Research & Innovation in Healthcare
2024 Conference Agenda
The agenda for the Research & Innovation in Healthcare meeting has been announced. The meeting will be held at Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A diverse group of moderators and panelists will provide a variety of perspectives.
Tuesday, April 23
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Welcome and Introduction |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Innovation vs. Commercialization: What is the difference and what is the value to hospitals? David Winwood, PhD, Wake Forest Innovations/Advocate Health Valerie McDevitt – Florida State University |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | How do you Commercialize an Innovation?: If “innovation” is focused on an internal Donald P. Taylor, PhD, MBA, CLP – UC Davis Health Stephen M. Behm – Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| 10:45am – 11:15am | Networking Break |
| 11:15am – Noon | Presentation: “Owkin & Baylor Scott & White – AI in Action” Matthew Howe, PhD – Owkin Elisa Priest – Baylor Scott & White Health Ashley Hopkins – Baylor Scott & White Health |
| Noon – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | AI: Opportunities in Healthcare Elaine Hamm, PhD – Elaine Hamm, PhD, Samantha Nava, PhD, Rice University |
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Innovating to the common denominator: Innovations can come from all levels. How do you find them and get people to disclose them? Stephen M. Behm – Bon Secours Mercy Health Valerie McDevitt – Florida State University Manoja Lecamwasam PhD MBA – CommonSpirit Health |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Networking Break |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Patient Data Licensing Dinesh Divakaran – Owkin Valerie McDevitt – Florida State University Charles Macedo – Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP |
| 4:15pm – 5:00pm | How is your office structured? Jeffrey Klein, PhD MBA RPA MPM – UH Ventures Scott McNeal – Mass General Brigham Brad Phelan – UT Southwestern |
Wednesday, April 24
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Driving Innovation through your system: You’ve identified an innovation … how do Donald P. Taylor, PhD, MBA, CLP – UC Davis Health Scott McNeal – Mass General Brigham |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | How you manage and market specialty assets, such as GMP production Donald P. Taylor, PhD, MBA, CLP – UC Davis Health Robert McClain, PhD – UNTHSC |
| 10:45am – 11:15am | Networking Break |
| 11:15 am – Noon | MTEC’s Billion Dollar Bets – Investing in Biomedical Innovation to Improve Health Outcomes Rick Satcher – MTEC |
| Noon | Meeting Adjourned |