FIRESIDE CHAT 2026 | Beyond the Bolt-On: Reimagining Healthcare for the AI Era
September 29, 2026, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Join Rubin Pillay, PhD, MD, MBA, MSc, BSc(Hon)Pharm, Professor of Medicine & Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE, SI EVP Research & Learning for a candid, unscripted conversation between two people who have spent careers at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and leadership. Timely crucial subjects including:*Why bolting AI onto today’s clinical workflows isn’t working — and what it would mean to redesign healthcare delivery from scratch
*The generational divide reshaping healthcare organizations: digital natives entering the workforce while decision-making stays with an older guard
*Closing the gap between what health systems are investing in AI today and what true transformation actually requires
*What “ambidextrous leadership” looks like — staying future-focused on emerging technology while still running operationally sound organizations today
You will learn practical takeaways leaders can act on Monday morning, not just big-picture vision !