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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Participants:

Aaron Wilcox, MD Surgeon & Clinical InformaticistKaiser Permanente
Aaron Wilcox, MD
Surgeon & Clinical InformaticistKaiser Permanente
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
David Finkelstein Chief Information OfficerRiverSpring Living
David Finkelstein
Chief Information OfficerRiverSpring Living
Deborah Estrin ProfessorCornell Tech, Cornell University
Deborah Estrin
ProfessorCornell Tech, Cornell 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
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
Jitendra Barmecha Chief Information & Digital Strategy OfficerSBH Health System
Jitendra Barmecha
Chief Information & Digital Strategy OfficerSBH Health System
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
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Or Perluk Managing DirectorEssen Medical Associates
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Or Perluk
Managing DirectorEssen Medical Associates
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
Shu Li COORendr
Shu Li
COORendr
Viq Pervaaz SVP InnovationNYC Economic Development Corporation
Viq Pervaaz
SVP InnovationNYC Economic Development Corporation