About this Event
This two-day conference is being offered by ACHE of North Texas, ACHE of East Texas and Texas Midwest Healthcare Executives. The theme for this year's event is: Transforming Healthcare: Strategies for Internal and External Excellence.
Earn up to 7.5 approved ACHE In Person Education Credits!
Agenda
May 8th (Day 1)
7-8am - Breakfast
8-9am - Registration
9-9:15am - Opening
9:15-10:15am - Keynote Presentation
Edward W. Marx
Chief Operating Officer, Marx Advisory
Author of healthcare bestsellers including Voices of Innovation and Healthcare Digital Transformation
10:15-10:30am - Break
10:30am-12pm - First Breakout Sessions
Panel 1 Option: The Promise and Perils of Precision Medicine
Moderator: Ajith Pai, PharmD, FACHE, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth & Texas Health Hospital Clearfork
Panelists:
Mark Kruzel, MD, Medical Director in Oncology, Quest Advanced Diagnostics
Steven Curley, MD, Medical Director, Precision Oncology
Panel 2 Option: Marketing and Money: Linking New Products, Services and ROI
Moderator: Darin Szilagyi, FACHE, FHFMA, Senior Vice President Marketing and Communications, Platinum Dermatology Partners
Panelists:
San Banerjee, MBA, Vice President Product Development- Health Services, CVS Health
Lance Lunsford, MBA, FACHE, Co-Founder/Senior Partner, Groundswell Health
12-1pm - Lunch
1-2:30pm - Second Breakout Sessions
Panel 1 Option: The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders' Perspectives
Moderator: Crystal Brown, VP & COO, Methodist Mansfield
Panelists:
Allan Akinradewo, VP Talent Acquisition, Methodist Health System
Frances Dare, Senior Director, Provider Practice Lead, Cognizant
Lance Lunsford, MBA, FACHE, Co-Founder/Senior Partner, Groundswell Health
Panel 2 Option: Listening to Employers: How Health Systems Can Support Population Health Management
Moderator: David Friederichs, Managing Director, Innovacer
Panelists:
Brian Felty, Chief Market Payor and Financial Officer, Southwestern Health Resources
Shannon Huggins, SVP, Contract Strategy & Pop Health, Methodist Health System
William Scott Hurst, MBA, FACHE, President & CEO, Patient Physician Network
2:30-3pm - Break
3-4:30pm - Third Breakout Sessions
Panel 1 Option: Developing High Performing Teams
Moderator: Michael Belkin, FACHE, Executive Vice President, Pacific Companies
Panelists:
Patrick Crocker, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Health Resources
Audrianne Schneider, FACHE, Owner, J29 Marketing Group, LLC
Rebecca Tucker, SVP, Channel Integration, Texas Health Resources
Panel 2 Option: Financial Sustainability of Healthcare Organizations: A Plan of Action
Moderator: Sharon Hunt, PhD, FACHE, CHFP, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Panelists:
Steve Love, President & CEO, Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council
Tammy Walsh, FHFMA, CRCR, CEO, Paramount Healthcare Solutions
May 9 (Day 2)
7-8am - Breakfast
8-9:30am - Fourth Breakout Sessions
Panel 1 Option: The Globalization of Healthcare
Moderator: Richard Greenhill, DHA, FACHE, Chief Transformation Officer, Quality Insights
Panelists:
Joe Longo, Senior Vice President/Chief Digital Information Officer, Parkland Health
David Vesquist, PhD, Director, Center for Medical Tourism Research, Incarnate Word University
Panel 2 Option: Implementing Strategic Plans for Successful Operations
Moderator: Corey Wilson, FACHE, COO, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth
Panelists:
Felixia Colon, FACHE, Senior Vice President, SCP Health
Theresa Meadows, MS, RN, CHCIO, FHIMSS, CIO, Cook Children's
Don Taylor, MHA, Director, Alliance for Physician Leadership and Director of Practice, UTD
9:30-10am - Break
10-11:30am - Fifth Breakout Sessions
Panel 1 Option: Leading Through Mergers and Acquisitions
Moderator: Aaron Bujnowski, FACHE, Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal
Panelists:
Chris Core, Chief Growth Officer, US Radiology Specialists
Lee Mathew, Administrator, USPI
Panel 2 Option: Winning the Battle for Markets and Share
Moderator: Jeff Stewart, FACHE, Vice President Strategic Marketing, CHRISTUS Health
Panelists:
Stacy Covitz, Chief Marketing & PR Officer, Methodist Health
Fernand "Fern" Fernandez, Chief Marketing Officer, Children's Health
Lindsey Nace, MBA, Marketing Program Director, Southwestern Health Resources
Thanks to Texas Woman's University-Dallas for hosting us on their beautiful campus!
Reference Speakers' Bios Here: https://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/achentxwebsite/wp-media-folder-north-texas-chapter-of-the-american-college-of-healthcare-executives/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Multi-Chapter-Combined-Bios.pdf
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Texas Woman's University, 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue, Dallas, United States
USD 160.00 to USD 266.52
