Agenda at a Glance
Our three-day event is packed with industry experts and thought-provoking content on AI, cybersecurity, and the future of healthcare.
Day 1 — Wednesday, October 7th
Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch · Beaver Creek, CO
Evening
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Opening Reception in Buffalos
Day 2 — Thursday, October 8th
Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch · Beaver Creek, CO
Morning Sessions
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration / Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 AM
Intro & Welcome
Host: Mike McWilliams, SVP of Healthcare
MC: Lance Goudzwaard, vCIO
Sponsored by Meriplex
MC: Lance Goudzwaard, vCIO
8:15 – 8:30 AM
Meriplex Welcome
Speaker: Jay Katzen, CEO at Meriplex
Sponsored by Meriplex
8:30 – 9:00 AM
State of the Union
Speaker: Mike McCaslin, Managing Director at CBIZ Advisors, LLC
9:00 – 9:30 AM
AI for Orthopedics
Speaker: Kimble Jenkins, CEO at OrthoSouth
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Exhibitor Hall
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Scaling Employer Partnerships - Lessons Learned Through Automation and AI
Speaker: Chris Kean, COO of TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine
Sponsored by HealthHere
10:30 – 11:00 AM
From Outsourcing to Co-sourcing: DME and the Importance of Adaptive, Partnered Leadership
Speaker: Alex Dashe, CEO of Tucson Orthopaedic Institute
Sponsored by Select Ortho
11:00 – 11:30 AM
The Million Dollar Opportunity We Were Overlooking - How Desert Spine & Sports Physicians turned its existing patient base into a repeatable growth strategy
Speaker: Joe Carlon, President at Desert Spine & Sports Physicians
Sponsored by Brevium
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Direct-Pay Orthopedics: No Claims. No Denials. Millions Collected Up Front.
How one practice built a transparent-pricing program that now runs at $1M+ a year
Speaker: Paige Lemay, CEO at Coastal Orthopedics
Sponsored by HealthMe
Midday
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch / Exhibitor Hall
Afternoon Sessions
1:00 – 1:30 PM
A.I. Driven Call Center for Private Practices
Speaker: Lonna Scott, Director of Clinical Operations / Call Center at Swift Institute at Reno
Sponsored by Hopper
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Cutting Through the AI Noise
Speaker: Gregg Florentin, CEO at Tri-City Cardiology
John Vukelich, Corporate Strategy, Development and Revenue Cycle at USSM
Sponsored by Basata Panel
John Vukelich, Corporate Strategy, Development and Revenue Cycle at USSM
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Exhibitor Hall
2:30 – 3:00 PM
2 Minute Round Table
Speaker: Speed Meetings with Platinum and Gold Sponsors
Sponsored by Meriplex
3:00 – 3:30 PM
The PROMise of CJR-X: Making CMS Lemonade
Speakers: Paul Bruning, DHA, Duke University's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sponsored by CodeTechnology
Evening
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
6:30 – 10:00 PM
Dinner Followed by Casino Night
Day 3 — Friday, October 9th
Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch · Beaver Creek, CO
Morning Sessions
7:30 – 8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Leading the Shift in Patient Access: A New Model for Call Center Optimization and Digital Engagement
Speaker: Gabbie Rebolloso, Director of Marketing & Communications, TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine
Sponsored by Relatient
8:45 – 9:15 AM
A CIO’s Playbook for Evaluating AI in the Healthcare Call Center
Speaker: Lance Schreffler, CIO at University Orthopedics Center
Sponsored by Assort
9:15 – 9:45 AM
AI in Practice Operations: How Payers are Implementing AI Today
Speaker: Eyad Abdalla, Founder of PLENA
Sponsored by PLENA
9:45 – 10:15 AM
One Risk Surface: Humans, Data & AI
Speaker: Brandon Reid, CTO at Mimecast
Sponsored by Mimecast
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Exhibitor Hall
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Operationalizing Your Team to Get The Most Out of AI & Automation
Speaker: Lee Smith, SVP of Commercial and Strategic Partnerships at Clearwave
Sponsored by Clearwave
11:15 – 11:45 AM
Signal, Not Noise: What the Frontline Data Actually Says About Cybercrime's Go-To Playbook in Healthcare
Speaker:Jason Barnhizer, Director of Threat Operations at Blackpoint
Sponsored by Blackpoint
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Doing IT Right!
Speaker: Mike McWilliams, VP HC Practice Sales
Sponsored by Meriplex