Transforming Healthcare Management Through AI: Opportunities and Challenges
February 27, 2026
University Club
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Hosted by: Pitt Business
About
Schedule
Panelists
About The Conference
This interdisciplinary gathering brings together thought leaders, researchers, healthcare professionals, innovators, and business executives working at the intersection of health sciences and AI.
The conference will showcase how AI can be a vehicle for innovation and scalability across clinical care, ethics, operations, and commercial impact.
Your registration includes:
- The full conference on Friday, February 27, 2026
- Coffee and lunch
Who should attend
- Healthcare providers and clinicians
- Entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators
- Health and life sciences industry professionals
- Regulatory experts overseeing healthcare policies
- Reimbursement specialists
- Patient advocates
Thank you to
our sponsors
Featured Speakers
Morning Keynote //
Hooman Rashidi
Associate Dean of AI in Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Afternoon Keynote //
Alan Russell
Vice President, Research, Large Molecule Discovery;
Head, R&D Technology and Innovation, Amgen Inc.
Dive into expertly curated sessions—featuring keynotes and panels—designed to unpack AI’s real-world applications in ethics, operations, patient care, and scalable health innovation.
Session 1:
Transforming Healthcare Management Through AI: Opportunities and Challenges
Session 2:
AI-Driven Healthcare Transformation: Strategies for Organizational Growth and Leadership
Session 3:
Six Pillars of Healthcare-AI Strategy that Could Drive Your Transformation
Session 4:
Entrepreneurship in the Health and AI Space
Schedule
8:00 AM Registration Opens
8:45 AM Introduction Remarks: Dean Gene Anderson
9:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Hooman Rashidi
Associate Dean of AI in Medicine, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Professor & Endowed Chair of Lombardi-Shinozuka Experimental Pathology Research Executive Vice Chair, Computational Pathology Executive Director, CPACE AI Center
Topic: PITT at the forefront of AI: Transformative roles of Auto-MLs and Agentic Generative AI in research, education & clinical care
9:45 AM Coffee Break
10:00 AM Session 1: Transforming Healthcare Management Through AI: Opportunities and Challenges
Moderators: Narayan Ramasubbu and Jennifer Shang
Panelists: Richard Clarke, Joey Costa, Suresh Mulukutla, Anjana Susrala, and Yanshan Wang
11:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Alan Russell
Vice President of Research (Large Molecule Discovery) and Head, R&D Technology & Innovation at Amgen Inc.
12:00 PM Lunch and poster sessions
1:30 PM Session 2: AI-Driven Healthcare Transformation: Strategies for Organizational Growth and Leadership
Moderators: Christopher Barlow and Carrie Leana
Panelists: Rafiq Ahmed, Joanna Doven, Ankur Goel, Albrecht Powell, and Hollie Vugrinovich
2:30 PM Session 3: Six Pillars of Healthcare-AI strategy that could drive your transformation
Fireside chat: Erik Abel, Elena Rokou, and Vanitha Swaminathan
3:15 PM Session 4: Entrepreneurship in the Health and AI Space
Moderators: Maria Abunto and Pranav Balani
Panelists: Yong Choi, Utkars Jain, Deepan Kamaraj, Megan Shaw, and Eugene Vestel
4:00 PM Conclusion: Vanitha Swaminathan, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives
* Agenda and speakers are subject to change.Distinguished Panelists
Joey Costa
CEO, Provider Peak
Utkars Jain
Co-founder and CEO at HEARTio
Vanitha Swaminathan
Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives and Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing
Hollie Vugrinovich
Chief Growth Officer, Hippocratic AI
Session Moderators
** Panelist and companies are subject to change. **
Registration closes Feb. 19
Don’t miss this opportunity to network, learn, and shape the future of healthcare. Reserve your seat now!
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