Speakers

Mike Allen Image
Mike Allen
Co-founder and executive editor of Axios, former POLITICO chief White House correspondent
Jim Austin headshot. Former senior executive at Baxter Healthcare.
Jim Austin
Former senior executive at Baxter Healthcare
David Axelrod headshot. Political strategist and former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama.
David Axelrod
Political strategist and former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama
Greg Bentz headshot. Board chair, Saint Luke’s Health System and chair of AHA’s 2023 Committee on Governance.
Greg Bentz
Board chair, Saint Luke’s Health System and chair of AHA’s 2023 Committee on Governance
Jonathan Blum headshot. Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Jonathan Blum
Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Joanne M. Conroy headshot. President and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, chair-elect of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.
Joanne M. Conroy, M.D.
President and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, chair-elect of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A., headshot. Under Secretary for Health at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.
Under Secretary for Health at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Lisa Goldstein headshot. Senior vice president at Kaufman Hall.
Lisa Goldstein
Senior vice president at Kaufman Hall
Patrice Harris, M.D., M.A., headshot. CEO and co-founder of eMed, and past president of the American Medical Association.
Patrice Harris, M.D., M.A.
CEO and co-founder of eMed, and past president of the American Medical Association
John M. Haupert headshot. President and CEO of Grady Health System, chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.
John M. Haupert
President and CEO of Grady Health System, chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
Stacey Hughes headshot. Executive vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy, American Hospital Association.
Stacey Hughes
Executive vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy, American Hospital Association
Cathy Jacobson headshot. President and CEO of Froedtert Health.
Cathy Jacobson
President and CEO of Froedtert Health
Wright L. Lassiter III headshot. CEO of CommonSpirit Health, immediate past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.
Wright L. Lassiter III
CEO of CommonSpirit Health, immediate past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
James Liggins, Jr., headshot. Board director, Bronson Healthcare Group.
James Liggins, Jr.
Board director, Bronson Healthcare Group
Luis Jose Maseda. Trustee, UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital.
Luis Jose Maseda
Trustee, UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital
LaShawn McIver, M.D., M.P.H. headshot. Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health.
LaShawn McIver, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health
Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., M.B.A., headshot. President and CEO of The Joint Commission.
Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., M.B.A.
President and CEO of The Joint Commission
Rick Pollack headshot. President and CEO, American Hospital Association.
Rick Pollack
President and CEO, American Hospital Association
Gen. (ret.) Lori Robinson
Gen. (ret.) Lori Robinson
Commander, NORAD; commander; U.S. Northern Command (May 2016–May 2018); commander, Pacific Air Forces (October 2014–May 2016)
Karl Rove headshot. Political strategist and former senior advisor to former President George W. Bush.
Karl Rove
Political strategist and former senior advisor to former President George W. Bush
Frank Sesno headshot. American journalist, former CNN correspondent, anchor and Washington bureau chief; director, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs.
Frank Sesno
American journalist, former CNN correspondent, anchor and Washington bureau chief; director, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Michael Stewart headshot. CEO of Saline Health System.
Michael Stewart
CEO of Saline Health System
Harsh Trivedi, M.D., M.B.A., headshot. President and CEO of Sheppard Pratt.
Harsh Trivedi, M.D., M.B.A.
President and CEO of Sheppard Pratt
Jim VandeHei headshot. Co-founder and CEO of Axios, co-founder and former CEO of POLITICO.
Jim VandeHei
Co-founder and CEO of Axios, co-founder and former CEO of POLITICO
Arpan Waghray, M.D., headshot. CEO, Well Being Trust at Providence Health and chair of AHA’s committee on behavioral health.
Arpan Waghray, M.D.
CEO, Well Being Trust at Providence Health and chair of AHA’s committee on behavioral health
Christopher Wray headshot. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Christopher Wray
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation