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AWS Healthcare Innovation Forum | Columbus, OH

Wednesday

,

October

28

,

2026

|

8:15AM

-

5:15PM

EDT

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About the event

You are invited to join colleagues and peers in Columbus, OH for the AWS Healthcare Innovation Forum. Connect with thought leaders from across the healthcare community for a day of meaningful dialogue at the intersection of technology and healthcare transformation.

Hear from pioneering organizations — on how they are applying cloud, AI, and data innovation to improve the diagnostic journey, grow patient access, and enhance digital experience.
Explore what's next — from agentic patient access to quantum bioinformatics and the pan-Amazon healthcare ecosystem.
Take away actionable insights and connections that can accelerate your own organization's mission.

Complimentary meals throughout the day, including a hosted breakfast, networking lunch, and closing reception with fellow executives.

Agenda

8:15AM - 09:00AM

Breakfast, registration, and networking

09:00AM - 09:15AM

Welcome and introductions

Todd C. Sharp, Field CTO & Principal Executive Advisor, AWS

Justin Bezilla, Senior Manager for Healthcare, AWS

Dennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE, President, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics, Ohio State University

09:15AM - 09:30AM

Unlocking value across the healthcare technology ecosystem

Rod Tarrago, MD, CMIO, Pediatrics

09:30AM - 10:30AM

Transforming child health through data-driven innovation

Peter White, PhD, Chief Data Sciences Officer, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Ashley Kubatko, Director of Data Sciences Strategy and Operations, Office of Data Sciences, Nationwide Children's Hospital

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Networking break

11:00AM - 11:30AM

Making care easy: strategies to help patients find, stay, and participate in care

Jeremy Rogers, VP, Marketing & Digital Transformation, Beacon Health System

Josh Fleishman, Principal Healthcare Executive Advisor, AWS

11:30AM - 12:00PM

From phone queues to teammates: The emerging agentic model for patient access

Mirza Baig, Product Lead, Health AI, AWS

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Lunch and networking

01:00PM - 02:15PM

Pan-Amazon in action: The converging healthcare ecosystem

Tara DellaVecchia, Senior Manager Business Development, Amazon Pharmacy

Jenn Donohue, Director of Local Ads Sales, Amazon Ads

Brian Plesnarski, Head of Global Business Development, Amazon Leo

Todd C. Sharp, Field CTO & Principal Executive Advisor, AWS

Jonathan Funch, Executive Healthcare Advisor - Supply Chain, AWS

02:15PM - 02:30PM

Networking break

02:30PM - 02:50PM

Quantum, demystified: where it fits in the future of patient care

Xiaofan Yang, Quantum GTM Specialist, AWS

Firas Wehbe, MD, PhD, FAMIA, Senior Healthcare Executive Advisor

02:50PM - 03:10PM

Capstone: Where market trends meet your transformation journey

Chuck Smolky, MBA, FACHE, VP, Healthcare Cloud, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Suraj Ramdeo, Delivery Senior VP, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

3:10PM - 03:20PM

Wrap up and adjourn

Todd C. Sharp, Field CTO & Principal Executive Advisor, AWS

03:20PM - 05:15PM

Networking reception

Day 2

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Day 3

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Day 4

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Feature topics

Feature topic

Database migration

Storage

Networking

Analytics

Machine Learning

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives.

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses.

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The event is scheduled for Sep 30, - Oct 1 2025 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

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The event will be held at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Is there a fee to attend the event? If so, how can I pay?

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FAQ or Detailed Agenda

When is the event?

The event is scheduled for Sep 30, - Oct 1 2025 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Where is the event?

The event will be held at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Is there a fee to attend the event? If so, how can I pay?

No, this event is free to attend.

Checkin

Please arrive at the venue by 9am to check in to the conference.

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