Keynote – Blind Ambition: Performance Doesn’t Require Perfect Visibility

Speaker: Chad Foster

At 21 years old, Chad Foster lost his eyesight. Suddenly, every decision became uncertain and every step required reinvention. Blind Ambition™ is a high-performance framework for executing under pressure, adapting through disruption, and moving forward before the path is perfectly clear.

The AI Dilemma: Driving Innovation While Managing Risks in Modern Healthcare Intelligence

Speaker: Raj Ratwani, PhD

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare. But with this transformation comes significant and often underrecognized risks. Grounded in the theme of Rooted in Resilience, this session will provide practical strategies to evaluate, implement, and monitor AI safely—ensuring innovation strengthens, rather than undermines, the foundation of care.

Operationalizing Sexual Assault and Misconduct Prevention at Scale: Is It Really Possible?

Speaker: Josh Hyatt, DHS, MBE

This session explores whether healthcare systems can truly prevent sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) at scale. While no organization can eliminate risk entirely, consistent patterns drawn from multiple risk assessments emerge. Using real examples, participants will learn how organizations can move from reactive response to proactive prevention.

Doctors, Litigation, and Resilience:
Time for a New Paradigm

Speaker: Gita Pensa, MD

Most physicians are profoundly unprepared for malpractice litigation, despite the fact that many will face it during their careers. Dr. Gita Pensa draws on her own 12-year litigation journey to reframe resilience as a system-level capability rather than simply an individual trait. Leaders will leave with a practical framework to better prepare, support, and retain their people, transforming moments of crisis into opportunities for resilience, alignment, and improved outcomes.

Break

From Claims to Calm: Building Workplace Resilience Through Better Decisions

Speaker: Jennifer Shaw

Workplace claims rarely begin as legal problems. They begin in the everyday moments, when a decision is rushed, a concern is minimized, or a situation isn’t fully thought through. Grounded in the concept of Rooted in Resilience, this session highlights how slowing down at the right moments, asking sharper questions, and staying anchored in consistency improves outcomes.

Wrap-Up & AdjouRNment

Estate Wine Cave Dinner

After a full day of engaging and inspiring speakers, gather beneath the vineyards at the Meritage Estate Wine Cave for an evening of exceptional cuisine, conversation, and an experience worth staying tuned for!