
Atlanta, Georgia
April 28, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
                        
                        
                        In today’s healthcare ecosystem, data is power. The last ten years have seen remarkable advances in how health-related data is collected and how it is applied to improve individual patient care as well as overall societal health.
The Digital Healthcare Transformations Summit is a premiere gathering for health systems, payers, providers, public health organizations, health tech innovators, startups, and technology firms to share the latest trends, challenges, and breakthroughs in the digital health ecosystem. At DHT, stakeholders from across the industry come together to champion digital technology integration as the key to solving modern healthcare challenges.
Guests will also discover how, since launching 10 years ago, ×îÉ«µ¼º½â€™s Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics program has been a pioneer in developing data analytics tools and AI applications, and has leveraged public and private partnerships to conduct cutting-edge, student-driven research.
At DHT, you will:
- Connect with peers, thought leaders, and potential partners
- Stay ahead of industry tends in areas like artificial intelligence, telemedicine, data analytics, and more
- Support meaningful change in the healthcare industry
Digital Healthcare Transformations Summit 2025
Conference Details
Agenda
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am-9:30am | Check-In, Networking, and Breakfast | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am-9:45am | Opening Remarks | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 9:45am-10:00am | Welcome - DHT/HMI Reflections | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am-11:00am | Morning Keynote | ASTOR C&D | 
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                                           KEYNOTE: Aashima Gupta Global Director, Global Healthcare Solutions | Google Cloud 
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                                           MODERATOR: Ryan Howells Principal | Leavitt Partners 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Digital Healthcare Delivery and Practice in the 21st Century, Q&A, Recognition | ASTOR C&D | 
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                                           Moderator: Ryan Howells Principal | Leavitt Partners 
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                                           Shawn Murphy Chief Research Information Officer | Mass General Brigham 
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                                           Pranav Jain Vice President & Chief Medical Officer | Wellstar Health System 
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                                           Jason Atkins Chief Clinical Informatics Officer | Emory Healthcare 
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                                           Evan Orenstein Chief Medical Information Officer, VP Data & Analytics | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 
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                                           Geoffrey Brown Chief Information Officer | Piedmont Healthcare 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm | Lunch + Break | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
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| 12:45pm-1:30pm | Lunch Keynote: Candice Saunders - CEO, Wellstar Health System- | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 1:30pm-2:00pm | Honoring Alum Awards and Industry Partners - and | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm-2:30pm | Student Poster Session + Break | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Breakout 1: Digital Consumer Engagement – Leadership Insights from Insurance and Pharmaceutical | ASTOR C&D | 
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                                           Moderator: Jen Martin Hall Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications | Sharecare 
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                                           Neil Morrell Chief Executive Officer | MagMutual Partner 
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                                           Bimal Bivek Vice President of Strategy & Planning | Elevance Health 
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                                           Rohit Verma President & CEO | Crawford & Company 
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                                           Dustin Johnson Head of Digital Technology - United States | UCB 
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                                           Kashmira Date Senior Director, Global Respiratory Vaccines and Antivirals, Global Medicine, and Scientific Affairs | Pfizer Vaccines 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Breakout 2: The cutting edge of Digital Health Innovation | ASTOR A&B | 
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                                           Moderator: Maria Valero Founder | GlucoCheck / KSU 
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                                           Ramesh Sundararajan Co-Founder & CEO | GenAI Healthcare 
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                                           Reed Liggin CEO | SlicedHealth 
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                                           Raj Pandya Founder & CEO | Atlanta Orthopaedic Institute 
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                                           Matt Ethington Founder & CEO | ChronicCareIQ 
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                                           Anju Matthew Co-Founder & CEO | Oncolens 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 3:30pm-3:45pm | Break + Student Posters | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 3:45pm - 4:45 pm | Breakout 3: The Amalgamation of Healthcare and Technology | ASTOR C&D | 
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                                           Moderator: Hank Capps Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer | Wellstar Health System 
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                                           Sam Bhatia Executive Medical Director & Industry Advisor | Microsoft, Healthcare & Life Sciences 
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                                           Lamisa Parkar Group Vice President of Business Strategy and Health | Oracle Health & Life Sciences 
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                                           Todd Sharp Head of Strategy and Transformation, Area Principal, HCLS Solution Management Leadership Team | Amazon Web Services 
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                                           Trushar Dungarani Director of Clinical & Data Science | MDClone 
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                                           Shantanu Nigam Managing Partner & Co-Founder | SeedtoB Capital 
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                                           Baha Zeidan Co-Founder & CEO | Azalea Health 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 3:45pm - 4:45 pm | Breakout 4: Trends and Insights – The Consulting Perspective with Digital Healthcare | ASTOR A&B | 
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                                           Moderator: Beth Kost Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer | Wellstar Health System 
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                                           Nathan Sundheimer Director of Digital Strategy | Wipfli 
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                                           Chicana Moore Director | Grant Thornton 
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                                           Mike Stefanick Managing Director | EY 
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                                           Kim Schwartz US Health Technology Lead | Accenture 
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                                           Jim Hall Vice President | Deloitte Consulting, LLP 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 4:45pm-5:00pm | Break + Student Posters | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 5:00pm-5:30pm | Closing Keynote, Recognition: Dr. Shawn Little - University System of Georgia | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 5:30pm-5:35pm | Closing Remarks, | ASTOR C&D | 
| Time | Program | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 5:35pm-7:30pm | Networking Reception | 
Conference Chair
                                    
Dr. Sweta Sneha, Founder-Executive Director and Professor at ×îÉ«µ¼º½ (KSU), is the visionary leader and architect of Healthcare Management and Informatics (HMI). In her role she leads KSU's strategy to innovate and design the healthcare of the future while optimizing industry-academic partnerships, global workforce development, experiential equity, economic development, and successful fundraising to support HMI foundation. She collaborates with the ecosystem of global experts in industry, academic, technology, healthcare, and government to develop innovative, scalable solutions that empower patients' healthcare journey and outcomes; enhances efficiency and revenue cycle; and reduces provider burnout. She has single-handedly increased the revenue with HMI by over $10 million and impacted KSU’s footprint on the talent pipeline and equity in global health-tech workforce by over 500%.
Dr. Sneha brings over two decades of experience in healthcare and technology to her current role as a visionary leader in digital healthcare with the passion to equity, impact, and reach of education for a workforce ready to tackle 21st century healthcare. She is respected in the community as a subject matter expert and has been a recipient of numerous awards and accolades for her impact on global workforce development and innovation in health-tech including the TITAN100 award recognizing the top 100 most influential leaders in Georgia (2024, 2023), Tech Leader of the Year (TAG 2023), American Medical Informatics Association (2023), Woman of the Year in Technology (2022), Visionary Leadership in Healthcare (Health 2.0 2024), Distinguished Service Award (2019), KSU Collaboration Award, NCWIT RISE-IT Award, and Women in Technology (WIT) -Top Three (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
Dr. Sneha has published over 100 peer-reviewed research; authored a book on revolutionizing healthcare; delivered panel sessions, workshops, and keynotes; in addition to serving on several boards. Dr. Sneha serves as editorial steward and university ambassador for Blockchain in Healthcare Today; editorial board for Health Systems Journal; co-chairs Health IT at Americas Conference on Information Systems, and Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences. In As a subject matter expert, Dr. Sneha was invited to serve Atlanta Regional Commission Roundtable for Emerging Technology in Life Sciences, AgTech, and Workforce Development.
Additionally she serves on the board for Technology Association of Georgia – Digital Healthcare, Tech Alpharetta, TITAN100, and American Medical Informatics Association Industry Academic Partnerships. Dr. Sneha has a PhD in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University and a BS in Computer Science from University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to her current role, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Management Consulting.
Panel of Judges
Location
The conference will be held at the in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, GA.
88 W Paces Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
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Sponsorship Opportunities
By sponsoring the DHT Summit, you are directly contributing to the success of students in the Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics program. Please review the sponsorship levels below to find one that works for you.
If you would like to sponsor DHT and support MSHMI students, please contact Sweta Sneha, Executive Director, HMI.
Sponsorship Levels
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                                          Presidential Level - $50,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding Two $25,000 Endowed Scholarships
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                                                         16 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table - Premium Traffic Area
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
- VIP Reception Headline Sponsorship
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                                                         Full-Page Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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                                          Executive Level - $25,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding One $25,000 Endowed Scholarships
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                                                         8 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Table Card
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                                                         Logo on Webpage
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table - Premium Traffic Area
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
- VIP Reception Headline Sponsorship
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                                                         Half-Page Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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                                          Diamond Level - $10,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding Ten $1,000 Scholarships
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                                                         4 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Table Card
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                                                         Logo on Webpage
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
- VIP Reception Headline Sponsorship
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                                                         1/4-Page Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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                                          Platinum Level - $5,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding Five $1,000 Scholarships
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                                                         2 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Table Card
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                                                         Logo on Webpage
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
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                                                         Business Card-Size Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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                                          Gold Level - $3,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding Three $1,000 Scholarships
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                                                         2 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Table Card
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                                                         Logo on Webpage
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
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                                                         Business Card-Size Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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                                          Silver Level - $2,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding Two $1,000 Scholarships
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                                                         2 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Table Card
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                                                         Logo on Webpage
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
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                                                         Business Card-Size Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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                                          Bronze Level - $1,000 - 
                                                         
                                                         Funding One $1,000 Scholarship
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                                                         2 Free Conference Passes
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                                                         Logo on Table Card
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                                                         Logo on Webpage
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                                                         Logo on Program
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                                                         Photo Opportunity with KSU Leadership
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                                                         Lunch Table Naming
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                                                         Company Table
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                                                         VIP Reception Attendance
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                                                         Business Card-Size Ad in Program
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                                                         Introduce Panel/Keynote/Break Sponsorship
 
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2025 DHT Summit Sponsors
The Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics would like to thank the sponsors of the 2025 Digital Healthcare Transformations Summit.
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Diamond Level

Silver Level



Bronze Level






For questions or concerns about this event, please contact Millena Da Silva at mdasilv2@kennesaw.edu or Tonya Clark at tclar121@kennesaw.edu.






































































































