This unique event showcases North Carolina’s reputation as a
world-renowned leader in medicine, biotech and technology. The event brings together hundreds of CEOs, senior executives, government officials and non-profit leaders in the healthcare industry to focus on the future of care through leadership.
This year’s Forum will focus exclusively on transformations in healthcare through presentations and conversations with North Carolina’s top leaders in the industry. The 2018 speakers are:
Emcee: Brian Caveney, MD, JD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, LabCorp
Opening Remarks: Governor Roy Cooper
Featured Keynote Speakers
● Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, N.C. Secretary of Health and Human Services
● Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Keynote Speakers
● Stefan Willemsen, CEO of BioMerieux, Inc.
● David King, CEO of LabCorp
● Julie Freischlag, MD, CEO of Wake Forest Medical Center, Interim Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine
● Boris Pasche, MD, PhD, Executive Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest Medical Center
● Neal Fowler, CEO at Liquidia
● Dan Cain, Vice President & General Manager, SAS Health & Life Sciences
● Eric Tomlinson, DSc, PhD, President of the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter & CIO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
● John McConnell, MD, CEO Emeritus of Wake Forest Medical Center and Executive Director and Chair of Wake Forest Healthcare Ventures
● Mark Bouck, CEO of TrialCard
● Siu Tong, CEO of Smartlink Healthcare Solutions
● Amy Amick, CEO of SPH Analytics
● Kevin Campbell, MD, CEO of PaceMate, On Air Television Medical Expert CBS, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Contributor, USNews and World Report Contributor, Washington Examiner
● Anthony Atala, MD, Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, W.H. Boyce Professor and Chair, Department of Urology