Presents:
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Join us Nov 6 for an Impactful Health Tech Panel Discussion
No Cost, just your Time & Input
Seating is Limited:
In this room, you’ll find people who want the same thing you do:
a U.S. healthcare system that works for all of us.
WHY NOW?
The U.S. healthcare system is under pressure—from increased insurance denials, underpayments, delayed payments, rising costs, staffing shortages, and complex reimbursement and regulatory demands. While Artificial Intelligence is seen as a potential solution, its adoption remains slow and misunderstood.
Lower Reimbursements, Higher Labor Costs & Massive Inefficiencies Create a Perfect Storm for Collapse of the US Healthcare System.
Leaders from healthcare, business, and investment will explore what’s possible and what’s at risk to all of us if we don’t find solutions. Join the discussion. Be part of the solution.
WHO?
Hosted by
WHEN?
🗓️ Thursday, November 6, 2025
FORMAT & AGENDA
Invite Only:
Facilitated Roundtable
Real-world use cases and adoption challenges.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Incentives, transparency, and regulatory levers.
Networking Session: Beverages Provided
Connect with peers driving change.
1
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Invite only Facilitated roundtable: Real-world AI successes and barriers.
2
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Moderated panel: Financial incentives, regulation, and risk management.
3
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Networking: Connect with peers driving AI adoption in healthcare.
WHERE?
Who Should Attend?
Health System & Hospital Executives
Leaders shaping the future of care delivery.
Payer & Insurance Leaders
Innovators in healthcare financing and coverage.
Government & Policy Officials
Architects of healthcare regulation and strategy.
Health IT & AI Innovators
Developers of cutting-edge healthcare technologies.
Investors & Strategic Partners
Those funding and supporting healthcare innovation.
Event Recording
Registered Attendees will have access to recorded sessions and additional exclusive resources.
Can we get some answers?
This event gathers healthcare executives, technology leaders, and policymakers to delve into critical questions:
What past AI efforts got wrong—and what’s changed?
Where is AI delivering measurable results today?
How do financial incentives and accounting rules shape adoption?
What policy and regulatory changes are accelerating (or blocking) progress?
Why are providers cautious and how to build trust and ROI?
What is the plan moving forward, Call to Action?
|Our Moderator| |Featured Panelists|
🎤 Moderated by Walter Larkins
Founder, Co-CEO & President, Sapphire Healthcare AI
🎯 Walter offers a fresh perspective, blending healthcare innovation with civic leadership, shaped by decades of entrepreneurship and building ventures that impact systems and communities. With over 25 years of experience as an inventor, entrepreneur, and U.S. Army veteran, he has excelled in creating new markets in medical devices, SaaS, and financial services, leveraging Big Data and AI in healthcare. His roles as both a civic and community leader enables him to seamlessly bridge technology, policy, and community impact.
Medicare is facing a funding crisis that could reduce hospital payments and increase costs for seniors, threatening access and stability. Medicaid is also at risk, with potential coverage losses that would limit provider participation, delay care, and eliminate key benefits undermining equity across the system.
Carolyn Caldwell, FACHE
President & CEO St Mary's Medical Center (Common Spirit Health), Long Beach.
🎯 Carolyn brings a health equity and hospital operations lens to the conversation shaped by decades of frontline leadership, community engagement, and navigating change at scale.
John Bishop, CPA
C-Suite Healthcare Consultant
🎯 John brings a financial operator’s lens to the conversation—grounded in real-world hospital leadership, GAAP compliance, and managing revenue in turbulent times.
Robert Plush
Managing Partner, Health Biotech Partners
🎯 Robert brings a commercialization strategist’s lens to the discussion—connecting medical innovation with real-world adoption and scalable business outcomes.
Barry L. Hankins
Healthcare CFO | Executive Consultant | Financial Strategist
🎯 Brings a CFO’s real-world perspective: Medicare cost-reporting. Regulatory strategy and reserve management and a focus on financial sustainability, regulatory compliance, using data to drive margin improvement in an increasingly complex reimbursement environment.
Tom Suhadolnik
CBO | Senior Advisor at White Swan Advisors
🎯 Tom brings a capital strategist’s lens to the conversation around healthcare transformation.
Jessica Schumer, MD, MPH Pediatrician
Public Health Leader |
Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Public Health
Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Public Health
🎯 Dr. Schumer brings a systems change and health equity lens to the conversation—connecting clinical practice, government leadership, and statewide policy to build healthier, more resilient communities.
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