23RD ANNUAL

  HEALTHCARE LEADERS  

 CONFERENCE 

   September 2026 / Dallas, TX / DETAILS TO FOLLOW   

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23rd Annual Healthcare Leaders Conference
September 2026 – Dallas, TX
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About HCL

Healthcare Leaders (HCL) convenes operators, innovators, investors, advisors, and policymakers shaping the future of healthcare and life sciences. Through curated gatherings, insight-rich thought leadership, and dialogues that spark meaningful connections, we foster collaboration, perspective, innovation, and momentum across the industry.

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Host & Organizer

Event Sponsors

Comerica
HC9
King and Spalding
Marwood Group
2023 Conference Book

Conference Guidebooks

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Past Speakers

Our roster of speakers and panelists over the years represents a who’s who from across the healthcare landscape; thought leaders and agents of change who in our intimate setting are uniquely accessible to our attendees.

  • Deborah DiSanzo

    President, IBM Watson Health

  • Jim VandeHei

    Co-Founder and Executive Editor, POLITICO

  • John Hammergren

    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, McKesson Corporation

  • Senator Phil Gramm

    Former Vice Chairman, UBS Investment Bank

  • Josh Golomb

    Chief Executive Officer, Hazel Health

  • Leah Scanlan

    Partner, Oak HC/FT

  • Steve Lefar

    Chief Strategy Officer, Strata Decision Technology

  • C. Martin Harris, MD

    Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

  • Jonathan Mayhew

    President, Aetna National Accounts and Senior Vice President of Markets

  • John Glaser, Ph. D.

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  • Said Francis

    Senior Vice President, Head of Business Development and Corporate Strategy of Moderna, Inc.

  • Sean Slovenski

    Senior Vice President and President, Walmart Health and Wellness

  • Lori Morgan

    President and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Hospital

  • Tracey L. Bahl

    Executive Vice President, Health Plans, CVS Health

  • Tim Lawler

    Partner, Waud Capital

  • Benjamin Breier

    Partner, Partners Group

  • Aneesh Chopra

    Former Chief Technology Officer of the United States

  • Woodrow A. Myers Jr.

    Chief Executive Officer, Corizon

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Ian Adler Memorial Innovator Award

2025 Ian Adler Innovator Award Recipient

Kent J. Thiry
Former CEO & Executive Chairman
DaVita

The Ian Adler Memorial Healthcare Innovator Award gives our attendees, hosts and sponsors an opportunity to recognize outstanding operating executives, who as Chief Executive Officers have made a dramatic impact on the success of their individual companies in terms of value creation; the implementation of sector-shaping business models and innovative business practices; culture and team-building; and their individual/organizational impact on the overall healthcare scene.

In nominating and selecting awardees, we have a strong bias for leaders who have achieved these goals within the context of the emerging growth arena, and whose entire body of work across a career in relevant settings can be recognized by our Conference. The healthcare segments represented in a nominee’s background include healthcare services, managed care, and health information.

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