HEALTH INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM

April 27, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Washington University, Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Moore Auditorium

520 S Euclid, Saint Louis, MO 63110

Event Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 AM     |  Registration & Coffee

9:00 – 9:05 AM     |  Welcome by Laura Lakhwara, Emcee

9:05 – 9:35 AM     |  Opening Keynote “Navigating the Health Innovation Market” by Nick Ragone, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Ascension 

9:40 – 10:20 AM    | “AI: Healthcare Misinformation or Transformation?” Presentation Bob Cuneo, Chief Insight Officer, by Brado

10:25 – 10:55 AM    |  Breakout Session 1A: “Health Innovation Product Pathways” Panel

1. 1. 1. 1. • Moderator: Laura Lakhwara, Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Customer Success, UiPath 

            • Joseph Kelly, Executive Vice President, Business Development & Transformation Officer, Mercy

            • Emma Peterson, Executive Director, Innovation – RGAX Lean Accelerator, RGA

10:25 – 10:55 AM    |  Breakout Session 1B: “AI: Promise and Challenges for Improving Health Outcomes” Presentation by Dr. Randi Foraker, Director, Center for Population Health Informatics, the Public Health Data and Training Center, and the Center for Administrative Data Research

11:00 – 11:30 AM     |   Breakout Session 2A: “HealthTech Startup Opportunities & Challenges” Panel

1. 1. 1. • Moderator: Craig Allen Ahrens, Co-Founder, Center for Health Workforce Innovation and Technology 

         • Ali Ahmadi, CEO, TCARE

         • Danish Nagda, CEO, Rezilient Health

         • Stephen Von Rump, CEO, Aegis Digital Health

11:00 – 11:30 PM     |  Breakout Session 2B: “Development of the CommandEP System” Presentation by Dr. Jennifer Avari Silva, Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology, Co-Founder of SentiAR

11:30 – 12:00 PM     |  Breakout Session 3A: “Funding Pathways in Health Innovation” Panel

1. 1. 1. 1. • Moderator: Chris Cardinal, CEO, Amptify

            • Andrew Wegrzyn, Principal, SixThirty Ventures

            • Derek Rapp, Managing Director, RiverVest Venture Partners

11:30 – 12:00 PM     |  Breakout Session 3B: “Innovation in Radiotherapy and Its Impact on Patient Care” Presentation by Dr. Tianyu Zhao, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology & Biomedical Engineering, Chief of Proton Therapy Physics, Washington University

12:00 – 1:00 PM     |  Lunch & SlingHealth Research Fair

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