ViVE 2026 Agenda — Tuesday Feb 24

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Logistics

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DaisyAI Priority Sessions

MUST ATTEND

3:30 - 4:00 — State of the Payer Industry: Regulation, Redetermination, and the Race Toward Tech-Enabled Transparency (West Coast Stage)

• Dr. Ali Khan, MD — CMO Medicare, Aetna
• Dr. Kay Judge, MD — CMO Medicare, Blue Shield of California
• Syed Mohiuddin — Head of Healthcare, Anthropic
• Rachel (Rae) Woods — VP National Spokesperson, Advisory Board
• Target list: Ali Khan = Must Meet #1, Kay Judge = Must Meet #2, Syed Mohiuddin = Must Meet #8. THREE of the top 10 on one panel. This is THE session of the entire conference. The payer CMOs who own medical necessity decisions + Anthropic's healthcare lead (our model provider). Stay after to talk to every speaker.

2:00 - 2:40 — Old Data, New Insights (West Coast Stage)

• Nikhil Buduma — Co-Founder & CEO, Ambience Healthcare
• Irem Rami — Partner, Norwest
• Dr. Sarah Pletcher — Chief Digital Health Officer, Houston Methodist
• Eli Ben-Joseph — CEO, Regard
• Dr. Suchi Saria — CEO, Bayesian Health
• Target list: Irem Rami = Must Meet #5 (already in pipeline, Feb 6 meeting — face time converts warm to hot). Nikhil Buduma = High Value peer. Pletcher = Worth It.

2:00 - 2:30 — The New Guard of Digital Health (Malibu Stage, conflicts with above)

• Maddie Hilal — VP, Oak HC/FT
• Olivia Deitcher — Founder & CEO, Zest Health
• Dr. Eunice Wu — CEO, Asepha
• Jon Wang — Founder, Assort Health
• Target list: Maddie Hilal = Must Meet (Oak HC/FT — VPs do the deal work). But conflicts with Norwest panel. Send one person to each if possible.

HIGH VALUE

8:25 - 8:45 — Agentic GenAI for Faster Claims Appeals (Data Innovation Theater A)

• Sam Baker — AI Factory Principal, CDW Healthcare
• Christopher Platt — Field CT, HPE
• Not target list but directly relevant topic — claims appeals is adjacent to UR. Good for competitive intel on how the market frames AI in payer workflows.

9:20 - 9:45 — Not Another One-Trick Pony: Enduring AI in Healthcare (West Coast Stage)

• Dr. Shiv Rao, MD — CEO & Co-Founder, Abridge
• Jeff Tangney — Co-Founder & CEO, Doximity
• Paige Minemyer — Senior Writer, Fierce Health Payer
• Target list: Shiv Rao = High Value peer. Minemyer = Worth It (payer-specific press).

10:10 - 10:50 — The Business Model of Prevention (West Coast Stage)

• Dr. Monica Soni, MD — CMO, Chief Deputy Executive, Covered California
• Dr. Reshma Gupta, MD — Chief of Population Health, UC Health
• Patrick Sheehan — VP Value-Based Care, Withings
• Dr. Ricky Bloomfield — CMO, OURA
• Dr. Jon Lensing — CEO, OpenLoop Health
• Target list: Monica Soni = Must Meet (state exchange CMO, oversees UR policy). Reshma Gupta = Worth It. Sheehan = Worth It.

11:00 - 11:40 — Building the AI Trust Layer (Malibu Stage)

• Ratnakar Lavu — EVP and CDIO, Elevance Health
• Matthew Holt — Founder/Author, The Health Care Blog
• Alicia Graham — COO, Claimable
• Preeti Bhargava — CTO, Arintra
• Target list: Ratnakar Lavu = High Value (second Elevance leader, two angles into same org). Holt = Worth It (OG health tech blogger).

11:30 - 11:50 — Live Axios Interview with Jeff Tangney, CEO of Doximity (Insights Stage)

• Jeff Tangney — CEO, Doximity
• Brock Turner — Health Tech Deals Reporter, Axios
• Target list: Brock Turner = Worth It (covers deals — useful when you raise).

11:40 - 12:00 — How CMS is Modernizing Healthcare (West Coast Stage)

• Amy Gleason — Administrator, U.S. DOGE Service, CMS
• Aneesh Chopra, MPP — Chair, Arcadia Institute
• Target list: Amy Gleason = High Value (DOGE + CMS restructuring). Aneesh Chopra = High Value (former US CTO).

1:10 - 1:50 — How Startups Win with Health Systems and Payers (Malibu Stage)

• Terri Burke, MBA — Senior Partner, Intuitive Ventures
• Jonathan Machado — Managing Partner, M2 Equity Partners
• Anthony Chang — Chief Intelligence Officer, Rady Children's
• Demi Radeva — CEO, Akros Advisory
• Dr. Shaun Miller — Chief Health Informatics Officer, Cedars-Sinai
• Target list: Terri Burke = Worth It investor. Machado = Worth It investor. Directly relevant topic — literally how to sell to payers and health systems.

1:20 - 1:50 — Precision Medicine, powered by Genomic Data (West Coast Stage)

• Rachel Springate — Co-Founding Partner, Muse Capital
• Dr. Andrew Trister — Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Verily
• Dr. James Lu — CEO, Helix
• Susan Tousi — CEO, DELFI Diagnostics
• Target list: Rachel Springate = Worth It investor. Topic is tangential but investor access.

2:40 - 3:20 — Price Match Not Guaranteed (Sunset Stage)

• Dr. Lia Rodriguez, MD — VP, PSS Product, Payor Solutions, CVS Health
• Dr. Allison Oakes — VP Chief Research Officer, Trilliant Health
• Laura Jensen — CCO, GoodRx
• Pooja Babbrah — EVP, NCPDP
• Target list: Lia Rodriguez = High Value (builds payer products at CVS, could be buyer or partner).

2:40 - 3:20 — Supercharged Specialty Care (Malibu Stage, conflicts with above)

• Kanyi Maqubela — Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures
• Lucia Savage — Chief Privacy Officer, Omada Health
• Rachel Blank — CEO, Allara Health
• Dr. Payal Bhandari — CEO, Thymos Health
• Target list: Kanyi Maqubela = Worth It investor.

3:30 - 4:10 — The Cure for AI Short-Sightedness (Sunset Stage)

• Dr. Anil Jain, MD — Chief Innovation Officer, Innovaccer
• Munjal Shah — Co-Founder & CEO, Hippocratic AI
• Israel Krush — CEO & Co-Founder, Hyro
• Julia Chou — COO, Abridge
• Michelle Carnahan — CEO, Arbiter
• Ian Khan — Chief Futurist, Futuracy
• Target list: Anil Jain = High Value (data platform, potential partner). Munjal Shah = High Value (peer). Israel Krush = Worth It (peer). Strong peer panel.

3:30 - 4:10 — Healthcare Meets Hospitality (Malibu Stage, conflicts with above)

• Trisha Rawlings — Head of Digital Market Strategy, Cigna/Evernorth
• Susana Rojas — Investor, Index Ventures
• Israel Krush — CEO, Hyro
• Cory Warner — Global Head, Uber Health
• Eric Smith — CDO, Memorial Hermann
• Target list: Trisha Rawlings = High Value (digital strategy at major payer). Susana Rojas = High Value investor.

4:10 - 4:50 — Investing in the Modern Healthcare Workforce (Malibu Stage)

• Dr. Margaret Lozovatsky, MD — CMIO, VP Digital Health Innovations, AMA
• Dr. Bradley Goettl, DNP, RN — Chief Nursing Officer, American Nurses Association
• Dr. Nisha Mehta, MD — Founder, Physician Side Gigs
• Dr. Chris DeRienzo — Chief Physician Executive, AHA
• Target list: Lozovatsky = High Value (AMA digital health). Goettl = High Value (ANA CNO — endorsement would be significant). Workforce topic = our domain.

4:30 - 4:40 — The Trust Mandate: CMS Delivering Control of Health Data Back to Patients (Palm Stage)

• Amy Gleason — Administrator, DOGE Service, CMS (second appearance)
• Jennifer Goldsack — CEO, DiMe
• Second shot at Amy Gleason if missed earlier.

WORTH NOTING

9:00 - 9:20 — Inside ASTP/ONC: What's Next for Interoperability (West Coast Stage)

• Dr. Thomas Keane, MD, MBA — National Coordinator for Health IT, HHS
• Target list: High Value. ONC head — interoperability rules affect UR data flows.

10:05 - 10:25 — How an AI Clinical Assistant has Impacted Nurses and Patients at Tampa General (Data Innovation Theater A)

• Amit Patel — CNIO, Tampa General Hospital
• Dr. Shannon Martin — Nurse Executive, Microsoft
• Not on target list but directly relevant — AI clinical assistant for nurses. Competitive intel.

10:50 - 11:20 — Expanding Health's Reach: Redefining Longevity (Sunset Stage)

• Dr. Jenny Yu, MD — Founding Partner, Sixth House
• Target list: Worth It (physician-investor).

11:30 - 12:10 — The Plight of Primary Care (Sunset Stage)

• Dr. Lawrence Cohen, PhD — CEO, Health2047
• Target list: Worth It (AMA's innovation subsidiary).

11:45 - 12:05 — From Pilot to Partnership: Ambience at MultiCare (Data Innovation Theater A)

• Dr. Richa Gupta — VP Care Transformation, Ambience Healthcare
• Dr. Michael Han — CMIO, MultiCare
• Ambience is a peer company — see how they're deploying. Strategy list booth target.

1:10 - 1:40 — Smarter RCM, Better Care for Patients (Sunset Stage)

• Uma Veerappan — VP, Flare Capital Partners
• Maneesh Goyal — COO, Mayo Clinic Platform
• Doug Proctor — COO, Candid Health
• Dr. Patricia Henwood — Chief Clinical Officer, Jefferson Health
• Target list: Uma Veerappan = High Value (health IT early stage fund). Goyal = Worth It (Mayo's tech arm).

1:50 - 2:30 — EHR Maturity Moment (Sunset Stage)

• Helen Waters — EVP & COO, MEDITECH
• Dr. Robert Bart — CMIO, UPMC
• MEDITECH + UPMC — major EHR vendor + major health system. Their customers use our product.

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Scheduling Conflicts & Recommendations

Tuesday is even denser than Monday. Key conflicts:

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Optimal Route (If One Person)

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All Sessions (Full Reference)

West Coast Stage

Sunset Stage

Malibu Stage

Palm Stage

Insights Stage

CHIME Theater

Partner Program

AI@ViVE / InteropNow! / Cybersecurity (Data Innovation Theaters)

Notable sessions:

Evening