Speaker Highlights
Meet the Executives and Decision-Makers Headlining This Year's Conference
80+ executives and decision-makers from rural hospitals and health systems nationwide, gathered for the conversations shaping the future of rural care.
Featured Speakers

Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, MPH, MHPE, MBA
President, Mayo Clinic Health System

Karl Bezak, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Director of Innovation and Technology, UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute, UPMC

Adrian Billings, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FACU
F. Marie Hall Endowed Chair for Rural Health, Associate Academic Dean and Professor, Rural and Community Engagement, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Matt Gitzinger
Executive Director, Population Management, UNC Health

Laura Guido
Chief Strategy Officer, Adena Health

William Frese, MD, MPH, FAAP
Midwest Market Medical Executive, Cigna Healtcare

Megan Isley, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing and Quality Executive, Adena Health System
