2023 Summit Agenda

Big Discussions will explore two overarching themes. First, confronting the interplay between inflation and health care—both in the immediacy and long term. And second, accelerating innovation and redressing disparities amid the economic headwinds. The 2023 Summit agenda will focus on the top prospects for meaningful change, including discussion topics such as:

Taking Stock – Assessing the Impact of Investment Infusion and the Outlook for Ethical Innovation
Purchaser Perspective – Prospects for Reining in Long-term Health Care Inflation
Provider Perspective – Confronting the Cost and Sustainability of Care Delivery
Health Policy Spotlight – Major Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act (and Beyond)
The Medicare Advantage Takeover – Where Do We Go from Here?
The Personalization Paradox – Balancing Data-Powered Innovation with Consumer Privacy
Workforce in Turmoil – How to Build a More Sustainable, Safe, and Diverse Workplace
Life Sciences Perspective – Capstone Conversation with Johnson & Johnson’s Joaquin Duato on Future Frontiers in Health Innovation

The 2023 Summit will feature the Confab for Advancing Women in Leadership on Wednesday afternoon. Following the Confab Big Discussion for all Summit participants, Health Evolution Fellows are invited to join the small-group Confab Get Real breakout discussions.

Click on any of these links to view the day’s agenda:
Wednesday, April 19 | Thursday, April 20 | Friday, April 21
Note: the Summit Schedule is subject to change

*Fellowship discussions and networking are part of our invitation-only Fellowship program and noted in blue below.
To apply to join our Fellowship program, click here.

Tuesday, April 18

5:00–8:00 pm PT

Summit Registration – Ritz-Carlton, Salon Foyer and Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort, Avalon Ballroom

Wednesday, April 19

6:30 am–6:30 pm PT	Summit Registration – Ritz-Carlton, Salon Foyer
6:30 am–8:30 pm PT	Summit Registration – Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort, Avalon Ballroom
7:00–8:30 am PT	Breakfast – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Lawn and Monarch Bay Courtyard
8:30–11:15 am PT	Summit Welcome + Big Discussions – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
8:30–8:45 am PT	Summit Welcome with Richard Schwartz, CEO, Health Evolution – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
8:45–9:35 am PT	Taking Stock – State of the Investment Landscape in Health Care – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 A decade into the biggest private capital infusion in history, an era of unprecedented wealth creation, what are the biggest wins (and missteps) from the standpoint of scaled improvements to the American health care system? Looking forward, how are global and macroeconomic forces reshaping the investment landscape and health care industry more broadly? And with growing focus on generating societal as well as financial returns, what are the prospects for achieving ethical innovation? Join the opening conversation of the 2023 Summit. Meera Mani, MD, PhD, Partner, Town Hall Ventures, in discussion with Hemant Taneja, CEO & Managing Director, General Catalyst
9:35–10:30 am PT	Purchaser Perspectives – Prospects for Reining in Health Care Inflation – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 Amid extraordinary efforts to break the inflation fever in the broader economy, health care faces renewed inflationary pressures, and affordability has reemerged as the public’s top health care concern. With providers seeing step-function increases in staffing costs, and a wave of promising but high-priced biologics and other therapies on the horizon, what are the prospects for payers and purchasers to meaningfully bend the cost curve? What lessons should we draw from such initiatives to date, and what are the biggest structural impediments that remain? Discussion Leaders: Sarah London, CEO, Centene Corporation Cheryl Pegus, MD, Partner, Morgan Health Ventures Mario Schlosser, CEO & Co-Founder, Oscar Health
10:30–11:15 am PT	Accelerating Care Redesign – Confronting the Cost and Sustainability of Care Delivery – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 The affordability mandate extends from purchasers to the providers of care. Provider organizations are facing intense, immediate inflationary pressures. Demographic trends will place future strains through volume and case mix shifts, as well as structural staffing shortages. How are leading provider organizations navigating immediate financial pressures while also building a more resilient and accessible model for the future? To what extent can we harness technology and true care model redesign to drive dramatic improvements in efficiency? And where are the most promising opportunities for innovative partnerships to unlock scale? Moderator: Neil de Crescenzo, CEO, Optum Insight Discussion Leaders: Clive Fields, MD, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer, VillageMD Laura Kaiser, President & CEO, SSM Health Bernd Montag, PhD, CEO, Siemens Healthineers
11:15 am–1:00 pm PT	Lunch + Networking – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Lawn and Monarch Bay Courtyard Fellowship Welcome Lunch* – Ritz-Carlton, Dana Lawn Invitation-only luncheon for Health Evolution Fellows
1:00–2:00 pm PT	Brass Tacks Discussions – Ritz-Carlton Go beyond the Big Discussions…Brass Tacks Discussions take a fresh approach to engage participants in an interactive discussion with industry peers and experts by exploring implementation challenges and solutions on the most critical issues. The Workforce Challenge: Redefining How We Work in Health – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 1 Hosted by Optum From an aging population to post-pandemic burnout, the health care workforce crisis continues to intensify. Ramifications include wage increases, training and recruitment costs and the sheer volume of need, all adding financial pressure at a time when business models are in flux. Hear how industry experts are responding to these changing dynamics by reimagining the workforce itself – as well as the way work gets done – to build stability and thrive in the new health ecosystem. Moderator: Lisa Collins, CEO, Optum Advisory Services Industry Leaders: Randy Gaboriault, SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, ChristianaCare Karen Murphy, PhD, EVP & Chief Innovation Officer, Geisinger Winning on Access: Attract and Retain Patients the e-Commerce Way – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 2 Hosted by DexCare As competition heats up to win over patients, the next era of patient access means taking an e-commerce approach. Merchandising care access is emerging as the next frontier of health care, which uncovers new opportunities for personalization, guided recommendations, best alternatives, and suggesting related services. It’s an opportunity to navigate from transactional moments to enduring relationships that drive loyalty and keep patients coming back. Join industry leaders as they share how they are preparing for this next wave of transformation by harnessing insights from leading e-commerce and consumer brands to revolutionize health care access. Moderator: Derek Streat, CEO, DexCare Industry Leaders: Lawrence Cho, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Allina Health Tad Funahashi, MD, Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer, Southern California, Kaiser Permanente Sheri Shapiro, SVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Trinity Health Demystifying Digital Seniors: How Technology Can Improve Access and Equity – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 3 Hosted by Medecision “Digital seniors,” senior citizens who are fully participating in apps and technologies and an often-misunderstood demographic, are ready for expanded access to community resources, remote monitoring, and streamlined communication with health care providers. Explore the impact digital tools can have on their autonomy, quality of life, and health care costs. Moderator: Ken Young, President & CEO, Medecision Industry Leaders: Michael Cantor, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Uber Health Coreen Dicus-Johnson, President & CEO, Network Health Rebecca Nielsen, Managing Director, Leavitt Partners Health Care Everywhere: Optimizing Decentralized Care for Your Patients & Your Business – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 1 & 2 Hosted by Siemens Healthineers The shift to decentralized health care is accelerating. Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with technological advancements, payment reforms, and increasing patient consumerism, new care delivery models are required to provide equitable access to health services when and where people need them. How you respond will impact patient care and the success of your business. Join leading executives to discuss how you can shift the right services and the right patients to alternate care settings, while maintaining consistency in quality and the flexibility to implement and scale new delivery models to help drive future growth and profitability. Moderator: Francois Nolte, Global Networked Care Lead, Siemens Healthineers Industry Leaders: Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, Chief Innovation Officer, One Medical Janice Nevin, MD, President & CEO, ChristianaCare Improving Primary Care Outcomes by Leveraging Actually Useful Data – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 4 & 5 Hosted by Google Health Despite ongoing improvements in data interoperability, care teams still struggle to have a holistic view of a patient and coordinate care due to fragmented data, or conversely, data overload. With advances in AI and machine learning, opportunities and use cases that leverage data harmonization, natural language processing, predictions, and generative models can help extract and summarize relevant information, close information gaps, and drive preventative care interventions. However, it is imperative to apply these innovations with a lens of clinical quality, patient safety, and health equity. Join leading care delivery and health technology experts to explore collaborative strategies to truly unlock the potential of AI to improve primary care outcomes. Moderator: Paul Muret, VP & GM Google Health – Care Studio Industry Leaders: Mandy Cohen, MD, EVP & CEO, Aledade Care Solutions, Aledade, Inc.; former Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Ali Khan, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Value Based Care Strategy, Oak Street Health Glen Tullman, CEO & Executive Chairman, Transcarent
2:15–3:15 pm PT	Brass Tacks Discussions – Ritz-Carlton Go beyond the Big Discussions…Brass Tacks Discussions take a fresh approach to engage participants in an interactive discussion with industry peers and experts by exploring implementation challenges and solutions on the most critical issues. Thriving Not Just Surviving: A New Playbook for Financial Transformation – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 1 Hosted by Access Healthcare As multiple headwinds of inflation, supply chain inefficiencies, labor shortages, declining reimbursements, and physician burnout hinder the operational and financial performance of health systems care entities, it is essential to invest in innovation to achieve newfound operational efficiency. Given these realities, leaders are examining how to leverage technology and automation better, rethinking their key performance metrics, and exploring avenues to diversify revenue streams. The discussion aims to identify strategies that other healthcare leaders have applied successfully in their organization and can serve as a playbook for others to emulate. Moderator: Kumar Shwetabh, President, US Operations, Access Healthcare & Anurag Jain, CEO, Founder & Chairman, Access Healthcare Industry Leader: William Winkenwerder, MD, Chairman, CitiusTech Breaking Down Barriers: How Providers & Life Sciences Can Collaborate to Accelerate Patient Identification – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 2 Hosted by ixlayer Advances in medical treatments are accelerating at a pace far exceeding historical progress. New technologies that can address the specifics of individual biology down to person-specific genetics are being commercialized by dozens of companies. We are already seeing effective cures being enabled through DNA editing for previously only treatable diseases and promising trials are already underway to effectively cure several diseases. Many of these incredibly promising technologies need to be pursued on a person-by-person basis in a resource-intensive and costly process. Moderator: Pouria Sanae, CEO, ixlayer Industry Leader: Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of Care Solutions, Optum Creating Real Change in Total Cost-of-Care Requires Real Change in Specialty Care – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 1 & 2 Hosted by Enlace Health Primary care providers and specialists are struggling with data visibility issues that subsequently hinder better care management, higher quality, and cost containment. If we cannot see the complete picture of an episode, we cannot truly affect change. Solving total cost-of-care challenges requires significant attention on specialty care and an innovative approach with payers and providers. We must improve coordination between primary and specialty care providers, reduce inefficient testing, create best-in-class procedures, and implement alternative payment models that effectively engage specialists. It’s time to address the roadblocks and take a different path – a path that starts at the core and addresses integration, alignment, and the true motivation needed to make a difference. Moderator: Bill Nordmark, President & CEO, Enlace Health Industry Leader: Corbin Petro, Co-Founder & CEO, Eleanor Health Incredible Opportunity & Incredible Costs: The Coming Wave of Customized Medicine – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 1 & 2 Hosted by Heritage Provider Network Advances in medical treatments are accelerating at a pace far exceeding historical progress. New technologies that can address the specifics of individual biology down to person-specific genetics are being commercialized by dozens of companies. We are already seeing effective cures being enabled through DNA editing for previously only treatable diseases and promising trials are already underway to effectively cure several diseases. Many of these incredibly promising technologies need to be pursued on a person-by-person basis in a resource-intensive and costly process. Moderator: Richard Merkin, MD, Founder, President & CEO, Heritage Provider Network Industry Leaders: Erin Trish, PhD, Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center Trevor Martin, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder, Mammoth Biosciences The Role of Technology & Collaboration in Equitable Care Delivery Redesign – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 4 & 5 Hosted by Salesforce Effective care delivery redesign can create major upsides for patients, providers and payers. An influx of investment from new players and technological advancement brings the opportunity for innovation and meaningful transformation to the forefront. However, technology also has the potential to widen the gap in accessibility to quality care, exacerbate implicit biases, and lead to worse outcomes for vulnerable populations. It’s imperative that care delivery redesign thoughtfully leverages the power of big data, AI/ML and automation to reduce health inequity. Moderator: Fatima Paruk, MD, Chief Health Officer and SVP, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Salesforce Industry Leaders: Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital Eric Berger, Partner, Bain & Co
3:15–3:45 pm PT	Confab Transfer to Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort – Shuttle stop is located at the entrance of the Ritz-Carlton
3:45–4:30 pm PT	Confab Welcome & Big Discussion – Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort, Pacific Ballrooms 1 & 2 Confab is a vital community of senior executives dedicated to strengthening organizational performance by advancing women in leadership and amplifying their cross-industry perspectives. We welcome all Summit participants to join the Confab Big Discussion. Emcee: Janice Nevin, MD, President & CEO, ChristianaCare Workforce in Turmoil – How to Build a More Sustainable, Safe, and Diverse Workplace From the great resignation to quiet quitting to striking workers, there is significant turmoil within the health care workforce. Amid these immense challenges, how can leaders truly meet the needs of all employees, build a safe environment, and advance diversity? Join Confab’s Big Discussion, where cross-industry CEOs will examine how to effectively confront these workforce challenges. Moderator: Carladenise Edwards, PhD, Strategic & Board Advisor, Parsley Health, Clover Health, and Heluna Health Discussion Leaders: Nancy Howell Agee, President & CEO, Carilion Clinic Nwando Anyaoku, MD, Chief Health Equity Officer, Providence Swedish Health Services Dana Erickson, President & CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
4:30–5:30 pm PT	Networking Break – Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort, Pacific Ballroom Foyer and Ritz-Carlton, Monarch Bay Courtyard
4:30–5:45 pm PT	Confab Get Real Breakout Discussions* – Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort Following Confab’s Big Discussion, Health Evolution Fellows are invited to participate in Get Real breakouts to continue the conversation in Confab’s authentic and honest setting. These small-group discussions will explore intersectionality of diversity, what this means for leaders personally, and actionable takeaways. Discussion Leaders: Alexandra Drane, Co-Founder & CEO, ARCHANGELS Patrice Harris, MD, Co-Founder & CEO, eMed; former President, American Medical Association Nzinga Harrison, MD, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Eleanor Health Phoebe Yang, Board Director of GE Healthcare, Doximity, CommonSpirit Health.; Strategic Advisor, institutional investors and private companies
5:00–5:45 pm PT	Dinner Transfer to Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort – Shuttle stop is located at the entrance of the Ritz-Carlton
5:30–7:00 pm PT	Cocktails – Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort
7:00–11:00 pm PT	Dinner + Evening Entertainment – Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort

Thursday, April 20

*Fellowship discussions and networking are part of our invitation-only Fellowship program and noted in blue below.
To apply to join our Fellowship program, click here.

Click on any of these links to view the day’s agenda:
Wednesday, April 19 | Thursday, April 20 | Friday, April 21

7:00 am–7:00 pm PT	Summit Registration – Ritz-Carlton, Salon Foyer
7:00–8:30 am PT	Breakfast – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Lawn and Monarch Bay Courtyard
8:30–11:00 am PT	Welcome + Big Discussions – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
8:30–8:40 am PT	Welcome with Richard Schwartz, CEO, Health Evolution – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
8:40–9:20 am PT	Health Policy Spotlight – Major Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act (and Beyond) – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 Affordability concerns also remain in the forefront in the public sector. The Inflation Reduction Act’s initial prescription drug pricing provisions went live in January, and the high-profile Medicare drug negotiations begin in 2026. In the meantime, CMMI recently announced three new models for lowering prescription drug costs in Medicare and Medicaid. And at the same time, Medicare Advantage remains in the spotlight, with CMS finalizing rules to claw back past overpayments and proposing changes to the risk-adjustment model moving forward. Which all makes for a timely moment to pull up on the health policy landscape. Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, Director, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy; former Commissioner, FDA, in discussion with Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Deputy Administrator & Director of Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
9:20–10:10 am PT	The New Medicare Advantage Majority – Where Do We Go from Here? – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 Some twenty years in, Medicare Advantage plans have proven unquestionably popular and profitable, but they are not yet an indisputable source of savings for taxpayers. With MA plans poised to eclipse traditional Medicare in enrollees, questions loom about the right longer-term compact between CMS and “outsourced” private plans. Meanwhile, flashpoints are mounting over annual rate increases, risk adjustment, star ratings, audit rules, and the like. Despite these open questions, leaders across the industry continue to make bold bets on the Medicare Advantage market. But what does the future hold? Moderator: Andy Slavitt, General Partner, Town Hall Ventures; Former Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration COVID Response; Former Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Host, In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt Discussion Leaders: Karen Ignagni, CEO, EmblemHealth Family of Companies Sachin Jain, MD, President & CEO, SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan Richard Merkin, MD, Founder, President & CEO, Heritage Provider Network
10:10–11:00 am PT	The Personalization Paradox – Balancing Data-Powered Innovation with Consumer Privacy – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 Health care is entering a new era of personalization at scale. Cross-industry partnerships and advances in technology are allowing organizations to harness a wealth of data from patients and consumers—but they also must navigate the fine line between personalization versus intrusiveness. How do leaders advance data-powered innovation while meeting intensifying standards for data security in health care and remaining attuned to patients’ and consumers’ evolving attitudes around data privacy? How do organizations enfranchise patients and consumers to ensure trust, agency, and truly person-centered health care? Moderator: LaShonda Anderson-Williams, EVP & CRO, Salesforce Global Health & Life Sciences Discussion Leaders: Karen DeSalvo, MD, Chief Health Officer, Google; former Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gianrico Farrugia, MD, President & CEO, Mayo Clinic David Holmberg, President & CEO, Highmark Health
11:00 am–1:00 pm PT	Lunch + Networking – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Lawn and Dana Lawn
11:45 am–12:30 pm PT	Fellowship Breakout* Invitation-only breakout discussion for Health Evolution Fellows Better Together: Harnessing the Power of Peer-to-Peer Problem Solving – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballroom 2 Discussion Leader: Aneesh Chopra, President, CareJourney; former U.S. Chief Technology Officer
11:45 am–12:45 pm PT	Fellowship Breakouts* – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballrooms Invitation-only breakout discussions for Health Evolution Fellows Medicaid at a Crossroads: Leveraging Lessons of the Past to Redetermine Our Path Forward – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballroom 1 Discussion leader: Kathleen Lawler, CEO, Saint Joseph’s/Mercy Care Trenor Williams, MD, CEO & Co-Founder, Socially Determined The Digital Mental Health Boom: Can New Solutions Improve Access and Ensure Quality? – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballroom 3 Discussion leaders: Steve Klasko, MD, Executive in Residence, General Catalyst; former President & CEO, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health David Ko, CEO & Board Member, Calm Kristina Saffran, Co-Founder & CEO, Equip Andrew Watson, MD, Chief Medical Digital Health Officer, UPMC Health Plan
1:00–2:00 pm PT	Brass Tacks Discussions – Ritz-Carlton Go beyond the Big Discussions…Brass Tacks Discussions take a fresh approach to engage participants in an interactive discussion with industry peers and experts by exploring implementation challenges and solutions on the most critical issues. Realizing the Promise of Data Liberation – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 2 Hosted by WellSky October 6, 2022, or “Data Liberation” Day, marks a turning point in information blocking: health care organizations are now required to provide patients with full access to their data in a digital format upon request. This revolutionary milestone brings patients closer to their care with the hope of improving transparency, strengthening relationships with providers, and helping patients better understand their care. During this discussion, health care leaders and experts will share perspectives on realizing the promise of this data liberation and what it means to all stakeholders within the health care ecosystem thinking around how patients and providers can come together to collaborate on care, and as well as what this means for payers in supporting their members.  Moderator: Tim Ashe, Chief Clinical Officer, WellSky Industry Leaders: Steve Udvarhelyi, MD, President & CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Rebecca Kaul, MD, SVP, Chief Digital Innovation and Transformation, Northwell Health Paul Wilder, Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance Advancing Health Equity through the Combined Powers of Retail, Pharmacy, Home, and Primary Care – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 3 Hosted by Walgreens Boots Alliance As care delivery evolves to become less fragmented and more personalized, health equity cannot be left behind; addressing and solving for it at every step of the health care journey is required. The ability to do this effectively relies on more than just technology or occasional doctor visits. Health care is inherently local, and delivering care within the community domain opens up endless opportunities to combat access challenges, advance health equity, unlock the ability to deliver the proper care at the right time, and keep patients engaged. Moderator: Steve Wogen, VP & Chief Growth Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance Industry Leaders: Kathleen Noonan, President & CEO, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers Randy Klein, CEO, Vesta Healthcare Building the High-Functioning Ecosystem that Unlocks Real Value – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 1 & 2 Hosted by McKinsey & Company This discussion will focus on what is possible in a post-pandemic world and practical takeaways for how together we can transform the future of health care. Moderator: Monisha Machado-Pereira, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company Industry Leaders: Amanda Eisel, CEO, Zelis Healthcare Toyin Ajayi, MD, Co-Founder & CEO, Cityblock
2:15–3:15 pm PT	Brass Tacks Discussions – Ritz-Carlton Go beyond the Big Discussions…Brass Tacks Discussions take a fresh approach to engage participants in an interactive discussion with industry peers and experts by exploring implementation challenges and solutions on the most critical issues. Raising Capital and Spending Money in the New Normal – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 1 Hosted by SVB The whipsaw in the financing environment in 2022 has led innovative companies to re-think the path of growth. This has been felt acutely in private financings as the total capital raised in 2022 was half of the amount in 2021. In this environment, companies are being more prudent with managing expenses and capital expenditures. Our industry leaders will discuss how they are adapting to the New Normal. Moderator: Jon Swope, Senior Managing Director, HealthTech and Digital Health, SVB Securities Industry Leaders: Mark Prather, MD, Founder & CEO, DispatchHealth Lynne Chou O’Keefe, Founder & Managing Partner, Define Ventures Farzad Mostashari, MD, Co-founder & CEO, Aledade, Inc. The Future of Home-Based Care: An Integrated, Whole-Person Approach – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 3 Hosted by Ziegler Moderator: Neil Borg, Senior Managing Director, Ziegler Industry Leader: John Kao, Founder & CEO, Alignment Healthcare Who Will be the First Trillion Dollar Health Care Company? – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade 3 Hosted by League In late 2022, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) made a bold prediction: a consumer health technology company will one day be the largest organization in the world. With health care’s nearly infinite surface area, two distinct paths exist to enable such astronomical growth – a vertically integrated payvider with a highly-engaged population or a horizontal infrastructure marketplace. As health care consolidation continues and a small number of organizations become increasingly powerful, the overarching question is how would such a large company impact the rest of the industry? Moderator: Mike Serbinis, CEO & Founder, League Industry Leaders: Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of Care Solutions, Optum Vineeta Agarwala, MD, PhD, General Partner, a16z What Drives Disparities in Maternal Care? – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 1 & 2 Hosted by Carrot Fertility Poor maternal health outcomes are on the rise, and disparities continue to worsen. Health plans and employers increasingly recognize the need to address this challenge through comprehensive benefits and improved access to care. Equitable fertility and family-forming benefits such as affordable and diverse fertility health options are critical to ensuring high-quality healthcare and improved outcomes for women and birthing people. While we’ve made progress toward increasing access to fertility and family-forming benefits, this essential health care is still out of reach for many – and the solution is not one-size-fits-all. Join industry leaders from health plans and employer organizations in an interactive discussion about what we can do differently to eliminate maternal disparities and improve outcomes. Moderator: Asima Ahmad, MD, Chief Medical Officer & Co-founder, Carrot Fertility Industry Leaders: Laurie Zephyrin, MD, SVP, Advancing Health Equity, The Commonwealth Fund Bryony Winn, President, Health Solutions, Elevance Health Additional industry leaders TBA The Trouble With Trust: How Can Consumers Trust Us If We Don’t Trust Them? – Ritz-Carlton, Pavilions 4 & 5 Hosted by Oliver Wyman Trust underpins everything in health care. Addressing chronic disease requires behavior change, which requires trust. Treating mental health challenges requires therapeutic alliance, which requires trust. Taking medication requires a willingness to ingest chemicals you can’t even pronounce, which requires trust. And, yet, we’ve built a system that questions people at every turn and erodes consumer trust. We use words like “non-compliant” to describe the people we serve.  We make them fight to receive care. And, for the past three years, we confused and frustrated them with our public health response. Where do we go from here? Moderator: Sam Glick, Global Leader, Health and Life Sciences, Oliver Wyman Industry Leader: Ricardo Johnson, EVP of Strategy and Emerging Business; Head of Healthworx, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Rina Shah, Group Vice President, Pharmacy of the Future and Healthcare Segments, Walgreens
3:15–5:30 pm PT	Networking Break – Ritz-Carlton, Monarch Bay Courtyard
3:30–4:30 pm PT	Fellowship Breakouts* – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballrooms Invitation-only breakout discussion for Health Evolution Fellows Value for Whom: How Do We Center Patients in Value-Based Care? Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballroom 1 Discussion Leader: Brian Pieninck, President & CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Mark Smith, MD, Founding President & former CEO, California Health Care Foundation Martha Wofford, President & CEO, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Advancing Research and Equity: Demystifying, Diversifying, and Decentralizing Clinical Trials – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Ballroom 3 Moderator: Carolyn Starrett, CEO, Flatiron Health Discussion Leaders: Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, President, Clinical Studies Platforms, Verily Life Sciences; former Principal Deputy Commissioner, FDA Nimesh Jhaveri, EVP & Chief Impact Officer, McKesson,
5:30–7:00 pm PT	Cocktails – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Lawn
7:00–9:00 pm PT	Dinner + Evening Entertainment – Ritz-Carlton, Pacific Promenade Lawn

Friday, April 21

Click on any of these links to view the day’s agenda:
Wednesday, April 19 | Thursday, April 20 | Friday, April 21

7:00–10:00 am PT	Summit Registration – Ritz-Carlton, Salon Foyer
7:00–9:00 am PT	Breakfast – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
7:30–9:30 am PT	Welcome + Big Discussions + Summit Wrap Up – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
7:30–7:40 am PT	Welcome with Richard Schwartz, CEO, Health Evolution – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6
7:40–8:25 am PT	Capstone Conversation with J&J’s Joaquin Duato on Future Frontiers in Health Innovation – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, President, Clinical Studies Platforms, Verily Life Sciences; former Principal Deputy Commissioner, FDA, in discussion with, Joaquin Duato, Chairman & CEO, Johnson & Johnson
8:25–9:20 am PT	Food and Health – Unpacking Efforts to Advance Food as Medicine and End Food Insecurity – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6 The movement to end food insecurity and improve nutrition is gaining momentum. A range of innovators are working to confront food-related disparities and expand food as medicine programs, and CMS is now allowing state Medicaid programs to pay for these models. But how do innovators and incumbents collaborate to overcome the practical barriers to scaling programs in a sustainable, equitable, and culturally familiar way? And what is the multiplier effect between food security and food as medicine programs in managing disease, promoting health, and addressing this foundational driver of health? Join the closing conversation of the 2023 Summit. Moderator: Toyin Ajayi, MD, Co-Founder & CEO, Cityblock Discussion Leaders: Mikelle Moore, Chief Community Health Officer, Intermountain Healthcare Shavana Howard, Senior Advisor for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fidji Simo, CEO, Instacart
9:20–9:30 am PT	Summit Wrap Up with Richard Schwartz, CEO, Health Evolution – Ritz-Carlton, Salons 1-6

2023 Summit Main Stage Discussion Leaders

Andy Slavitt

General Partner, Town Hall Ventures; Former Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration COVID Response; Former Acting Administrator, Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services; Host, In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

Bernd Montag, PhD

CEO, Siemens Healthineers

Carladenise Edwards, PhD

Strategic & Board Advisor, Parsley Health, Clover Health, and Heluna Health

Cheryl Pegus, MD

Partner, Morgan Health Ventures

Clive Fields, MD

Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer, VillageMD

Dana Erickson

President & CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

David Holmberg

President & CEO, Highmark Health

Fidji Simo

CEO, Instacart

Gianrico Farrugia, MD

President & CEO, Mayo Clinic

Hemant Taneja

CEO & Managing Director, General Catalyst

Janice Nevin, MD

President & CEO, ChristianaCare

Joaquin Duato

Chairman & CEO, Johnson & Johnson

Karen DeSalvo, MD

Chief Health Officer, Google; former Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Karen Ignagni

CEO, EmblemHealth Family of Companies

LaShonda Anderson-Williams

EVP & CRO, Salesforce Global Health & Life Sciences

Laura Kaiser

President & CEO, SSM Health

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD

Director, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy; former Commissioner, FDA

Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD

Deputy Administrator & Director of Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Meera Mani, MD

Partner, Town Hall Ventures

Mikelle Moore

Chief Community Health Officer, Intermountain Healthcare

Nancy Howell Agee

President & CEO, Carilion Clinic

Neil de Crescenzo

CEO, Optum Insight

Nwando Anyaoku, MD

Chief Health Equity Officer, Providence Swedish Health Services

Richard Merkin, MD

Founder, President & CEO, Heritage Provider Network

Sachin Jain, MD

President & CEO, SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan

Sarah London

CEO, Centene Corporation

Shavana Howard

Senior Advisor for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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2023 Summit Breakout Discussion Leaders

Alexandra Drane

Co-Founder & CEO, ARCHANGELS

Ali Khan, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Value Based Care Strategy, Oak Street Health

Amanda Eisel

CEO, Zelis Healthcare

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

President, Clinical Studies Platforms, Verily Life Sciences; former Principal Deputy Commissioner, FDA

Andrew Watson, MD

Chief Medical Digital Health Officer, UPMC Health Plan

Aneesh Chopra

President, CareJourney; former U.S. Chief Technology Officer

Anurag Jain

CEO, Founder & Chairman, Access Healthcare

Bill Nordmark

CEO, Enlace Health

Brian D. Pieninck

President & CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Carolyn Starrett

CEO, Flatiron Health

Coreen Dicus-Johnson

President & CEO, Network Health

David Ko

CEO & Board Member, Calm

Derek Streat

CEO, DexCare

Farzad Mostashari, MD

Co-Founder & CEO, Aledade, Inc.

Francois Nolte

Global Networked Care Lead, Siemens Healthineers

Garry Choy, MD

Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, UnitedHealth Group

John Kao

Founder & CEO, Alignment Healthcare

Jon Swope

Senior Managing Director, HealthTech and Digital Health, SVB Securities

Kathleen Noonan

President & CEO, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

Kathryn Lawler

CEO, Saint Joseph’s/Mercy Care

Kris Joshi, PhD

President, Change Healthcare

Kristina Saffran

Co-Founder & CEO, Equip

Kumar Shwetabh

President - US Operations, Access Healthcare and CEO, Pacific BPO

Lawrence Cho

Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Allina Health

Lisa Collins

CEO, Optum Advisory Services

Lynne Chou O’Keefe

Founder & Managing Partner, Define Ventures

Mandy Cohen, MD

EVP, Aledade, Inc. & CEO, Aledade Care Solutions; former Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Maneesh Goyal

COO, Mayo Clinic Platform

Mario Schlosser

CEO & Co-founder, Oscar Health

Mark Prather, MD

CEO & Co-Founder, DispatchHealth

Mark Smith, MD

Founding President & former CEO, California Health Care Foundation

Michael Cantor, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Uber Health

Mike Serbinis

CEO & Founder, League

Monisha Machado-Pereira

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Nimesh Jhaveri

EVP & Chief Impact Officer, McKesson

Nzinga Harrison, MD

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Eleanor Health

Patrick Conway, MD

CEO of Care Solutions, Optum

Paul Muret

VP, GM for Google Health - Care Studio

Paul Wilder

Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance

Phoebe Yang

Board Director of GE Healthcare, Doximity, CommonSpirit Health.; Strategic Advisor, institutional investors and private companies

Randy Gaboriault

SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, ChristianaCare

Randy Klein

CEO, Vesta Healthcare

Rebecca Kaul, MD

SVP, Chief Digital Innovation & Transformation, Northwell Health

Rebecca Nielsen

Managing Director, Leavitt Partners

Richard Merkin, MD

Founder, President & CEO, Heritage Provider Network

Rina Shah

Group Vice President, Pharmacy of the Future and Healthcare Segments, Walgreens Rina is Group Vice President of Pharmacy of the Future and Segment Strategy at Walgreens. She began her career at Walgreens in 1998 in our stores where she held various pharmacy roles. In 2007, Rina joined the corporate support...