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Agenda
7:30-8:30 AM
8:30-9:00 AM
9:00-10:00 AM
10:00-10:15 AM
10:15-11:30 AM
11:30-12:30 PM
12:30-2:00 PM
2:00-2:15 PM
2:15-3:30 PM
3:30-4:30 PM
4:30-5:00 PM
5:00-6:30 PM
Registration & Breakfast
Opening Remarks
1st Keynote Speaker
Morning Coffee Break
Morning Breakout Sessions
Lunch & Networking
Executive Panel
Afternoon Coffee Break
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
2nd Keynote Speaker
Closing Remarks
Reception
Executive Panel
PUTTING THE PUBLIC BACK IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Description: Recent data indicate that public trust in medical science has declined by approximately 15% over the last ten years. This is a troubling trend that persists even as the field has delivered landmark advances, from mRNA vaccines and GLP-1 agonists to cell and gene therapies. The widening gap between scientific progress and public confidence points to a deeper crisis: the erosion of institutional trust, accelerated by the rapid spread of health misinformation. This executive panel brings together three leading national experts to diagnose the root causes of this skepticism, assess its real-world impact on care delivery, and chart a path toward rebuilding the public's faith in medicine.
Keywords: Public Health Communication, Institutional Confidence, Health Advocacy and Leadership
A Closer Look Into Our
8 Breakout Sessions
Morning Session
Breakout Session 1
Who Decides the Future: FDA, CDC, NIH Authority in a Politicized Healthcare System
Description: In an era of political polarization, the scientific authority of the FDA, CDC, and NIH is increasingly tested in the court of public opinion. This panel explores how these agencies balance evidence, ethics, and political pressure while shaping the future of U.S. healthcare. Speakers will examine what legitimacy, independence, and public trust look like in a rapidly shifting policy landscape.
Keywords: Public Trust, Regulatory Authority, Health Policy, Scientific Integrity
Breakout Session 2
The Price of Personalization using Big Data: Leveraging AI technology for the patient experience
Description: As artificial intelligence and large-scale health data increasingly shape consumer health experiences, personalization promises more tailored, patient-centered care, with trade-offs. Panelists may discuss when and how “big data” should be leveraged for organizational (e.g., operational management) and individual health insights (e.g., nutrition tracking, calorie monitoring, and diet recommendations), the limitations of algorithm-driven personalization, and the risk of over-optimization in sensitive health contexts in an era shaped by social media trends and digital health platforms.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Personalized Care, Organizational Efficiency, Digital Health
Breakout Session 3
Paying for Progress: Gene Therapies, GLP-1s, and Platform Science
Description: This panel focuses on what it would take to make early diagnostics mainstream without triggering runaway downstream costs: (1) the right clinical evidence standards and real-world validation, (2) practical implementation inside health systems (false positives, follow-up pathways, capacity), (3) reimbursement and guideline engines (USPSTF/CMS/payers), and (4) a clear regulatory path across federal bodies (e.g., FDA for diagnostics/devices).
Keywords: Early Detection, Population Screening, Preventive Care, Health Economics
Breakout Session 4
Transforming Women's & Maternal Health: Patient Experience and Empowerment
Description: This session explores the breakthroughs reshaping how we understand pregnancy, maternal outcomes, reproductive justice, and sex-specific medicine, placing women’s voices, biology, and lived experience at the center of discovery. Panelists will discuss how equitable research, community engagement, and redesigned care models can transform outcomes across the life course.
Keywords: Maternal Health, Reproductive Justice, Patient-Centered Care, Health Equity
Afternoon Session
Breakout Session 5
Innovations for Global Health: Building Global Equitability and Access in Conflict
Description: Digital tools are transforming how care is delivered in conflict and displacement, from data systems and remote care to workforce training and large-scale program implementation. This panel brings together leaders in humanitarian research, digital health, global health, and policy evaluation to explore how innovation can strengthen, not supplant, local systems. Together, they’ll discuss what it takes to build ethical, community-centered partnerships that turn evidence into equitable impact.
Keywords: Global Health Equity, Digital Health, Humanitarian Innovation, Sustainable Interventions
Breakout Session 6
From Sickcare to Signal Detection: Early Diagnostics & Population Screening at Scale
Description: This session will explore the decisions and rationale behind funding, pricing, and scaling of next-generation treatments without destabilizing payer budgets. Panelists will examine evolving payment and access models, including recent CMS initiatives like the BALANCE on GLP-1s, which reflect a shift toward a more consumer-oriented healthcare ecosystem with medications being increasingly embedded within platforms that integrate telehealth, retail access, and patient experience.
Keywords: Healthcare Financing, Drug Pricing, Value-Based Care, Biotech Innovation
Breakout Session 7
Climate Change and Resilience: Forward-Thinking Solutions
Description: As climate change accelerates, health systems must pivot from reacting to crisis toward building durable resilience for communities most at risk. This session examines how climate-driven health threats intersect with equity, infrastructure, and governance and what it will take to redesign systems capable of protecting people in an increasingly unstable world.
Keywords: Climate & Sustainability, Health System Resilience, Environmental Justice, Disaster Preparedness
Breakout Session 8
Aging in America, Rebuilt for Home: Tech-Enabled Long-Term Care
Description: This panel is about the operating model that can actually scale: hospital-at-home and home-based longitudinal care, workforce redesign, reimbursement/managed-risk structures, and the tech stack (remote monitoring, logistics, decision support) needed to make home care safe, efficient, and financially viable.
Keywords: Aging Population, Home-Based Care, Remote Monitoring, Care Delivery Innovation
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