Conference Speakers
2027 Speaker Selection Process
For 2027, SIA will curate an exceptional lineup of speakers for Healthcare Staffing Summit. We’re proud to highlight the 2026 speakers featured below whose insights and leadership showcase the kind of dynamic voices that make this conference a must-attend experience.
Interested in being considered for 2027? We’d love to hear from you.
2026 Speakers
Ursula Williams
President
SIA
Larry Adams, RN, MSN, MBA
Chief Nursing Officer & SVP, Enterprise
CareRev
Sheldon Arora
CEO
StaffDNA
Christian Barbato
VP, Marketing
SIA
Blake Bear
President, Locums
Doximity Talent Solutions
Steven Belcher
President Advantis Medical/ SVP- Healthcare Adecco
Advantis Medical (acq by Adecco)
Neil Bernstein
CEO
All Medical Personnel
Laura Boivin
VP of Client Partnerships
Cartwheel
Eric Born
Vice President, ERP Services
Medix Technology
Brooke Bowers
President
CompHealth
Tammy Browning
CEO
TotalMed
Kersten Buck
SVP, Global Strategic Solutions, CCWP
SIA
Tyler J. Bush
Senior Director, HCIT & EHR Solutions
ALKU
Rachel Byrne
Senior Business Development Manager
SIA
Jessica Calzaretta
President IG Health
Insight Global
Tony Caponi
Vice President Healthcare IT
GHR
Jenny Chiu
SVP, Product Marketing
Vivian Health
Eric Conner
Co-Founder & CTO
Vivian Health
David Coughlin
Chief AI & Data Officer
Barton Associates, Inc.
Earl Dalton
Chief Clinical Officer and VP of Clinical Services
Health Carousel
Suzanne Davenport
Founder & President
Lucid Staffing Solutions
Daniel Davenport
Founder & President
Lucid Staffing Solutions
Adam DeMarco
Chief Delivery Officer
Loyal Source Government Services
Sam Dhesi
Cofounder & CEO
Popp
Robert Dickey
CEO
Medicus Healthcare Solutions
Patrick Donovan
Board Member
VeloSource
Eric Dorsey
VP - Sales & Key Accounts
IMS People Possible
Emmy Drouillard
Executive Vice President
Tidepoint Healthcare Staffing
David A. Durbin
Chief Executive Officer, AHSG | President, Trio Workforce Solutions
Janet Elkin
CEO
IMN Enterprises
Lia Elliott
Founding Partner
Staffing GC
Chelsea Emery
Executive Editor
SIA
Caleb English
CFO
TRS Healthcare
Bethany Fields
VP of Operations and Delivery
SnapCare
Diana Finn
SVP, Global Corporate Membership, CCWP
SIA
Tim Fischer
President
Jackson and Coker
Chrystal Fugett
Executive VP, Recruitment
Aya Healthcare
Crystal Fullilove
Sr. Healthcare Staffing Analyst
SIA
Cary Grace
President & CEO
AMN Healthcare
Lane Greever
Chief Operating Officer
Ingenovis Health
Tony Gregoire
Senior Research Director
SIA
Liz Hale
CEO
MPLT Healthcare
April Hansen, MSN, RN
CEO
Barton Associates
Emily Hazen
CEO
Aya Healthcare
Cathy Henesey
Vice President, Extended Workforce
AdventHealth
James Heil
Sr. Manager- Sales & Key Accounts
IMS People Possible
Susanne Hodges
Executive Vice President
LocumTenens.com
Amanda Hoffman
Chief Executive Officer
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Allison Holmberg
Director, Healthcare Sales
Bullhorn
Amy Horvat
Senior Research Analyst
SIA
Shane Jackson
President
Jackson Healthcare
Kenny Kadar
President / CEO
Coast Medical Service Inc.
Matt Kersey
VP of Operations
Care Career, Inc.
Lori Kiesel
Vice President, Business Development
HWL
Bill Kong
CEO
Vivian Health
Tom Koulopoulos
Best-Selling Author, Healthcare Transformation & Future of Work Strategist
Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum
Founding Partner
Grove Law LLP
Jason Lander
SVP Product
Aya Healthcare
Timothy Landhuis
SVP, Research
SIA
Matt Levesque
CEO
IntelyCare
Tom Lingle
Managing Partner
Oakmark Advisors
Kevin Little
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Health Advocates Network, Inc.
Bob Livonius
CEO
Livonius Consulting
Charlie Lougheed
CEO & Founder
Axuall
Kelly Mahannah
President of Workforce Solutions
Supplemental Health Care
Anthony V. Maioriello MD, MS, FAANS, FACS
Owner, Neurosurgeon, Endovascular Neurosurgeon
Comprehensive Level One Staffing
Carmen Malatino
VP, Technology and Operations
SIA
Daniel Matteson
Chief Revenue Officer
GHR Healthcare
Amanda Maxedon
President, Marketplace
Trusted Health
Lindsay Maxwell
SVP
RightSourcing by Magnit
Dawn McCartney
SVP, CWS Council, CCWP, SOW Mgmt. Expert
SIA
Matt McGinty
CEO
CareConnect
Ethan McWilliams
President - Locum Tenens
Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions & Wilderness Medical Staffing
Lesley Meyer
SVP, Customer Experience
Axuall
Missam (Sam) Merchant
Director of Float Pool
University Health
Benjamin Mirtes
Chief Executive Officer
Ingenovis Health
Sophia Morris
EVP, Client Fulfillment & Strategy Teams
Aya Healthcare
Tony Munafo
President and CEO
Prolink
Kevin Needham
Sr VP, Technology
LRS Healthcare/Jackson Nurse Professionals
Adrianne Nelson
VP, Solutions Delivery, CCWP
SIA
John Nolan
President
Care Career, Inc.
Patrick O'Connor
President, School Solutions
AMN Healthcare
Graig Paglieri
CEO
Soliant
Greg Palmer
Chairman and CEO
Supplemental Health Care
Jeff Richards
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder
Snapcare and connectRN
Rebecca Rogers Tijerino
CEO
Medical Solutions
Michelle Savell Sweet
Division President, Travel Nurse & Allied
Ingenovis Health
John Schroeder
Managing Director, Custom Research
SIA
Karin Selfors
Chief Client Officer
Medical Solutions
Michael Skovira
CEO
OnCall Solutions
Lesley Slaughter
Senior Vice President
Soliant
Trey Smith
CEO
Fiber Staffing
Leslie Snavely
CEO
CHG Healthcare
Nicola Soares
President, Kelly Education
Kelly Services
Darrick Sogabe
Chief Product Officer
Cross Country
Aravinda Souza
Chief Marketing Officer
RefAssured
Carl Stecker
Founder & CEO
Benefits in a Card
MaryAnn Stolgitis
Senior Vice President, Delivery
Barton Associates
Chris Sund
President/COO
Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare and Nebula
Tim Szuhaj
Legal Research Analyst, Americas
SIA