Speakers
Meet the speakers scheduled for this event, and check back often as additional speakers are announced.
Jonathan Perlin
MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI, FA
President & Chief Executive Officer
Joint Commission & Joint Commission International
Entesar Al Hammadi
MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI, FA
Director of Academic Affairs
Dubai Health
Dawn Allbee
MA, CPHQ
Executive Director, High Reliability Services
Joint Commission Resources
Dave Allegaert
Quality Consultant
AZ Groeninge
Michael Anderson
MD, MBA
Co-Executive Director, Physician Leadership Institute & Principal, Academic Medicine
WittKieffer
Frank Anthony
MD
Minister of Health, Guyana
Lee Beers
MD
Chief Medical Officer
American Academy of Pediatrics
Robin Betts
RN, CPHQ, MBA-HA
Vice President, Safety, Quality & Regulatory Services
Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Region
Catherine Bollard
MBChB, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer
Children's National Hospital
Zachary Boyd
PhD
Director, Office of AI Policy
Utah Department of Commerce
Yvonne Camarena
MHA, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
CommUnityCare Health Centers
Robert Campbell
PharmD, BCSCP
Vice President, Accreditation Certification Program Development & Management
Joint Commission
Tina Cheng
MD, MPH
Professor & Chair of Pediatrics, Director Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, CMO
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati
Gerald Cholewa
MSN, MS, PMHNP-BC, RN
Vice-President, Clinical Services
US HealthVest
Laura Cooley
PhD
Editor In Chief
Journal of Patient Experience
Ronald Copeland
MD, FACS
Senior Vice President and Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Kaiser Permanente
John Couris
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tampa General Hospital
Rena Courtay
MBA, BSN, RN, CASC
Vice President of Ambulatory Surgery
Trinity Health
Jodi Daniel
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
Tiffany Deas
Director, Clinical Quality Assurance
Adjacent Health
Laura Degnon
CAE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Degnon Associates
Neelam Dhingra
MBBS, MD
Vice President and Global Chief Patient Safety Officer
Joint Commission International
Josh Dobson
President and Chief Executive Officer
North Carolina Healthcare Association
Brian G. Donley
MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
New York Presbyterian
Carsten Engel
MD, MSC
International Strategic Advisor
Joint Commission International
Christian Espinoza
MD
Director of Clinical Operations
Tarzana Treatment Centers
Elizabeth Even
MSN, RN, CEN
Senior Director Field Operations, Accreditation and Certification Operations
Joint Commission
Kate Goodrich
MD
Executive in Residence
Optum Health
Tress Goodwin
MD
Pediatric Emergency Physician
Children's National Hospital
James Grant
MD, MBA, FASA
Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer (retired)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Kenneth Grubbs
DNP, MBA, RN
Executive Vice President Accreditation & Certification Operations & Chief Nurse Executive
Joint Commission
Samantha Guess
BSN, RN
National Director, Clinical Services
DaVita Kidney Care
James Hall
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Salty Ai, Inc.
Heather Hartman-Hall
PhD
Senior Director of Wellbeing and Mental Health
MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing
Mohamed Hassany
MD
Assistant Minister for Projects and Public Health Initiatives
Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt
Paul Haut
MD
President
Children's Hospital Association
John Hawkins
President and Chief Executive Officer
Texas Hospital Association
Michael Helmrath
MD
Director, Center for Stem Cell & Organoid Medicine
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Michael Howell
MD, MPH
Chief Health Officer
Google
Jenny John
BDS, MBA HM, CPHQ
Senior Manager, Corporate Quality and Patient Safety
Mediclinic Middle East
J. Stephen Jones
MD, FACS
President & Chief Executive Officer
Inova Health System
Laura Kaiser
FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer
SSM Health
Meryem Kapanci
Director of Nursing Services
Medipol Mega Hospital Complex
Brent Kaziny
MD
Medical Director of Emergency Management
Texas Children's
Bryan King
MD, MBA
Pritzker Family Distinguished Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Matthew Kull
MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E
Chief Information and Digital Strategy Officer
Inova Health System
Eric Langshur
Founder and Chairman
Abundant Venture Partners
Omar Lateef
President & Chief Executive Officer
Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center
Tyler Lawrence
ADN, RN
Supervising Registered Nurse, Central Nursing Services
Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero
Joshua Lenavitt
MHA
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Brightview Health
Steve Love
MPA, LMSW
Risk Manager, State Hospital Administration
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
David Mahoney
MD
Chief Medical Officer, Hospital Services Group & Skilled Nursing Facility Dialysis
DaVita Kidney Care
Missy Marberry
Director of Quality, Medical Staff Office, Clinical Services
BJC HealthCare - Parkland Health Center
Michelle Martinez
DNP, RN
Associate Director, Program Development
Joint Commission
Stephanie Mercado
CAE, CPHQ
National Association for Healthcare Quality
Chief Executive Officer
James Merlino
MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Joint Commission
Kenneth Michelson
MD
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Elizabeth Mort
MD, MPH
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Joint Commission
Kara Newbury
JD
Chief Advocacy Officer
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)
Anne Pohnert
DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CPAFH, FAAN
Lead Director Clinical Quality, Retail Health
CVS Health
Thomas Quatroche
PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
Katherine Remick
MD, FAAP
Associate Chair for Quality, Innovation & Outreach, Department of Pediatrics
The University of Texas at Austin
Kyu Rhee
MD, MPP
President & Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Michelle Riley-Brown
MHA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Children's National Hospital
Rhonda Roper
LCSW, LISW
Vice President of Quality Operations
Brightview Health
Kristie Ryan
Executive Director, International Accreditation Operations
Joint Commission International
Melinda Sawyer
DrPH, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, FAAN
Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer
UnitedHealth Group
Anupam Sibal
MD
Group Medical Director
Apollo Hospitals Group
Peter Slavin
MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Health System
Carole Stockmeier
MHA
Senior Vice President, Safety and Reliability
Press Ganey
Tressa Springmann
MAS, CHCIO, CDH-E, LFCHIME
Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer
LifeBridge Health System
Michelle Spurlock
DNP, MBA
System Chief Nursing Officer
Acadia Healthcare
Lindsay Stein
MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, CPN
Director of Nursing, Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center
Children's National Hospital
Kimberly Streett
MSN, RN, CPHQ
Director
Joint Commission
Pamela Sutton-Wallace
MPH
President
Yale New Haven Health
Theresa Tomkin
MS, APRN, ANP
Director of Nursing, Emergency Department
Good Samaritan University Hospital
Albert Ty
MD, MPH
Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Ministry of Health, Singapore
Thasleema Usman
Commissioner of Quality Assurance, Ministry of Health, Fam
Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare, Maldives
Denise Ventura
MAS, RN
Division Vice President, Patient Safety & Quality
Surgery Ventures (HCA Healthcare)
Bob Vinci
MD
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Mark Wainner
Senior Director of Ambulatory Surgery Center Acquisition and Development
Community Health Systems
Ena Williams
PhD, MBA, RN, CENP, FAAN
President, Board of Directors
American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Scott Williams
PsyD
Vice President, Innovations
Joint Commission
David Zambrana
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jackson Health System
Claire Zangerle
DNP, RN, FAONL, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Nurse Executive
American Organization for Nursing Leadership; American Hospital Association