MedCity News' ENGAGE at HLTH program addresses the most-pressing healthcare industry challenges and opportunities with an eye toward patient engagement. Hear from the C-Suite at companies claiming to be at the forefront of AI innovation, from senior leaders at the nation's leading online and brick-and-mortal retailers aiming to reform primary care, from a patient-turned advocate of liver disease and of course the venture capitalists that are keeping a close eye on investment trends.



10:00am-10:50am

LLM Overload: Is it Time We Talk About Practical AI Applications? 

ChatGPT and large language models are fascinating but are those the killer AI applications in healthcare? Hear a robust argument for LLM and non-LLM-based healthcare use cases. 

Moderator: Mohana Ravindranath, Bay Area Correspondent, STAT News

Panelists:

Suchi Saria, CEO, Bayesian Health; Research Director, Malone Center for Engineering and Healthcare, Johns Hopkins University

Alex Momeni, Partner, General Catalyst

Sunita Mishra, CMO, Amazon Health Services

10:50am - 11:10am

Advocating for Patients: What's Ahead In the Battle to Lower Drug Prices?

Medicare's ability to negotiate drug prices was hailed as a major victory though there are legal challenges ahead. While this was a significant achievement in the battle to lower drug prices, the movement doesn't end there. Hear from the executive director of a national patient organization who has strived to lower the prices of important drugs like insulin. What does the future hold and what more needs to be done?

Moderator: Marissa Plescia, Reporter, MedCity News

Speaker: Merith Basey, Executive Director, Patients for Affordable Drugs

11:20am - 12:05am

Disrupting Primary Care through Retail Health: How far have we come?

Healthcare’s move away from the four walls of a clinic or hospital is ongoing as retailers and non-traditional players are addressing consumer convenience by delivering care virtually, at home or through other means. But how much of the market have they actually captured and are they meaningfully bending the cost curve and improving outcomes?

Moderator: Arundhati Parmar, Editor-in-Chief, MedCity News

Speakers: 

Kevin Ban, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer, Walgreens Boot Alliance

Creagh Milford, SVP Retail Health, CVS Health

Nworah Ayogu, General Manager and Chief Medical Officer, Amazon Clinic

12:05pm - 1:00pm

Whither Capital! Investment and M&A Trends Shaping the Healthcare Industry

Corporate venture capitalists and traditional VCs are now looking squarely at a strong value proposition and ROI potential before they part with their investment dollar. With less access to financing means like venture debt, how should startups think about pitching investors. What are the areas that investors are looking to fund? How healthy is transaction volume? Learn from top health investors funding ideas across different healthcare sectors. 

Moderator: Eric Klein, Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Panelists: 

Assaf Barnea, Managing Partner, Sanara Ventures

Blake Wu, Partner, NEA

Anuradkhika A., System Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Innovation - CommonSpirit Health Ventures

Maria D. Toler, Founding Partner, SteelSky Ventures