Healthcare executives are under intense pressure to “do something” with AI — but without clear leadership, structure, and accountability, even the most promising initiatives stall. Tools get deployed, pilots multiply, and adoption lags, leaving
organizations with fragmented efforts and unclear value.
In this session, Anika Gardenhire, Chief Digital and Transformation Officer at Ardent Health, and Andy Fanning, Co-Founder and CEO of Optura and former VP of AI and Automation at the Cigna Group, share a strategic, executive-level perspective
on how healthcare leaders can drive meaningful AI adoption by leading from the top. Rather than starting with tools or isolated use cases, Ardent is taking a business-first approach — aligning leadership, governance, and enterprise priorities to
transform how AI is adopted across the organization. Attendees will learn how senior leaders can move beyond experimentation and create the conditions for AI to scale — from setting the right vision and incentives to ensuring trust, adoption, and measurable outcomes across the business."
