16 Apr 2026 | New York | 01:30 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
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Next-Level Health Systems Summit: Leading with AI

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.

Detailed Agenda below


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 - Real-world impact of next-generation AI and the practical requirements for deploying it at scale in complex, regulated care environments.
2:20 PM - 2:27 PM
Team 8 Welcome
2:27 PM - 2:40 PM
Invited Talk - Emerging AI trends and the needs health systems are prioritizing as adoption accelerates.
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM
Break
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Expert Panel Discussion - Integrating AI at Scale: Real-World Use Cases, ROI and Safeguarding Privacy & Safety
3:30 PM - 4:05 PM
Interactive Roundtables
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM
Closing Remarks
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Networking Reception

Participants:

Aaron Wilcox SurgeonKaiser Permanente
Aaron Wilcox
SurgeonKaiser Permanente
AB
Adi Baltter Head of AI Ichilov
AB
Adi Baltter
Head of AI Ichilov
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
Alifya Parekh Senior Manager, Content Strategy & ImpactHLTH
Alifya Parekh
Senior Manager, Content Strategy & ImpactHLTH
Amir Lewkowicz Vice PresidentTeam8
Amir Lewkowicz
Vice PresidentTeam8
Asaf Charnilas PrincipalTeam8
Asaf Charnilas
PrincipalTeam8
Asaf Azulay Chief Marketing OfficerTeam8
Asaf Azulay
Chief Marketing OfficerTeam8
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
Ayelet Richter VP Product & Business DevelopmentQuris AI
Ayelet Richter
VP Product & Business DevelopmentQuris AI
Benjamin Roman Strategy & Growth/ PartnershipsMSKCC
Benjamin Roman
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
Brian Creighton Executive Director of Client StrategyBriya
Brian Creighton
Executive Director of Client StrategyBriya
CB
Caren Behar Medical Director Joan Tisch Center NYULH
CB
Caren Behar
Medical Director Joan Tisch Center NYULH
CV
Carl Valentino Consultant Briya
CV
Carl Valentino
Consultant Briya
Caroline Hodge Co-Founder, CEODimer Health
Caroline Hodge
Co-Founder, CEODimer Health
CO
Christopher Ott Non-Executive Director, Healthcare Advisory Sofina Group and Renown Health
CO
Christopher Ott
Non-Executive Director, Healthcare Advisory Sofina Group and Renown Health
DT
Dan Tamir AVP OperationsEssen Healthcare
DT
Dan Tamir
AVP OperationsEssen Healthcare
Daniel Derman Chief Innovation ExecutiveNorthwestern Medicine
Daniel Derman
Chief Innovation ExecutiveNorthwestern Medicine
Daniel Lowy Chief Executive Officer EMU Health
Daniel Lowy
Chief Executive Officer EMU Health
David Finkelstein Chief Information OfficerRiverSpring Living
David Finkelstein
Chief Information OfficerRiverSpring Living
David Blahnik VP, ISNorthwestern Medicine
David Blahnik
VP, ISNorthwestern Medicine
DF
David Feldman Chief Medical OfficerDimer Health
DF
David Feldman
Chief Medical OfficerDimer Health
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
GS
Galia Schwarz CEO and CoFounderC8 Health
GS
Galia Schwarz
CEO and CoFounderC8 Health
Gidon Coussin Co-Founder & Chief Business OfficerDimer Health
Gidon Coussin
Co-Founder & Chief Business OfficerDimer 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
Hasan Ahmad VP Associate CMIOParkview Health
Hasan Ahmad
VP Associate CMIOParkview Health
Henry Wei Head of Development InnovationRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Henry Wei
Head of Development InnovationRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Hiren Dave CIOEssen Health Care
Hiren Dave
CIOEssen Health Care
Ilan Richter Research Scholar, Heart Failure Research InstColumbia University Irving Medical Center
Ilan Richter
Research Scholar, Heart Failure Research InstColumbia University Irving Medical Center
Irene Koch EVP & Chief Legal OfficerHospital for Special Surgery
Irene Koch
EVP & Chief Legal OfficerHospital for Special Surgery
Jeffrey Berger Seymour Alpert Professor & ChairThe George Washington University
Jeffrey Berger
Seymour Alpert Professor & ChairThe George Washington University
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
Jody Tropeano Greene Head of ContentHLTH
Jody Tropeano Greene
Head of ContentHLTH
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
KD
Keith Duemling Chief Information Security OfficerCatholic Health
KD
Keith Duemling
Chief Information Security OfficerCatholic Health
Lance McMahon Executive Vice President ResearchTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lance McMahon
Executive Vice President ResearchTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Leah Callahan Senior Manager, ContentHLTH
Leah Callahan
Senior Manager, ContentHLTH
Lee Shapiro Managing Partner7wireVentures
Lee Shapiro
Managing Partner7wireVentures
Luis Taveras Chief Information Officer & SVPJefferson Health
Luis Taveras
Chief Information Officer & SVPJefferson Health
MG
Matt Golub Co Managing Partner18n Ventures
MG
Matt Golub
Co Managing Partner18n Ventures
Michael Bouton Chief Medical Information OfficerNYC Health + Hospitals
Michael Bouton
Chief Medical Information OfficerNYC Health + Hospitals
Michael Costa SVP Provider Network & Population HealthEmblemHealth
Michael Costa
SVP Provider Network & Population HealthEmblemHealth
MQ
Mohammed Quadri VP Strat Academics, Research and InnovationHackensack Meridian Health
MQ
Mohammed Quadri
VP Strat Academics, Research and InnovationHackensack Meridian Health
Mohona Paul Chief of StaffAegis Ventures
Mohona Paul
Chief of StaffAegis Ventures
MA
Moti Arzuan Medical manager Navina
MA
Moti Arzuan
Medical manager Navina
Nazar Al Jassar DirectorAegis Ventures
Nazar Al Jassar
DirectorAegis Ventures
Niko Koenning PrincipalCigna Ventures
Niko Koenning
PrincipalCigna Ventures
NS
Nisha Sahgal Product LeadEssen/eCares
NS
Nisha Sahgal
Product LeadEssen/eCares
Obadiah Sang Vice President Partnership DevelopmentKaiser
Obadiah Sang
Vice President Partnership DevelopmentKaiser
OH
Ohad Hollander CSMPopai
OH
Ohad Hollander
CSMPopai
OP
Or Perluk Managing DirectorEssen Medical Associates
OP
Or Perluk
Managing DirectorEssen Medical Associates
Ori Yankelev PartnerTeam8
Ori Yankelev
PartnerTeam8
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
RR
Ricarina Rabinovitz GP, Healthcare Vertical co founderCenter City Ventures
RR
Ricarina Rabinovitz
GP, Healthcare Vertical co founderCenter City Ventures
Rich Loomis Chief Medical OfficerBrado AI
Rich Loomis
Chief Medical OfficerBrado AI
Richard Mulry President/CEONorthwell Holdings
Richard Mulry
President/CEONorthwell Holdings
Richard Riggs Chief Medical OfficerHealthLeap AI
Richard Riggs
Chief Medical OfficerHealthLeap AI
RG
Ricky Goldwasser Board MemberTeam8
RG
Ricky Goldwasser
Board MemberTeam8
RM
Roberto Martin Data Scientist - Engineer Northwell Holdings
RM
Roberto Martin
Data Scientist - Engineer Northwell Holdings
Rohit Rajkumar InvestorCedars-Sinai Health Ventures
Rohit Rajkumar
InvestorCedars-Sinai Health Ventures
Rory (Dror) Grof PartnerTeam8
Rory (Dror) Grof
PartnerTeam8
Sarit Firon Managing PartnerTeam8
Sarit Firon
Managing PartnerTeam8
Scott Berkowitz Chief Medical Officer/Vice PresidentNew York Presbyterian Hospital
Scott Berkowitz
Chief Medical Officer/Vice PresidentNew York Presbyterian Hospital
SB
Shir Belkin Frig VP of GTMPopai
SB
Shir Belkin Frig
VP of GTMPopai
SS
Shrey Sahgal Product ManagerEssen Health Care
SS
Shrey Sahgal
Product ManagerEssen Health Care
Shu Li COORendr
Shu Li
COORendr
SS
Sumir Sahgal CMOEssen Health Care
SS
Sumir Sahgal
CMOEssen Health Care
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
Yuval Rechter Chief Growth OfficerVim
Yuval Rechter
Chief Growth OfficerVim