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Conference Leadership & Keynotes
Kenneth R. Deans Jr.
DHA, MBA, eFACHDM
President & CEO
Health Sciences South Carolina
Company Board Chair
Health Data Management
Opening: October 15, 2026 · 9:40–10:00 a.m. ET
Closing: October 16, 2026 · 12:00–12:20 p.m. [ET]
Patrick Newbold
MBA, MLA, eFACHDM
Director & Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Opening keynote: October 15, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. ET
LinkedIn
Mitchell Josephson
MBA, eFACHDM
President
American College of Health Data Management
Confirmed: October 16, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. [ET]
LinkedInThe Americas
Kenan Atkins
PMP, eFACHDM
Manager, Cybersecurity Operations & Physical Security
ECU Health
Panel co-speaker · Foundation Before Innovation: Building the Infrastructure Healthcare Transformation Requires
Thursday, October 15 · 1:00–2:15 PM [EDT, UTC−4]
Christopher Besser
PhD, MHA, MBA, MS, FACHE, eFACHDM
Assistant Professor, Health Management and Leadership
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
LinkedIn
Sepi Browning
FHIMSS, FACHE, CHCIO, PMP, CHISL, eFACHDM
Founder / Senior Director
Brighthour Foundation / HIMSS
LinkedIn
Sonya Curtis
DHA, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, CNL, CPHQ, eFACHDM, FADLN
AI Nurse Strategist; Nurse Manager, TeleMental Health and TelePain Management
Veterans Health Administration
LinkedIn
Murtada Sidahmed
MBA, eFACHDM
Network Engineering & Security
Panel co-presenter with Sepi Browning
Foundation Before Innovation: Building the Infrastructure Healthcare Transformation Requires
Thursday, October 15 · 1:00–2:15 PM [EDT, UTC−4]
Hudson Garrett Jr.
PhD, FRSPH, FIDSA, FSHEA, FNAP, FACHE, eFACHDM
Executive Director & Executive Vice President
Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP)
Scheduled: October 16, 2026 · 9:00–9:50 a.m. [EDT, UTC−4]
Building The Case for Outcomes-Driven Healthcare Value Analysis
Laura P. Gelfman
MD, MPH, eFACHDM
Professor; Vice Chair, Quality and Clinical Innovation, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Confirmed: October 16, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. ET
LinkedIn
Teray Johnson
PhD, MS, MBA, eFACHDM
Director, Data Automation and Transformation
Lifepoint Health
LinkedIn
Moses Landon
MBA, EHRC, SA, eFACHDM
Head of Revenue
Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates
The Model Reads the Chart. Someone Still Has to Run the Workflow: Measuring Speed-to-Impact When AI Enters the EHR
Friday, October 16 · 7:00–7:50 AM [EDT, UTC−4]
Americas / global crossover · Intelligence
Karen Niven
MS, BSN, RN, CVAHP, FAHVAP, FNAP, eFACHDM
Senior Director, Clinical Value Analysis
Premier
LinkedIn
Asia-Pacific
Mallikarjuna Rao Dubisetty
PhD, MBA, PGDEI, eFACHDM
Global Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences Centre of Excellence
HelixBeat LLC
Chairman
World Autism Society
Digital Twins, Microsensors & Advanced Physics
Friday, October 16 · 5:00–5:50 AM [EDT, UTC−4]
India: 2:30–3:20 PM [IST, UTC+5:30]
Pooja Mishra
eFACHDM
Senior Manager, Technology and Digital Services
Stanford HealthCare
LinkedInAsia-Pacific & EMEA
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Silvia Al Rabadi
PhD, eFACHDM
Empaneled Consultant for Quality and Accreditation
Vmarsh Healthcare
LinkedIn
Julia Rehman
DHA, FACHE, eFACHDM
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Kota Kompany LLC
Co-presenter with Fatema Ravatwala
Ready Before AI — Data, Accountability, and Population Fit in Regulated Health Systems