Welcome to the 2023 Health Evolution Connect!

We encourage you to take advantage of this time away from your every day responsibilities to connect – and reconnect – with other future-minded leaders across the health care industry. We have designed Connect to build on the renowned Health Evolution Summit by probing critical emerging issues and challenges in health care with the same intensity and candor, but with a particular focus on the pathways for change and transformation. Explore the site for more information about the agenda, speakers, and community. We look forward to seeing you in Nashville!

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Health & Safety

Your health and safety are important to us. We continue to monitor COVID-19 and will follow health safety guidelines from the WHO and CDC, as well as applicable federal, state, and local laws.

  • While we are not requiring vaccinations in order to attend Connect in person, we strongly encourage all attendees to be up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
  • COVID-19 Testing. We ask all attendees to self-test before arriving in Nashville. If you have cold or flu-like symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, please stay home. Once at Connect, complimentary COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be available to registered attendees upon request.
  • While face masks are not currently required in Nashville venues, we will have face masks, hand sanitizers, and COVID tests available upon request at the registration desk.

WiFi Information

Network: #HEConnect

Password: Connect23

Social Media Guidelines

While Connect is a private, invitation-only event that is closed to outside media, we do encourage you to leverage this experience to responsibly expand the discussion through social media channels, including LinkedIn and blogs.

As a courtesy to your peers — and with the understanding that this safe space is needed to openly discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead — we strongly request that you honor a few social media guidelines:

The Golden Rule. Treat others as you would like to be treated.
Chatham House Rule. Think cautiously about attributing quotes or paraphrases. Under no circumstance should something “overheard” be attributed to an individual without permission.
The New York Times Rule. Avoid writing anything you wouldn’t want to see on the cover of The New York Times.

Connect Attire

Connect is intended to be a comfortable and casual urban retreat. Attendees typically wear blazers, dresses, collared shirts and blouses, slacks, or jeans (no ties!).

2023 Connect Main Stage Discussion Leaders

Adam Boehler

Adam Boehler

CEO, Rubicon Founders
Airica Steed, EdD

Airica Steed, EdD

President & CEO, The MetroHealth System
Aneesh Chopra

Aneesh Chopra

Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia; former US Chief Technology Officer
Bill Nordmark

Bill Nordmark

CEO, Enlace Health
Brad Smith

Brad Smith

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Russell Street Ventures; Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Main Street Health; Executive Chairman, CareBridge
Cara McNulty

Cara McNulty

President, Behavioral Health & Mental Well-being, CVS Health
Cris Ross

Cris Ross

Senior Advisor, Insight Partners; Board Director, CaringBridge; former Chief Information Officer, Mayo Clinic
David Shulkin, MD

David Shulkin, MD

The 9th Secretary of Veteran Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Ellen Kelsay

Ellen Kelsay

President & CEO, Business Group on Health
George Barrett

George Barrett

Founder, The Overtone Group; former Chairman & CEO, Cardinal Health
Georges Benjamin, MD

Georges Benjamin, MD

Executive Director, American Public Health Association
James Hildreth, PhD, MD

James Hildreth, PhD, MD

President & CEO, Meharry Medical College
Jay Desai

Jay Desai

CEO, Bamboo Health
Jenny Schneider, MD

Jenny Schneider, MD

Co-founder & CEO, Homeward
Jon Perlin, MD, PhD

Jon Perlin, MD, PhD

President & CEO, The Joint Commission
Kevin Ban, MD

Kevin Ban, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Walgreens
Kody Kinsley

Kody Kinsley

Senior Advisor, Milken Institute; Former Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Neil de Crescenzo

Neil de Crescenzo

Senior Advisor, Blackstone Group
Nzinga Harrison, MD

Nzinga Harrison, MD

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Eleanor Health
Phoebe Yang

Phoebe Yang

Board Director of GE Healthcare, Doximity, CommonSpirit Health; former General Manager, Amazon Web Services
Rob Andrews

Rob Andrews

CEO, Health Transformation Alliance
Sara Vaezy

Sara Vaezy

Chief Transformation Officer, Providence
Steve Collis

Steve Collis

Chairman, President & CEO, Cencora
Suchi Saria, PhD

Suchi Saria, PhD

Founder & CEO, Bayesian Health; Director of the Machine Learning, AI and Healthcare Lab, Johns Hopkins University
Sukanya Soderland

Sukanya Soderland

Former SVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Susan Monarez, PhD

Susan Monarez, PhD

Deputy Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Susan Turney, MD

Susan Turney, MD

former CEO, Marshfield Clinic Health System
Tommy Ibrahim, MD

Tommy Ibrahim, MD

Executive Vice President, Sanford Health and President/CEO, Sanford Health Plan
Vineeta Agarwala, MD, PhD

Vineeta Agarwala, MD, PhD

General Partner, a16z

2023 Connect Breakout Discussion Leaders

Aadam Hussain

Aadam Hussain

SVP, Consumer Health Solutions & Partnerships, Cambia Health Solutions
Alexandra Drane

Alexandra Drane

Co-Founder & CEO, ARCHANGELS
Amit Shah, MD

Amit Shah, MD

Chief Medical Officer, CareOregon
Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

Co-founder, Highlander Health; Former Principal Deputy Commissioner, FDA
Andrew Watson, MD

Andrew Watson, MD

Chief Medical Digital Health Officer, UPMC Health Plan
Aneesh Chopra

Aneesh Chopra

Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia; former US Chief Technology Officer
Anita Patel

Anita Patel

Vice President, Pharmacy Services Development, Walgreens
Bill Nordmark

Bill Nordmark

CEO, Enlace Health
Caitlin Zulla

Caitlin Zulla

CEO, Optum Health East
Carmen Peralta, MD

Carmen Peralta, MD

Chief Clinical Officer, Interwell Health
Corbin Petro

Corbin Petro

President, Carelon Behavioral Health
Cris Ross

Cris Ross

Senior Advisor, Insight Partners; Board Director, CaringBridge; former Chief Information Officer, Mayo Clinic
Curt Vinyard

Curt Vinyard

SVP, Payer, ixlayer
David Shulkin, MD

David Shulkin, MD

The 9th Secretary of Veteran Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Daymon Smith

Daymon Smith

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Interwell Health
Derek Streat

Derek Streat

Founder, CEO, & Chairman, DexCare
Ed Glynn, MD

Ed Glynn, MD

Chief Health Information Officer, HCA Healthcare Physician Services Group
Edmondo Robinson, MD

Edmondo Robinson, MD

Board Director, Ardent Health, University of Vermont Health Network; Founder and CEO, Downeast Digital
Erin Satterwhite

Erin Satterwhite

CEO, Optum Specialty Pharmacy
Jeanine Maier

Jeanine Maier

VP, Consumer Experience, Kaiser Permanente
John Frownfelter

John Frownfelter

Chief Strategist, Data Driven Health, NTT DATA
Jordan Harmon

Jordan Harmon

Chief Innovation & Commercialization Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery
Josh Peterson, MD

Josh Peterson, MD

VP for Personalized Health & Director, Center for Precision Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Julian Harris, MD

Julian Harris, MD

Chairman & CEO, ConcertoCare
Kapil Parakh, MD

Kapil Parakh, MD

Senior Medical Leader, Google
Katherine Schneider, MD

Katherine Schneider, MD

CEO, Two Canoes Health, LLC
Kathleen Noonan

Kathleen Noonan

President & CEO, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
Ken Young

Ken Young

President & CEO, Medecision
Kim Victory

Kim Victory

Healthcare & Life Sciences Director, Google
Kumar Shwetabh

Kumar Shwetabh

President - US Operations, Access Healthcare and CEO, Pacific BPO
Lynn Simon, MD

Lynn Simon, MD

President, Healthcare Innovation & Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Systems
Maureen Suhr

Maureen Suhr

SVP, Clinical Operations, ViewFi
Michael Vennera

Michael Vennera

EVP & Chief Strategy, Technology & Operations Officer, Independence Blue Cross
Mike Peresie

Mike Peresie

Interim CEO of Software, Network and Data Solutions, Optum Insight
Mike Serbinis

Mike Serbinis

CEO & Founder, League
Neil Borg

Neil Borg

Senior Managing Director, Ziegler
Niall Brennan

Niall Brennan

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Nimesh Jhaveri, RPh

Nimesh Jhaveri, RPh

EVP & Chief Impact Officer, McKesson
Nishi Rawat, MD

Nishi Rawat, MD

Chief Clinical Officer, Bamboo Health
Nwando Anyaoku, MD

Nwando Anyaoku, MD

Physician Executive, Board Director, Strategic Advisor
Phoebe Yang

Phoebe Yang

Board Director of GE Healthcare, Doximity, CommonSpirit Health; former General Manager, Amazon Web Services
Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

Senior Partner, Advisory & Transformation, West Monroe Partners
Ramita Tandon

Ramita Tandon

Chief Clinical Trials Officer, Walgreens As the Chief Clinical Trials Officer at Walgreens, Ramita Tandon is responsible for leading and driving growth for the Company’s new clinical trials business. In her role, Ramita works across the healthcare and life sciences industries to enable next-generation clinical trials so that breakthrough treatments...
Ravi Kavasery, MD

Ravi Kavasery, MD

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Blue Shield of California
Rebekah Gee, MD

Rebekah Gee, MD

Founder & CEO, Nest Health
Rob Saunders, PhD

Rob Saunders, PhD

Senior Research Director, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Roger Jansen, PhD

Roger Jansen, PhD

Chief Strategic Growth Officer, MSU Health Care
Sara Vaezy

Sara Vaezy

Chief Transformation Officer, Providence
Sarah Pletcher, MD

Sarah Pletcher, MD

SVP & Executive Medical Director, Strategic Innovation, Houston Methodist
Shami Feinglass, MD

Shami Feinglass, MD

Managing Director, Manatt Health
Suchi Saria, PhD

Suchi Saria, PhD

Founder & CEO, Bayesian Health; Director of the Machine Learning, AI and Healthcare Lab, Johns Hopkins University
Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox

Board Member, Cambia Health Solutions; former Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tammy Sun

Tammy Sun

Co-Founder and CEO, Carrot Fertility
Taylor Hamilton

Taylor Hamilton

Chief Consumer Officer, Ballad Health
Troyen Brennan, MD

Troyen Brennan, MD

Former EVP and Chief Medical Officer, CVS Caremark; former Chief Medical Officer, Aetna
Vickie White

Vickie White

SVP & Chief Brand and Consumer Officer, AdventHealth
Virna Little

Virna Little

Co-founder & Chief Clinical Officer, Concert Health
Winjie Tang Miao

Winjie Tang Miao

SEVP & COO, Texas Health Resources

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