Speakers
900+ Speakers — The Leaders Running Health Systems Today
The lineup at Becker’s 17th Annual Meeting reflects the people making decisions inside major health systems right now. It includes CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and health system executives responsible for strategy, finance, and transformation. This is one of the few events where more hospital and health system executives are in the room than at any other conference. The same leaders you benchmark against are the ones on stage.
About the Conference
Speakers come to be part of the conversations you need to be in
The roster is built around one question: who does this audience need in the conversation? Speakers are selected based on the decisions they own, the systems they run, and the peers they work alongside.
Over 90% of the speaker lineup is health system leaders and executives.
Featured Speakers
Top CEOs, CFOs and C-suite executives from the largest and most influential systems will spotlight their perspectives and expertise throughout the event.
Speaker Lineup
Explore the full 2027 speaker lineup
Browse and explore all 900+ confirmed speakers across the program.
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Aasved | Chief Executive Officer | Shodair Children's Hospital |
| Michelle Adamolekun | Executive Vice President and Chief People and Culture Officer | Cone Health |
| Mark Adams | Chief Medical Officer | El Camino Health |
| Valerie Adams | Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer | WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital |
| Srinath Adusumalli | Vice President and Chief Health Information Officer | Penn Medicine |
| Gaurava Agarwal | Chief Wellness Executive and Vice President | Northwestern Medicine |
| Shivani Agarwal | Senior Director, Community Healthcare Improvement and Strategy | Montefiore Einstein |
| Hasan Ahmad | Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Information Officer | Parkview Health |
| K. Nadeem Ahmed | Chief Medical Information Officer | The Valley Health System |
| Jean Ahn | Chief Strategy Officer, Nuvance Market | Northwell Health |
| Claudia Aime | Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Adult Inpatient, Emergency and Trauma Services | OHSU Healthcare |
| Ije Akunyili | Chief Medical Officer | Jersey City Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health |
| Hasan B. Alam | Surgeon-in-Chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chair, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine | Northwestern University |
| Herb Alexander | Chief People Officer and Chief Diversity Officer | Centralus Health |
| Chris Allen | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | University of Chicago Health System |
| Janel Allen | Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | Children’s Nebraska |
| Roy E. Alston | Vice President, Security And Public Safety | CHRISTUS Health |
| Sam Amirfar | Chief Medical Officer and Chief Information Officer | The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
| Andy Anderson | Chief Medical and Quality Officer | RWJBarnabas Health |
| Deb Anderson | Chief Information Officer | Endeavor Health |
| Sharmane Andrews | Chief Nursing Officer | Jackson Health |
| Tanya Andricks | President and Chief Executive Officer | Decatur Memorial Hospital |
| Maria Ansari | Chief Executive Officer, The Permanente Medical Group and Northwest Permanente; President and Chief Executive Officer, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group; Co-Chief Executive Officer | The Permanente Federation |
| Joseph Anton | Chief Operating Officer, Jersey City Medical Center | RWJBarnabas Health |
| Michael Antoniades | President | uchicago medicine ingalls memorial |
| Vi-Anne Antrum | Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer | Cone Health |
| Zeshan Anwar | Associate Chief Medical Officer, Pennsylvania Region Hospitals; System Chief, Hospital Medicine | The Guthrie Clinic |
| Stuart Archer | Chief Executive Officer | Oceans Healthcare |
| Dana Asato | Chief Nursing Executive Officer | California Hospital Medical Center, Dignity Health |
| Krystal Atkinson | Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Nursing Executive | Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center |
| Rana Awdish | Medical Director, Care Experience | Henry Ford Health System |
| Christopher Awwad | Chief Physician Executive | Bergen New Bridge Medical Center |
| Neil Bahroos | Chief Research Informatics Officer | University of Southern California |
| Casey Baird | Chief Nursing Officer | UP Health System-Portage |
| Peter D. Banko | President and Chief Executive Officer | Baystate Health |
| Dillon Bannis | Chief Medical Officer | Lutheran Hospital |
| Sean Baptiste | Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | Nemours Children's Health |
| Amanda Barash | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| Ellen Barlis | Chief Financial Officer | NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx |
| Rosenda Barrera | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer | Prime Healthcare |
| Jason Barrett | Chief Executive Officer and Group Vice President, District of Columbia Region | The George Washington University Hospital |
| Brenna Bartruff | Chief Communications Officer | Lexington Regional Health Center |
| Wayne Batchelor | President, Medicine Service line | Inova Health System |
| Karyn Baum | Chief Medical Officer | UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital |
| Richard Beatty | Executive Vice President, Healthcare Marketing | Ninala Medical Center |
| Dana Beckton | Chief Inclusion and Belonging Officer | Sutter Health |
| Holly Beeman | Chief Medical Officer | HCA HealthONE |
| Ronald Beer | Chief Administrative Officer, Northeast Region | Geisinger |
| Larry Beilis | Chief Financial and Administrative Officer | Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Matthew Belanger | System Vice President, Surgical Services and Anesthesia | Endeavor Health |
April 19–22, 2027 · Hyatt Regency Chicago
See the Speakers Live And Continue the Conversation After
Every session is open to every attendee. After the session, speakers are in the hallway, at receptions, and at roundtables. That's where the real conversations happen.