s The (Security) Balancing Act, co-author of the books Practical Cybersecurity Architecture and Cryptographic Libraries for Developers, instructor for the LinkedIn Learning class on Security in AI and ML, has been a lecturer at Boston College's Masters program in cybersecurity, a 2023 Global Cyber Security Hall of Fame Inductee, the EWF 2020 Executive of the Year and EWF Conference Chair 2021-Present, an SCMedia Power Player, and one of Cybersecurity Ventures 100 Fascinating Females Fighting Cybercrime. 

Phil Kim Partner

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Phil advises various types of healthcare providers in connection with transactional and regulatory matters. He counsels healthcare systems, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups (including non-profit health organizations, or NPHOs), home health providers, and other healthcare companies on the buy- and sellside of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and operational matters, which include regulatory, licensure, contractual, and administrative issues.

Phil has a particular interest in digital health. He has assisted a number of multinational technology companies entering the digital health space with various service and collaboration agreements for their wearable technology. He also assists public medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the investment banks that serve as underwriters involved in the public securities offerings for such healthcare companies.

Phil’s client relationships are characterized by an authenticity – he communicates honestly and directly so that clients can understand issues from all perspectives and make decisions that will serve their best interests. He maintains a positive rapport with all parties to his transactions, which include:

• Healthcare arrangements and provider agreements of all types, including the transition of hundreds of
  physicians from a prior physician group to a new NPHO with a restructured employment model
• Professional services agreements, clinical and educational affiliation agreements, lease agreements,
  business associate agreements, and other services agreements between healthcare companies and various
  other entities in both the private and public sectors.
• Securities filings on behalf of public healthcare companies.

On the regulatory side, clients value Phil’s ability to attend to details while also staying focused on the big picture. He regularly advises on healthcare compliance issues including:

• Liability exposure, the Stark law, anti-kickback statutes, and HIPAA/HITECH privacy issues
• State and federal healthcare laws
•  Complex business structuring and formation issues
•  Employment issues

Brenna Loufek Regulatory Affairs Manager

Mayo Clinic

Brenna Loufek is the SaMD Regulatory Affairs Manager in the Center for Digital Health - Data & Analytics at Mayo Clinic. Brenna collaborates with user-innovators to create regulatory strategies that offer the least burdensome pathway to market for digital health technologies developed at Mayo Clinic. Her subject matter expertise is in the nuanced application of US FDA regulatory policies for AI/ML-enabled software functionalities. 

 Brenna brings extensive experience guiding teams through domestic and international regulations and standards. With previous roles at Medtronic and Philips, Brenna has managed complex regulatory submissions and advised on studies for digital health products including AI/ML-based technologies, telehealth platforms, and in-clinic management tools. In addition to program support, Brenna has served as a cross-departmental liaison to provide training for and interpretation of FDA's current positioning on digital health products.  

 Brenna has a master’s degree in Patient Safety & Healthcare Quality from Johns Hopkins. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Evidence-Based Healthcare from the University of Oxford with a research focus on the efficacy of regulatory and ethical frameworks within healthcare institutions to manage AI/ML-enabled clinical decision support software. 

Juliane Manitz Associate Director, Biostatistics Oncology

EMD Serono, Inc

Juliane Manitz is a trained statistician and obtained a PhD in Mathematics from University of Goettingen, Germany. Since 2017, she is a Senior Biostatistician at EMD Serono/Merck KgaA in the Greater Boston Area. She specializes in cutting-edge data analysis for late-stage clinical trials and is driving innovation in methodology and technology. She is a go-to expert for all things machine learning and as a member of the executive committee of the R validation hub, she is actively working on integrating open-source software into regulatory settings to advance our field. 

Mac Marlow Chief Information Officer

Southwestern Health Resources

Mac Marlow leads Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR) Technology, representing a strong combination of information technology and analytics expertise. This team has an eye toward strengthening the technology relationship with Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center to optimize current systems and accelerate value-based care, while increasing the clinical efficiency for physicians and clinicians across the network. 

Before joining SWHR, he served as vice president for software applications at Lehigh Valley Health Network. While there, he led several important initiatives, including the implementation of electronic medical records across contracted and acquired entities, the rationalization of the software application portfolio and the development of new lines of business. 

With 30 years in IT and more than 15 years in IT and analytics leadership roles, Marlow knows how to quickly respond to technology trends and the evolving needs of a growing organization like SWHR. 

Marlow earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech, a master’s of business administration (MBA) from Averett University and completed the leadership and management program at The Management Institute at Roanoke College. In addition, he is a certified healthcare chief information officer (CHCIO), a certified project management professional (PMP) and a certified scrum master (CSM). 

Piyush Mathur Staff Anaesthesiologist and Critical Care physician

Cleveland Clinic

Piyush Mathur MD,FCCM is a Staff Anesthesiologist and Critical Care physician at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio with more than 20 years of clinician experience. He has also served in the role of the Quality Improvement Officer and chair, compliance committee, Anesthesiology Institute since 2011.He completed his medical school training in India from Armed Forces Medical College(AFMC,Pune) followed by residency in Anesthesiology and fellowship in Critical Care from Cleveland Clinic. He subsequently completed a one year, quality fellowship at Cleveland Clinic and training in computer programming, machine learning and deep learning. He is the past program director of the anesthesiology critical care fellowship program at Cleveland Clinic.

A recognized leader in critical care, quality, education and artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, he has led many of the local and national programs including serving as the chair of the post-graduate education committee, coding and documentation education committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).He is currently a member of CPT editorial advisory committee, AMA(American Medical Association) and primary advisor,SCCM.

Trained in computer programming, machine learning and deep learning, he is the founder of BrainX, an AI in healthcare application research and development company. He also founded, one of the largest groups for machine learning in healthcare, BrainX Community. He has focused his research on applications of artificial intelligence(AI) in healthcare for the last many years. He is a leader in quality and patient safety who has innovated and successfully implemented many algorithms and tools in electronic health records such as difficult airway identification(EPIC), anesthesia awareness alert (DSS, Talis), antibiotic alert (ACG, Talis).Recipient of multiple innovation awards at Cleveland Clinic, he is leading innovation efforts in integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare. Current, projects include AIDE(Artificial Intelligence Diagnosis Engine), SALUS (robotic artificial intelligence patient safety system),BRAINS(Biologically Relational Artificial Intelligence Networking System).He is a recipient of numerous local and international awards including Institute of Healthcare Improvement(IHI) Permanante award and the prestigious Presidential citation from Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).He has made numerous local, national and international presentations and publications in the fields of anesthesiology, critical care, quality, education and artificial intelligence applications in healthcare.

Joel Radford Cofounder and Managing Partner

Engagys

Joel has worked in technology and healthcare for decades serving Big Pharma, health plans, and hospital systems and prior to founding Engagys, leading professional services and product teams for Welltok (formerly Silverlink). His roles have included population health campaign design and deployment, call center operations, CRM design and deployment, corporate strategy, corporate marketing, mergers and acquisitions, business process transformation and software development oversight—all in healthcare. He has worked with health plans and PBMs to address business challenges related to member-centric data management, adherence, gaps in care, and chronic condition management. Joel’s clients have included both Fortune 100 and startup companies, and he worked for Johnson and Johnson and Ernst & Young early in his career.

Pravat Rout CEO

Inovaare

Pravat Rout is an accomplished leader in the U.S. healthcare industry, serving as the CEO of Inovaare. With over 30 years of industry experience, Pravat specializes in driving digital transformation in the healthcare sector. He has successfully built multiple companies in healthtech, delivering solutions for payers and providers.

Under Pravat's leadership, Inovaare has emerged as a trusted partner for healthcare organizations seeking to navigate the digital landscape while prioritizing regulatory compliance and exceptional member experience. His strategic vision and relentless pursuit of excellence have guided Inovaare in developing cutting-edge technologies and solutions that elevate patient care while ensuring regulatory adherence.

Laura Sheriff Vice President, Risk Adjustment

SWHR Risk Department

MSN with 10 years’ experience in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Managed Care with proven success in Risk Adjustment. Confirmed track record in operations, program management and process improvement. Demonstrates effective leadership, innovative problem solving techniques, and goal oriented focus to execute business objectives and meet performance expectations. Designed and coordinated all team activities including provider education, training, auditing, data mining, and data analysis to steer program success and achieve performance metrics. 

Shubham Suresh Staff Deep Learning Engineer

Stryker

Shubham is a Staff Deep-Learning Engineer and Researcher at Stryker, where he develops computer vision-based AI technologies for Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, and Maternal Care. Before joining Stryker, he led AI development efforts at DawnLight Technologies for early patient fall detection alerts in critical care environments.  

Shubham holds a Master's degree in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. He is passionate about developing enabling technologies using AI and Robotics for surgeons and scrub nurses. 

Ankit Virmani Solutions Architect: Cloud and Data Engineering

Google

Ankit is a data and ML specialist at Google, with over a decade of work experience in scalable data and machine learning operations. Before Google, he worked for Amazon, Deloitte, CVS and Infosys, helping his customers utilize data and machine learning platforms responsibly and ethically. He loves the challenges that come with processing petabyte scale data, and is passionate about learning new technologies regularly. On a personal front, he lives with his wife and two wonderful dogs in Seattle! 

Sareer Zia CEO

Virtual Hopitalist

Dr. Sareer Zia, MD, MBA, is a Physician and Physician Entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Virtual Hospitalist, a healthcare innovation company aiming to close gaps in healthcare. Dr. Zia is on a mission to make healthcare accessible, efficient, and equitable by leveraging technology in a way that it closes the digital divide, improves clinical outcomes, eases the workload of healthcare professionals, and promotes their well-being.  She has done courses on AI in Healthcare at MIT and Health Informatics at the University of Chicago. She has come across various AI-based tools geared towards reducing the administrative burdens of healthcare professionals, improving clinical documentation and optimizing resource utilization. Throughout her healthcare journey, Dr. Zia has contributed to the medical field in different capacities, including hospitalist, medical director, and physician advisor across various healthcare systems. She has been invited as a speaker at different forums, including local and global conferences, events, and web-based channels, to discuss emerging digital trends shaping the landscape of healthcare. Dr. Zia has also been featured in The Hospitalist, the official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine. 

Daniel Zikovitz Director of Digital Innovation & AI

GE Healthcare

Daniel Zikovitz is the Director of Digital Innovation & AI at GE Healthcare, driven by his passion to improve healthcare outcomes and delivery through the use of cutting-edge digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence. With his proven track record of successfully implementing innovative solutions in HealthCare, Daniel has become a recognized expert in healthcare technology and AI strategy and actively engaged in with scale-up companies and technology partners. He is active on several advisory boards, including the Ontario Brain Institute and the Technical committee for CSA on Digital Health Technologies and Infrastructure and provides platform presentations for the Consulate of Canada.