2018

This year, Partners in Digital Health, publishers of Blockchain in Healthcare Today and Teleheath and Medicine Today, presented a full day of concurrent tracks featuring  the foremost  innovators and savants in blockchain technology, telehealth, AI, and other novel technologies convened  at the Convege2Xcelerate  (#ConV2X),  healthcare modernization event,  to address the most compelling issues, growth opportunities, and financial implications for the industry.

Sector leadership  converged to share and challenge the integration of emerging technologies to accelerate building a new framework for the future of patient care, and modernization of a new health system.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
CONSENSYS HEALTHPLATINUM SPONSOR,  CONFERENCE AND BLOCKCHAIN TRACK
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIMBRONZE SPONSOR 

Sponsors:
BurstIQ  |  1800PR  |  Cadent Medical Communication  | HealthVerity  |  Izzy  |  Nonnatech

Media Partners:
Healthcare Informatics  |  Health Data Management  |  Pharmacy Podcast

and all our Friends…
https://convergetoaccelerate2018.sched.com/directory/sponsors

 

Featured Speakers

avatar for Jose Arrieta

Jose Arrieta

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary

avatar for John D. Halamka, MD, MS

John D. Halamka, MD, MS

Beth Israel Deaconess System
John D. Halamka, MD, MS, CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,…

avatar for Heather Flannery

Heather Flannery

ConsenSys Health
Health Circle Global Lead

 

 

Speakers

avatar for Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi, Esq.

Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi, Esq.

Deloitte
Former U.S. Treasury Senior Policy Advisor

avatar for Ahmed Abdulla

Ahmed Abdulla

Digipharm
Founder/CEO , Digipharm, and UN/CEFACT, UN Economic Commission for…

avatar for Michael Adcock, FACHE

Michael Adcock, FACHE

UMMC Center for Telehealth, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Executive Director, Center for Telehealth

avatar for Vince Albanese

Vince Albanese

Haven Health Solutions
CEO

avatar for Abdullah Albeyatti

Abdullah Albeyatti

Medicalchain
CEO and Co-Founder

avatar for Gil Alterovitz, PhD

Gil Alterovitz, PhD

Harvard Medical School
Faculty, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital,…

avatar for Bryan Arkwright

Bryan Arkwright

Schumacher Clinical Partners / Wake Forest University School of Law
Managing Consultant / Professor

avatar for Phil Baker

Phil Baker

Good Shepherd
Co-Founder

WB

William Baker

New York University
Director, Global Debate Fund

avatar for John Bass

John Bass

Hashed Health
Founder and CEO

avatar for Fred Bazzoli

Fred Bazzoli

Health Data Management
Editor

avatar for Brian Behlendorf

Brian Behlendorf

Hyperledger
Executive Director

avatar for Iris Berman

Iris Berman

Northwell Health
VP and AVP, Telehealth Services and Member, NYS Regulatory…

avatar for Uli Broedl

Uli Broedl

Boehringer Ingelheim, Canada
Medical Director and Vice President of Medical and Regulatory Affairs

avatar for Walter De Brouwer

Walter De Brouwer

doc.ai
CEO and Founder

avatar for Debbie Bucci

Debbie Bucci

Government Office
IT Architect

avatar for Avinash Burra

Avinash Burra

Digital Asset
Product Manager

avatar for Tory Cenaj

Tory Cenaj

Partners in Digital Health
Founder and Publisher, Blockchain in Healthcare Today and Telehealth…

avatar for Robert Chu

Robert Chu

Embleema
CEO and CTO

avatar for Kevin A. Clauson, PharmD

Kevin A. Clauson, PharmD

Lipscomb University
Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

avatar for Kenneth Colon

Kenneth Colon

Izzy Care.
. Co-Founder and CEO

avatar for Kyle Culver

Kyle Culver

Humana
,Solution Architect

avatar for Matt Cunningham

Matt Cunningham

Evicore
SVP, Business Development

avatar for Amar Das, MD, PhD

Amar Das, MD, PhD

IBM Research
Director, Learning Health Systems

avatar for Cristina Dolan

Cristina Dolan

iXledger Technologies
Co-Founder & COO

avatar for James Edwards

James Edwards

Cloudbreak Health, LLC
CEO and Co-Founder

avatar for Samer Ellahham, MD

Samer Ellahham, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City , UAE
Chief Quality Officer, Senior Cardiovascular Consultant

avatar for Todd Eury

Todd Eury

Pharmacy Podcast Network
Founder

avatar for Dee Ford

Dee Ford

Medical University of South Carolina
Professor of Medicine

avatar for Shira Frank

Shira Frank

Maiden
Co-Founder

avatar for Gary German

Gary German

Nonnatech
Founder, and CEO

avatar for David Gruber, MD

David Gruber, MD

Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group (HIG)
Managing Director and Director of Research

avatar for Basker Gummadi

Basker Gummadi

Bayer
Digital Innovation

avatar for Michael K. Gusmano, PhD

Michael K. Gusmano, PhD

The Hastings Center
Research Scholar

avatar for Dr. Keith Hanna

Dr. Keith Hanna

IPRD Solutions
Chief Executive Officer

avatar for Cees Hesp

Cees Hesp

PharmAccess
Director mHealth Research Labs, PharmAccess Foundation, and Director,…

avatar for Shawnna Hoffman

Shawnna Hoffman

IBM
Global Cognitive Legal Co-Leader, Watson AI & Quantum Computing,…

avatar for Florence Hudson

Florence Hudson

NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at Indiana University
Special Advisor

avatar for Dominique Hurley

Dominique Hurley

HealthVerity
Vice President Innovation & Strategy

avatar for Mark Jacobs

Mark Jacobs

Delaware Health Information Network
Chief Information Officer

avatar for Mike Jacobs

Mike Jacobs

Optum
Senior Distinguished Engineer

avatar for Stan Kachnowski

Stan Kachnowski

HITLAB
Chair

avatar for Katherine Kuzmeskas

Katherine Kuzmeskas

SimplyVital Health, Inc.
Presdient and Chief Executive Officer

avatar for Rajiv Leventhal

Rajiv Leventhal

Healthcare Informatics
Managing Editor

avatar for Jim Kyung-Soo Liew, PHD

Jim Kyung-Soo Liew, PHD

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Assistant Professor of Finance

avatar for Richard Heinzl, MD MPH MSc LLD

Richard Heinzl, MD MPH MSc LLD

WorldCare International, Inc.
Global Medical Director

avatar for Kathryn King Cristaldi M.D.

Kathryn King Cristaldi M.D.

Medical University of South Carolina
Associate Program Director, Center of Excellence

avatar for Tim Ken Mackey, MAS, PhD

Tim Ken Mackey, MAS, PhD

UC San Diego
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Global Public Health

avatar for Sean Manion

Sean Manion

ConsenSys Health, United States
Chief Scientific Officer

avatar for John Mattison

John Mattison

Kaiser Permanente
Asst. Med. Dir. Chief Health Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente,…

avatar for Ellen McCarthy

Ellen McCarthy

Cadent Medical Communications
Managing Director

avatar for James McElligott

James McElligott

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Medical Director for Telehealth

avatar for Chrissa McFarlane

Chrissa McFarlane

Patientory
Founder/CEO

avatar for Oren Mechanic

Oren Mechanic

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine

avatar for Oki Mek

Oki Mek

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Chief Product Officer

avatar for Richard Migliori, M.D.

Richard Migliori, M.D.

UnitedHealth Group
Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer

avatar for Courtney Morris

Courtney Morris

ARTiFACTS
President, Co-Founder

avatar for Jay Parkinson

Jay Parkinson

Sherpaa
Founder & CEO

avatar for Carlo Piraino

Carlo Piraino

Private
International Healthcare Consultant

avatar for Sandeep Pulim

Sandeep Pulim

Medici MD
CIO

avatar for Erik Pupo

Erik Pupo

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Chief Information Officer

avatar for Priya Ramaswamy

Priya Ramaswamy

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Resident

avatar for Ron Ribitzky, MD

Ron Ribitzky, MD

R&D Ribitzky
Founder & CEO

avatar for Frank Ricotta

Frank Ricotta

BurstIQ
CEO

avatar for Lori Ruderman

Lori Ruderman

Department of Health and Human Services
Director, BuySmarter PMO,

avatar for Jay Sales

Jay Sales

VSP Global
Co-Director

avatar for Tom Savel, MD

Tom Savel, MD

CDC
Director, Informatics Innovation Unit

avatar for ALPESH SHAH

ALPESH SHAH

IEEE
SR DIR

avatar for Julia Saiz Shimosato

Julia Saiz Shimosato

Syneos Health
SVP

avatar for Aditya Vikram Singh

Aditya Vikram Singh

Indicoin
Strategy Head

avatar for Joseph (Joe) Smith

Joseph (Joe) Smith

Reflexion Health, a Digital Health Corp Company
CEO

avatar for Paul Snow

Paul Snow

Factom
CEO

avatar for Amanda Stanhaus

Amanda Stanhaus

University of Michigan
PhD Student

avatar for Ted Tanner

Ted Tanner

PokitDok
Co-Founder, CTO

avatar for Mark B. Thompson, MHSA

Mark B. Thompson, MHSA

Medical Society of Delaware
Executive Director

avatar for Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Administration
BUYSMARTER Solution Architect at Nationwide IT Services, Inc.

avatar for Tom Trowbridge

Tom Trowbridge

Hedera Hashgraph
President

avatar for Mihaela Ulieru, PhD

Mihaela Ulieru, PhD

Endor.coin
Chief Alchemist

avatar for Erik Viirre, MD

Erik Viirre, MD

UC San Diego
Adjunct Professor of Neurosciences, UC San Diego and Former Medical…

avatar for Fennie Wang

Fennie Wang

OpenWater Capital
COO and Chief of Regulatory

avatar for Jin Wei-Kocsis, Ph.D.

Jin Wei-Kocsis, Ph.D.

University of Akron
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

avatar for Andrew B. Wilson

Andrew B. Wilson

Morris James LLP
Attorney and Legislative Specialist

avatar for Aleksandar Zelenovic

Aleksandar Zelenovic

Sapient Consulting
Strategy and Consulting Practice Lead
 
 
 
 
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