Emmitt Smith
Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back, Businessman and Entrepreneur
Speakers
400+ Speakers — The Leaders Running Health Systems Today
The lineup at Becker’s 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable reflects the people making decisions inside major health systems right now. It includes CEOs, CFOs, presidents, and COOs responsible for strategy, growth, and financial performance. 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
Celebrity Keynotes
Leadership looks the same at the top
Select sessions bring in leaders from outside healthcare who have performed at the highest level under pressure. Their perspective sits alongside a program built around hospital and health system executives.
Tom Brady
Seven-Time Super Bowl Champion Quarterback
Caitlin Clark
Professional Basketball Player
Speaker Lineup
Explore the full 2026 speaker lineup
Browse and explore all 400+ confirmed speakers across the program.
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Abha Agrawal | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | NorthStar |
| Adam Alkhato | Senior Director, Biomedical Engineering and Life Science Technology | Stanford Health Care |
| Chris Allen | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | University of Chicago Health System |
| Jandel Allen-Davis | President and Chief Executive Officer | Craig Hospital |
| Andy Anderson | Chief Medical and Quality Officer | RWJBarnabas Health |
| Tesa Anewishki | President and Chief Executive Officer | Loretto Hospital |
| Haroon Ansari | Chief Executive Officer | Pinnacle Hospital |
| Brett Antczak | Executive Coach | Age of Advantage |
| Michael Antoniades | President | UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
| Doug Arvin | Chief Financial Officer | Essentia Health West |
| Krystal Atkinson | Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Nursing Executive | Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center |
| Marc Augsburger | President and Chief Executive Officer | Edgerton Hospital and Health Services |
| Joe Avelino | Chief Executive Officer | College Medical Center |
| Jose Azar | Executive Vice President, Chief Quality And Clinical Service Line Officer | Hackensack Meridian Health |
| Bryce Bach | Chief Financial Officer | Risant Health |
| Sharla Baenen | Chief Operating Officer, Bellin Region | Emplify Health |
| Daffodil Baez | President, Fort Washington Medical Center | Adventist Health |
| Jamie D. Bailey | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | UTMB Health |
| Denyse Bales-Chubb | President and Chief Executive Officer | AdventHealth Palm Coast |
| Peter D. Banko | President and Chief Executive Officer | Baystate Health |
| Amanda Barash | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| Nick Barcellona | Chief Financial Officer | West Virginia University Health System |
| Brian Barnthouse | Principal | ECG Management Consultants |
| Sheldon Barr | President VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital | VCU Health |
| Jason Barrett | Chief Executive Officer | George Washington University Hospital |
| Kurt Barwis | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bristol Health |
| Leslie Basham | Chief Executive Officer and President | Surgical Directions |
| Nick Bassett | Vice President of Revenue Services | Intermountain Health |
| Cindy Bauer | Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer | SSM Health DePaul Hospital |
| Karyn Baum | Chief Medical Officer | UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital |
| Russell Baxley | President and Chief Executive Officer | Beaufort Memorial |
| Gregory Baxter | President and CEO | Elliot Health System |
| Nathaniel Beers | President and Chief Executive Officer | Blythedale Children’s Hospital |
| Marjorie Bessel | Chief Clinical Officer | Banner Health |
| Sabina Bhaijee | Director, Supply Chain Operations Center | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare |
| Ashwani Bhatia | Chief Executive Officer | BayCare Clinic |
| Vinay Bhooma | President, SSM Health Medical Group; Chief Medical Officer, Southern Illinois Region | SSM Health |
| Bob Biggio | Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability and Real Estate Officer | Boston Medical Center Health System |
| Brad Bivens | Chief Financial Officer | Parkside Psychiatric Hospital |
| Chris Bjornberg | Chief Executive Officer | San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital |
| Steven Blair | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sutter North Medical Group |
| Edward Bleacher II | Chief Financial Officer | St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Practice Group, & Foundation |
| Damond W. Boatwright | President and Chief Executive Officer | Hospital Sisters Health System |
| Carlos A. Bohorquez | Chief Financial Officer | UC San Diego Health |
| Giles Boland | President, Brigham and Womens Hospital | Mass General Brigham |
| Bradley C. Bond | Chief Financial Officer | University Hospitals |
| Karen Bowling | President and Chief Executive Officer, WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital; | Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, West Virginia University Health System |
| Tom Brady | Seven-Time Super Bowl Champion Quarterback | — |
| Mark Brett | Chief Operating Officer | Beacon Health System |
| Aimee Brewer | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sturdy Health |
November 2–5, 2026 · 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.