Thursday, November 13, 2025
Leadership Resilience in a Time of Great Uncertainty and Change
REGISTER BELOW (DINNER REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED)
NEW THIS YEAR: Programming will begin Thursday at 4:00pm with a PITCH COMPETITION for early-stage companies judged by a panel of professional investors followed by an OPENING NETWORKING RECEPTION. Our PRE-CONFERENCE DINNER on Thursday at 7:00pm will provide alumni, conference speakers, and sponsors with a terrific opportunity to spend quality time together!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PITCH COMPETITION
Then join us on Friday for a remarkable day of knowledge sharing and networking that will include noteworthy speakers from across the industry as we explore what it takes to be resilient in an era of great uncertainty and unprecedented change.
CONFERENCE AGENDA (click here for detailed agenda)
Pre-Conference: Thursday 4:00pm -9:30pm
- Inaugural Pitch Competition: Finalist start-ups from life sciences, medtech and digital health pitch to expert investor judges
- Welcome Reception
- Alumni Dinner and Alumni Awards Reception
Conference: Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Opening Keynote: Vin Gupta, MD - Managing Director - Manatt Health Innovation
- Policy in Healthcare Plenary: featuring David Shulkin, MD, Ninth Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with Bryan Bushick, MD, WG'89 as moderator
- Breakout Session - Policy Impact on Providers & Payers with Brett Cohen, WG'04, CEO - Recovery Centers of America, Rachel Werner, MD, PhD, Executive Director - Leonard Davis Institute, Don Liss, MD, CMO - Johns Hopkins Health Plans, and Andrew Mulcahy, Senior Health Policy Researcher, The RAND Corporation as moderator
- Breakout Session - Policy Impact on the Life Sciences with John Manthei, Partner - Latham & Watkins, Mark Turco, CEO - Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub, Tess Cameron, Principal - RA Capital and Katie Ellias, WG'06, Advisor and Independent Board Director as moderator
- Pitch Competition Mini-Pitches & Awards
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Plenary: featuring Martin Bittner, MD, WEMBA'49, Founder and CEO - Redouble AI, Tom Cassels, Managing Director - Manatt Health, and Kathryn Tong, WG'07, CEO - Sapphire Health Advisory as moderator
- Breakout Session - AI impact on Providers & Payers with Adam Silverman, MD, FACP, CMO - Honest Health, Rashie Jain, WG’16, CEO & Co-Founder - Marvix, Howard Willson, MD, Medical Director - Carbon Health, and Ryan Wesley Brown, Senior Associate - Duane Morris as moderator
- Breakout Session - AI impact on the Life Sciences with Zeenat Patrawala, CEO - Force of Nature AI, Steve Sweeny, WG'14, VP, Business Development & Strategy - Viz.ai, Emily Rizzo, WG’17, Associate Partner - McKinsey, and Megan Ax, WG’06, Senior Director - Bristol Myers Squibb as moderator
- Closing Session: Leadership Resilience in a Time of Great Uncertainty and Change: featuring Michael Charlton, President and CEO - AtlantiCare Health System and Mike Sicilia, CEO - Oracle, with Amanda Hopkins Tirrell, WG'86 as moderator
Current WHCMAA dues-paying members
- $400 WHCMAA current member
- $175 WHCMAA current member -- fully retired
- $250 WHCMAA Patron Member
- $125 Current Health Care Management (HCM) (including WEMBA) student
Non-members**
- $525 WHCMAA non-member or for guests of conference attendees.
Alumni Dinner (registration is now closed):
A pre-conference dinner will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7pm at a cost of $130 per person.
Registration to the dinner allows for access to the opening reception prior to the dinner.
Dinner options:
- Pan-roasted Atlantic Salmon
- Beef Filet
- Vegetarian Option
PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFERENCE DOES NOT INCLUDE THURSDAY NIGHT'S DINNER. A SEPARATE TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED.
** Registration to the conference is limited to Wharton Health Care Management Program and Executive MBA Program alumni, WHCMAA affiliate members, University of Pennsylvania alumni who work in health care, current WHCM and WEMBA students, and guests invited by a conference attendee or the Wharton Health Care Management Alumni Association. If you do not meet any of these criteria and are attending as a guest of a conference attendee, please email the name of that attendee to our club administrator, Danna Daughtry, at [email protected].
For more information, contact the 2025 WHCMAA Alumni Conference Chairs:
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