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Speakers
![Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE, MD](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Kurt_Barwis_300x300.png)
Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE
President and CEO, Bristol Health, Inc.
![Greg Bentz](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Greg_Bentz_300x300.png)
Greg Bentz
Chairman, BJC HealthCare
![Cameryn Blackmore, Ph.D.](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Cameryn-Blackmore-300x300.png )
Rep. Cameryn Blackmore, Ph.D.
Health Policy Advisor, Office of Representative Terri A. Sewell
![Chiquita Brooks-LaSure](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Chiquita_Brooks-LaSure_300x300.png)
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
![Rep. Larry Bucshon](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Larry_Bucshon_300x300.png)
Rep. Larry Bucshon
Congressman representing Indiana’s 8th district
![Mandy Cohen](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Mandy-Cohen-300x300.png)
Mandy Cohen
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
![Joanne M. Conroy, MD](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Joanne-Conroy-300x300.png)
Joanne M. Conroy, MD
President and CEO of Dartmouth Health, chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
![Rosangely Cruz-Rojas, DrPH](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Rosangely-Cruz-Rojas-300x300.png)
Rosangely Cruz-Rojas, DrPH
Vice President and Chief Diversity and Equity Officer, Main Line Health
![Tina Freese Decker, FACHE](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Tina_Freese_Decker_300x300.png)
Tina Freese Decker, FACHE
President and CEO of Corewell Health, chair-elect of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
![Akin Demehin](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Akin-Demehin-300x300.png )
Akin Demehin
AHA’s Senior Director of Quality and Safety Policy
![Kris Doody, R.N.](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Kris-Doody-300x300.png )
Kris Doody, R.N.
CEO, Cary Medical Center
![Sen. Dick Durbin](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Dick_Durbin_300x300.png)
Sen. Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois and Senate Majority Whip
![Harold Ford Jr.](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Harold-Ford-Jr-300x300.png)
Harold Ford Jr.
Former five-term congressman (D-TN), co-host of The Five on Fox News
![Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/Terry-Fulmer-300x300.png)
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN
President, John A. Hartford Foundation
![Rep. Morgan Griffith](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Morgan-Griffith-300x300.png)
Rep. Morgan Griffith
Congressman representing Virginia’s 9th district
![Brett Guthrie](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Brett-Guthrie-300x300.png)
Rep. Brett Guthrie
Congressman representing Kentucky’s 2nd district
![Sanjay Gupta, MD](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/sanjay-gupta-300x300.png)
Sanjay Gupta, MD
Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN
![Samuel Hammerman, M.D., MMM, CPE, FCCP](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Samuel-Hammerman-300x300.png )
Samuel Hammerman, M.D., MMM, CPE, FCCP
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Select Medical
![John M. Haupert, FACHE](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/24-AM-John-Haupert-300x300.png)
John M. Haupert, FACHE
President and CEO of Grady Health System, immediate past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
![Matt Hittle](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Matt-Hittle-300x300.png )
Matt Hittle
Professional Staff Member, Health Subcommittee, House Committee on Ways and Means
![Stacey Hughes](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/24-AM-Stacey-Hughes-300x300.png
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Stacey Hughes
Executive vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy, American Hospital Association
![Shikha Jain, M.D.](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Shikha-Jain-300x300.png)
Shikha Jain, M.D.
Department of Hematology & Oncology, UI Health
![J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Stephen-Jones-300x300.png)
J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS
President and CEO, Inova Health System
![Kevin Joseph, MD, FACHE](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/Kevin_Joseph_300x300.png)
Kevin Joseph, MD, FACHE
Chief Clinical Officer, Ascension Health
![Maulik Joshi, DrPH](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/Joshi-Maulik-300x300.png)
Maulik Joshi, DrPH
President and CEO, Meritus Health
![Rep. Dan Kildee](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Dan_Kildee_300x300.png)
Rep. Dan Kildee
Congressman representing Michigan’s 5th district
![Ruby Kirby](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Ruby-Kirby-300x300.png )
Ruby Kirby
CEO, Bolivar Camden Hospital
![Sarah Lechner](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Sarah-Lechner-300x300.png)
Sarah Lechner
Senior Vice President and Chief of External Affairs, Hackensack Meridian Health
![David Lee, M.D.](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/David-Lee-300x300.png)
David Lee, M.D.
President, OhioHealthy Medical Plan; Vice President, OhioHealth Employer Services; 2024 IFDHE Leadership Council Chair
![Kevin McCarthy](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Kevin-McCarthy-300x300.png)
Kevin McCarthy
55th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
![Tom Morris](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Tom-Morris-300x300.png)
Tom Morris
Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy, Health Resource and Services Administration
![Jerilyn Morrisey](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Jerilyn-Morrissey-300x300.png)
Jerilyn Morrisey
Chief Medical Officer, CorroHealth
![Nitin Natarajan](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Nitin-Natarajan-300x300.png)
Nitin Natarajan
Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
![Anne Neuberger](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Anne_Neuberger_300x300.png)
Anne Neuberger
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology, National Security Council
![Jeremy Nordquist](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Jeremy_Nordquist_300x300.png)
Jeremy Nordquist
President, Nebraska Hospital Association
![Andrea Palm](https://www.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Andrea-Palm-300x300.png)
Andrea Palm
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
![Anna Palmer](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Anna-Palmer-300x300.png)
Anna Palmer
Founder and CEO, Punchbowl News and former co-author, POLITICO Playbook
![Dana Perino](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Dana-Perino-300x300.png)
Dana Perino
Former White House Press Secretary, co-host of The Five on Fox News
![Rick Pollack](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/24-AM-Rick-Pollack-300x300.png)
Rick Pollack
President and CEO, American Hospital Association
![Jim Prister](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Jim-Prister-300x300.png)
Jim Prister
President and CEO, RML Specialty Hospital
![John Riggi](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/John-Riggi-300x300.png)
John Riggi
National Advisor for Cyber Security and Risk, American Hospital Association
![people](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Lori-Robinson-300x300.png)
Gen. (ret.) Lori Robinson
Commander, NORAD; commander; U.S. Northern Command (May 2016-May 2018); commander, Pacific Air Forces (October 2014-May 2016)
![William Santulli, FACHE](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Bill_Santulli_300x300.png)
William Santulli, FACHE
President, Advocate Health–Midwest Region
![Mark Schauer](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Mark_Schauer_300x300.png)
Mark Schauer
Vice President, Winning Connections
![Michael Schlosser, MD, MBA, FAAN](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Michael-Schlosser-300x300.png)
Michael Schlosser, MD, MBA, FAANS
Senior Vice President, Care Transformation and Innovation, HCA Healthcare
![Rachel Schwab](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Rachel-Schwab-300x300.png)
Rachel Schwab
Assistant Research Professor, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms
![Marilyn Werber Serafini](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Marilyn_Serafini_300x300.png)
Marilyn Werber Serafini
Executive Director, Health Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
![Jake Sherman](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Jake-Sherman-300x300.png)
Jake Sherman
Founder, Punchbowl News and former co-author, POLITICO's Playbook
![Natasha Smith](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Natasha-Smith-300x300_0.png)
Natasha Smith
Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sanford Health
![Matthew Szaflarski](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Matthew-Szafiarski-300x300.png)
Matthew Szaflarski
Director of Revenue Cycle, Kodiak Solutions
![Neera Tanden](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Neera-Tanden-300x300.png)
Neera Tanden
Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
![Troy Tazbaz](https://www.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Troy-Tazbaz-300x300.png)
Troy Tazbaz
Director of Digital Health Center of Excellence, Food and Drug Administration
![Sen. John Thune](https://www.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/John-Thune-300x300.png)
Sen. John Thune
Senator from South Dakota and Senate Minority Whip
![Rep. Brad Wenstrup](https://annualmeeting.aha.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Brad_Wenstrup_300x300.png)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
Congressman representing Ohio’s 2nd district
![Sen. Ron Wyden](https://www.aha.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Ron-Wyden-300x300.png)
Sen. Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee