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2023 SUMMIT
Oct 25-27, 2022
Nashville, TN
AN ACTION-ORIENTED SUMMIT ON THE DATA AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRECISION MEDICINE NEEDS TO THRIVE
Stakeholders across the healthcare system face significant barriers to the effective implementation of precision medicine.
Solutions must carefully consider the practical realities of a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
This Summit provides influential leaders a candid, collaborative forum to define and implement solutions that connect the genetic health information network.
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An intimate meeting of influential leaders from across the Genetic Health Information Network
Representing all stakeholders in this ecosystem, including
- Health plans
- Clinicians
- Hospital systems
- Researchers
- Policy makers
- Patients & Advocates
- Laboratories
- IT Vendors
- Pharma
2023 Organizing Committee
PRISCILLA ALFARO, MD
VP, Payment Integrity
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
JIM ALMAS, MD
VP & National Medical Director, Clinical Effectiveness
LabCorp
MARA ASPINALL
Partner
Illumina Ventures
DIANE BAKER, MS, CGC
Special Advisor to the President
Sarah Lawrence College
DAWN BARRY
Co-Founder & President
LunaDNA
TRISH BROWN, MS CGC
Genomics and Precision Medicine Program Director
Aetna
CARLOS BUSTAMANTE, PHD
Founder & CEO
Galatea Bio, Inc.
PETER DEVAULT
VP, Interoperability & Genomics
Epic
JOHN FOX, MD, MHA
Senior Medical Director for the Americas, Market Access
Illumina
GILLIAN HOOKER, PHD, SCM, CGC
Chief Scientific Officer
Concert Genetics
STEVE KEILES, MS, CGC
Executive Director, Genomic Services, Clinical Solutions
Quest Diagnostics
HOWARD LEVY, MD, PHD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Maryland Primary Care Physicians
VINCENT NELSON, MD
Fmr SVP, Medical Affairs & Deputy CMO
Centene
LORI PRESTESATER
SVP, Health Solutions
American Medical Association (AMA)
BEN SOLOMON, MD
Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The only multi-stakeholder gathering focused on solving the data, digital infrastructure, and economic challenges facing precision medicine
Intimate, carefully curated, invitation-only gathering
Full spectrum of stakeholders
Focused on needs and solutions
Collaborative, discussion-oriented format
Chatham-house rules — non-attribution
No sponsored talks, sales pitches or marketing lists
Published conference summary and recommendations
Identify and resolve practical barriers facing precision medicine by
- Improving the capture of clinical effectiveness and economic value data
- Simplifying the test ordering and resulting workflow for clinicians, hospitals and labs
- Streamlining the genetic test billing, adjudication and payment process
- Reducing the frequency of misordered tests and surprise bills for patients
- Empowering patients to harness the insights in their genetic makeup for greater health
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Nick Seddon
CEO
Optum Genomics
SVP
UnitedHealth Group
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Leslie Henshaw
Partner
Deerfield Management
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Tom Osborne
Head of Strategy & Partnerships
Verily, an Alphabet company
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Dawn Cardeiro, MS
Director, Precision Medicine
Point32Health
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Girish Putcha, MD, PhD
Principal
Precision Medicine & Diagnostics, LLC
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Dave Stevenson
Managing Director
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
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Neha Kumar, ScM
Global Commercial Strategy – Precision Medicine
Janssen
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Mara Aspinall
Partner
Illumina Ventures
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Eric Dishman
CEO
DishStrong Innovation, LLC
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Jenn Dickey, PhD
Head, Regulatory and Quality, PGDx
LabCorp
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Ross Hoffman, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Pharmacy & Innovation
Centene
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Alix Lacoste, PhD
AI Computational Biology Director
Invitae
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Matt Bettonville
Investor
Yosemite
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LENA CHAIHORSKY
Co-Founder & SVP, Payer Innovation
Alva10
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Sam Asgarian, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Curve Biosciences
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Ryan Taft, PhD
VP, Scientific Research
Illumina Ventures
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Kathryn Phillips, PhD
Professor & Director, Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine
UCSF
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Lee Washington, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Director, National Accounts
Aetna
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Sara Riordan, MS, CGC
VP, Strategy
Genome Medical
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Mick Correll
President
Genospace
Past Speakers
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Francis Collins, MD, PhD
Acting Science Advisor to the President of the United States
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Carlos Bustamante, PhD
Founder & CEO
Galatea Bio, Inc.
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Trent Haywood, MD, JD
SVP & Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
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Dee Anna Smith
CEO
Sarah Cannon
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Rob Metcalf
CEO
Concert Genetics
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Lisa Alderson
Founder & CEO
Genome Medical
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Ben Solomon, MD
Clinical Director, NHGRI
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Mira Irons, MD
Chief Health & Science Officer
American Medical Association (AMA)
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James Lu, MD, PhD
Co-founder & CEO
Helix
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Ellen Matloff, MS, CGC
Co-founder & CEO
MyGeneCounsel
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Eli Casdin
Chief Investment Officer
Casdin Capital
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Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS
Chief Health Informatics Officer
FDA
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Jill Hagenkord, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Optum Genomics
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Phil Febbo, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Illumina
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Gillian Hooker, PhD, ScM, CGC
Chief Scientific Officer
Concert Genetics
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Bob Nussbaum, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Invitae
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Dawn Barry
President & Co-founder
LunaDNA
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Kate Donigan, PhD
Director, Personalized Medicine and Molecular Genetics
Deputy Office Director (acting), CDRH/OIR
FDA
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Matt Might, PhD
Director, Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute
University of Alabama Birmingham
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Shuvayu Sen, PhD
Executive Director, Center for Observational & Real-World Evidence
Merck
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Trish Brown, MS, CGC
Genomics and Precision Medicine Program Director
Aetna
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Nick Naclerio
Founding Partner
Illumina Ventures
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Deven McGraw
Lead, Data Stewardship & Data Sharing
Invitae
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Caleb Bupp, MD
Division Chief, Medical Genetics and Genomics
Spectrum Health and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
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Bryce Olson
Global Marketing Director, Health & Life Sciences
Intel
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Mara Aspinall
Managing Director & Co-founder
BlueStone Venture Partners
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Lon Castle, MD
Associate CMO, Precision Medicine Services
eviCore
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Jessica Zeaske, PhD
Partner
Echo Health Ventures
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Vincent Nelson, MD, MPH
SVP & Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Centene
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Christy Moore, MS, CGC
Genetics Program Manager
Blue Shield of California
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John Fox, MD, MHA
Senior Medical Director, Americas, Market Access
Illumina
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Matt Nelson, PhD
VP, Genetics & Genomics
Deerfield Discovery & Development
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Suzanne Belinson, PhD
VP, Commercial Markets
Tempus
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Priscilla Alfaro, MD
VP, Payment Integrity
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
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Peter Devault
VP, Genomics & Interoperability
Epic
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Steve Goldberg, MD
VP, Chief Health Officer, Medical Affairs & Diagnostic Services
Quest Diagnostics
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Ben Park, MD, PhD
Director, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
& Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Craig Hunter
Vice President & General Manager
Oncology, Genetics, and Laboratory Medicine
Carelon
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Holli Dilks, PhD
Global Head of Field Medical, Medical Affairs
Foundation Medicine
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Jim Jirjis, MD
VP, Chief Health Information Officer
HCA Healthcare
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Howard Levy, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medical Center
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Julie Eggington, MS, PhD
Co-founder & CEO
Center for Genomic Interpretation
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Dax Kurbegov, MD
VP & Physician-in-Chief of Clinical Programs
Sarah Cannon
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Katheryn Lang, MD
Global Medical Strategy Head of Data Science
Pfizer
+78 Net Promoter Score
This Summit is back by popular demand thanks to the enthusiastic response of last year’s participants.