Past eventHeld October 5–7, 2026
The Executive Forum 2026
An invitation-only experience for health system enterprise leaders.
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD
- Held
- October 5–7, 2026
- Venue
- Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD
TL;DR
- The Executive Forum 2026 took place October 5–7 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.
- Registration was by invitation only, subject to approval, for Members/Providers.
- The program was billed as combining a fully curated executive agenda with access to innovation, operators, policymakers and partners shaping healthcare’s future.
- Networking formats were scheduled to include a private executive reception and dinner, executive roundtables, a VIP reverse trade show, and a VIP innovation celebration.
Who was in the room
Health system enterprise leaders
Premier members/providers.
Featured speakers
23 listedEmad Rizk
CEO, President and Chairman · Premier
Abhi Sharma
Managing Director, moderator · Premier
Karthik Raja
SVP, Chief Analytics and AI Officer · Ascension
Mike Sanky
VP, Global Industry Leader for Healthcare & Life Sciences · Databricks
John Barto
Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Health and Life Sciences · Microsoft
Eric Leroux
Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer · Eisenhower Health
Karen Chilton
SVP and Chief Quality Officer · WakeMed
Emily Gerkin Guerrant
VP and Chief Communications Officer · Michigan State University
Jason Stopyra
Enterprise VP, Public Safety · Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Maria Ghazal
CEO · Healthcare Leadership Council
Blake Allison
CEO · Employers Health Network
Simon Castellanos
CEO · AIS Healthcare
Tanvi Patel
VP & GM · Amazon Pharmacy
Crystal Climer
CFO · Premier
Deborah Dage
CFO · Saint Francis Tulsa
Brad Bond
CFO · University Hospitals
Thomas Otis
Chief Trade and Asset Officer · Palmetto Infusion
Kevin Randall
CFO · Crouse
David Shulkin
MD, Ninth Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs
Rick McWhorter
CFO · Texas Health Resources
Mehmet Oz
Dr., featured
Mark McClellan
Dr., featured
Dorothy Fink
Dr., featured
Venue & travel
Venue
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, Oxon Hill, MD 20745Questions people ask
5 answeredThe Executive Forum 2026 took place October 5–7, 2026.
It was held at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.
Health system enterprise leaders, specifically Premier members/providers, were the stated audience.
It was most useful for health system enterprise leaders who could get an invitation, since registration was limited to Premier members and providers, and the speakers were billed as including finance and quality chiefs from systems such as University Hospitals, Texas Health Resources and WakeMed alongside technology executives from Databricks and Microsoft. Role-based roundtables and headline sessions on AI and margin pressure gave it a practical bent for senior operators; vendors, non-members and mid-level staff would have got less from it because access depended on approval.
Health system executives at events like this usually wear business professional, with suits or blazers, plus something dressier for the networking dinner and reception. The Gaylord National is a large convention resort, so comfortable shoes help with walking between venues.
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