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1,500+ Hospital and Health System Executives Shaping the Future of Strategy, Growth, and Financial Performance

Hospital and health system CEOs, CFOs, presidents, and COOs at leading systems come together to compare what is in motion, where they are investing next, and how they are navigating change across their organizations.

More hospital and health system executives attend this conference than any other.

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What's Driving the Conversations

Led by CEOs, CFOs, presidents, and COOs, these sessions focus on how organizations are prioritizing investment, navigating pressure, and making decisions across strategy, financial performance, and growth. Leaders move between conversations based on organizational priorities, rather than following a fixed path.

AI Strategy & Innovation

For leaders governing enterprise strategy, measuring ROI, and aligning teams around decisions that cut across finance, operations, and growth.

Sample topics: Strategic Planning · Capital Allocation · M&A and Partnerships, Board Alignment, Risk Management

Finance & Growth Strategy

For CEOs, CFOs and finance leaders working through margin pressure, capital strategy, and the financial decisions that define performance right now.

Sample topics: Margin Improvement, Capital Strategy, Payer Strategy, M&A Finance

Operational and Organizational Leadership

For CEOs, presidents, and COOs making decisions about how transformation takes shape across systems and patient experience.

Sample topics: Workforce Strategy, Organizational Culture, Succession Planning, Operational Excellence

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Monday, November 2

TimeTrackTypeSession
7:00 AM—GeneralRegistration Hours
7:30 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesContinental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AMTrack 01Keynote PanelHealthcare Power Players: Who Will Rise to the Top?
8:30 AMTrack 04Semi-Keynote PanelWhen Hospitals Close, Communities Feel It: Solving the Growing Access Crisis
8:30 AMTrack 08Fireside ChatCare Transformation, AI, and Access in the Future of Medicine
8:30 AMTrack 10PanelThe Next Big Wins for CMOs
8:30 AMTrack 11PanelBuilding the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders
8:30 AMTrack 12PanelSupply Chain Resilience in a Volatile World
8:30 AMTrack 13PanelAligning Finance and Supply Chain on 12-Month Spend
9:20 AMTrack 01Fireside ChatJonathan Ma, EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Sutter Health
9:20 AMTrack 02PanelHow CEOs Are Fixing Patient Access Fast
9:20 AMTrack 03PanelMedicaid Cuts and Future Sustainability: C-suite Strategy
9:20 AMTrack 04Featured SessionKnowing Where to Act: Turning Margin Pressure Into a Prioritized Strategy
9:20 AMTrack 06Featured SessionFrom Pilot to Platform: What New Research Reveals About Enterprise AI in Healthcare
9:20 AMTrack 07PanelSuccessful Strategies to Build an Integrated Care and Research Model
9:20 AMTrack 08PanelChange Management at Scale: Top COO Projects and Priorities for Next Year
9:20 AMTrack 09PanelTraining for Tomorrow’s Inpatient: High Acuity, High Complexity, High Stakes
9:20 AMTrack 10PanelThe Clinical Workforce of the Future: Bold Ideas to Transform Teams
9:20 AMTrack 12PresentationStanford Health Care Presentation
9:20 AMTrack 13PanelTransforming the Supply Chain Workforce
10:00 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 AMTrack 01Fireside ChatBending the Cost Curve Without Breaking Growth
10:20 AMTrack 02Featured SessionBeyond First in, First Out: Intelligent Triage to Orchestrate the Patient Journey
10:20 AMTrack 03PanelInnovative Approaches for Active Employee Engagement
10:20 AMTrack 04Featured SessionHealthcare M&A in Practice: Lessons from Diligence Through Integration
10:20 AMTrack 05PanelRural Transformation Fund: Survival Rates and How to Move Forward
10:20 AMTrack 06Featured SessionSafety by Design: The Clinical Bar Agentic AI Has to Clear
10:20 AMTrack 07PanelReinventing the Business Model: VBC Beyond 2031
10:20 AMTrack 08PanelAI Hype vs. Value: What's Worth It?
10:20 AMTrack 09PanelHow Health Systems Are Redesigning Talent Strategies for Long Term Stability
10:20 AMTrack 10PanelOR Economics: What the Best Teams Do Differently
10:20 AMTrack 11PanelRedesigning the Patient Journey for the Digital Age
10:20 AMTrack 12PanelSupply Chain as a Strategic Asset
10:20 AMTrack 13PanelThe Future-Proof Supply Shortage Strategies
11:10 AMTrack 01Keynote InterviewErik Wexler, President and CEO of Providence
11:10 AMTrack 02Semi-Keynote PanelThe Politics and Economics Driving the Next Decade of Healthcare Delivery
11:10 AMTrack 03Fireside ChatSuccessful Strategies for Pediatric Ecosystem Partnerships
11:10 AMTrack 08Fireside ChatAI-Powered Future of Healthcare
11:10 AMTrack 10PanelThe CMO-CNO Dyad Teams Delivering Better Clinical Results
11:10 AMTrack 11PanelMoving Care Out of the Hospital Without Raising Safety Risks
11:10 AMTrack 12PanelAI Lessons from Supply Chain Leaders
11:10 AMTrack 13PanelBenchmarking Supply Chain in the Value-based Era
12:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:10 PMTrack 01PanelThe CEO's Guide to Redefining Growth
1:10 PMTrack 02Featured SessionBeyond the ED: How Health System Leaders Are Turning Care Transitions Into a Capacity Strategy
1:10 PMTrack 03PanelCEO Lessons for Keeping Rural Healthcare Alive
1:10 PMTrack 04Featured SessionWhy the Supply Chain Could Be Healthcare's Fastest Path to AI ROI
1:10 PMTrack 05PanelCFOs on Risk, Rate Pressures and Performance
1:10 PMTrack 06Featured SessionBeyond the Pilot: A Framework for Measuring What Your AI Investment Returns
1:10 PMTrack 07PanelFireside Chat: Growing in Sync: How Loma Linda’s Leadership Duo is Shaping the Future Together
1:10 PMTrack 08PanelPowering AI from the Ground Up With the Right Data Strategy
1:10 PMTrack 09PanelHow COOs Drive Operational Excellence Amid Financial Constraints
1:10 PMTrack 10PanelWhere AI Fits in Healthcare Today – and Reskilling for the Future
1:10 PMTrack 12PresentationBeyond Savings: Choosing the Right Partner for Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation
1:10 PMTrack 13PanelCharge Capture and Supply Chain Integrity
2:00 PMTrack 01Fireside ChatExpansion in a Time of Retraction: How WVU Health System Has Grown From Four Hospitals to Over Two Dozen (and Counting)
2:00 PMTrack 02Featured SessionFrom AI Pilots to Systemwide Value: Building the AI-Ready Health System
2:00 PMTrack 03PanelCulture Moves Every CEO Should Make
2:00 PMTrack 04PanelPower Growth Through Dynamic CEO-CFO Relationships
2:00 PMTrack 05Featured SessionThe Great Outmigration: Building a High-Performing da Vinci ASC Strategy
2:00 PMTrack 06PanelSDOH Strategies for a More Equitable Future
2:00 PMTrack 07PanelCOO Spotlight: Innovative Strategies Through 2031
2:00 PMTrack 09PanelMaximize C-suite Impact: Building and Molding a Winning Team
2:00 PMTrack 10PanelClinical Strategies for Managing Uninsured and Underinsured Populations
2:00 PMTrack 12PanelThe Next 3 Years of Supply Chain Leadership
2:00 PMTrack 13PanelStrengthening the Clinician-Supply Chain Connection
2:40 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 PMTrack 01Keynote InterviewWhat’s New, Next & Best in Healthcare
3:10 PMTrack 02Semi-Keynote PanelTop Tactics to Succeed in Multi-State M&A Deals
3:10 PMTrack 10PanelClosing the Nursing Skill Gap: Big Ideas from Top CNOs
3:10 PMTrack 11GeneralAI in Clinical Practice: Achieving Adoption Across Physicians and Nurses
3:10 PMTrack 12PanelThe Real Talk on AI in Supply Chain: Effective Use Cases Today
3:10 PMTrack 13PanelBold Ideas to Tackle Shortages and Build the Supply Chain of the Future
4:00 PMTrack 01Celebrity KeynoteCelebrity Keynote - Caitlin Clark
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
6:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesAfter PartyWomen's Networking Reception

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Every fall, the health system leaders driving strategy, growth, and financial performance spend four days comparing notes, pressure-testing ideas, and deciding what comes next at Becker's 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable.