About this Session:
In partnership with CancerX.
This interactive session will spotlight real-world partnerships and collaborations emerging from the CancerX Accelerator program—showcasing how health systems, startups, payers, pharma, and technology innovators are coming together to transform cancer care and beyond. Instead of theoretical discussions, the format features short, engaging fireside chats where: Healthcare leaders present pressing challenges. Startups and innovators share how they’re solving those challenges today. The result? A behind-the-scenes look at collaborations that are delivering measurable impact—from improving patient outcomes to accelerating adoption of new models of care. Join us for this unique opportunity to see how challenge-driven partnerships are shaping the future of healthcare innovation.
9:00 AM : Oncology Innovation in the Age of AI
- Ashita Batavia, Head of Hematology & Oncology Data Sciences, Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson
9:20 AM : Improving Targeted Metastatic Disease Therapies through AI Driven Imaging Analysis: A Case Study
- Nainesh Parikh, MD, VP, Chief Clinical Expansion and Partnerships Officer, Moffitt Cancer Center
- Eric Horler, President & CEO, AIQ Solutions
9:40 AM : Optimizing Clinical Trial Matching Across a Large IDN: A Case Study
- Lindsay Denealut, AVP Partnership Development, Innovation & New Ventures, Advocate Health
- Kevin Plate, VP Oncology South East Region, Advocate Health
- Oggie Nikolic, Co-Founder & CEO, Lind AI
10:00 AM : Personalizing Treatment Recommendations with AI in Collaboration with a Pharma Company: A Case Study
- Lauren Gadsby, Dir. Global Commercial Digital Health, Johnson & Johnson
- Jim Foote, Founder & CEO, First Ascent Biomedical
10:20 AM : Scaling Digital Oncology: Our Next Frontier at CancerX
- Kamal Jethwani, MD, VP of Digital Ventures, Moffitt Cancer Center