Meet the Speakers:
Jack Cochran is the former Executive Director (CEO) of the Permanente Federation, the national leader for Kaiser Permanente’s 21,000 physicians in the care of 11 million patients. Modern Healthcare selected Dr. Cochran as one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Leaders in America in 2009, 2010, and 2012. Today he is a strategic advisor to healthcare technology companies, coaches CEO’s, and is a professional speaker and author.
Adam Schlifke, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist and former medical director with fundamental business training highly motivated to improve healthcare delivery in the US through technology. I enjoy working in entrepreneurial environments that are focused on designing innovative solutions that are well integrated into the healthcare workflow. I love to "disrupt" healthcare delivery with technology-enabled services.
Uli Chettipally, MD is a physician, researcher, author, innovator. He is the Founder and President of InnovatorMD and also founded Sirica Therapeutics, a robotics/VR device for autism. He built an award-winning Clinical Decision Support platform at Kaiser Permanente. His book, "Punish the Machine! The Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare" is available on Amazon.
James Mitchell, MD is a radiation Oncologist by training, having spent nearly a decade in the U.S. Air Force as Director of the Joint Radiation Oncology Center and practicing radiation oncologist utilizing advanced technology including IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, VMAT, and SRS. He has more recently practiced in Pleasant Hill, CA and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at Veris Health and VP of Digital Health at PAVmed. He is founder and past CEO at Redsmith and Oncodisc.
Brian Ferguson, is the founder and CEO of Arena Labs, a company pioneering the field of High Performance Medicine which brings the science of world-class performance, creative mastery, and elite teams into modern medicine. Prior to founding Arena Labs, Brian spent a career in national security. He first worked in the Office of the Secretary of defense as a civilian in policy-making. He later joined the military and served in Naval Special Warfare as a SEAL Officer and was able to serve under The Honor Foundation’s CEO, Matt Stevens.
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who is launching or thinking about launching a local startup
- Anyone who wants to meet local investors, accelerators, co-working spaces, and founders
- Anyone who wants to learn about the resources available for local entrepreneurs
What is the Agenda?
- Introduction
- Panel Discussion with Representatives from Top Local Organizations
- Question and Answer Session
- Online Networking
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