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SUMMIT | 2025 CIO – Future-Proofing Healthcare: AI, Sustainability, and Resilience for Tomorrow

January 28, 2025 - January 29, 2025

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FUTURE PROOFING HEALTHCARE: AI, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOR TOMORROW

Jan 28-29, 2025

SI CIO Summit and Site Visit

Sponsored by Impact Advisors
Hosted by Stanford Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Join us for an exclusive summit designed for CIOs leading healthcare innovation!

This summit will delve into the intersection of cutting-edge technologies, sustainability, and resilience, exploring how these critical elements are transforming healthcare systems today and preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow.

This is your opportunity to connect with some of the brightest minds in healthcare IT at an exclusive summit designed for CIOs shaping the future of healthcare. We’ll work to move past the buzz words into the practical implications of advances in healthcare technology to determine how they can help and hinder our efforts to advance patient care and reduce provider burden.

Overview

During our time together, we’ll discuss:

  • Dynamic Discussions & Expert Insights: Participate in peer-led conversations on AI integration, cybersecurity, financial sustainability and building resilient healthcare systems. Learn strategies to address the most critical issues facing the healthcare industry today.
  • Collaborative Learning: Exchange ideas with peers and industry experts who are driving healthcare innovation – in and around AI and more.
  • Featured Topics:  
    • AI 2.0 (Agent-Based AI) and Precision Health
    • Alternative Revenue Strategies 
    • Ransomware Resilience and Cybersecurity  
    • AI Safety and Scalability 
    • Sustainability in Healthcare  

Special Site Visit: The future of healthcare in action  

On Day 2 of the 2025 CIO Summit, join us for an exclusive site visit to Stanford’s Smart Hospital, the cutting-edge Biodesign Office in the Clark Center, and Stanford’s Robotic Center. This is your chance to experience firsthand the innovations transforming healthcare technology and see how AI, robotics, and biodesign are shaping the future of patient care.  

Reserve Your Spot Today! 
Be part of the conversation and plan to join us.  

This event is eligible for ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Learn more ››

Publications

Presentations

Accommodations

Registration fees, receptions and meals are covered by your membership dues; however, participants are responsible for their own hotel and travel expenses. Please register and reserve your hotel room by January 3, 2025 to receive the SI discounted rate. For additional details, see our CIO Affinity Group page.

Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Reserve your room by January 3, 2025, to secure the SI discounted rate.

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Agenda

Tuesday – Jan 28 | Wednesday – Jan 29

Tuesday, Jan 28

8:00 am

CIO Summit

Location: Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center 
291 Campus Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Conference Room: 320 (3rd floor)

Continental Breakfast

8:15 am

8:45 am

 Welcome – Janet Guptill, FACHE, CPHIMS, President & CEO and Cynthia Clark, SVP, Member Executive Engagement & Strategy, Scottsdale Institute; Michael Pfeffer, MD, CIO, Associate Dean, Clinical Professor, Stanford Medicine

Introductions & Objectives of the Summit – Moderator: Skip Lemon, VP, Impact Advisors

Janet Guptill, FACHE, CPHIMS

President and CEO, Scottsdale Institute

Janet Guptill is President and CEO of the Scottsdale Institute, a non-profit membership organization of leading health systems focused on transformational change leveraging information technology. In this role she brings a unique perspective of leveraging information technology to make better...
Guptill

Cynthia Clark

SVP, Member Executive Engagement & Strategy, Scottsdale Institute

SVP, Member Executive Engagement & Strategy, Scottsdale Institute See LinkedIn

Michael A. Pfeffer, MD, FACP

Chief Information Officer, Stanford Health Care and Stanford School of Medicine

Michael A. Pfeffer, MD, FACP serves as Chief Information Officer and Associate Dean for Stanford Health Care and Stanford University School of Medicine. Michael oversees Technology and Digital Solutions (TDS), responsible for providing world class technology solutions to Stanford Health...
Pfeffer

Bruce G. (Skip) Lemon

Managing Director, Impact Advisors

Mr. Lemon is a healthcare consulting professional with over 35 years of experience in strategy development, program management, system integration, clinical and revenue cycle process improvement, interim leadership, board education, and outsourcing. His career has focused on serving dozens of...
Lemon

8:45 am

10:15 am

 Emerging Technologies, and Precision Health

Discussion Host(s): Paul Browne, Executive Advisor (recent former CIO), Henry Ford Health 
Christopher (Topher) Sharp, MD, CMIO & Clinical Professor, Stanford Health 

Questions to consider:

  • As the convergence of information technology, clinical informatics, and the life sciences continues to  evolve, how do we envision the role of IT and clinical informatics change over time? What new opportunities or challenges might arise as these integrate to improve patient care, research, and  healthcare delivery? 
  • In an era of ever-growing data, how can healthcare organizations effectively make sense of it? What  strategies, technologies, or frameworks should CIOs adopt to ensure data is not only collected but  also leveraged meaningfully to drive better decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and  streamline operations?

 

Paul T. Browne

Executive Advisor; Former CIO, Henry Ford Health

Paul Browne retired from full-time, health system, executive leadership in May 2024. He is now seeking opportunities to use his extensive experience in a governance or advisory capacity to advance the healthcare industry. During his career Mr. Browne served as...
Browne

Christopher Sharp, MD

Christopher Sharp, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine; CMIO, Stanford Health Care

Dr. Sharp serves as the Chief Medical Information Officer at Stanford Health Care, where he is a physician leader in the application of innovative clinical technologies for the delivery of care. Dr. Sharp is accountable for integrating and transforming health...

10:15 am

10:30 am

 Break

10:30 am

11:45 am

Strategies for Improving Financial Performance & Growth
Discussion Host: Michelle Fanner, Executive Director of Business Operations, Stanford Health Care

Questions to consider:

  • How are you partnering with your CFO to understand IT funding requirements to meet org priorities? • How have you positioned IT as an “innovation engine” to create new operational capacity for margin  improvement? 
  • Where have you seen success in improving organizational efficiency or capacity by partnering with  Operations to improve bottom line impact?  

Michelle Fanner

Executive Director, Business Operations, Stanford Medicine Technology & Digital Solutions

Michelle Fanner is an accomplished executive with over 30 years of experience in financial and business operational management. As the Executive Director of TDS Business Operations at Stanford Health Care since 2015, Michelle leads a comprehensive suite of responsibilities including...
Fanner

11:45 am

1:45 pm

 Lunch & Stretch Break– Vina Enoteca Italian Restaurant –700 Welch Road, Suite 110, Palo Alto, CA 94304

1:45 pm

3:15 pm

 Ransomware Resilience & Cybersecurity

Discussion Host(s): Joel Klein, CIO, University of Maryland Medical Center; Mike Mucha, CISO, Stanford Health Care

Questions to consider: 

  • Ransomware: 
    • Is ransomware #1, #2, or lower on your risk list? What’s the one project you’re working on right now  that’s most focused on mitigating this threat?
  • Third-Party Risk: Given the high-profile breaches involving companies like Change Healthcare and  Snowflake, where does third-party risk sit on your priority list? Is it #1, #2, or lower on your risk list? –
    • Which third parties have you assessed as the most impactful in case of service disruption on their  end? Please provide any examples of vendors and their roles.  
  • Security Controls:
    • Our industry tends to be more permissive than sectors dealing with classified information. What’s the  most intrusive control you’ve implemented or considered in the past year and was it/will it be worth it?

Joel Klein

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, University of Maryland Medical System

Klein

Michael (Mike) Mucha

Chief Information Security Officer, Stanford Health Care and School of Medicine

Michael Mucha is the Chief Information Security Officer for Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine at Stanford Medicine, overseeing cybersecurity risk management for the joint missions of medical education, medical research, and adult healthcare. Prior to joining...
Mucha

3:15 pm

3:30 pm

 Break

3:30 pm

5:00 pm

 AI Safety and Scalability 

Discussion Host(s): Michael Pfeffer, MD, CIO, Associate Dean, Clinical Professor, Stanford Medicine

Questions to consider: 

  • What is your current approach to developing and deploying AI solutions within your organization?
  • What steps are you taking to ensure that your AI solutions are safe and scalable? 
  • So far, what have been your greatest AI successes within your organization? 
  • Is there anything that you’d like to try, but safety risks are preventing you from moving forward?

 

 

Michael A. Pfeffer, MD, FACP

Chief Information Officer, Stanford Health Care and Stanford School of Medicine

Michael A. Pfeffer, MD, FACP serves as Chief Information Officer and Associate Dean for Stanford Health Care and Stanford University School of Medicine. Michael oversees Technology and Digital Solutions (TDS), responsible for providing world class technology solutions to Stanford Health...
Pfeffer

 

5:00 pm

5:15 pm

 Day 1 Wrap-up, Round Robin Best Takeaways, Next Steps and Adjourn 

Moderator: Skip Lemon, VP, Impact Advisors

Janet Guptill, FACHE, CPHIMS, President & CEO and Cynthia Clark, SVP, Member Executive Engagement & Strategy, Scottsdale Institute

Bruce G. (Skip) Lemon

Managing Director, Impact Advisors

Mr. Lemon is a healthcare consulting professional with over 35 years of experience in strategy development, program management, system integration, clinical and revenue cycle process improvement, interim leadership, board education, and outsourcing. His career has focused on serving dozens of...
Lemon

Janet Guptill, FACHE, CPHIMS

President and CEO, Scottsdale Institute

Janet Guptill is President and CEO of the Scottsdale Institute, a non-profit membership organization of leading health systems focused on transformational change leveraging information technology. In this role she brings a unique perspective of leveraging information technology to make better...
Guptill

Cynthia Clark

SVP, Member Executive Engagement & Strategy, Scottsdale Institute

SVP, Member Executive Engagement & Strategy, Scottsdale Institute See LinkedIn

5:30 pm

7:30 pm

 Welcome & Cocktail Reception – The Stanford Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Dr. Stanford, CA 94305

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