16 Apr 2026 | New York | 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
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Next-Level Health Systems Summit: Leading with AI

* Applications approved by the Sponsor

About this Meeting

No doubt that AI is reshaping the healthcare landscape and it is already embedded in clinical workflows, infrastructure stacks, and executive decision-making. The question is no longer whether to adopt AI, but where it truly delivers value, where it creates friction, and how to navigate both the transformative potential and the operational realities it entails. 


Co-hosted by HLTH and Team8, this private gathering will bring together experts shaping the AI backbone of healthcare from major Health Systems, Big Tech companies and Policy representatives for a 3-hour deep-dive into the real-world impact of next-generation AI and what it actually takes to deploy it at scale inside complex, regulated care environments. 


Join senior healthcare executives, innovators, and clinicians for a focused conversation on how generative and agentic AI can be integrated into clinical and operational workflows, help navigate regulatory/ethical considerations and drive better outcomes for patients and providers. 


Participate adding your perspective on the following areas:


  • The reality check: what clinicians will accept, reject, or actively work around? How emerging AI tools are reshaping daily workflows, easing administrative strain, and redefining patient–provider interactions. 

  • The economics of AI in healthcare: How leading systems are defining ROI beyond cost savings?  Assessing real returns on efficiency, quality, and sustainability.

  • AI accountability and governance in healthcare: making AI work in the real world. As organizations adopt AI faster than regulation evolves, how leaders can establish guardrails for performance, risk, equity, and long-term value creation.

Agenda:

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Panel Discussion

Roundtables

Closing and Networking Reception


Event Details:

  • Date: April 16, 2026

  • Time: 2 PM - 5 PM

  • Location: Manhattan, NY


If you’re responsible for moving AI from ambition to execution inside the health system, this conversation is for you!


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Agenda:
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Arrival & Registration
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Opening & Welcome
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
Fireside Chat
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM
Team 8 Welcome
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM
Invited Talk
2:40 PM - 3:15 PM
Expert Panel Discussion - Integrating AI at Scale: Real-World Use Cases, ROI and Safeguarding Privacy & Safety
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
Break
3:25 PM - 4:00 PM
Interactive Roundtables
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing & Networking Reception

Participants:

Aaron Wilcox, MD Surgeon & Clinical InformaticistKaiser Permanente
Aaron Wilcox, MD
Surgeon & Clinical InformaticistKaiser Permanente
Adriana Sisley VP Global Network8400 The Health Network
Adriana Sisley
VP Global Network8400 The Health Network
Adrin Mammen VP & Chief of Ambulatory Patient AccessMount Sinai Health System
Adrin Mammen
VP & Chief of Ambulatory Patient AccessMount Sinai Health System
Amir Lewkowicz Vice PresidentTeam8
Amir Lewkowicz
Vice PresidentTeam8
Anand Patel Chief of AI & InnovationRendr
Anand Patel
Chief of AI & InnovationRendr
Avery Royston, MPH Special Assistant to the Assistant SecretaryAssistant Secretary for Technology Policy
Avery Royston, MPH
Special Assistant to the Assistant SecretaryAssistant Secretary for Technology Policy
Benjamin Roman MD, MBA, MSHP Strategy & Growth/ PartnershipsMSKCC
Benjamin Roman MD, MBA, MSHP
Strategy & Growth/ PartnershipsMSKCC
Benjamin Schurhamer Co-Chair AI Clinical Implementation CommitteeUniversity of Pennsylvania
Benjamin Schurhamer
Co-Chair AI Clinical Implementation CommitteeUniversity of Pennsylvania
Brad Reimer CIOSanford Health
Brad Reimer
CIOSanford Health
Bradley Krompf Executive Director, MGUVM Health
Bradley Krompf
Executive Director, MGUVM Health
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Christopher Ott non-executive directorSofina and IVCE
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Christopher Ott
non-executive directorSofina and IVCE
David Finkelstein Chief Information OfficerRiverSpring Living
David Finkelstein
Chief Information OfficerRiverSpring Living
Deborah Estrin ProfessorCornell Tech, Cornell University
Deborah Estrin
ProfessorCornell Tech, Cornell University
Diana Erani Chief Operating OfficerNational Association of Community Health
Diana Erani
Chief Operating OfficerNational Association of Community Health
Dilip Nath VP/CIOSUNY Downstate Health Science University
Dilip Nath
VP/CIOSUNY Downstate Health Science University
Dr Shafiq Rab Chief Digital Officer and System CIOTufts Medicine
Dr Shafiq Rab
Chief Digital Officer and System CIOTufts Medicine
Dr. David Reich, MD Chief Clinical OfficerMount Sinai Health System
Dr. David Reich, MD
Chief Clinical OfficerMount Sinai Health System
Edwidge Thomas VP, Clinical SolutionsNorthwell Health
Edwidge Thomas
VP, Clinical SolutionsNorthwell Health
Erik Blutinger Medical Director, AdvisorMount Sinai Health System, Emergency, Digital Health / Home Care
Erik Blutinger
Medical Director, AdvisorMount Sinai Health System, Emergency, Digital Health / Home Care
Fernanda Polubriaginof Senior Director Population HealthMemorial Sloan Kettering
Fernanda Polubriaginof
Senior Director Population HealthMemorial Sloan Kettering
Geeta Nastasi Chief Nursing Information OfficerNorthwell Health
Geeta Nastasi
Chief Nursing Information OfficerNorthwell Health
Gil Bashe Managing Partner, Global Health & PurposeFinn Partners
Gil Bashe
Managing Partner, Global Health & PurposeFinn Partners
Hannah Koczka VP, Ventures & InnovationNorthwestern Medicine
Hannah Koczka
VP, Ventures & InnovationNorthwestern Medicine
Hiren Dave CIOEssen Health Care
Hiren Dave
CIOEssen Health Care
Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH Global Chief Medical OfficerAidoc
Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH
Global Chief Medical OfficerAidoc
Jitendra Barmecha Chief Information & Digital Strategy OfficerSBH Health System
Jitendra Barmecha
Chief Information & Digital Strategy OfficerSBH Health System
Jodi Daniel PartnerWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jodi Daniel
PartnerWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jordan Harmon SVP, Chief Innovation and Products OfficerCatholic Health
Jordan Harmon
SVP, Chief Innovation and Products OfficerCatholic Health
Josef Coresh Director, Institute for Optimal AgingNYU Grossman School of Medicine
Josef Coresh
Director, Institute for Optimal AgingNYU Grossman School of Medicine
Joshua Lampert, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of MedicineMount Sinai Hospital
Joshua Lampert, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of MedicineMount Sinai Hospital
Julia Iyasere, MD, MBA SVP, System Chief Medical OfficerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Julia Iyasere, MD, MBA
SVP, System Chief Medical OfficerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Lance McMahon Executive Vice President ResearchTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lance McMahon
Executive Vice President ResearchTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lee Shapiro Managing Partner7wireVentures
Lee Shapiro
Managing Partner7wireVentures
Luis Taveras Chief Information Officer & SVPJefferson Health
Luis Taveras
Chief Information Officer & SVPJefferson Health
Mary Chasko Chief Medical Information OfficerMid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Mary Chasko
Chief Medical Information OfficerMid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Michael Bouton Chief Medical Information OfficerNYC Health + Hospitals
Michael Bouton
Chief Medical Information OfficerNYC Health + Hospitals
Mohona Paul Chief of StaffAegis Ventures
Mohona Paul
Chief of StaffAegis Ventures
Niko Koenning PrincipalCigna Ventures
Niko Koenning
PrincipalCigna Ventures
Obadiah Sang Vice President Partnership DevelopmentKaiser
Obadiah Sang
Vice President Partnership DevelopmentKaiser
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Or Perluk Managing DirectorEssen Medical Associates
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Or Perluk
Managing DirectorEssen Medical Associates
Pierce Graham-Jones Chief Product & Strategy OfficerMarathon Health
Pierce Graham-Jones
Chief Product & Strategy OfficerMarathon Health
Rachael-Linn Spooner VP Strategy Center for Virtual HealthNorthwell Health
Rachael-Linn Spooner
VP Strategy Center for Virtual HealthNorthwell Health
Rachel McEntee Chief Medical Information OfficerUniversity of Vermont Health Network
Rachel McEntee
Chief Medical Information OfficerUniversity of Vermont Health Network
Rich Loomis Chief Informatics Officer, SVP ProductElsevier, Inc
Rich Loomis
Chief Informatics Officer, SVP ProductElsevier, Inc
Richard Mulry President/CEONorthwell Holdings
Richard Mulry
President/CEONorthwell Holdings
Richard Riggs Chief Medical OfficerHealthLeap AI
Richard Riggs
Chief Medical OfficerHealthLeap AI
Sarit Firon Managing PartnerTeam8
Sarit Firon
Managing PartnerTeam8
Shu Li COORendr
Shu Li
COORendr
Varda Shalev Managing PartnerTeam8
Varda Shalev
Managing PartnerTeam8
Viq Pervaaz SVP InnovationNYC Economic Development Corporation
Viq Pervaaz
SVP InnovationNYC Economic Development Corporation
Vivek Garipalli Founder & Executive ChairpersonClover Health
Vivek Garipalli
Founder & Executive ChairpersonClover Health
Yulia Kogan Population Health Informatics Senior DirectorNorthwell Health
Yulia Kogan
Population Health Informatics Senior DirectorNorthwell Health