2020 Hospital & Health System Innovation Summit
November 11, 2020

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Hospital and Health System Innovation Centers clear the path for healthcare advancement. And in an environment upended by COVID-19, there is no better time for investment in innovation and growth of collaborative partnerships in healthcare. At our second annual Hospital & Health System Innovation Summit, we’ll gather top innovation executives from across the county to weigh in on health system innovation initiatives and investments today—and tomorrow. This summit will give C-suite executives, in-house counsel, investors and other healthcare leaders the insights they need to position their organizations to innovate, collaborate and grow even in the midst of disruption. Together, we’ll cover:
- The impact of COVID-19 on innovation centers and innovation-related efforts, including opportunities, challenges and strategies for innovation center development, infrastructure and investments;
- Approaches for developing successful investment structures; and
- Lessons learned from innovation investment arrangements, including preparing for the unexpected.

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Agenda
12:00 – 12:05 PM EST
OVERVIEW AND OPENING REMARKS

12:05 – 12:45 PM EST
PANDEMIC TO PARTNERSHIP: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INNOVATION
This interactive discussion with health system innovation leaders will address the impact of COVID-19 on health systems’ plans to pursue innovation efforts, lasting regulatory, legal and business implications, and the prioritization of innovation post-COVID-19.
Kerrin Slattery (Moderator), Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Chris Coburn, Chief Innovation Officer, Mass General Brigham and President, Partners HealthCare International
Damon Broyles, Vice President, Clinical Innovation, Mercy Technology Services
Anders Brown, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Tegria
Lisa Prasad, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Henry Ford Health System

12:45 – 1:20 PM EST
NUTS AND BOLTS: HOW TO INVEST IN INNOVATION
This panel will discuss the fundamental types of investment structures from the health system perspective, including types of vehicles utilized by health systems, tips for aligning investment priorities with the health system mission and collaborations with third parties to accelerate innovation. A panel of experienced executives and McDermott attorneys, will delve into specific structures and related legal and business implications.
Krist Werling (Moderator), Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Erika Mayshar, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Ian Schwartz, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Naomi Fried, CEO, Health Innovation Strategies
Jon Gordon, Managing Director, Winter Street Ventures and SVP Innovation, Commonwealth Care Alliance

1:20 – 2:00 PM EST
LESSONS LEARNED: DILIGENCE, DETOURS AND DATA, OH MY
Industry leaders will share first-hand lessons learned from their work on recent innovation related projects. We will cover a myriad of cases studies, highlighting lessons learned around conflicts of interest, diligence considerations, data ownership and de-identification, material changes in strategy and mission and its corresponding impact on the minority investor.
Charlie Buck (Moderator) Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Bernadette Broccolo, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Griffin Doty, Associate, McDermott Will & Emery
Adam Gale, President, KLAS
Kolaleh Eskandanian, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Children’s National
Mai-Tal Kennedy, Principal, Vantage Partners
Speakers
Guest Faculty
ANDERS BROWN, SR.
Sr. Vice President and Managing Director, Tegria (Founded by Providence)
DAMON BROYLES, MD
Vice President, Clinical Innovation, Mercy Technology Services
CHRIS COBURN
Chief Innovation Officer, Mass General Brigham and President, Partners HealthCare International
Kolaleh Eskandanian
Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Children’s National Hospital
NAOMI FRIED, PhD
CEO, Health Innovation Strategies
ADAM GALE
President, KLAS
Jon Gordon
MAI-TAL KENNEDY
Principal, Vantage Partners
LISA PRASAD
Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Henry Ford Health System
McDERMOTT FACULTY
BERNADETTE M. BROCCOLO
Partner | Chicago
Charles R. Buck
Partner | Boston
ERIKA MAYSHAR
Partner | Los Angeles, Orange County
IAN M. SCHWARTZ
Partner | New York
KERRIN B. SLATTERY
Partner | Chicago
KRISTIAN A. WERLING
Partner | Chicago
Associate | New York