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AHC Events
2025 Events:
2024 Events:
Panelists will discuss chronic diseases as they relate to caregiving.
Mayor Watson will share updates on current projects and plans for Austin's future.
This talk will delve into the root causes of drug quality and safety problems while offering some promising solutions and health system engagements that are broadly applicable.
Dr. Clay Johnston will speak on health innovation.
How healthcare entities can position themselves and prioritize resources to support the use of AI now and in the future; discuss developments and practical uses of AI that could benefit healthcare administration and practice generally.
Create Health Ventures invests in early-stage digital health opportunities. Their mission is to fix the broken and expensive healthcare system.
H-E-B Wellness Business Developemnt Leader Luis S. Garcia will discuss the H-E-B Wellness philosophy and their offered services, including primary care, physical therapy, nutrition services and mental health counseling.
Dean Lucchinetti, MD will discuss Healthcare in Austin and the Vision for the UT Medical Center
2023 Events:
Brandon Bowers will share news on Amazon Business involvement in Healthcare.
Gary Farmer will discuss Opportunity Austin: Past, Present & Future
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson will share thoughts on his first months back in the Mayor’s office.
Garheng Kong will share thoughts on private equity investments in the healthcare sector.
Angelos Angelou, CEO and Chief Strategist of AngelouEconomics, will discuss current economic trends, locally and nationally, through the lens of healthcare.
Our member’s only February 23rd meeting will feature Michael Darrouzet, CEO, Texas Medical Association and John Hawkins, CEO, Texas Hospital Association. They will discuss 2023 Legislative priorities and other headwinds that the healthcare ecosystem may encounter. Chris Moose with IBM will moderate the conversation.
2022 Events:
Dean Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D. of The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, will speak.
Adam Klivans, Director of the NSF Institute for the Foundations of Machine Learning and Dr. Ying Ding, Professor in the School of Information and Dell Medical School, will discuss artificial intelligence and machine learning’s effects on healthcare delivery.
David Evans, CEO of Integral Care and Hal Katz, J.D., Partner with Husch Blackwell will discuss improving mental health in Central Texas.
The presentation will be led by Committee Chair Casey Quinn, Vice President and General Manager with Optum at UnitedHealth Group. He will be joined by Alan Graham, Founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Matt Mollica, Executive Director of Austin ECHO.
Our keynote speaker will be Luis Torres. He will visit with AHC membership and guests about the Dallas Federal Reserve, economic forecast and trends.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler will share his perspective on Economic Status of Austin, Opportunities, challenges, and future trends. Always a pleasure to have him as our guest.
Paul Keckley will be providing us with his perspective on healthcare trends and healthcare policy from inside the Beltway.
Amy Shaw Thomas will share contributions of the University of Texas System health enterprise for patient care, education, research, and workforce development in Texas, including the creation of three new research intensive medical schools.
Dr. Brode will cut through all the media smoke and reiterate by sharing real life data driven post CV-19 outcomes derived through UT’s research programs in the hospital clinical setting while Dr. Manish Naik, Chief Medical Officer of Austin Regional Clinic with moderate the conversation.
2021 Events:
Dr. Linnea Fletcher will discuss her work with InnovATEBIO. This exclusive member meeting will be held on November 18th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Steve McLaughlin of Agility Insurance Services and Norman Chenven, MD will discuss insurance enrollment and the Affordable Care Act. This exclusive member meeting will be held on October 28th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Angelos Angelou, CEO and Chief Strategist of AngelouEconomics, will discuss current economic trends, locally and nationally, through the lens of healthcare. To view this presentation,. https://vimeo.com/624851700
Susan Dawson, Co-Founder and Chair, will discuss the work of Central Texas Addressing Cancer Together (CTX-ACT). Sarah Churchill Llamas, Shareholder and Chair of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group at Winstead PC will moderate. This exclusive member meeting will be held on June 24th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
H-E-B representatives Marty Makary, MD, MPH, Monica Garza, MPA, Heidi Deen, and Stacy Bates, MS, RDN, LD, CDE of H-E-B will discuss H-E-B’s growth into the healthcare space as well as trends in diet and food. Drew Kahn, VP of Trend Management at Humana will moderate. This exclusive member meeting will be held on May 27th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Brian Kelly is the Editorial Director and Executive Vice President of U.S. News & World Report, a publisher of news and consumer information products. Kelly is a member of the executive committee with primary responsibility for all the company’s content, which includes the website usnews.com, print and e-book guides on education and health care, and a conference and events business. He will discuss their various ranking programs nationally, then drill down to our local and state statistics around healthcare-related fields.
The ongoing pandemic has spurred an acceleration of many health care trends. Join us for this panel discussion featuring key thought leaders from varied healthcare markets.
Mike Thompson leads the National Alliance, a membership organization of 45 coalitions representing private and public sector, nonprofit, and Taft-Hartley organizations, and more than 45 million Americans, spending over $300 billion annually on healthcare. He will share the leading strategies and priorities that employers are considering for the future in the areas of delivery and payment reform, total person health, and health policy.
Across 2020, we have seen an acceleration of many market forces that have meaningfully and permanently changed health care. What will 2021 portend? Join Dr. Mitch Morris of Optum Advisory Services and Eric Larsen of Advisory Board for a strategic discussion about what’s in store for 2021 and beyond.
2020 Events:
In our December AHC Member meeting, we will be joined by several distinguished speakers from UTMB who will give updates on COVID-19 Vaccine status. This AHC membership meeting is by invitation only.
Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D. is the 16th Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and leads more than 6,000 officers in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. This AHC membership meeting is by invitation only.
What will the election results mean for the future of healthcare throughout the U.S.? Join us and learn more with Paul Keckley during this special meeting of the Austin Healthcare Council.
Clay Johnston will discuss updates in Healthcare Transformation from the perspective of The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
Peter Jay Hotez is an American scientist, pediatrician, and advocate in the fields of global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical disease control. He serves as founding dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics. This AHC membership meeting is by invitation only.
Mayuri Ghosh heads Strategy & Public-Private Partnerships for the World Economic Forum’s Future of Consumption Platform. Join us on September 24th as she discusses their initiatives that are underway in Jersey City, upcoming in Mumbai and Moscow, and the collaborative efforts between WEF and the AHC for the future of health innovation in Austin. This AHC membership meeting is by invitation only.
Lisa McDonald, M.D. is the Director of Healthcare Incubation at Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), the startup incubator at the University of Texas at Austin. She will discuss the recent formation of the Texas Global Health Security Innovation Consortium (TEXGHS), a collaborative group of more than 50 organizations across the academic, public and private sectors. This AHC membership meeting is by invitation only.
The World Economic Forum, with the mission to improve the state of the world through public-private cooperation, is pleased to bring its program, Healthy Cities and Communities, to Austin, a part of central Texas. The mission of the Healthy Cities and Communities initiative is to advance public-private collaborations to design and support socially vibrant health and well-being centric communities in cities. This collaborative Meeting between the Austin Healthcare Council and the World Economic Forum is by invitation only.
Our speaker, Dr. Susan R. Bailey, is a distinguished allergist/immunologist from Fort Worth, Texas, and president-elect of the American Medical Association. Dr. Bailey will discuss what patients and physicians need to know about where medicine is today in light of COVID-19, explore the high-stakes economics in health care, and highlight ways business and civic leaders can work together to improve the health of their communities and achieve greater equity across the health system. Michael Darrouzet, CEO of The Texas Medical Association, will moderate this discussion. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
Mini Kahlon, PhD, and Ruben Rathnasingham, PhD, will discuss examples of COVID innovation - “Story of a ventilator” with Ruben Rathnasingham; Mini Kahlon will then focus on building a new business of health outside the clinic and a discussion around its implications for Austin. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
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At this unique, two-day event, Modern Healthcare, in conjunction with the Austin Healthcare Council, will bring together senior executives from hospitals and health systems, suppliers, payers, venture capitalists and other entities along the care continuum to discuss how the healthcare industry is changing and how leaders can drive and implement transformation in their own organizations.
As part of the Austin Healthcare Council’s Talent Development Initiative, the AHC is pairing with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for a mentorship mixer with our membership.
Laura Howard, Principal, Global Client Service and Advisory at Ernst & Young and Austin Healthcare Council Board Member has invited AHC Membership to a webcast hosted by EY practice leaders. As organizations plan their physical return to work, they are challenged with navigating a complex environment of decisions. To make all these decisions, we recommend putting humans at the center of a comprehensive strategy that acts with both urgency and precision to protect people and design an executable plan through the lens of their experiences. This webcast will offer organizations perspective on approaches and opportunities to shift between the “two gears” from work transition to work reimagination as we move beyond COVID-19.
In this meeting, Lauren Meyers, PhD, Professor of Integrative Biology at UT Austin and Michael Pignone, MD, MPH, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Dell Medical School, will discuss the COVID-19 Modeling Consortium and focus on the various CV-19 modeling forecasting platforms. This meeting will be moderated by Bill Rice, MD, Senior VP Clinical Innovations at St. David’s Healthcare, and is by invitation only.
Bruno Bruins, Minister of Medical Care for The Kingdom of The Netherlands will be visiting Austin. More details to come! This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
Paul H. Keckley is Managing Editor of The Keckley Report, a healthcare researcher and widely known industry expert. In addition to The Keckley Report, he authors a monthly column for Health and Hospital Networks and has published three books and 250 articles. During the period preceding the passage of the Affordable Care Act, he facilitated sessions between White House Office of Health Reform sessions and major health industry trade groups as private sector input was sought in the legislation. He serves on the board of Healthways Inc. as an Advisor to Western Governors University and the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, and is a member of the Health Executive Network.
Laura Howard, Principal, Global Client Service and Advisory at Ernst & Young and Austin Healthcare Council Board Member has invited AHC Membership to a webcast hosted by EY practice leaders. The webcast is geared towards healthcare providers, academic medical centers, universities, and other entities.
Christopher oversees all of Advisory Board’s health care strategy and finance research, including the firm’s flagship membership program, the Health Care Advisory Board. During his 10+ years with Advisory Board, he has authored numerous studies of best practices designed to preserve operating margins, develop optimal capital and partnership strategies, and improve revenue cycle and supply chain operations. Christopher is a health care financial analyst by training, and has a special focus on hospital and health system financial management.
Amazon Business is innovating how healthcare organizations source and purchase products to improve supply chain efficiency, simplify contract administration, and make comparison shopping easy. Healthcare organizations have access to hundreds of millions of products – everything from IT and medical equipment to janitorial/sanitation and food service supplies. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
Dr. Makary has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine and named one of America’s 20 most influential people in health care by Health Leaders Magazine. Dr. Makary speaks frequently on the future of health care and what it means for everyday Americans, business leaders, and health care professionals. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
2019 Events:
Paul H. Keckley is Managing Editor of The Keckley Report, a healthcare researcher and widely known industry expert. In addition to The Keckley Report, he authors a monthly column for Health and Hospital Networks and has published three books and 250 articles. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
A highly visible leader in the field of economic development, Angelos Angelou is widely regarded as an expert on technology-based economic development, public policy, investment attraction, marketing and entrepreneurship. Angelos’ presentation will look at Austin and the region’s health/healthcare from a statistical perspective, population demographics, where the area has been, is today, and what demographics to expect as well as where to plan. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
Mr. Sachdev advised on multiple transactions including the sale of Medco to Express Scripts, Vanguard to Tenet, Trizetto to Cognizant, and the IPOs of HealthEquity, SCA and IMS Health. He serves on the board of the Healthcare Private Equity Association. Mr. Sachdev leads the CD&R Medicare Advantage consulting team. His keynote will focus on “Medicare Advantage, where are we now.” This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
The keynote speaker will be Lord David Prior, Chair, National Health System, England. Lord Prior of Brampton was announced as the new Chair of NHS England, replacing Professor Sir Malcolm Grant. He has previously served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and at the Department of Health as Minister for NHS Productivity. He was also formerly Chair of the Care Quality Commission. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
This program is made possible through AHC’s affiliation with the Association of British Health Tech Industries, Peter Ellingworth, Chief Executive Officer.
Marcus Osborne serves as Vice President of Health & Wellness Transformation for Walmart. In that role, he is focused on furthering Walmart’s stated goal of improving the healthcare industry in the U.S. by increasing access, quality and affordability in the system for consumers. This AHC Membership Meeting is by invitation only.
At this unique, two-day event, Modern Healthcare, in conjunction with the Austin Healthcare Council, will bring together senior executives from hospitals and health systems, suppliers, payers, venture capitalists and other entities along the care continuum to discuss how the healthcare industry is changing and how leaders can drive and implement transformation in their own organizations.
The keynote speaker will be Mr. Akshay Sabhiki, CEO, CognitiveScale. CognitiveScale is an augmented intelligence pioneer that pairs humans and machines to bring practical, scalable, responsible AI solutions to life.
Healthcare thought leader Dr. Morris will share some of the latest Advisory Board research results as well as his views on the current and future landscape informed by his experience and background in US and global health economics and strategy. Dr. Morris will provide his insights into industry direction and challenges and cover current status vertical integration and physician partnership models, managed care and payer contracting, horizontal integration and system economics of scale, and quality-based payment models.
The health sector is changing tremendously due to the high cost of care, and complexities due to aging populations with multiple complex chronic conditions, digital technology and a growth in consumerism. New entrants are converging on the health industry and offering care in new models aligned to the consumer experience. Health care organizations need to consider how they will position in this converging industry to develop the business of tomorrow.
2018 Events:
Political Analyst for ABC News Matthew Dowd has helped shape strategies and campaigns for CEOs, corporations, foundations, governments, candidates, and presidents. He currently serves as chief political analyst for ABC News where he appears on This Week, Good Morning America, and Nightline.
Paul H. Keckley is Managing Editor of The Keckley Report, a healthcare researcher and widely known industry expert.
Our Keynote speakers/panelists are executives from the big four insurance payer systems: Humana, BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, and Aetna. These highly visible payer systems in our healthcare ecosystem effect the daily lives of every sector of the healthcare field. The topic of their discussions will focus on healthcare from a payer’s perspective.
AHC Impact Project Committee Chair Melissa Young and fellow Upstream partner Paul Kramer will lead a structured and facilitated creative session that taps into the mindshare and diversity of experience that exists within council membership.
Angelos Angelou, PhD, is Founder & Principal Executive Officer, Chief Strategist at AngelouEconomics. A highly visible leader in the field of economic development, Angelos is widely regarded as an expert on technology-based economic development, public policy, investment attraction, marketing and entrepreneurship.
At this unique, two-day event, Modern Healthcare, in conjunction with the Austin Healthcare Council, will bring together senior executives from hospitals and health systems, suppliers, payers, venture capitalists and other entities along the care continuum to discuss how the healthcare industry is changing and how leaders can drive and implement transformation in their own organizations.
2017 Events:
Brett P. Giroir, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in medicine, public health, and life sciences innovation. President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Giroir to be the Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the United States Public Health Service and the United States Assistant Secretary for Health.
Paul H. Keckley, Managing Editor of The Keckley Report, will update the Austin Healthcare Council on current industry trends and upcoming policy changes.
Bruce D. Greenstein, recently appointed Chief Technology Officer at the US Department of Health and Human Services, updates the Austin Healthcare Council on current events in Washington, D.C. and touch on what is driving innovation and the optimal use of data across the HHS enterprise.
Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc most recently served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services. In that role, Dr. DeSalvo oversaw 12 core public health offices and 10 regional health offices across the nation, and the development of public health policy recommendations.
Vice Admiral Dr. Raquel C. Bono shares her perspectives on the future of military medicine and the need for greater collaboration with the broad spectrum of civilian healthcare leaders in innovation, research and development, technology, and health care delivery.
Past US Senate Majority leader and keynote Speaker William Frist, MD discusses the future of healthcare and the benefits of Healthcare Councils in Austin and Nashville