HealthIMPACT Fall Forum 2026
Champions
of Care
Scaling Healthcare Everywhere
Meet theSpeakers
Rick Evans
Strategic Advisor and former SVP, Patient Services and Chief Experience Officer
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Ken Grubbs, DNP, MBA, RN
EVP, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and Chief Nursing Officer
Joint Commission
Dilip Nath, DrBA, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E
VP & Chief Information Officer
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Sarah Pletcher
Chief Digital Health Officer, System Vice President & Executive Medical Director: Innovation
Houston Methodist Hospital
Kimberly Volpe, DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC
SVP & Chief Nurse Executive
Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus
What
You Get
- What is actually working across peer health systems
- Practical approaches to deploying AI and automation
- Insight into where others are struggling and adapting
- A trusted network you can call after the event
This is a working session, not a traditional conference.
Topics
What leaders are actively working through
Clinical AI from pilot to production
Moving beyond proof of concept. What it actually takes to scale AI tools across a health system and make them stick.
Cybersecurity in an AI-driven environment
Every new AI tool is a new attack surface. Leaders navigating security without slowing down innovation.
Interoperability and data strategy
AI is only as good as the data behind it. How leading systems are solving the foundational data access problem.
Workforce and virtual nursing
Addressing the staffing crisis with technology. Virtual nursing, remote monitoring, and AI-assisted care coordination.
Hospital at Home and distributed care
Expanding the walls of the hospital. What it takes operationally, clinically, and technologically to make it work at scale.
AI governance and risk
Who is accountable when AI gets it wrong? Frameworks for responsible deployment, bias mitigation, and board-level oversight.
BEFORE THEY TAKE THE STAGE
Hear candid conversations with HealthIMPACT Fall Forum speakers on Digital Health Talks.
Nick Stefanizzi,
Northwell Direct:
How a health system built a company to offer employers a lower rate instead of fighting for a higher one, and got to more than 300,000 members with 97 percent retention. Forward this one to your CFO.
Edmund Siy,
Bon Secours Mercy Health:
How they went from wanting every AI tool to anchoring on Epic, Microsoft and Workday, from a guy who says running TMZ's first all-digital production was basically the same control room, minus the Kardashians.
Sarah Schmidt, Cambrian Health:
The most honest answer I've heard to "why don't we just wait for Epic," and a startup founder defending the IT team, which you don't hear every day.
Christine Williams and Nicole Sanders, Foxtrot:
What actually happens to the hours AI saves, a question I now ask everyone and almost nobody can answer.
Brigham Hyde, Atropos Health:
What your doctor does when no trial ever included a patient like you, which happens a lot more often than any of us would like.
Ben Smith, SailPoint:
Why every AI agent you turn on is a new employee with no manager. Forward this one to your CISO.
Where the work
gets done
Join the
Right Room
Limited seats. Early inquiries get priority access to speaker opportunities, sponsorships, and registration before the public launch.