About this Event
ACHE, HIMSS Central Texas, and MGMA are proud to announce the 2025 Inaugural Women’s Conference!
Join us for Breaking Barriers: Women in Healthcare Leadership, a transformative conference dedicated to empowering women across the healthcare industry. This event brings together trailblazers, innovators, and rising leaders to foster collaboration, amplify groundbreaking research, and explore pathways to success.
Through dynamic discussions on themes such as women in life sciences thriving through collaboration, elevating women-led healthcare research, and the road to flourishing in leadership, attendees will gain actionable insights, forge meaningful connections, and be inspired to break new ground.
Whether you're a seasoned executive, student, emerging leader, or passionate advocate for gender equity in healthcare, this conference is your opportunity to engage, learn, and lead. Join us in shaping a future where women in healthcare leadership are not just breaking barriers—but redefining them.
Agenda
(9:00-9:30) Welcome & Introductions
HIMSS CTX , ACHE, & MGMA Leadership
(9:30-10:00) Keynote: Navigating Bias as a Woman Leader
Dr. Luci Leykum, Internal Medicine Physician, Harbor Health
(10:00-11:00) Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Leadership: From Bedside to the Board Room
Amanda Hill, Founder & CEO, Guard My Practice
Amanda Brummit, Founder & Principal, The Brummitt Group
Deb Brown, COO, Dell Children's Medical Center
Meridith Wells, VP of Neurosciences, Ascension Texas
Elsie Gori, Nurse Informatics Specialist, Lone Star Communications
(11:00-11:30) Tribe Over Turf: How Women in Life Sciences Win Through Collaboration
Kristin Norton, CEO, Green Room Technologies
(12:00-1:00) Networking & Lunch Speaker: Legislative Happenings 2025
Nora Cox, CEO, Texas e-Health Alliance
(1:30-2:00) Sharing Women in Healthcare Research
Dr. Ronke Komolafe, Founder & CEO, Advancing Integrated Health
(2:00-2:30)
Dr. Tresa McNeal, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Baylor Scott & White
(2:30-3:30) Women Shaping the Future of AI
Amy Laine, Co-Founder, SandwYch
Erica Hattery, Healthcare Excutive, Population Health & Primary Care
Catherine King, Enterprise Architect, Dell Medical School
(3:30-4:00) Road to Flourishing
Erica Williams, Regional Chief Technology Officer, Ascension Texas
(4:00-4:30) Networking & Closeout
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lee Lockwood Library and Museum (Howard Ballroom), 2801 West Waco Drive, Waco, United States
USD 21.65 to USD 48.71
