Aaron Goldmuntz is Chief Operating Officer for the Center for Medical Interoperability, a non-profit organization focused on advancing the seamless exchange of information to improve healthcare for all. He is also currently the Chair of the Interim Steering Committee for the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s Health and Wellness Working Group. Aaron has nearly twenty years of experience in strategy and business development related to medical technologies and is a champion for the value of medical device connectivity. He led business development for CardioNet (Philips/ BioTelemetry) the pioneering provider of mobile cardiovascular telemetry. At Guidant Corporation (Boston Scientific) he focused on investments and strategic alliances. Aaron received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, his MHSA from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and his MBA from the Michigan Ross School of Business. He currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife and three young children.

Abby Katz is the Lifecycle Marketing Manager at Eight Sleep, where she oversees the lifecycle marketing program to drive growth throughout the entire customer journey. Her focus is on enhancing customer acquisition, engagement, and retention through strategic email and SMS campaigns. Prior to joining Eight Sleep, Abby worked at ASICS Digital, where she helped to lead the development and execution of the global loyalty strategy, driving customer retention, engagement and lifetime value across multiple brands and markets. Abby graduated from Union College and is a lifelong athlete and fitness enthusiast. As a former captain of her collegiate basketball team, she continues to be passionate about health and fitness.

Abe is responsible for the management and development of several Alarm.com solutions, including security hardware integrations, energy management and home automation. Since joining the company in 2012, he has worked across both service provider and customer experiences to deliver dependable technology that connects people with the things they care about most.

<p> Adam Kaufman, SVP, Healthcare &amp; Diabetes, WW Dr. Adam Kaufman is Senior Vice President of Healthcare and Diabetes for WW. He joined the organization in February 2021. In his role, he leads WW Health Solutions - the company's business-to-business custom employee wellness program - in addition to the company's development of a dedicated offering specifically designed for people with diabetes. Dr. Kaufman has spent nearly two decades specializing in the fields of digital therapeutics, patient engagement and population health. Prior to joining WW, Dr. Kaufman served as the Head of DTxL - Boston Consulting Group's and Abundant Venture Partners' joint venture - where he led its launch to become a leader in digital therapeutics. Prior to DTxL, he spent five years overseeing the launch of Canary Health, offering mobile technology enabled healthcare services. Dr. Kaufman has also held several leadership roles at healthcare institutions including DPS Health and dLife. He completed his Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Southern California, and taught Healthcare Industrial Organization and Applied Statistics at USC.</p>

Adam Russek-Sobol is driven by making people's lives easier, healthier, and more sustainable through emerging technologies and machine learning. He is currently the Founder and CEO of CareBand, location-based health and safety wearable solution for people living with dementia. Trained in informatics and cybersecurity, Adam has a background in consulting, leadership, and project management. Before CareBand, he had founded three SaaS startups focused in education, sports, and healthcare. Adam is an award-winning entrepreneur and speaker. In 2018, Adam was asked to speak at the Bluetooth World Seminar in San Jose, California. He also spoke at TEDxDayton on using technology to empower people living with dementia. Adam has been recognized numerous times for his innovation in healthcare. In 2017, he was named to AARP's 50+ Innovation Leaders for healthcare. Adam also serves on various boards and committees, including the LoRa Alliance Smart Home/Neighborhood Committee, American Medical Directors Association's Innovation Advisory Council, and the Dementia Action Alliance's Corporate Leadership Board. Adam continues to be excited by the potential of new technologies and the opportunities they have to improve the lives of people.

<p> Amar is passionate about developing products and technology that can shape the future of health and wellness, and improve lives. For over a decade, he has been responsible for bringing into focus the needs of stakeholders, patients, providers, manufacturers, and payers to drive the development and commercialization of a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic products. At Livongo Health, Amar coordinates the company’s product management and design activities. Prior to joining Livongo, Amar has held a variety of strategy, market development, product management, and marketing roles in high-growth companies. Most recently at MC10, he defined and validated opportunities for new stretchable, wearable electronics products and platforms, with diverse applications in consumer and healthcare markets ranging from sports impact indicators to neurological disease monitoring. Earlier in his career, Amar developed medical devices and pharmaceutical products with high-powered teams that included serial innovators Bob Langer, George Whitesides, and Al Chin. His work has spanned bioabsorbable cardiovascular stents, cardiac surgery tools for intrathoracic visualization, hemostatic drug delivery foams, and implantable devices to treat obesity and diabetes. Amar completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds 8 patents.</p>

Andreas is a serial entrepreneur. He founded his first company, the online gaming enabler lionix, at the age of fifteen. He then founded IM Trading, a stock market newsletter publishing business, later acquired by a Swiss private equity firm. Subsequently, Andreas bootstrapped and co-founded ewido networks, a consumer cyber security company. With over 7 million users worldwide, the business scaled rapidly to a category leader and was awarded, "Best newcomer of the year" by Digital River's ICE. In 2006, ewido merged with AVG Technologies, a leading antivirus and cybersecurity provider where Andreas led business development and later corporate development of the group worldwide. Andreas helped to grow AVG from 40 to over 110 million customers, scaling the team from 100 to 800 employees (including 450 software engineers) and taking the company public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012. Andreas co-founded Smartfrog as a consumer IoT SaaS pioneer in 2014. The company's mission is making modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe providing IoT for everyone. In 2018, the company acquired the US-based Canary Connect Inc. The two businesses were later merged into Smartfrog & Canary, headquartered in NYC. Andreas leads the group as Co-CEO. To date, the business has raised over $150M in funding and is one of the category leaders.

<p> Andrew (Andy) Droney is Senior Director, Health and Innovation Programs at ADT and is responsible for the growth of ADT's portfolio of Personal Emergency Response (PERS) products and related services. He is also responsible for operational efficiencies related to the deployment, delivery, installation and service of the ADT Health product line. Prior to joining ADT in 2007, Andy spent 11 years in operations management with Verizon focused on the deployment and infrastructure enhancements of Verizon's FiOS network. Andy graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and earned his MBA from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.</p>

Anthony Dohrmann is the founder and inventor of Electronic Caregiver solutions. Anthony Dohrmann’s latest invention is Addison, the virtual caregiver. She is a state-of-the-art, 3D animated, connected caregiver designed to transform a residence into a digital Smart Health Home, providing chronic care management, rehabilitation, aging in place, behavioral health, and care coordination for patients of all ages.

Anthony Dohrmann is the founder and inventor of Electronic Caregiver solutions. Anthony Dohrmann’s latest invention is Addison, the virtual caregiver. She is a state-of-the-art, 3D animated, connected caregiver designed to transform a residence into a digital Smart Health Home, providing chronic care management, rehabilitation, aging in place, behavioral health, and care coordination for patients of all ages.

As the Vice President of Withings Health Solutions, the B2B division of Withings, I oversee our global healthtech initiatives and impact on chronic condition management. Since joining Withings in 2014, I have managed consumer sales and marketing in Asia and later led the global sales team, with a focus on expansion in the United States. In 2019, I founded Withings Health Solutions to integrate Withings suite of products into the healthcare industry. Our division supports healthcare professionals across chronic disease prevention and management, remote patient monitoring, clinical research, and more. The mission is to remove the complexity out of running digital health programs, so care teams can focus on what they do best - taking care of their patients. Patient engagement is often defined as the process of actively involving patients in their own healthcare. I believe the opposite - patient engagement should involve integrating healthcare into the patient’s daily life. Our remote monitoring products and solutions are able to make a meaningful impact because they are designed to meet patients where they are - living their life.

<div> Assaf is heading the strategy and partnerships at Intuition Robotics. Assaf has vast experience to solve consumer needs by combining creative thinking, technology and commercial understanding in the real-world challenges. Through the use of compelling storytelling, Assaf connects the dots between</div> <div> technology and users, showing how user experience, innovative technologies, and consumer brands are all part of the same ecosystem and can rise to new heights when provided the means to draw on each other's strengths. Assaf has over 15 years of senior management experience in marketing, product</div> <div> management, business development and user experience, with a focus on consumer electronics and mobile.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Prior to Intuition Robotics, Assaf led the marketing and strategic partnerships at Audioburst. In addition to his role at Audioburst, Assaf also serves as a mentor for early-stage companies at Techstars Barclays Accelerator in Tel-Aviv.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> In 2014 Assaf served as the VP Marketing of N-trig, which was acquired by Microsoft, heading the product management, marketing and business development activities of the company. Prior to N-trig, Assaf served as CMO at PointGrab Ltd., a leading provider of IoT smart sensors for the building automation industry.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Assaf has also led product management and marketing teams at Powermat Technologies, modu Mobile, and Telmap Ltd. (acquired by Intel).</div> <div> Assaf holds a BSc. in Computer Science from The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.</div>

<p> Atul Singh is General Manager of Digital Health at LG NOVA, a new Silicon Valley based innovation center of LG Electronics, where he leads strategy, execution and delivery of digital health solutions in several healthcare verticals. Atul has been in the healthcare industry for 25 years focusing on developing technology-enabled products and services that improve patient health and create value. He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri - Columbia and is a regular presenter at digital health events.</p>

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For almost 20 years, Brad has been creating, developing and leading organizations in the medical device and remote monitoring industries. Brad is currently the Director of the Medical Business Unit for A&D Company in the Americas. His vast experience from large organization like GE Healthcare and Honeywell to startups like EarlySense give him a broad perspective of connected health markets. A&D is a worldwide leader in connected health and biometric measurement devices and services for consumer wellness and chronic condition management. A&D is dedicated to developing and manufacturing accurate biometric measurements by clinically validating our device to the highest standards.

For almost 20 years, Brad has been creating, developing and leading organizations in the medical device and remote monitoring industries. Brad is currently the Director of the Medical Business Unit for A&D Company in the Americas. His vast experience from large organization like GE Healthcare and Honeywell to startups like EarlySense give him a broad perspective of connected health markets. A&D is a worldwide leader in connected health and biometric measurement devices and services for consumer wellness and chronic condition management. A&D is dedicated to developing and manufacturing accurate biometric measurements by clinically validating our device to the highest standards.

Dr. Brad Younggren is the Chief Medical Officer and President of Care Innovation at 98point6 Technologies. With more than 20 years' experience working as a physician, Dr. Younggren previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Cue Health. In addition to his role at 98point6 Technologies, Dr. Younggren is also an Emergency Medicine physician at EvergreenHealth, serving as its medical director of emergency preparedness and trauma. He received his BA from UCLA and his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He has earned both a Bronze Star and the Combat Medic Badge for his service in Iraq as a United States Army physician.

<p> Brandon Neustadter is an accomplished expert on Internet of Things technology and AI, including smart buildings, computer vision and how to develop safe, welcoming environments that maximize energy efficiency and building automation. With 17 years of driving sales and adoption of enterprise and B2B technologies, he has helped over a dozen brands bring smart home products to market including fall detection, lighting, thermostats, electrical outlets and small appliances.</p> <p> At Kami Vision, Brandon played a critical role in the launch and scaling of KamiCare. He leads the team that brings the affordable vision AI solution to senior living communities to improve resident safety, enhance operational efficiencies and increase occupancy. Brandon is incredibly passionate about helping communities provide the best possible care with solutions that have the potential to save thousands of lives. He believes AI will become an ever-growing part of the way that we provide care and ensure the safety of seniors.</p> <p> Prior to Kami Vision Brandon worked with Tuya, an IoT platform company. There he helped companies bring to market their first “smart” products that are controlled by mobile apps and integrated with voice assistants like Google and Alexa.</p> <p> Outside of work, Brandon loves to spend time with his family including his three-year-old son. He enjoys gardening, cooking, being outdoors and anything involving good food and drinks. He also loves to scuba dive – he and his wife have done over 70 dives together in 4 different countries.&nbsp;</p>

Brock Winzeler is the President of Becklar’s Workforce Safety and Personal Health & Safety divisions. Becklar is a leading provider of connected safety solutions, combining innovative technology and compassionate service to enhance the freedom, confidence, and peace of mind of millions across North America. Under Brock’s leadership, Freeus grew into one of the country’s most recognized providers of mobile personal emergency response systems (mPERS), with over 2.5 million devices sold and support for more than one million subscribers through its award-winning monitoring centers. Becklar has championed advancements in AI-driven safety, IoT platform services, and 24/7 professional monitoring, driving $4M+ in annual R&D investments to ensure continuous innovation. Brock is passionate about creating systems that allow seniors to age in place with confidence and help workers stay safe in high-risk environments. Brock lives in Pleasant View, Utah, with his wife and four children. He is deeply committed to family, faith, and building solutions that genuinely care for people first.

Brock Winzeler is the President of Becklar’s Workforce Safety and Personal Health & Safety divisions. Becklar is a leading provider of connected safety solutions, combining innovative technology and compassionate service to enhance the freedom, confidence, and peace of mind of millions across North America. Under Brock’s leadership, Freeus grew into one of the country’s most recognized providers of mobile personal emergency response systems (mPERS), with over 2.5 million devices sold and support for more than one million subscribers through its award-winning monitoring centers. Becklar has championed advancements in AI-driven safety, IoT platform services, and 24/7 professional monitoring, driving $4M+ in annual R&D investments to ensure continuous innovation. Brock is passionate about creating systems that allow seniors to age in place with confidence and help workers stay safe in high-risk environments. Brock lives in Pleasant View, Utah, with his wife and four children. He is deeply committed to family, faith, and building solutions that genuinely care for people first.

Brooke Ellison, VP of Technology and Innovation, United Spinal Association

Bruce Mungiguerra, CEO, Riverbend Sandler Pools

Caleb Parker, Chief Commercial Officer, Angle Health

Christopher Berke is a seasoned executive with a passion for digital healthcare. He joined Eaton in 2021 to lead the company's Digital Healthcare organization. In this role, Christopher has been instrumental in developing Eaton's energy-based Activities of Daily Living insights offering, which leverages inferential sensing capabilities to provide valuable insights into households' behaviors such as movement, nourishment, and hygiene, based on energy and water data. Christopher is excited for the upcoming launch of Eaton's first Insights-as-a-Service offering for remote ‘home’ behavior monitoring.

Christopher Schouten is Sr. Marketing Director for Kudelski IoT and has worked for more than 20 years for security companies whose mission is to protect devices, data and high-value business models. He joined Kudelski Group in 2013, and prior to that he held various marketing and operational management roles in pay-TV security and mobile and fixed telecommunications in the U.S. and Europe. Christopher is an honors graduate of the University of Iowa, having studied Mass Communications and Linguistics. Christopher speaks five languages and is a passionate early adopter of IoT and smart home technologies. He is currently based in Phoenix, AZ (USA).

Colin Cureton is the senior director of ecosystems and marketing for the Home & Life Business at Silicon Labs. He is responsible for driving Silicon Labs engagement with large technology innovators and ensuring that Silicon Labs solutions can help scale the number of devices and solutions across those innovators’ ecosystems. Previously, Colin has held engineering, marketing and product management roles with Motorola, Freescale, AMD and NXP, and has worked across the networking and communications, consumer, embedded and IoT markets.

Dan Josebachvili, Founder & CEO, Silvertree

Dan McCaffrey is the Vice President of Digital Health and Software at OMRON Healthcare, Inc., where he leads the digital health organization for the world’s number one blood pressure monitor brand. At OMRON, McCaffrey focuses on growing the business; innovation of the company’s digital health products and services such as the OMRON Connect app; adoption of VitalSight, OMRON’s first remote patient monitoring service. McCaffrey is a recognized digital health pioneer who was instrumental in helping fortune 500 companies build IoT technology infrastructure and in helping the FDA modernize its regulatory approach to digital health and medical devices. He has dedicated his academic and professional careers to the study of behavioral neuroscience, analyzing how technology and personalized data can empower people to make better health related decisions as Dan now focuses on discovering new ways to engage and motivate OMRON consumers to monitor their blood pressure regularly and manage their hypertension.

Dan McCaffrey is the Vice President of Digital Health and Software at OMRON Healthcare, Inc., where he leads the digital health organization for the world’s number one blood pressure monitor brand. At OMRON, McCaffrey focuses on growing the business; innovation of the company’s digital health products and services such as the OMRON Connect app; adoption of VitalSight, OMRON’s first remote patient monitoring service. McCaffrey is a recognized digital health pioneer who was instrumental in helping fortune 500 companies build IoT technology infrastructure and in helping the FDA modernize its regulatory approach to digital health and medical devices. He has dedicated his academic and professional careers to the study of behavioral neuroscience, analyzing how technology and personalized data can empower people to make better health related decisions as Dan now focuses on discovering new ways to engage and motivate OMRON consumers to monitor their blood pressure regularly and manage their hypertension.

Dan McCaffrey is the Vice President of Digital Health and Software at OMRON Healthcare, Inc., where he leads the digital health organization for the world’s number one blood pressure monitor brand. At OMRON, McCaffrey focuses on growing the business; innovation of the company’s digital health products and services such as the OMRON Connect app; adoption of VitalSight, OMRON’s first remote patient monitoring service. McCaffrey is a recognized digital health pioneer who was instrumental in helping fortune 500 companies build IoT technology infrastructure and in helping the FDA modernize its regulatory approach to digital health and medical devices. He has dedicated his academic and professional careers to the study of behavioral neuroscience, analyzing how technology and personalized data can empower people to make better health related decisions as Dan now focuses on discovering new ways to engage and motivate OMRON consumers to monitor their blood pressure regularly and manage their hypertension.

Dan's two-decade journey through Fortune 50 giants reflects his passion for founding, building, and growing innovative businesses within larger ecosystems. As an investor and Partner at Edison since 2018, Dan brings his expertise to growth-stage tech companies. He sources deals and leads investments with companies like Anonos, MacroFab, Recycle Track Systems, and RapidDeploy. Dan prioritizes building teams with grit, adept at fostering collaboration and consumer listening that achieves breakthrough results. An entrepreneur at heart, he's led internal ventures in consumer technology and services. Dan holds four patents, and was the CEO and co-founder of Xfinity Home. Notably at Comcast, he launched Xfinity WiFi, recognized for fundamentally transforming and democratizing consumer connectivity. Dan is a proud child of Romanian immigrants whose sacrifices provided the foundation for his success. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, an MS from Drexel University, and an MBA from Wharton.

David E. Albert is a physician, inventor and serial entrepreneur who has developed life-saving products over the last 30 years and turned a number of those innovations into startups. Today, he is a founder and Chief Medical Officer of AliveCor. His previous startups include Data Critical (sold to GE) and Corazonix (sold to Arrhythmia Research Technology). Dr. Albert left GE in 2004 as Chief Scientist of GE Cardiology. His latest invention, the AliveCor Smartphone ECG, became a global sensation via a 4-minute YouTube Video in January, 2011 and was featured on ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News. Dr Albert has 55 issued US patents and he has authored or co-authored over 80 scientific abstracts and publications in the Cardiology literature. He graduated with Honors from Harvard College and from Duke University Medical School. Dr. Albert lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and they have five children.

David is the CIO for Riverwoods Group, a leading not-for-profit CCRC provider in New Hampshire. His experience spans a variety of industries including Fortune 100 distribution, health care and manufacturing. Previously, David served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Stratum Health system, a not-for-profit post-acute healthcare provider in Southwest Florida, where he led Information Technology, Real Estate, and facilities management. He enjoys being active in the local community having served as a Board member for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and a volunteer for Tidewell Hospice's children's grief counseling program Blue Butterfly. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from DeVry University in Chicago and has studied Executive Education at MIT/Sloan School of Business, Harvard Medical School and Florida State University. He is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information Management Systems and a certified Healthcare CIO.

David spearheads the team in fulfilling Binah.ai’s vision and mission. He is a serial entrepreneur who has taken numerous start-ups from vision to international success: Hexatier (acquired by Huawei), Precos, Vanadium-soft, GreenCloud, Teridion and others. Binah.ai is David’s 13th start-up where he sets the strategy and manage the execution of the company's mission to enable wellness and healthcare services to everyone, everywhere.

David Moss is the CTO and Co-Founder of Care Daily (rebranded from People Power Company), and has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to define and articulate powerful business growth strategies while driving cutting edge technology to bring massive opportunities to life. In the technology realm, David has 14 years experience in cloud computing, wireless sensornets, electrical engineering, computer science, embedded systems, and is the author of several patents pending. Prior to Care Daily, David worked with Rincon Research Corporation leading the sensornet engineering team to architect and deploy miniature low-power wireless sensors in some of the most rugged and challenging environments ever faced by sensornet developers, opening a new facet to the Internet of Things. Before that, David worked with Bitfone Corporation as both a software developer and firmware engineer, integrating Bitfone's revolutionary Over-the-Air Firmware Updates into tens of millions of Motorola cell phones around the world.

David Puckett serves as the Global Devices Organization's Head of Product Strategy. He is responsible for steering the device product vision, long-term product roadmap, and commercial opportunities across Comcast Cable, Comcast Syndication partners, and Sky Europe in his current position. He directs the device strategy for all consumer and SMB products across the Connectivity and Platforms business units of the company, including Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky. In his 18 years at Comcast, David oversaw the introduction of numerous products and features and the expansion of the company's portfolio. He has delivered innovation in various positions, including Product Marketing, Product Development, Product Management, and Product Strategy, always with the customer experience in mind. Before joining Comcast in 2005, David spent eight years executing consumer marketing strategies across direct and indirect sales channels for both consumer and business-to-business services at various private and public Internet Services companies in both start-up and established stages. David has four hyper-connected Generation Z children. Although David is one of the rare individuals who began his career by handing out free Dialup Internet Service CDs in retail stores and continues to work in an industry that has paved the way for advanced technologies such as AI, AR/VR, Blockchain, Edge Computing, Cloud Gaming, Videoconferencing, IoT, and whatever the Metaverse ends up being, his children are too preoccupied creating content with Tiktok or video games to care.

David Sym-Smith is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, motivational speaker, award winning executive. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO/President of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. David has been part of several well-known successful startups, including Tele Atlas (acquired by Tom Tom) Innopath Software (acquired by Qualcomm), Areal Comm. (acquired by T-Mobile), American Personal Communications (acquired by Sprint), and more. David serves on the boards of companies. He supports entrepreneurs and small businesses. He is the Chief Evangelist and a board member of Multiple Incubators which work with entrepreneurs. David is a frequent speaker. He speaks on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and business leadership. David was honored with the Tech Titans Technology Advocate and Innovation Awards, TIA People Choice Award, PCIA) Distinguished Citizen Award, as Compass Intelligence - Mobile & Wireless Award. Outside of the world of technology, David has served on numerous charity and non-profit boards.

Sensoria Health designs, develops and produces bio-sensing wearable garments. The vision of the company is that the Garment itself will become the next ultra-personal, mobile computer. Davide is a former Microsoft partner level executive with over 25 years of sales, marketing and extensive product management experience. As an intern he started the international localization group for MacWorks and MacOffice in 1987. More recently, he served as General Manager of the Health Solutions Group where he was in charge of marketing and product strategy for both HealthVault and the Amalga product line. He acted as Vice President of the Worldwide SMSP Medium Business division which he grew 18% YOY to over $14B. Davide also managed the Italian Marketing, Business and Enterprise operations for five years and brought it to number one in the world for contribution margin, 6th largest Microsoft subsidiary in the world by revenues.

Dean Avgiris, Executive Director - Xfinity Home, Comcast

<p> Nurse Manager for the Hospital at Home program at UMass Memorial. Instrumental in quickly growing the program to be one of the largest in the country. 25-year emergency department nurse by background, now oversees the training and management of more than 25 Hospital at Home nurses.</p>

<p> Dr. Christina Chen is a board-certified physician trained in family medicine. She began practicing medicine in 2007 and has vast experience delivering care both in-person and virtually. As Medical Director for leading asynchronous telehealth company Bright.md, she ensures the clinical content inside the Bright.md platform is of the highest quality and adheres to the strictest standards of evidence-based medicine. She oversees the development of new content and monitors the latest guidelines and recommendations to keep clinical modules up to date. Dr. Chen also provides insight to product teams and works with our customers to optimize the clinical experience for their providers.</p>

<p> Constantinos (Taki) Michaelidis, MD, MBA, MS is an internal medicine physician by clinical training and practices as a virtual home hospitalist in the UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) Hospital at Home program where he is medical director and faculty in the Program in Digital Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Prior to joining UMMH, he was senior medical director in the Atrius Health home hospital program. There, he supported local and national home hospital program development and developed and scaled new acute and post-acute home-based care models for a predominantly frail, medically complex and home-bound population in eastern Massachusetts.</p>

<div> Dr. Rutledge is a board certified Internist and Emergency Physician who practiced and taught medicine for more than 25 years. Geoff founded HealthTap to deliver the highest quality, most effective, most convenient, and least expensive healthcare to everyone on their mobile devices, from anywhere. He earned a PhD in medical computer science from Stanford, was an NIH-funded researcher, and served on faculty at Harvard, Stanford, and UCSD medical schools. After leaving academia, he created the first consumer health website and PHR at WebMD (Healtheon), was SVP of Clinical Transformation at First Consulting Group, CMIO at San Mateo Medical Center, and EVP, Product Development &amp; Chief Medical Officer at Epocrates. Currently, he is responsible for HealthTap's doctor network and medical groups.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Geoff is an avid pilot of hang gliders and experimental aircraft, SCUBA diver, and photographer. He also enjoys bicycling and electric unicycling.</div>

<p> John has over 30 years of experience in the medical device industry, bringing new, innovative products to the market. John spent the majority of his career with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and MiniMed, where he was instrumental in leading a series of firsts in the world of diabetes, including the ambulatory continuous glucose monitoring system and the sensor augmented insulin pump. During his tenure in Medtronic's Diabetes division, John held a number of positions, including CTO and Global VP of Clinical Research and Health Affairs. Before Movano, John was the COO of Orthosensor, Inc., which was acquired by Stryker (NYSE: SYK).</p>

<div> Dr. Dua is a visionary physician-entrepreneur who created HeyRenee based on her 15 years of experience as a practicing nephrologist, her service as Chief of Medicine at two of LA’s largest hospitals and her 7 years as Chief Medical Officer of Heal, during which time she oversaw the successful delivery of over 300,000 doctor house calls.&nbsp; She went from literally going home-to-home delivering house calls to patients in need to building a team of 200+ medical teams who saw over 2,000 patients per week across the United States.&nbsp; She won the CES Innovation Award and was instrumental in working with CMS to expand house calls to all seniors and in driving strategy for Heal’s clinical and patient facing products.&nbsp; Driven by the belief that great healthcare is a human right, Dr. Dua has always gone beyond the call of duty to give the greatest care to the neediest patients.&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She created HeyRenee in June 2021 and quickly raised $3.8MM in seed funding to be the indispensable “best friend” that helps underserved, chronic disease patients follow their doctor’s care plan towards living happier, healthier lives.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Renee completed her BS in Biochemistry at UC San Diego, her MD at Rosalind Franklin University, her residency in internal medicine at UCLA, and her fellowship in nephrology at USC.&nbsp; &nbsp;Renee is an outspoken role model for women in STEM, frequently speaking at top universities, conferences and media outlets.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Finally, she is the mother of three young children, who are her pride and joy.&nbsp; In her rare free time, she cooks and takes long drives in her EV with her best friend and husband, Nick Desai.</div>

<div> Shikha Anand, MD MPH is Chief Medical Officer of Withings, one of the globally renowned pioneers in connected health. Withings provides personal health data and insights to millions of people worldwide through an award-winning ecosystem of health tracking devices and is the producer of the top-selling connected scale in the US.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Dr. Anand leads the health aspects of Withings strategy, including development of products, health metrics, go-to market and regulatory strategy, and solutions for medical professional audiences. Dr. Anand also leads the company’s consumer services division, which includes redesign of the Withings app and the addition of wellness and clinical services to the Withings ecosystem. As part of this work, it is her responsibility to ensure that Withings content is accessible and relevant to all audiences, regardless of social or health circumstances.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Dr. Anand has 20 years of experience developing innovations and systems that improve health. Her leadership experience includes public health, research, consumer health technology, and clinical informatics. A practicing physician, Dr. Anand is board-certified in Clinical Informatics from the American Board of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics. She has previously led health innovation, equity, quality, and informatics initiatives at Well (Chief Medical Officer), Aetna/ CVS (Chief Medical Officer, Consumer Health Products), Walmart (National Medical Director), and a series of nonprofits and federally qualified health centers. She brings a unique perspective on how data and technology can be used to empower and improve the health of diverse populations.</div>

<div> Inventor of more than 100 granted patents in the field of wearable biomedical sensing, Dr. Steven LeBoeuf is one of the foundational innovators in wearable PPG sensors that are now embedded in millions of wearables on the market today.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Before founding Valencell in 2006, Dr. LeBoeuf pioneered innovations in solid state materials, multiwavelength optoelectronic devices, high-power electronics, nanostructured materials and devices, and biochemical sensor systems while serving as a Senior Scientist and Biosensor Project Lead for General Electric.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> LeBoeuf has developed dozens of strategic partnerships with industry leading consumer technology brands, medical professionals, research institutions, medical device manufacturers, health and fitness companies, and start-ups. One of the most broadly quoted scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of wearable PPG sensing, LeBoeuf has served as a speaker in 50+ events around the world and is routinely interviewed by journalists, industry analysts, venture capitalists, and academic researchers.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> As a founding pioneer in modern wearables, LeBoeuf has managed Valencell’s foundational patent portfolio, which has been licensed to dozens of companies around the world and implemented in 40+ wearable devices, ranging from earbuds, hearing aids, wristbands, legbands, smartwatches, virtual reality systems, headbands and more.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> LeBoeuf holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, where he has been inducted into the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Hall of Fame, and BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University.</div>

Drew is the co-founder, CEO, and Board Director of Validic. Drew sits in a unique place in the industry possessing both the perspective and experience of a patented technologist and successful business leader. As CEO of Validic, Drew seeks to bring unique ideas to the marketplace as a means to grow the innovation and integration of technology into healthcare. He regularly writes, speaks and advises on these issues and has been featured on several prominent platforms such as NPR, Forbes, and Fortune. Additionally, Drew serves as a Board Member of the Consumer Technology Association and actively contributes to the CTA's Health and Fitness Technology Division's Standards Committee. He also serves on the eHealth Initiative's Leadership Council and Interoperability Workgroup, the Clinical Trials Transformation Institute's Mobile Devices Project, and the Federal Advisory Committee's joint-API Task Force on MU3.

<p> Ed Leer brings his vast experience in the health care business market and background with venture capital startups and Fortune 50 corporations to VeeOne Health as SVP of Business Development. Prior to VeeOne, Ed was one of four founding members of ONEX, Inc. (later acquired by Inrange Technologies), CIO of Acordia Inc. &amp; Exec Dir IT of Anthem), president of WANDA, Inc. (a predictive modeling software company focused on remote monitoring sensor data), established joint business ventures with Dignity Health and Hackensack Meridian Health, president of Profficee, Inc., and has 12 years' experience with AT&amp;T. Ed received his B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University where he also received a Computer Systems fellowship from MIT in a joint AT&amp;T/MIT program. Mr. Leer was chair of the Indiana HIPAA Consortium. Mr. Leer was a panelist at the Fourth National HIPAA Summit in Washington DC and the Fifth National HIPAA Summit in Baltimore discussing the State's compliance activities. Ed served on the Board of Advisers for IU's School of Nursing, and held a board appointment on Purdue's school of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis. He co-chaired the technology committee for the Central Indiana Coalition to Reinvent Healthcare, which evolved into Indiana's leading HIE, Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE).</p>

Ed Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Center for Medical Interoperability

Farman Syed, Vice President of Product, Tonal

<p> Senosrscall Founder Creator of CareAlert's most advanced senior well-being monitor, 11 Startups, 1 IPO, 3 Exit. Graduate of Georgia Tech and University of London&nbsp;</p>

Gene Wang is Chairman and co-founder of Care Daily, a brandable AI+IoT Platform that provides hero solution providers with their own app store of AI Assistants to care daily for people, places, and things. Wang has led five startups in fields ranging from AI, robotics, digital imaging, mobile device management and senior care services. Gene was previously Chairman and CEO of Bitfone, the industry leader in Over-The-Air device management solutions for mobile phones, which he sold to HP in 2007. Gene was CEO and Chairman of Photo Access, where he sold its high performance PhotoChip division to Agilent Technologies in 2000. Gene was the CEO of Computer Motion, a leader in medical robotics, which he led through a successful IPO in 1997. At Symantec, Gene was Executive VP where he managed four divisions and helped triple sales. Gene was VP and general manager at Borland, where he drove sales of the C++ programming language to over one million copies. Gene earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley. Gene leads the People Power Band and is happily married with three wonderful children and two bad dogs.

Geordie Hagerman is a seasoned executive with over 14 years of experience in wireless and high-tech industries. His expertise spans marketing, sales, product management, operations, and corporate development, particularly in the telecommunications sector. Notably, Geordie served as VP of Business Development at Pravala Networks, where he led highly successful marketing, fundraising, and sales initiatives. These efforts were pivotal in the company's eventual acquisition by Carnegie Technologies. Currently leading commercialization and marketing efforts at Cognitive Systems Corp., Geordie is focused on forging partnerships and shaping product roadmap strategies. Renowned for his strategic team management, Geordie prioritizes customer success and shareholder value in all endeavors. His vision encompasses unlocking new Wi-Fi services through innovative solutions, steering the organization towards sustained growth and financial success.

Girish Naganathan has served as Dexcom’s EVP, Chief Technology Officer since October 2022 and is responsible for setting global strategy and direction for the Research and Development organization, driving the execution of technology roadmaps, and accelerating new product research, development, and commercialization. Girish has close to 25 years of experience spanning the Consumer Electronics, Data Storage, IoT, and Broadband industries. Prior to joining Dexcom, Girish spent over ten years at Technicolor, most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of the Broadband Product Division. In these roles, he set the company’s strategic technology direction, leading product development and deploying IoT and broadband solutions across markets and industries. This work included driving innovation across multiple product lines, ensuring the success of technology acquisitions, building relationships with key customers and partners, and fostering a culture of accountability and agility. Before joining Technicolor, Girish held several leadership positions at Seagate Technology. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from PSG College of Technology.

Gregory Couvreur, Founder and Managing Principal, Mighty Acorns Capital

<div> Ijaz started his career with Cisco Systems before joining San Francisco-based managed infrastructure startup Loudcloud and then Totality at the height of the dot-com bubble in 2000. Ijaz then joined AT&amp;T where among other things, he designed and built large scale data centers networks and architectures. He rejoined Totality in 2002 and ended up in Verizon when Totality was acquired by Verizon.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> In 2016, he left to build something large and meaningful with Dr. Arshad Ali. Their mission was to make healthcare available and affordable for everyone by developing a comprehensive virtual healthcare platform for entire care continuum. They founded VeeOne Health (formerly VeeMed) in 2016 and today it a leading virtual healthcare platform for the US market, operating in 50+ hospitals, with 3000+ physicians in network.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Ijaz is an alumni of University of Southern California and Duke University.</div>

<div> Iris has served as the VP, and leader of Telehealth Services, and has been instrumental in growing the program from design through inception and operation.&nbsp; In this role, she has worked with a variety of disciplines to expand the reach of Northwell’s Telehealth Services&nbsp; across the Organization and to the communities it serves.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Iris has a long history of service and quality delivery for the Health System. She began her career in direct patient care in the critical care arena, and has held a variety of positions over her tenure including nursing education, process improvement, management, and supervisory roles prior to joining the Clinical Transformation Team.&nbsp; Iris was also a member of the first cohort of the High Potential Program and has served as a mentor for follow on classes..&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Iris received her BSN from the University of Bridgeport and her Masters in Nursing Administration from Adelphi University where she was the recipient of the Gertrude Ujhely scholarship award. Throughout her career Iris has been involved in both community and professional organizations all focused on improving provision of care and education for at risk populations. She has been a public speaker for HIMSS, Philips, the American Heart Association as well as the Chair of the Long Island Nassau-Suffolk&nbsp; AHA Chapter of Nursing Education, Past President of the Nassau County Association of Critical Care Nurses, and served as the Acute Care and TeleICU special interest&nbsp; group&nbsp; Chair for the American Telemedicine Association from May of 2017 to May of 2019. Most recently Iris serves as an Advisory Board member for CTel and has been involved in Telehealth advocacy in both&nbsp; New York State and National/ Washington DC meetings.</div>

James Mault, MD, FACS, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BioIntelliSense, a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform company, delivering breakthrough medical-grade biosensor technology with unique clinical intelligence for scalable remote patient monitoring. Prior to BioIntelliSense, Dr. Mault served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Qualcomm Life for over five years, where his leadership responsibilities included Strategic Planning and Business Development, Mergers and Acquisitions, New Product Innovation, Clinical Program and Regulatory Oversight, Health Policy and Government Affairs, Global Spokesperson and Public Relations. Dr. Mault came to Qualcomm Life through its 2013 acquisition of HealthyCircles, a Care Coordination and Remote Patient Monitoring Platform Company founded and led by Dr. Mault in 2009. Prior to starting HealthyCircles, he was the Medical Director of the Health Solutions Group at Microsoft as well as the CEO of Microlife. Dr. Mault has more than 35 years of experience in senior executive positions in the Health IT and Medical Device industry as well as clinical medicine. He has founded five Health IT and medical device companies, raising over $150 million in working capital and leading these companies to develop novel devices and software technologies, FDA approvals, strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, culminating in M&A or IPO exit transactions. He is the named inventor of over 80 issued and pending patents for a variety of novel health IT and medical device innovations. He has been board-certified in both General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, having specialized in heart and lung transplantation, thoracic oncology and critical care. He has conducted academic medical research under grant awards from the NIH, American Cancer Society, and others. He is the author of more than 60 scientific articles, chapters and books in the published medical literature. Dr. Mault received his B.S. in Biology and Medical Degree from the University of Michigan and conducted his General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery residency training at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Mault provides global thought-leadership on the future of technology and healthcare delivery, serving on numerous Boards and leadership positions including the Board of Directors of Bose Corporation, member of the Board of Industry Leaders for the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) and Chairman Emeritus of the CTA Health &amp; Fitness Technology Board.

Jason Sherwin, Senior Director, Healthcare Business Development, CLEAR

A serial entrepreneur, Jean Anne started UnaliWear after selling previous startups to Texas Instruments and Apple. Jean Anne was the founder of Luminary Micro, the creators of the Stellaris microcontroller platform and the first to market with ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontroller solutions, purchased by Texas Instruments in May 2009 Jean Anne retired from TI in 2012 after serving as the general manager for TI's Stellaris family of products. Jean Anne was also a founder at Intrinsity, the creators of the graphics chip in Apple iPad products. Intrinsity sold to Apple in 2010. Jean Anne holds a BSEE from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MSCE from National Technical University.

<p> As Chief Commercial Officer of Ada Health, Jeff leads Ada's business in the United States, including establishing enterprise partnerships with health systems, payers, employers, and other digital health platforms as well as strategic partnerships to strengthen Ada's globally available mobile consumer app. Jeff has over 25 years' experience in digital healthcare and media, including leading the US launch of TytoCare, the industry's first approved remote health examination platform, and building and leading Vitals, one of the US' top patient engagement and transparency platforms; Prior to Vitals, Jeff launched &amp; led Answers.com &amp; Office.com. At Ada, Jeff's goal is to &quot;further our mission of democratizing access to healthcare“ by creating meaningful partnerships that align with our values and help deliver more personalized care to all.</p>

Jeff Rogers is the VP of Sales & Marketing at Sensory. Jeff has been influential in the development and design of hundreds of products over the last 29 years that use Sensory’s technologies. He has licensed speech recognition, voice biometrics and computer vision technologies to companies such as Apple, Amazon, Fujitsu, Garmin, GoPro, Google, Honda, Microsoft, Samsung, Zoom and many more.

Jeffrey Lewis, Population Health Strategist, NextGen Executive Consultants LLC

With over 30 years of experience in the consumer electronics, IoT, and smart technology industries, I have a proven track record of launching and scaling disruptive products and technologies in various markets and channels. I specialize in IoT strategy and partnerships, business development, VC funding, retail sales and marketing, and training. I have worked with global carriers, distributors, resellers, and retailers to deliver innovative and customer-centric solutions that enhance convenience, security, and efficiency. I am passionate about creating value for customers, stakeholders, and partners by leveraging my expertise in IoT, AI, wireless power, and access control.

Jing Xue, Senior Director of Product Management, Wyze Labs

<div> John Jesser is responsible for American Well’s Clinical Services and Online Care Group (OCG).&nbsp; He leads a team developing clinical programs, optimizing the American Well platform and ecosystem of client capabilities to drive better health outcomes for health plans and employers. He is responsible for supporting the company’s telehealth strategy to employers, its relationship with Anthem and the LiveHealth Online brand as it serves Anthem ‘s commercial and government business.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Prior to joining American Well, Mr. Jesser served as the President of LiveHealth Online and Vice President of Provider Engagement Strategy for Anthem. In this capacity, Mr. Jesser lead the Anthem telehealth strategy.&nbsp; He also managed a company-wide process that looks at healthcare-related functions to improve affordability, the consumer experience and access to care. He served for 25 years in various management positions within the health plan space. He served as chairman of the board for Availity, LLC, a company that provides connectivity between healthcare payers and providers. He is also member of the board of Pursuant Health, a consumer health information and technology company. Mr. Jesser holds a BS in Mass Communications from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and an MBA from Cleveland State University.&nbsp;</div>

<div> Joern Watzke lead Garmin Health BD worldwide since April 2014. Garmin Health serve solutions for corporate wellness and insurances for dynamic underwriting, disease risk assessment, patient monitoring and reward programs.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Joern Watzke has 25 years of experience in the consumer electronic industry. After his master in information technology he started his career at Siemens. He worked there for eleven years in several leading positions.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> In addition to Joern’s good business development and engineering background he has strengths and good experiences in product strategy and definition.</div>

Justin McKinney is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Ivani, the technology company leading the Sensing as a Service model in IoT. As co-inventor of dozens of patents, Justin has successfully driven the innovation process at multiple companies through a focus on end-user wants and needs while balancing the trade-offs inherent to business operations. Justin holds a BA from Principia College and Executive MBA from Washington University in St Louis.

<div> Karen Silgen is General Manager and Vice President of Virtual Care at UnitedHealthcare, where she focuses on developing the commercial strategy and virtual care programs for more than 25 million consumers and hundreds of thousands of large and small businesses. In her role, Karen helps simplify members' health care experience by helping people connect with a care provider via the click of a button while expanding access to quality care – no matter where individuals are. Prior to this role, Karen led the telehealth evolution for UnitedHealthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, collaborating with care providers to implement best practices in telehealth billing, clinical scenarios, workflow management, technology procurement, digital security and more.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Karen has also served as a Vice President at Optum, where she developed programs that helped consumers with complex health conditions such as end-stage renal disease, sickle cell disease and infertility. Karen joined UnitedHealth Group in 2015 and has served in a variety of leadership roles, building upon a career that spans more than 20 years overseeing product development/management, provider networks and marketing.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Recognized for her leadership and forward thinking, Karen earned the UnitedHealth Group Innovation Leadership Shadow Award, which is given to select leaders who make innovation a priority while demonstrating the company’s values. Karen also attended UnitedHealth Group’s Executive Development Program at Stanford, in addition to garnering numerous other innovation awards.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Karen earned a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of St. Thomas and is a certified executive coach through the Hudson Institute and the International Coaching Federation. Karen currently serves as a board member for the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, mentors executives through Menttium, and advises students at her alma mater. She is based outside Minneapolis.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>

<p> A Global Entertainment Executive who worked with Karissa on a go-to-market project applauded her ability to understand the key issues quickly and get things done, and this exemplifies her approach to the many business challenges she's tackled over her career.</p> <p> Karissa Price-Rico is a strategic leader with broad industry experience across consumer products and healthcare technology and services as well as a deep understanding on engaging people and creating user experiences that drive revenue growth for organizations large and small. Karissa has been a consultant for Fortune 100 companies, a co-founder of a healthcare startup, and lead product development, marketing, business development and strategy for a healthcare technology joint-venture between Intel and GE. Currently she leads the Emerging Business Division of Healthways, a pioneer in Population Health, and is responsible for the growth of the Blue Zones Project, Diabetes Solutions and Ornish Cardiac Rehabilitation business lines, as well as strategic partnerships with Gallup and Johns Hopkins Healthcare.</p>

<p> Karsten Russell-Wood is a healthcare marketing professional with over 20 years of global product development, marketing, and strategy experience. He currently serves as the Chief Marketing &amp; Experience Officer for Equum Medical. Karsten is responsible for linking the innovation and service solutions of Equum to build the brand, create consumer awareness, dominate thought leadership, and drive customer preference through all channels, every day. His responsibility for experience spans customers as well as Equum colleagues, designing programs and communication to reinforce joy in care delivery and affirming a healthy culture for career growth.Prior to joining Equum Medical, Karsten has held global product management and marketing roles within Philips and GE's healthcare businesses with an orientation to targeted patient populations and continues to be active in venture capital and start-up phase HealthTech businesses. Karsten received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, and holds an MPH from University of Massachusetts. Karsten presently is pursuing doctoral work at the LeBow College of Business, Drexel University where his dissertation concentrates on adoption of online health and pharmacy into consumer populations and new marketing approaches in the healthcare solution market.</p>

Keith Puckett, a former M&A investment banker, has transformed into a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of creating disruptive start-ups. He is the Founder and CEO of Ubiety Technologies, which offers an AI engine and RF detection platform aimed at enhancing situational awareness across residential, commercial, and government security sectors. Ubiety can detect, categorize, and recognize individuals based on the devices they carry. Its AI engine, Eckleburg, processes high-speed radio frequency data to make real-time identity inferences using only passive RF signals, including WiFi, Bluetooth, and cellular data. Keith is passionate about contributing to safety and security of families throughout America!

Kent Dicks is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and recognized as a thought leader in the Mobile and Digital Health space. Dicks was a leading pioneer in the evolving mHealth field with his previous company, MedApps, which helped drive development of lower cost cloud connected health solutions and provided the industry with much-needed alternatives to enable a proactive healthcare model. His desire to broaden accessibility to transformative remote healthcare solutions led to the creation of Life365, Inc., of which he is the CEO & Founder. Life365 has developed a highly scalable, Digital Health Platform. The platform integrates and aligns the right combination of devices, software systems, apps, and services with the right patient populations to drive the best user engagement. This alignment promotes greater adoption and adherence, which results in better patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs. Dicks’ leadership and determination to make Life365 a leading healthcare innovator has not gone unnoticed. The three-time recipient of Arizona Business Magazine’s annual AZ Business Leaders, Dicks has been recognized for his role and contribution to innovation in telehealth and expanding access to healthcare for individuals.

Kevin Jameson, Volunteer President | Founder, Dementia Society of America

Senior Director of Clinical Strategy

Kian Saneii is a computer scientist and serial entrepreneur, passionate about creating innovative solutions that transform lives, organizations and entire markets. Saneii founded Independa in 2009, and is CEO and Chairman of the company. Kian speaks on a wide range of topics, including the Consumerization of Healthcare and is dedicated to helping transform our sickcare system into a dramatically more beneficial healthcare system more effective, cost effective, accessible and convenient. Award-winning solutions from Independa transform the standard TV to deliver an unparalleled person-centric view of remote engagement, education and care for older adults and others who are the hardest to reach, most susceptible to COVID or chronic conditions, most isolated, and the most expensive to care for. From the Hospital to the Home, and throughout the entire care continuum in between. In close association with LG Electronics, LG TVs offer the Independa Health Hub Ecosystem, delivering a wide and growing number of offerings, including 24/7 telemedicine, teledentistry, telebehavioral health, medical grade health education, personalized exercise videos, discount pharmacy, and other benefits and offerings right on the TV. Saneii and Independa are helping transform the healthcare cost curve, along with the quality of lives and care for those most in need. Independa has received numerous awards and recognitions, including CES' Technology for a Better World, 100 Brilliant Companies by Entrepreneur, and Top 10 Patient Engagement Solutions by HealthCare Tech Outlook.

<p> Kristen Valdes, founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, has dedicated her career to empowering consumers with the data and tools to take control of their health care journey. An award-winning leader and acknowledged visionary, Valdes has pioneered inventive solutions that are pushing the industry forward into the consumer-directed future of digital health. Prior to founding b.well in 2015, Valdes was an executive at UnitedHealthcare running Medicare Advantage plans across 12 states. Before that, she helped to build XLHealth, one of the pioneering Medicare Advantage plans for the chronically ill, which was acquired by UnitedHealthcare for $2.4 billion. Valdes is a board member of the CARIN Alliance a non-partisan multi-stakeholder collaborative helping to enable consumers to access their health information with less friction and serves as a mentor for women entrepreneurs as well as on several company boards as an Advisor.</p>

<div> A digital health leader and clinician with over 25 years of experience designing, implementing, and optimizing the health care delivery system using digital health tools and technology.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She is the CEO for MedExpress and the Optum Virtual Care Medical Group and SVP of Optum Everycare for Optum Health, where she is creating a first-of-its-kind connected health ecosystem using industry-leading digital health tools and telehealth.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She most recently led clinical operations for Amazon Care, a healthcare initiative for Amazon employees and their families.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Before joining Amazon, she designed and launched a national solutions center for patient access, virtual care, and care coordination for Ascension Health.</div> <div> She has a proven track record of delivering successful programs at scale that improve health and save money.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Henderson thrives with complex challenges and consistently delivers results that exceed expectations.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She is known for her ability to execute and sustain these models in advance of them becoming an industry standard as evidenced by her first launch of a telehealth program in 2003 which is recognized as one of only two of HRSA’s Centers of Excellence.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She is resourceful, collaborative and known for her creative solutions that engage patients and empower clinicians.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She has testified before multiple U.S. Senate committees and given numerous presentations across the country, including a TEDx, to advance telehealth policy and share innovative new models of care.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> She is an honorary Dean at the University of Washington School of Nursing and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the Emergency Nurses Association. She is an adjunct faculty member in Population Health at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas-Austin.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> A few of her other leadership roles include service as executive board chair for the American Telemedicine Association; executive board member for the Association of American Medical Colleges Telehealth Committee, co-chair for Committee on Connected Health and National Quality Forum Telehealth Committee for the American Nurses Association.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Henderson received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she was recognized as the 2019 Distinguished Alumna from the School of Nursing. She maintains national certification as a family and acute care nurse practitioner.</div>

Lainie Muller is a 15-year veteran of the technology industry and an emerging voice on Smart Solutions for Aging in Place and Connected Caregiving. Lainie is Director of Wellness at Alarm.com, a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: ALRM) and the nation’s leading cloud-based platform for the smart home. The Wellness solution leverages Smart Home technology to support Aging in Place and independent living for older adults and those living with disabilities. Wellness, an integrated element of Alarm.com’s comprehensive ecosystem of home management technology, is currently in use in residential homes, senior living communities, schools and in remote caregiving programs funded by Medicare and Medicaid. The product has received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Kiplingers, CNN, NPR and TechCrunch. In 2010, Lainie joined BeClose, a privately funded start-up company, as the Director of Partnership Sales. In 2015, BeClose was “spun-in” to Alarm.com, an early-stage strategic investor of the company. The BeClose product is now available as Alarm.com Wellness. Prior to BeClose, Lainie served as National Sales Manager, Major Accounts Unit (MAU) at Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online subsidiary of The Washington Post company, where she led a top revenue producing team driving Healthcare, Consumer Electronics and Retail sales. Lainie has been an active Board Member for the National Capitol Area Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association since 2012. She holds a BS in Business and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University. Lainie lives in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband and two teenage boys.

Landon Garner currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Kajeet, a leading managed IoT connectivity services provider. He oversees the company's go-to-market strategy and overall positioning. Additionally, Landon serves as an advisory council member to Graham Partners, a US-based private equity firm with $3.7B in assets under management. Previously, Landon held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for KORE (NYSE:KORE), a leading global provider of IoT enablement services. Landon was responsible for all global marketing efforts for the company, along with key strategic initiatives. He was instrumental in the company’s recent success in taking the company public at a billion-dollar valuation. Prior to joining KORE, Landon served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at Integron and led the company to record growth resulting in a successful exit, via acquisition. His experience and skillset allowed the company to identify and address the Connected Health and Life Sciences industries with integrated IoT solutions. Earlier in his career, Landon was the CMO at IoT antenna manufacturer Taoglas and the CMO at Ingenu, an innovative LPWA technology provider, where he served as a key strategic figure that guided the organization to record levels of lead generation and expanded the company’s brand and reputation to compete with large global mobile network operators. Lastly, Landon was part of the executive team at RacoWireless, and guided the company to record growth, resulting in a successful exit via acquisition. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Brigham Young University - Idaho and an MBA from the University of Hawaii’s Shidler College of Business.

CEO and Co-Founder of Xailient -22 years in Enterprise Software. -Serial entrepreneur. -Experienced CEO with 100+ employees at exit. -Alipay, Symantec, Oracle. -MIT electrical engineering.

Laura is a co-founder and CEO of GrandCare Systems, a touchscreen and sensor-based technology platform designed to improve independence and enhance remote supports for older adults and individuals living with disabilities. She has over 20 years of experience in the remote monitoring, agoing and connected health industry. In 2015, she founded LMC a boutique marketing and consulting agency with a technology and senior housing niche. Laura has been featured in Forbes magazine for social media, was a 2012 "Top 40 under 40", Top 100 Women in M2M in Connected World and recipient of the ‘Flame Award for Innovation and Leadership’ in 2011. She was a 2020 Rotarian of the Year, a 2023 Paul Harris Award winner, WI Innovation Awards finalist and a 2022 Women in Consumer Technology Legacy recipient. She frequently volunteers with the Carlsbad Rotary and Cal State San Marcos business program. She lives in southern California with her husband, two boys and three dogs.

Laurie Orlov, Industry Analyst, Aging and Health Technology Watch

<div> Lisa Reihl has over 25 years of marketing experience building consumer-driven brands at Fortune 50 global consumer products companies including Dow, P&amp;G, and several mid-size entrepreneurial businesses.&nbsp; Her responsibilities have included brand development, product innovation, marketing communications, business development, and e-commerce.&nbsp; Lisa holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, Indiana and an MBA from the University of Minnesota, Carlton School of Management.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Since joining Aprilaire in 2016, Lisa has focused on evolving the position of the Aprilaire brand to reflect its purpose of enhancing people’s health by improving the air in their homes.&nbsp; One of her favorite things about working at Aprilaire is the company’s demonstrated commitment to making a healthy air difference in the lives of its customers, communities, employees and their families.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Lisa and the team at Aprilaire are actively developing marketing, data, technology, and product partnerships to deliver smarter, better connected, healthier homes to consumers, and strengthening Aprilaire’s leadership position as the source for healthy air in the home.</div>

Logan Harper, Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator, Boston Children's Hospital

Maggie Zieba, Vice President, Safety and Security Services, Resideo

As the VP of Business Development and Licensing, Mark serves as the primary point of contact for all prospective global licensees and partnership of the company’s cuffless and calibration-free blood pressure monitoring technology. Prior to Valencell, Mark served as the VP of Business Development at Beyond Oblivion, leading the company’s global business development effort and rapidly expanding market reach and commercial pipeline in the process. As the Co-Founder and VP of Business Development at Trinity Convergence, Mark spearheaded all global business development efforts, serving as a key member of the corporate strategy team contributing to multiple acquisitions. As VP of Business Development for Valencell, Mark has built strategic and commercial relationships between Valencell and leading consumer and medical brands. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Mark Francis is Chief Digital Health Integration Officer for Electronic Caregiver, an innovative digital health company. Mark has 20+ years of experience as a product innovator for companies such as Amazon, Intel, Age Wave, and Health Hero Network. Mark is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Pittsburgh. He has been awarded 17 patents.

Mark Francis is Chief Digital Health Integration Officer for Electronic Caregiver, an innovative digital health company. Mark has 20+ years of experience as a product innovator for companies such as Amazon, Intel, Age Wave, and Health Hero Network. Mark is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Pittsburgh. He has been awarded 17 patents.

Mason Hall is head of connected products for Fortune Brands Innovations. He joined Fortune Brands and Moen in 2020 and is responsible for leading and growing the development of smart home technology across the Moen brand and rest of Fortune brands. Prior to joining Fortune Brands Innovations, Mason was at GE Lighting - where he spent more than a decade across various GE business units in roles supporting GE's consumer and commercial digital transformation and strategic business development. Mason also holds Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from John Carroll University.

<p> Mr. Johnson brings with him over 15 years of experience as a healthcare and healthtech executive and investor. Throughout his career, he has served in multiple senior management positions, including managing director of healthcare private equity investments at Sowell &amp; Co., CEO of CareCycle Solutions and CEO of HealthBridge In-Home Care.</p>

<p> Matt Adcock is the Sales Leader for Resideo Technologies' Builder and Strategic Account market segments. For more than 16 years, Matt has helped U.S. and Canadian HVAC, Plumbing and Security contractors adapt to the strategic changes their respective businesses demand. Coming up in the Trades, he has a keen appreciation for discerning ideas that may sound good in theory and turning them into realistic and meaningful action plans. Matt earned a master of business administration, with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship, from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.</p>

Dr. Meera Ravindranathan, Medical Director, OncoHealth

Michael Crane, Vice President Global Business Development, Imprint Energy

Michael Don Ham is the Co-Founder and President of RePure, a leading supplier of best-in-class wellness technology solutions for residential applications available through professional installers. Ham has a degree majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in Nutrition and has spent the past two decades in the field of health and wellness, serving in leadership roles within the non-profit, organic farming, custom integration and consumer packaged goods sectors. Michael is part of the International WELL Building Institute as an Accredited Professional and Faculty member as well as with Fitwel as an Ambassador to increase awareness of how the spaces where we live, work, study and play can impact our health and to share his passion for continuous improvement through people and planet-centric design and technology. He has a deep background in regenerative organic agriculture, indoor air quality, water quality and other important aspects of wellness technology for the home. Michael has been invited to speak about wellness and technology at IAQA, TecHome Builder Summits, Housing Innovation Alliance, GreenHome Institute, LivABLE Design Summit, CES 2021, CES 2022, CEDIA, Science in Design Summit and the World Tea Expo.

Michael Don Ham is the Co-Founder and President of RePure, a leading supplier of best-in-class wellness technology solutions for residential applications available through professional installers. Ham has a degree majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in Nutrition and has spent the past two decades in the field of health and wellness, serving in leadership roles within the non-profit, organic farming, custom integration and consumer packaged goods sectors. Michael is part of the International WELL Building Institute as an Accredited Professional and Faculty member as well as with Fitwel as an Ambassador to increase awareness of how the spaces where we live, work, study and play can impact our health and to share his passion for continuous improvement through people and planet-centric design and technology. He has a deep background in regenerative organic agriculture, indoor air quality, water quality and other important aspects of wellness technology for the home. Michael has been invited to speak about wellness and technology at IAQA, TecHome Builder Summits, Housing Innovation Alliance, GreenHome Institute, LivABLE Design Summit, CES 2021, CES 2022, CEDIA, Science in Design Summit and the World Tea Expo.

CEO & Founder, Recuro Health

Michael Meyers, Executive Partner, Ethos Capital

Michael Skaff, Vice President (Healthcare Technology NA), Vayyar Imaging

Michael Skaff, Vice President (Healthcare Technology NA), Vayyar Imaging

As a leader at Connectivity Standards Alliance, Michelle works to promote the Alliance, its mission, standards, and solutions, and drive the growth and success of IoT for the benefit of our members, consumers, and the marketplace at large. As a former executive in the telecom, energy & professional services industries, she has built and led teams across marketing, strategy, brand, customer experience, and go-to-market. With 25+ years of industry and consulting experience, she brings a wealth of experience, perspectives, and a passion for the Alliance’s mission to build the foundation and the future of IoT.

<p> Mitchell Fong is the Vice President of Virtual Care at Renown Health, a multi-hospital system that is locally governed and locally owned. Renown is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California and was an adopter of telehealth in 2012. Renown's vision is to make a genuine difference in the health and well-being of people and communities that they serve. Mitchell has been in healthcare for over 10 years. As a public health professional, Mitchell has been able to develop population health and virtual care strategic plans for the community and is dedicated to his mission of improving the healthcare of the community, no matter the size or barriers.</p>

Morgan Hertel, with over 40 years of experience in the electronic security industry, is a well-respected leader who has served in many executive leadership roles for independent security integration companies and monitoring centers. Currently, as Vice President of Technology &amp; Innovation for Rapid Response Monitoring, Morgan evaluates and harnesses the synergy between the latest technological advancements and the industry’s leading service providers to further advance the unmatched Dealer services of Rapid Response. Morgan serves as President of The Monitoring Association (TMA) and is actively involved in many local and national industry associations and initiatives, and he dedicates countless hours to the work of several forward-thinking committees throughout the industry, as well. Morgan holds the following certificates and licenses: NICET Level III Fire Alarm Technology, California Alarm Company Qualified Manager, Oregon Certified Trainer, Oregon Executive Manager, TMA Level I and II Central Station Operator, SIA Certified Operator and ESA Certified Alarm Installer.

Nancy Edwards Cronin is President and & Managing Director of ipCapital Group (ipCG). With 25+ years of consulting experience, Nancy serves as an advisor to companies that seek to solve challenges of innovation and intellectual property (IP), grow their business opportunities, and increase competitive advantage. Using the ipCG methodology and bespoke consulting services, Nancy leads engagements to address client issues in areas of IP intelligence, strategy, management, creation, and innovation. The many industries and technology areas served include energy and environmental technology, chemical manufacturing, construction and building materials, consumer products, electronics, food & beverages, home automation, health & wellness, medical devices, on-demand services, software, semiconductors, 3D printing, and wearable devices.

Natalie Davis, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, PreventScripts

Natalie Schibell is the VP Marketing Strategy, Intelligence, and Insights at Zyter|TruCare. She leads market intelligence initiatives and guides strategic decisions across all departments. With a keen focus on data-driven insights, she orchestrates market data collection, analysis, and dissemination to propel Zyter|TruCare to the forefront of the digital health industry. Natalie also directs the company's DOD Skillbridge Program, leveraging her expertise to mentor transitioning service members in their professional development journey. Before her current role, Natalie served as a VP, Principal Analyst, and VP, Research Director at Forrester, where she helped organizations leverage digital technologies to improve workflows and healthcare outcomes. A recognized industry thought leader, her research and analysis is widely cited in the WSJ, WSJ Pro-Venture Capital, Forbes, NBC News, USA Today, The Business Journals, Business Insider, Fierce Healthcare, Healthcare IT News, STAT News, LeMagIt, VentureBeat, Axios, Modern Healthcare, and many others. Natalie previously served as a Public Health Analyst at the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, where she deployed with the Community Interventions and Critical Populations Task Force and spearheaded digital transformation and communications for the National Wastewater Surveillance System, a $19B data surveillance project mitigating Covid-19 in 61 jurisdictions. Natalie is a former Navy Lieutenant Commander with 12 years of distinguished service in the Medical Service Corps. As the Deputy Director of Public Health at SUBASE New London, she administered preventive medicine and industrial hygiene policies that supported the healthcare and safety of 32,600 and the deployment readiness of 5,200 submarine students and 18 fast-attack submarines. While assigned to Navy Recruiting Command, she was recognized as “General Officer Recruiter" and "Diversity Officer Recruiter of the Year” for achieving talent acquisition excellence. She directed 400 staff in the market identification, prospecting, and onboarding of over 1,000 Officer selectees in 140 specialty programs and served as an executive advisor on talent acquisition strategy and innovation. Natalie holds an MPH from New York Medical College’s School of Health Sciences and Practice. She is an inductee of the Delta Alpha Chapter of Delta Omega, the National Honorary Society for Public Health. She earned a BS from The George Washington University’s Milken Institute of Public Health and an AOS from the Culinary Institute of America.

Nathanial Findlay, CEO, Lifeguard Health

Nick Knowlton is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for ResMed, where he leads initiatives and strategy for healthcare interoperability and partnerships for ResMed companies Brightree and MatrixCare, which together cover the entire post-acute care continuum. Nick is also Chair of the board of directors for CommonWell Health Alliance and has been involved since helping form the Alliance in 2013. Nick is on the advisory board for the Home Care Technology Association of America and several other post-acute and interoperability advisory groups. He has championed dozens of health information exchange projects across acute, ambulatory and post-acute settings, has helped encourage an industry culture that emphasizes patient-centric interoperability and regularly provides feedback to the relevant federal agencies on policy issues that affect providers and patients across the care continuum. Nick has a Bachelor of Science with a Biochemistry major from the University of Notre Dame, and lives in Denver, CO with his wife and three children.</p>

Nick Knowlton is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for ResMed, where he leads initiatives and strategy for healthcare interoperability and partnerships for ResMed companies Brightree and MatrixCare, which together cover the entire post-acute care continuum. Nick is also Chair of the board of directors for CommonWell Health Alliance and has been involved since helping form the Alliance in 2013. Nick is on the advisory board for the Home Care Technology Association of America and several other post-acute and interoperability advisory groups. He has championed dozens of health information exchange projects across acute, ambulatory and post-acute settings, has helped encourage an industry culture that emphasizes patient-centric interoperability and regularly provides feedback to the relevant federal agencies on policy issues that affect providers and patients across the care continuum. Nick has a Bachelor of Science with a Biochemistry major from the University of Notre Dame, and lives in Denver, CO with his wife and three children.</p>

Owen Troy is a Segment Marketing Manager in the Industrial & Commercial Business Unit at Silicon Labs. He is primarily focused on two segments: the Enterprise Access Point and Clinical Medical verticals. Owen has been involved in the IoT since joining Ember Corporation, a leading provider of Zigbee Technology, in 2004. Ember was acquired by Silicon Labs in 2012 as the first in a series of strategic acquisitions into the IoT space. Owen is passionate about lowering barriers to IoT ubiquity in existing Infrastructure which will provide the wireless connectivity backbone for the applications that will transform industries, grow economies, and improve lives. In his previous role, Owen led a technical team that supported the definition, development, and launch of many of the IoT platforms on the market today.

Paul is Chief Commercial Officer of Anthropos Digital Care Ltd where he has been responsible for creating and developing the brand, as well as leading their business development activities. Previously he founded a connected marketing education and advisory services company, The Connected Marketer and worked with over 175 brands, agencies, technology companies and investment companies to help them better understand how to make technology work in marketing. Paul has been a speaker at over 400 events, in 41 countries to a combined audience of over 43,000 people. In total, he has 30 years experience in a wide variety of sales, marketing, business development and commercial roles spanning several different industries and market sectors including automotive, printing, internet development and management consultancy.

Paul Williams serves as the Managing Director of the Home Management Solutions Business Unit for Nice and leads the worldwide strategy and business for the connected home in this role. Paul has over 20 years of executive leadership in the connected home space and his career spans start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Paul previously served as Nice North America’s Chief Product Officer where he led the product management teams and developed the product strategy and product roadmaps of all products / solutions for Nice in North America. Prior to joining Nice, he was at GE Lighting in the role of GM of Product Management and Growth where he was charged with reimagining lighting solutions. In three years, Paul’s team created a DIY smart home ecosystem with innovative products and scaled the consumer mobile app, taking it from just 30,000 users to more than 2 million. During his 14+ years of executive leadership at Control4, a manufacturer of smart home solutions, he was instrumental in building the company from a startup to IPO with double-digit, year-over-year growth.

A successful forty five year career in the electronic security & telecommunications industry that includes building and leading the largest security, life safety, PERS and video third-party monitoring center in the US, with a proven executive track record in increasing revenue and opening new market verticals. Over a ten year period of focus and effort resulted in growing the company from a forty five thousand account regional center to over five hundred thousand accounts with fifty million dollars in annual revenue. Created the business plan, solicited the financing and secured a one hundred million dollar credit facility to fund the start up of King Capital Financial Services, which grew to become one of the longest running Dealer Financial & Acquisition Programs in the security industry. Providing Subject Matter Expert advisory for litigation, M&A and operations both domestically and internationally for the past 20 years.

Airthings

<p> Ranndy Kellogg is the president and CEO of Omron Healthcare, Inc., a world leader in personal heart health and wellness technology with a North American headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois. Prior to being named to his current position in April, 2016, Ranndy held positions in marketing and sales at the company and, as COO, led the initiative to transform Omron into a more digitally-focused company. Responsible for operations across the U.S., Canada and Latin America, Ranndy spearheads Omron's bold mission of Going for Zero, the effort to eliminate heart attack and stroke. The commitment to Going for Zero is reflected in Omron's focus on groundbreaking technologies that encourage and enable heart healthy behaviors and sharing of data to improve health outcomes. Omron collaborates with like-minded partners like AliveCor, Inc., a leader in cardiac care technology and intelligence, for which Ranndy serves as a member of the board of directors. Ranndy is also on the board of HealthCorps, a non-profit founded by Dr. Mehmet and Lisa Oz, which promotes health and wellness in our nation's youth. Ranndy also is a founding member of the Healthcare Council of Chicago, a collaboration designed to advance Chicago’s profile as a hub of innovation and transformation for America's rapidly changing health care system.&nbsp;</p>

Rey Colon, Chief Executive Officer, Lyric Health

Mr. Rose began his career in medical equipment manufacturing and has held senior leadership positions with multiple major electronics companies. Bob holds Business and Electrical Engineering degrees, is a Six Sigma Black Belt and also a Commercial Pilot. He has served as Hospital and Outreach Coordinator as well as a Command Pilot for Angel Flight West.

Mr. Rose began his career in medical equipment manufacturing and has held senior leadership positions with multiple major electronics companies. Bob holds Business and Electrical Engineering degrees, is a Six Sigma Black Belt and also a Commercial Pilot. He has served as Hospital and Outreach Coordinator as well as a Command Pilot for Angel Flight West.

Chief Product Officer

Ryan Herd, CEO and Founder, Caregiver Smart Solutions

Ryan Herd, CEO and Founder, Caregiver Smart Solutions

<p> As Executive Vice President and General Manager of PlushCare at Accolade and CEO of PlushCare, Ryan oversees the PlushCare business unit, ensuring members continue to receive quality primary care and mental health services to live their healthiest lives. Ryan is a co-founder of PlushCare, a leading virtual health platform that offers primary care and mental health services to patients in all 50 U.S. states. Ryan founded PlushCare to focus on the patient experience by obsessing over patients and handholding them through their healthcare journey. Just recently, Ryan won Silver for the Best In Biz, <em>Executive of the Year</em> category.</p>

Sarah King was named chief client officer in June 2021. She leads the enterprise growth strategy by connecting clients with Optum’s capabilities to remove friction, lower costs and improve health outcomes. She champions a purpose-driven culture and empowers teams to deliver exceptional client experiences and unlock opportunities to create a higher performing health system that works better for everyone. Previously, King served as chief growth officer of Optum Health and Optum Insight, and deepened client relationships by bringing the voice of the market to product roadmap, capital, governance and strategy discussions. Since joining the company in 2002, she has held several client leadership roles, including regional vice president of UnitedHealthcare national accounts. Before UnitedHealth Group, King held sales and client management positions with Aetna New York and Aristokraft, a division of Fortune Brands. King has more than 25 years of health care experience, delivering results through market strategy, client engagement, solution consulting, and building strategic partnerships. She is passionate about developing teams and inclusive environments where people can bring their authentic selves to their work. King holds a Bachelor of Arts in business from Grove City College and has a long-standing passion for community service and philanthropy, having served on boards of nonprofits such as My Father’s House, a children’s home in Senegal.

Shankar Achanta serves as Vice of Products at Sunnova where he is responsible for leading and managing portfolio of products and solutions for powering homes and businesses with new electrification technologies. Mr. Achanta brings over 20 years of experience in developing and managing technology product portfolios for power utilities and industrial customers. He received his M.S. in electrical engineering from Arizona State University in 2002. Prior to joining Sunnova, Mr. Achanta held several leadership roles at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) since 2002 in research and development division and is named on 25+ awarded patents in the field of power systems, communications, and sensor technologies and has also authored several technical papers. As an R&D and product leader throughout his career, Mr. Achanta started several new product lines and grew them into successful business units. He developed multiple successful partnerships with large organizations, to build joint solutions and go-to-market strategies.

Dr. Gregg is a board-certified general surgeon with additional board certification in surgical critical care. As the medical director of an American College of Surgeons-Verified Level II Trauma Center, he cares for geriatric patients on a daily basis, many of which have recently been the victims of COVID. His educational background includes a BS in Neuroscience from Brandeis University, an MD from the Dartmouth/Brown Medical School Program, General Surgery Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and surgical critical care fellowship training at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Maryland. FallCall Solutions was founded 5 years ago in response to the increasing number of Elder trauma victims seen in the trauma bay and the desire to change the narrative around personal emergency response systems.

<p> Shyamal Patel, Ph.D., is the Head of Science at Oura, where he leads an interdisciplinary organization focused on research and development of algorithms that translate sensor data into accurate measures of health and wellbeing. He is passionate about building digital health solutions that enable the transformation of healthcare from a largely subjective, episodic, and reactive model to become more objective, continuous, and proactive. Before Oura, Shyamal has led data science teams in several startups as well as large companies. Most recently he was at Pfizer where his work was focused on development, validation, and deployment of new digital endpoints across multiple therapeutic areas in regulated clinical trials. Shyamal has a PhD in electrical engineering with a specialization in signal processing and applied machine learning from Northeastern University. He completed his post-doctoral research at Harvard University and lives in Boston.</p>

Sonny Tai, Chief Executive Officer, Actuate

Steve Chazin has nearly three decades experience designing, building, and selling innovative enterprise and consumer technology that changed the world. Steve reimagined collaboration in the cloud at Cisco, Salesforce, and Symantec, launched four successful startups, and created new solutions for video editing, file sharing, and web services long before each became commonplace. As Vice President of Products for Alarm.com, Steve defines next-generation offerings for protecting people at home, at work and beyond. Combining his extensive tech experience with keen insights of emerging consumer trends, Steve has a history of predicting the future, and is currently developing health and wellness solutions for a post Covid-19 world. Steve has been a recurring guest on major network news programs, appeared in the BBC television series “Business Nightmares” and took part in the CNBC documentary “Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie”. Steve has written and published three books, is quoted by numerous online and printed publications, and is a highly sought-after speaker on topics like connected health and fitness, consumer technology and augmented reality. Steve was rehired by Steve Jobs to help reboot Apple in the late 1990s and was part of the team that returned Apple to profitability.

Steve Chazin has nearly three decades experience designing, building, and selling innovative enterprise and consumer technology that changed the world. Steve reimagined collaboration in the cloud at Cisco, Salesforce, and Symantec, launched four successful startups, and created new solutions for video editing, file sharing, and web services long before each became commonplace. As Vice President of Products for Alarm.com, Steve defines next-generation offerings for protecting people at home, at work and beyond. Combining his extensive tech experience with keen insights of emerging consumer trends, Steve has a history of predicting the future, and is currently developing health and wellness solutions for a post Covid-19 world. Steve has been a recurring guest on major network news programs, appeared in the BBC television series “Business Nightmares” and took part in the CNBC documentary “Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie”. Steve has written and published three books, is quoted by numerous online and printed publications, and is a highly sought-after speaker on topics like connected health and fitness, consumer technology and augmented reality. Steve was rehired by Steve Jobs to help reboot Apple in the late 1990s and was part of the team that returned Apple to profitability.

Steve Chazin has nearly three decades experience designing, building, and selling innovative enterprise and consumer technology that changed the world. Steve reimagined collaboration in the cloud at Cisco, Salesforce, and Symantec, launched four successful startups, and created new solutions for video editing, file sharing, and web services long before each became commonplace. As Vice President of Products for Alarm.com, Steve defines next-generation offerings for protecting people at home, at work and beyond. Combining his extensive tech experience with keen insights of emerging consumer trends, Steve has a history of predicting the future, and is currently developing health and wellness solutions for a post Covid-19 world. Steve has been a recurring guest on major network news programs, appeared in the BBC television series “Business Nightmares” and took part in the CNBC documentary “Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie”. Steve has written and published three books, is quoted by numerous online and printed publications, and is a highly sought-after speaker on topics like connected health and fitness, consumer technology and augmented reality. Steve was rehired by Steve Jobs to help reboot Apple in the late 1990s and was part of the team that returned Apple to profitability.

Steve Chazin has nearly three decades experience designing, building, and selling innovative enterprise and consumer technology that changed the world. Steve reimagined collaboration in the cloud at Cisco, Salesforce, and Symantec, launched four successful startups, and created new solutions for video editing, file sharing, and web services long before each became commonplace. As Vice President of Products for Alarm.com, Steve defines next-generation offerings for protecting people at home, at work and beyond. Combining his extensive tech experience with keen insights of emerging consumer trends, Steve has a history of predicting the future, and is currently developing health and wellness solutions for a post Covid-19 world. Steve has been a recurring guest on major network news programs, appeared in the BBC television series “Business Nightmares” and took part in the CNBC documentary “Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie”. Steve has written and published three books, is quoted by numerous online and printed publications, and is a highly sought-after speaker on topics like connected health and fitness, consumer technology and augmented reality. Steve was rehired by Steve Jobs to help reboot Apple in the late 1990s and was part of the team that returned Apple to profitability.

Sumit Kumar Nagpal is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on disruptive digital health innovation. He has co-founded and grown five companies over the past two and a half decades that have tackled progressively bolder challenges facing our healthcare economies, ranging from integrating longitudinal data and workflows across care settings, to bringing hospital-level care to the home.

Sweta heads the Product Management team for Controls and Indoor Air Quality at Lennox International for the Residential segment. In her current role she is responsible for ideating, developing and commercialization of new products and managing the multi-year product and technology roadmaps. Her team develops both hardware and software solutions for the Lennox iComfort thermostats and Healthy Climate Indoor Air Quality products and is intensely focused on driving dealer and consumer engagement in the fastest growing categories in Lennox. Prior to this, Sweta was the Director of Product Management for the Heating Category and managed a portfolio of mechanical products that was over $500M in revenue for the company. Sweta and her team are recipients of the Outstanding Corporate Innovator’s award from the PDMA organization and recipients of 4 AHRI’s Dealer Design Awards. She is passionate about driving cross-functional teams solve customer problems and to help create new products that address home comfort, efficiency and healthy air. She also has a keen understanding of the HVAC dealer network and drives the teams to integrate the Lennox brand promise of innovation and quality and to be trusted partners that drive their success. Sweta brings 15+ years of experience in both engineering and business management roles at both Texas Instruments and Lennox International. Sweta holds a BE from the University of Madras, an ME from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin.

Thomas Serval is the co-founder and CEO of Baracoda Group. A serial entrepreneur, visionary leader, and category creator, Thomas holds fifty patents in connected technologies and transforms large companies and the daily life of consumers through disruptive innovations. Having held executive managerial positions for Microsoft & Google, Thomas has steered Baracoda’s innovation toward daily healthtech, encouraging behaviors and habits for self-care and disease prevention. For the last decade, Thomas has focused on developing innovative technology that helps address preventative health needs and promotes positive health behaviors. Baracoda’s user-centric product development philosophy centers on integrating new technologies into everyday objects. Thomas is building his vision of Daily Healthtech with data analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and through gamification. He wants to empower people with data that they can rely on for quality, personalized information and use in their interactions with medical professionals. Ultimately, Thomas’ goal is to help people take a proactive approach to preventive care. From mapping people’s bathroom routines with AI to helping children form healthy habits in the bathroom, Thomas offers a forward-thinking approach earned through years of studying how people integrate data and adopt connected, intelligent tools into their personal practices. His products incorporate user-friendly interfaces that by design gather feedback to continually tailor experience and even anticipate demand for new solutions. Thomas is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique (Ensae) and remains heavily involved with the schools’ interactions with startups and incubators. He is a regular lecturer at top French institutions such as ESCP, ESSEC, ENA and Corps des Mines. In 2017, he was a guest lecturer at Stanford University, and detailed how he created the connected oral care consumer product category. For his efforts across multiple decades delivering innovation in 2018, Thomas was knighted by the French President, presented the “Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur,” citing his innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.

<p> Tim Balz is an award-winning engineer who is passionate about designing mobility technologies for people with disabilities. After working on high profile projects for SpaceX, Balz founded Kalogon in an effort to develop solutions that would radically transform the way the world sits and, most importantly, give wheelchair users their independence back. In 2014, Balz invented the first smart wheelchair, which won Intel's IOT Device of the Year Award and was endorsed by Stephen Hawking. He is a named inventor on an all terrain wheelchair patent and designed a wheelchair suspension system for one of the world's largest wheelchair companies, Permobil. When he's not inventing high tech solutions, Balz is giving underserved communities access to modern wheelchair technologies for free as part of his nonprofit, Freedom Chairs.&nbsp;</p>

Tony Nicolaidis: Chief Commercial Officer at Origin AI Tony Nicolaidis is the Chief Commercial Officer at Origin AI, a role he assumed in January 2023 after serving as the Chief Revenue Officer since August 2022. Known for his dynamic approach in the B2B sector, Tony excels in strategic planning, scaling sales and customer success teams, and aligning marketing strategies with revenue goals. His expertise in establishing data-driven SaaS revenue metrics has been pivotal in communicating progress to key stakeholders. Before joining Origin AI, Tony was the Chief Revenue Officer at Successware from June 2020 to August 2022, where he spearheaded sales and customer success strategies to drive company growth. He also contributed his expertise as a Startup Advisor to various construction startups, advising on value proposition and commercialization from January 2020 to June 2020. Tony's earlier career includes over two decades at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., where he held several key positions, including General Manager - Construction Technology Group and Vice President of Marketing and Product. His journey there showcased his versatility and leadership across various domains. Tony holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Loyola University, Maryland. His educational background, combined with his extensive professional experience, makes him a knowledgeable and inspiring speaker, particularly in the fields of sales, business development, and customer success.

Tyler Tribe is a seasoned technology executive with 32 years of experience designing and delivering transformative software solutions. For the past five and a half years, he has played a pivotal role at Becklar, shaping the company’s vision and product strategy with an emphasis on AI-driven innovation and unifying platforms. His leadership has been instrumental in advancing Becklar’s mission to deliver industry-leading safety solutions and services. Tyler is especially passionate about the SMART Critical Event Monitoring category. This rapidly evolving sector blends technology, AI, and human-in-the-loop operators to protect People, Property, and Workers. He sees this industry as a critical frontier for scalable, life-enhancing solutions and is deeply committed to developing platforms that integrate intelligent automation with empathetic human support. Before joining Becklar, Tyler spent two decades at IBM, leading strategic initiatives across product development teams, enterprise solutions, and client experience worldwide. His deep expertise spans global corporations and fast-growing mid-market businesses, and he is widely respected for his ability to bridge technical execution with customer-centric design. Tyler takes pride in building strong, collaborative teams and creating environments where innovation can thrive. He is deeply motivated by the opportunity to help organizations improve the lives of their customers and employees through thoughtful technology. Colleagues and partners appreciate his steady leadership, strategic mindset, and commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Vidya Ayyr, Director of Community Social Impact, Parkland Health

Wade Gibson joined Brinks Home in May 2020, bringing with him over a decade of high-level leadership experience in the private sector, U.S. military, and state and local government. In his role, Wade is responsible for company-wide lead customer acquisition efforts through direct and indirect sales, M&A and bulk buy transactions, lead-sharing, and cross-selling partnerships. He also spearheads business development efforts to attract potential new acquisitions, selling partners, and corporate partnerships. Before starting with Brinks Home, Wade most recently practiced law at Locke Lord LLP, where he advised large and small businesses, private equity funds, banks, and governments on over 75 mergers, acquisitions, and debt finance transactions ranging from $2 million to $2 billion. Outside the office, Wade and his wife Juliet spend their time chasing around their two sons and two dogs trying to prevent emergency room visits.

Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, CEO and founder of Biotricity, is a serial entrepreneur, a former investment advisor, an expert in corporate strategy, and an innovative technologist. Academically, he has been distinguished for his various innovative designs in digital, analog, embedded, and micro-electro-mechanical products. Waqaas has held several high-level design positions at IBM, AMD, and Intel. He has vast experience leading various groups through his board experience and executive roles within start-ups, mid-sized companies, and non-profits. Waqaas sits on the Boards of several innovative start-ups and late-stage companies in the medical device, healthcare technology, and AI industries. He is a thought leader in healthcare and innovation, recognized nationally and internationally. He regularly speaks and publishes on the future of healthcare and entrepreneurship and is often a guest or keynote at major conferences, podcasts, and media outlets including Fox News, Bloomberg, and others. Waqaas has raised over a $150M as an entrepreneur and built companies that have been recognized as leaders in their space. In his off time, Waqaas is and avid polo player, playing and competing professionally. The team he plays with has won some of the most important tournaments in the USA. In his current role as CEO of Biotricity, a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, Waqaas guides and continues to lead the company through every stage of bringing its biometric remote monitoring solutions to market. The company is considered one of the leading digital health companies and has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and the most Innovative Medical Device Company. As an industry enthusiast, Waqaas has published extensively on the future of healthcare. Waqaas’ publication experience spans back to his academic work, which is published in textbooks and recognized at various conferences such as IEEE and the National Communication Council. Since founding Biotricity Waqaas has become deeply vested in the potential that IoT connected technology, enhanced with artificial intelligence, could bring to healthcare. He frequently publishes on thought-provoking topics such as artificial intelligence, implementation of new technologies into the healthcare sphere, and the development of medical devices for underserved and remote communities.1 Waqaas is a recognized contributor for MedCity, Beckers, Forbes and other industry publications that are sources for research and insights on emerging technology. Waqaas has a dual bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and Economics, a Master’s in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Master’s in Business Administration and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Henley Business School, specialized in Transformative Innovations and Billion Dollar Markets.

Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, CEO and founder of Biotricity, is a serial entrepreneur, a former investment advisor, an expert in corporate strategy, and an innovative technologist. Academically, he has been distinguished for his various innovative designs in digital, analog, embedded, and micro-electro-mechanical products. Waqaas has held several high-level design positions at IBM, AMD, and Intel. He has vast experience leading various groups through his board experience and executive roles within start-ups, mid-sized companies, and non-profits. Waqaas sits on the Boards of several innovative start-ups and late-stage companies in the medical device, healthcare technology, and AI industries. He is a thought leader in healthcare and innovation, recognized nationally and internationally. He regularly speaks and publishes on the future of healthcare and entrepreneurship and is often a guest or keynote at major conferences, podcasts, and media outlets including Fox News, Bloomberg, and others. Waqaas has raised over a $150M as an entrepreneur and built companies that have been recognized as leaders in their space. In his off time, Waqaas is and avid polo player, playing and competing professionally. The team he plays with has won some of the most important tournaments in the USA. In his current role as CEO of Biotricity, a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, Waqaas guides and continues to lead the company through every stage of bringing its biometric remote monitoring solutions to market. The company is considered one of the leading digital health companies and has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and the most Innovative Medical Device Company. As an industry enthusiast, Waqaas has published extensively on the future of healthcare. Waqaas’ publication experience spans back to his academic work, which is published in textbooks and recognized at various conferences such as IEEE and the National Communication Council. Since founding Biotricity Waqaas has become deeply vested in the potential that IoT connected technology, enhanced with artificial intelligence, could bring to healthcare. He frequently publishes on thought-provoking topics such as artificial intelligence, implementation of new technologies into the healthcare sphere, and the development of medical devices for underserved and remote communities.1 Waqaas is a recognized contributor for MedCity, Beckers, Forbes and other industry publications that are sources for research and insights on emerging technology. Waqaas has a dual bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and Economics, a Master’s in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Master’s in Business Administration and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Henley Business School, specialized in Transformative Innovations and Billion Dollar Markets.

<p> Yamin Durrani is a passionate and resilient leader who has been driving adoption of innovative technologies like AI and semiconductors for nearly two decades. Yamin has held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Kami Vision since 2019. Prior to CEO, he held the position of VP of Sales and Marketing for YI Technology, the parent company of Kami Vision, joining the company in 2018. Prior to joining Kami Vision, Yamin was Senior Director of Cyient where he grew the sales revenue by 150% in one year. From 2012 to 2017, Yamin increased sales to $110M from $25M at Fairchild Semiconductor, with a specific focus on Apple. Yamin holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, a Master of Science from Texas A&amp;M University and he graduated at the top of his BS class in Electrical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, India, where he also received The President's Medal of Academic Excellence. He believes AI technology will elevate human capital to the next level and help save lives when applied to applications like elder care, medicine discovery, predictive epidemiology and increased safety in public spaces. His dream is for Kami Vision to be the computer vision AI technology that benefits millions of people to help them lead better, safer and healthier lives.</p>