This two-day conference is being offered by ACHE of North Texas, ACHE of East Texas and Texas Midwest Healthcare Executives. The theme for this year’s event is: Transforming Healthcare: Strategies for Internal and External Excellence.

Agenda

May 8th (Day 1)

8-9am – Registration & Breakfast

9-9:15am – Opening

9:15-10:15am – Keynote Presentation
Edward W. Marx
Chief Operating Officer, Marx Advisory
Author of healthcare bestsellers including Voices of Innovation and Healthcare Digital Transformation

10:15-10:30am – Break

10:30am-12pm – First Breakout Sessions

Panel 1 Option: The Promise and Perils of Precision Medicine
Moderator: Ajith Pai, PharmD, FACHE, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth & Texas Health Hospital Clearfork

Panelists:
Steven Curley, MD, Medical Director, Precision Oncology
Mark Kruzel, MD, Medical Director in Oncology, Quest Advanced Diagnostics
Alex Melton, VP of Engineering, Invene

Panel 2 Option: Marketing and Money: Linking New Products, Services and ROI
Moderator: Darin Szilagyi, FACHE, FHFMA, Senior Vice President Marketing and Communications, Platinum Dermatology Partners

Panelists:
San Banerjee, MBA, Vice President Product Development- Health Services, CVS Health
Lance Lunsford, MBA, FACHE, Co-Founder/Senior Partner, Groundswell Health
James Schleck, Co-Founder, Growth Verticals, Founding Partner, Tea Leaves Health

12-1pm – Lunch

1-2:30pm – Second Breakout Sessions

Panel 1 Option: The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders’ Perspectives
Moderator: Crystal Brown, VP & COO, Methodist Mansfield

Panelists:
Allan Akinradewo, VP Talent Acquisition, Methodist Health System
Frances Dare, Senior Director, Provider Practice Lead, Cognizant
Lance Lunsford, MBA, FACHE, Co-Founder/Senior Partner, Groundswell Health

Panel 2 Option: Listening to Employers: How Health Systems Can Support Population Health Management
Moderator: David Friederichs, Managing Director, Innovacer

Panelists:
Brian Felty, Chief Market Payor and Financial Officer, Southwestern Health Resources
Benjamin Hagan, Assistant Vice President – Benefits, AT&T Services, Inc.
Shannon Huggins, SVP, Contract Strategy & Pop Health, Methodist Health System
William Scott Hurst, MBA, FACHE, President & CEO, Patient Physician Network

2:30-3pm – Break

3-4:30pm – Third Breakout Sessions

Panel 1 Option: Developing High Performing Teams
Moderator: Bert Witherspoon, MS, MBA, LP, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Vision & Laser Center

Panelists:
Patrick Crocker, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Health Resources
Audrianne Schneider, FACHE, Owner, J29 Marketing Group, LLC
Rebecca Tucker, SVP, Channel Integration, Texas Health Resources

Panel 2 Option: Financial Sustainability of Healthcare Organizations: A Plan of Action
Moderator: Kris Sanders, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Northern Market Growth and Development, Children’s Health Plano

Panelists:
Sarah Hereford, Director, Forvis Mazars
Steve Love, President & CEO, Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council
Tammy Walsh, FHFMA, CRCR, CEO, Paramount Healthcare Solutions

May 9 (Day 2)

7-8am – Breakfast

8-9:30am – Fourth Breakout Sessions

Panel 1 Option: The Globalization of Healthcare
Moderator: Richard Greenhill, DHA, FACHE, Chief Transformation Officer, Quality Insights

Panelists:
Joe Longo, Senior Vice President/Chief Digital Information Officer, Parkland Health
Niyati Patel, Program Manager Strategy & Business Development, MD Anderson
David Vequist, PhD, Director, Center for Medical Tourism Research, Incarnate Word University

Panel 2 Option: Implementing Strategic Plans for Successful Operations
Moderator: Corey Wilson, FACHE, COO, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth

Panelists:
Felixia Colon, FACHE, Senior Vice President, SCP Health
Dr. David Gonzales, Regional President of Hospital Medicine & Emergency Medicine Services, Sound Physicians
Don Taylor, MHA, Director, Alliance for Physician Leadership and Director of Practice, UTD

9:30-10am – Break

10-11:30am – Fifth Breakout Sessions

Panel 1 Option: Leading Through Mergers and Acquisitions
Moderator: Aaron Bujnowski, FACHE, Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal

Panelists:
Chris Core, Chief Growth Officer, US Radiology Specialists
Lee Mathew, Administrator, USPI
Tim Godfrey, FACHE, FACMPE, Vice President of Physician Practice Operations, CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic

Panel 2 Option: Winning the Battle for Markets and Share
Moderator: Jeff Stewart, FACHE, Vice President Strategic Marketing, CHRISTUS Health

Panelists:
Stacy Covitz, Chief Marketing & PR Officer, Methodist Health
Fernand “Fern” Fernandez, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Children’s Health
Daphne Tam, MS, Founder and Principal, DT Communications

Thanks to Texas Woman’s University-Dallas for hosting us on their beautiful campus!

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