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Health AI Symposium

Schedule

May 26, 2026

Agenda	Time	Description	Comment
Registration and Welcome	11:00 am - noon	Check-In, Networking and Lunch	Event Registration: Grab and Go Lunch
Welcome & Opening Remarks Pamela Sutton-Wallace, President, Yale New Haven Health	noon - 12:15 pm	Opening Remarks by Program Organizers	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill
Presentation 1: AI in Practice: From Promise to Reality Lee Schwamm, MD, Chief Digital Health Officer, Digital Strategy & Transformation, Yale New Haven Health Alexi Nazem, MD, General Partner, AlleyCorp Andrew Gostine, MD, MBA, Co-Founder Chief Executive Officer, Artisight Dana Edelson, MD, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AgileMD	12:15 pm -1:00 pm	Fireside chat on real‑world AI deployment, governance models, and implementation lessons Discussion of enterprise vs. healthcare-specific AI challenges, risk, and adoption barriers Industry perspective on what’s holding AI back in healthcare delivery and what will unlock scale Format: Fireside Chat	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill
Presentation 2: Measuring Value & ROI in Healthcare AI: Balance Sheet vs. Mission Sari Kaganoff, CEO and Founder, Aytza Health Rishabh Jain, Co-Founder and CEO, Latent Health Josh Flum, Managing Partner, LRVHealth Sandhya Rao, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alistair Erskine, MD, Chief Information Digital Officer, Highmark Health	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm	Moderated panel exploring how health systems, investors, and startups define “value” Tension between financial ROI (cost reduction, revenue) and clinical value (mortality, quality, access) How boards, executives, and innovation leaders decide what success looks like What metrics actually enable scaling, funding, and long-term adoption Format: Moderated panel with 4–6 speakers	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill
Networking Break	1:45 - 2:00 pm	Attendees can stretch, grab refreshments and continue informal discussions	Refreshments Served
Pitch Competition: YNHHS Innovation Award Pitches	2:00 - 3:45 pm	Objective: Finalists pitch their ideas to judges Format: 5-minute pitch + 3 min Q&A + 2 min buffer and transition Expect up to 10 pitches	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill
Presentation 3: Connecticut Health AI Snapshot: From Strategy to Practice Christine Finck, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief, Connecticut Children’s Hospital Pete Grevelding, Chief Operating Officer, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Barry Stein, MD, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, Hartford HealthCare Jasper Tolarba, EdD, DNP, Endowed Chair, Nursing and Innovation, Northwell Health Amit Kumar, Head of Licensing and Venture, UCONN Lee Schwamm, MD, Chief Digital Health Officer, Digital Strategy & Transformation, Yale New Haven Health	3:45 - 4:30 pm	5‑minute rapid updates from CT health systems (Gaylord, CT Children’s, Hartford HealthCare, Nuvance, UCONN, YNHHS) Focus on: AI maturity and readiness, What has moved from pilot → production, Governance, adoption, and scaling lessons Designed to give attendees a statewide view of AI in practice	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill
Closing Remarks Christopher O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, Yale New Haven Health	4:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Thank you extended to judges, contestants, audience and panelists	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill
Networking	4:45 - 6:00 pm	Attendees can grab refreshments and continue informal discussions	Venue: Kroon Hall, Yale University Science Hill

May 27, 2026

Agenda	Time	Description	Comment
Learning from AI in practice Lee Schwamm, MD, Chief Digital Health Officer, Digital Strategy & Transformation, Yale New Haven Health Margaret Cartiera, Director, Yale School of Medicine Richa Sharma, MD, HAIC Winner - Polaris Rohan Khera, MD, HAIC Winner - Ensight-AI Adam Landman, MD, Chief Digital Information Officer, Brown Health	1:45 pm - 2:15 pm	Presentation by the 2025 Health AI Championship Silver award winners Speakers will discuss their winning innovations and what is required from an approved algorithm to a scaled application Format: Moderated panel with 4 speakers	Venue: Yale SOM (Room 2420, spillover in room 2430
Award Announcement	2:15 pm - 2:30 pm	Awards Ceremony: Announcement of winners for the 2026 YNHHS Innovation Awards	Venue: Yale SOM (Room 2420, spillover in room 2430
Networking Event	2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Structured networking with: Award winners, Investors, Health system leaders Opportunity for warm introductions and follow‑up conversations	Venue: Yale SOM, Atrium

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