Event

2025 HDP - Agenda

Innovation Unfiltered: Evidence, Value, and the Real-World Journey of Transforming Health Care

Agenda at a Glance

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Thursday, September 4
Time (ET)	Activity
3:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Registration Open
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Opening Reception

Friday, September 5
Time (ET)	Activity
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Exhibits Open
7:45 – 8:15 a.m.	Unconference Sessions
Morning Theme: The Evidence and Value of Innovation
8:30 – 9:35 a.m.	Opening Plenary Panel: The Evidence Kaleidoscope: What Matters When Innovating in Healthcare? This panel will provide a comprehensive view of what constitutes meaningful evidence in health care innovation, shared through the lens of different stakeholders. Moderator Author, Board Member, Member, Presenter, Staff Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S. President and CEO - AcademyHealth Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is President & CEO of AcademyHealth. A nationally recognized thought leader, science comm... Read Bio Panelists Lynne Chou O’Keefe, M.B.A. Founder and Managing Partner - Define Ventures Lynne Chou O’Keefe is the Founder and Managing Partner of Define Ventures, one of the largest firms focused on... Read Bio Committee Member Jen Horonjeff, Ph.D. Founder & CEO - Savvy Cooperative Jen Horonjeff, Ph.D., is the Founder & CEO of Savvy Cooperative, a patient-led patient insights organization t... Read Bio Presenter Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.P., FACP Chief Medical Officer - Medicare at Aetna Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.P., FACP is a practicing general internist and the Chief Medical Officer, Medicare at Aetna. Read Bio
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 1) Breakout sessions will explore the evidence and real-world impact of health care innovations re-thinking care delivery services.
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 2) Breakout sessions will explore the evidence and real-world impact of health care innovations re-thinking care delivery services.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
Afternoon Theme: Real-World Challenges and Solutions to Implementation and Evidence Generation
1:00 – 1:55 p.m.	Afternoon Plenary Panel Panel: Bridging the Trust Gap: Designing Digital Health and AI’s Credibility Roadmap This panel will explore the question, “What strategies can we employ for ensuring safety, effectiveness, and fairness across a range of health care environments and communities?” Moderator Presenter Prabhjot Singh, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives - Peterson Center on Healthcare & Peterson Health Technology Institute Dr. Prabhjot Singh, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician who believes in a future of healthcare that is advanced, affor... Read Bio Panelists Presenter Grace Cordovano, BCPA, Ph.D. CEO and Board Certified Patient Advocate - Enlightening Results Upon recognizing significant unmet needs and challenges in patients' experiences throughout their cancer diagn... Read Bio Committee Member, Presenter Daniel Yang, M.D. Vice President of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies - Kaiser Permanente Daniel Yang, M.D., is vice president of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies for Kaiser Perm... Read Bio
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 1) Breakout sessions will explore challenges in bringing transformative solutions to market and generating the evidence to ensure investments are driving improved clinical outcomes and value for the health care ecosystem at large.
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 2) Breakout sessions will explore challenges in bringing transformative solutions to market and generating the evidence to ensure investments are driving improved clinical outcomes and value for the health care ecosystem at large.
Evening Theme: Learnings, Reflections, and a Path Forward
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.	Closing Plenary Panel More details to come.