Tramain Watkins, BA, CDT, brings over three decades of experience in the dental laboratory industry, with a career spanning leadership, technical innovation, and clinical collaboration. Currently serving as Director of Strategic Education at National Dentex Labs, he develops and delivers education programs that improve outcomes for dentists, technicians, and lab teams nationwide.
Throughout his career, Tramain has built and led high-performing training programs, including enterprise-wide technician education and digital workflow implementation. He has held leadership roles in guided surgery, technical training, and lab operations, providing expertise in case planning, troubleshooting, and implant placement support.
A respected educator and lecturer, Tramain specializes in implant-supported restorations and digital dentistry solutions, including Exocad workflows. His teaching style focuses on practical application, helping clinicians and technicians improve efficiency, predictability, and patient outcomes. He is passionate about developing leaders, enhancing customer experience, and solving complex clinical and technical challenges.

Tramain Watkins, BA, CDT, brings over three decades of experience in the dental laboratory industry, with a career spanning leadership, technical innovation, and clinical collaboration. Currently serving as Director of Strategic Education at National... Show more

I have a chronic illness in the from of a genetic mutation called VACTERL. Part of the disease gave me a visible disability, as well as several other invisible disabilities. I’ve had over 200 surgeries, have several of my doctors’ cell phone numbers on speed dial, and I consider myself a professional patient. My writing also includes published essays about medical PTSD, talking to doctors when you have a chronic illness, and other things about living the chronic illness life. I consider myself a disability advocate and I have very active pages on Facebook and Instagram.

I have a Bachelor’s in Journalism and a Masters in Creative Non-Fiction.

I’ve been married to my husband, who also has VACTERL, since 2011. He was works in tech.. We have 17 nieces and nephews and one cat we named Liza Meownelli. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and I was born in Southeast Missouri and we currently live in a suburb of Austin. My hobbies include crocheting (I usually have 3 projects going at once) and reading (usually have at least three books going at once).

I have a chronic illness in the from of a genetic mutation called VACTERL. Part of the disease gave me a visible disability, as well as several other invisible disabilities. I’ve had over 200 surgeries, have several of my doctors’ cell phone numbers ... Show more

Jimmy Sjølander is the Founder & CEO of Ahead XR, a Norwegian company pioneering the future of Active Gaming through immersive XR technology. With a background in UX design and extended reality development, he has built innovative experiences that combine physical movement, gaming, and social interaction.

Jimmy is the driving force behind Ahead XR Arena, a concept designed to transform traditional gaming into engaging, physical, and inclusive experiences. His work focuses on lowering the barrier to activity for young people while creating new opportunities for learning, health, and community building through technology.

He has presented Ahead XR on major stages, including Digithon 2025, where he showcased the vision for the next generation of gaming. As a finalist at Digithon and a nominee for the VRINN Awards, Jimmy is recognized as an emerging voice in the intersection of gaming, health, and immersive technology.

Through his talks, Jimmy challenges the traditional e-sports model and inspires audiences to rethink how gaming can create movement, connection, and real-world impact.

Jimmy Sjølander is the Founder & CEO of Ahead XR, a Norwegian company pioneering the future of Active Gaming through immersive XR technology. With a background in UX design and extended reality development, he has built innovative experiences that co... Show more

Built MedAssist AI platform - fully featured LLM client with support for remote MCPs. Built and open-sourced MCP servers for providing Indian context to the LLMs

Built MedAssist AI platform - fully featured LLM client with support for remote MCPs. Built and open-sourced MCP servers for providing Indian context to the LLMs Show more

In Healthcare-IT everyone is striving to pronounce "interoperability" without stumbling. Connecting its technical standards to everyday processes in hospital workflows is an even greater challenge. Katja Clees can do both - with deep understanding of user needs and clarity for the technical complexity within.
She shares her expertise in a range of engagements for example the IOP Expert Group of the german National Digital Health Agency or the association "Gesundheitsstadt Berlin" and other institutions across the healthcare ecosystem.
Over the last 15 years Katja has held various positions in which she has led numerous projects which successfully improved the way healthcare professionals work with software applications. Her work is driven by the vision of creating an open, standards-based, and data-driven application landscape in hospitals. One that fosters interoperability and enables sustainable, user-centered innovation based on standardized data. Today she works as freelance project manager and consultant supporting hospitals, standardizing organisations and healthcare-IT with the same mission.
Katja contributes her knowledge regularly as guest author for books and as speaker on European Conferences like FHIR DevDays in June 2025 or DMEA.

In Healthcare-IT everyone is striving to pronounce "interoperability" without stumbling. Connecting its technical standards to everyday processes in hospital workflows is an even greater challenge. Katja Clees can do both - with deep understanding of... Show more

Dr. Julie Ray Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D, is a speech-language pathologist, autism specialist, and international trainer with over two decades of experience helping individuals with autism, intellectual disability, and complex communication needs find their voice. Based in the Houston, Texas area, Dr. Julie is the founder of AAC Studio, Inc., where Dr. Julie provides evidence-based, family-centered support in speech therapy, AAC, autism intervention, and parent coaching. Dr. Julie’s unique expertise bridges speech-language pathology, applied behavior analysis, and augmentative and alternative communication to create practical, meaningful change for individuals and families.

In addition to clinical and family work, Dr. Julie has trained professionals and families internationally and developed the SVO Power approach, an innovative communication framework designed to help autistic and minimally verbal individuals communicate more effectively through functional sentence structure. Dr. Julie is also deeply committed to advocacy and inclusion, including founding the Profound Autism Ally and Global Disability Alliance communities. Through speaking, training, and direct support, Dr. Julie’s mission is to empower communication, transform lives, and ensure that individuals with the highest support needs—and the families who care for them—are seen, supported, and understood.

Dr. Julie Ray Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D, is a speech-language pathologist, autism specialist, and international trainer with over two decades of experience helping individuals with autism, intellectual disability, and complex communication needs ... Show more

I’m a Healthcare Business Analyst at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), who focuses on regular healthcare operations by reducing the gap of the business needs, data, and technology. On a daily basis, my work revolves around healthcare benefit configuration, compliance automation, process optimization, and data-driven decision-making within a controlled environment.

My area of expertise is to convert complex healthcare needs into scalable solutions with the involvement of analytics, business analysis, and Agile project management. Through automation and AI-assisted workflows, I've involved in projects that increased accuracy and decreased turnaround times while guaranteeing compliance with legal requirements like CMS and HIPAA. I work directly with technologies like SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, Jira, and Confluence, and I hold a CAPM certification.

I have a great interest in involving stakeholders, comprehending developing technology, and using contemporary frameworks to address practical healthcare issues. I also have a passion for public speaking and information sharing. I like giving talks on subjects like automation, process optimization, healthcare analytics, and the changing roles of project managers and business analysts in the industry.

My goal is to help make healthcare systems more efficient, transparent, and accessible through thoughtful use of technology and analytics.

I’m a Healthcare Business Analyst at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), who focuses on regular healthcare operations by reducing the gap of the business needs, data, and technology. On a daily basis, my work revolves around healthcare benefit co... Show more

Davide is an engineer with work experience in various IT fields: he worked around the world on medical research for a few years and now holds the position of Web/AI Platform Leader in Synesthesia as part of the CTO group. He loves creating teams and working with them, communicating and listening. He also has experience as a teacher, speaker and public speaking coach. He is (of course) a coffee addict, a piano player and a theatre director.

Davide is an engineer with work experience in various IT fields: he worked around the world on medical research for a few years and now holds the position of Web/AI Platform Leader in Synesthesia as part of the CTO group. He loves creating teams and ... Show more

Vincent Koc is a distinguished and lead AI Research Engineer at Comet, working on open-source evaluation, optimization, and agentic AI systems used by teams across industry. Founding team of Build Club the words fastest growing AI community and prior advocate for Deeplearning AI he shares a passion for community. He is a Forbes Technology Council member and a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders (Australia), with research and teaching affiliations including the University of Queensland, Oxford University, MIT, and UT Austin.

His work focuses on AI agent evaluation, multimodal systems, automatic prompt and agent optimization, and the reliability and ethics of AI in production. Vincent has delivered 100+ keynotes globally, including TEDx and SXSW, and has led AI initiatives across finance, telecom, travel, FMCG, healthcare, and government spanning from startups to global enterprises. Vincent has held prominent positions as an ex-researcher at Microsoft, ex-head of AI at Qantas Airways, and various other senior board appointments and clients including AT&T, Coke Cola, Expedia, Federal Goverment, LVMH, Macdonalds, Vodafone, Volkswagen.

He specializes in translating research-grade depth into a universal language that resonates with both technical and non-technical audiences, across formats from lightning talks to full-day workshops and is open to travel.

Vincent Koc is a distinguished and lead AI Research Engineer at Comet, working on open-source evaluation, optimization, and agentic AI systems used by teams across industry. Founding team of Build Club the words fastest growing AI community and prior... Show more

Elle Provencher DTN, RDN-BC, BHN, FiFHI, RM, CH
Board Certified Doctor of Natural Medicine
Board Certified Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy
Bachelor of Science -Holistic Nutrition
Advanced Energy Medicine Practitioner
Fellow- Institute For Human Individuality
Certified Hypnotist
National Wellness Speaker
Award Winning Collaborative Author

DOCTOR OF NATURAL MEDICINE
I treat each one of my patients as if they were one of my family! My credo as a Traditional Natural Health Practitioner is, to do the body no harm. Wellspring will only offer solutions that have been science-driven with a heart-based focus.

Over the course of the years, I have had the opportunity to work with highly skilled medical and holistic practitioners. By being involved with these people, I have had the ability to create a pathway of successful healing for people using a mind-body connection. Using the healing arts for proper nutrition with balanced supplementation, vibrational energy medicine, hypnosis, stress management, and the use of aromatherapy, my patients have shown the better quality of life and optimized health.

Elle Provencher DTN, RDN-BC, BHN, FiFHI, RM, CH Board Certified Doctor of Natural Medicine Board Certified Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy Bachelor of Science -Holistic Nutrition Advanced Energy Medicine Practitioner Fellow- Institute For Huma... Show more

After a traumatic brain injury changed my life, I had to relearn things I once took for granted. There were years of feeling disconnected, struggling with fear and hopelessness, and wondering how I was going to move forward.

At my lowest point, I turned to God. Through prayer, Scripture, and the practical strategies I developed along the way, walking daily with the Holy Spirit, I began to see that healing wasn't about pretending the pain wasn't there. It was about learning how to move through the pain without letting it define me.

Over the past 14 years, I've taught those strategies to others and continued developing them into what is now the Miracle Power Activation System™ - a faith-anchored approach to helping people build courage, clarity, and resilience through difficult seasons.

Today, I bring this work to veterans, first responders, law enforcement, healthcare professionals, trauma survivors, and burned-out leaders, as well as the organizations and communities that serve them.

My work combines 26 years of lived and teaching experience, 14 years of clinical practice as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, biblical truth, and practical resilience strategies.

I work with organizations through:

→ Keynote Speaking
Helping audiences understand resilience, healing, and the beliefs that can either keep us stuck or help us move forward.

→ Workshops & Facilitation
Interactive experiences that give teams practical strategies they can apply beyond the room.

→ Consulting & Group Programs
Helping organizations and communities build a more intentional approach to resilience, healing, and personal growth through my proprietary Miracle Power Activation System™

→ 1:1 mentorship - for those ready for personalized, in-depth support

My belief is simple: What you've been through does not have to define what comes next.
If you're looking for a faith-centered approach to resilience, healing, and transformation for your organization, event, or community, let's connect.

Learn more at elizabethinspires.com

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Kumar Amodh Yadav is an Oracle Certified Professional with over 13 years of experience in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) implementation, development, and administration. Currently serving as Enterprise Applications Engineer III at The Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings extensive expertise in Oracle HRMS, Self-Service HR (SSHR), Payroll, and related enterprise applications.
Throughout his career, Kumar has completed 3 full-cycle Oracle HRMS R12 implementations and 5+ support and enhancement projects as a Techno-Functional Consultant. His technical proficiency spans Oracle HRMS APIs, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Forms development, XML Publisher Reports, BI Publisher, and Oracle Workflow customization.
Kumar has delivered solutions for organizations across diverse industries including healthcare, higher education, oil & gas, and manufacturing, serving clients in the USA, Middle East, and India. His experience includes designing custom interfaces with third-party systems, developing RICE components, and participating in Oracle EBS upgrades from R12.1.3 to R12.2.9.
Based in New Berlin, Wisconsin, Kumar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya and maintains active engagement with the Oracle community through participation in HEUG and Oracle World conferences.

Kumar Amodh Yadav is an Oracle Certified Professional with over 13 years of experience in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) implementation, development, and administration. Currently serving as Enterprise Applications Engineer III at The Medical College ... Show more

Saideep Nakka is a systems-oriented medical device engineer with over a decade of experience leading the end-to-end development of complex robotic and navigation-assisted surgical systems. Currently serving as a Principal Systems Engineer at Medtronic, he has played a key role in driving full product lifecycle development from early-stage concept and Voice of Customer (VOC) insights to commercialization, ensuring safety, usability, and regulatory compliance across global markets.
Throughout his tenure at Medtronic, Saideep has led cross-functional engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, and software domains to deliver high-complexity medical devices. His work includes system-of-systems integration, design optimization of surgical instruments and high-speed motors, and execution of validation strategies using advanced statistical methods. He has also contributed to FDA submissions and international regulatory approvals through rigorous testing, animal studies, and technical documentation.
Saideep’s earlier experience includes roles at Becton, Dickinson and Company, where he focused on test engineering, feasibility studies, and translating clinician needs into design requirements, and at IBM, where he supported mechanical design, quality engineering, and supplier management for enterprise systems.
An innovator with a strong research background, Saideep has authored multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and filed 16 patents related to surgical systems and robotic-assisted procedures. His contributions have been recognized with several awards, including Medtronic’s Technical Contributor of the Year (2024) and multiple Long-Term Incentive Awards for Technical Excellence.
In addition to his technical work, Saideep is an active contributor to the engineering community. He serves on the Medtronic Technical Forum Council, mentors students and early-career engineers, and regularly presents at scientific and engineering conferences. He holds a master’s degree in Engineering Technology from the University of North Texas and has completed advanced studies in Architecture and Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Saideep Nakka is a systems-oriented medical device engineer with over a decade of experience leading the end-to-end development of complex robotic and navigation-assisted surgical systems. Currently serving as a Principal Systems Engineer at Medtroni... Show more

Janet’s commitment to a standard of excellence is driven by her dedication to a life of learning and growing. She was welcomed into the field of Dentistry in 1998 by a Dentist who took her under his wing and showed her everything she was willing to learn. Having spent the first ten years working as a cross-trained dental assistant, she discovered her passion for the business of healthcare in 2008 when she partnered with a Dentist to open a startup in the middle of a national recession. Today, she partners with businesses Nationwide to fine tune the many variables that hinder productivity.

Janet’s educational journey includes a degree in Organizational Leadership, Business, and Communication from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. She is a recognized Consultant with the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC) and is a part of the AADOM Speaker/Consultant Alliance with the American Association of Dental Office Management where she has also been awarded Fellowship distinction. In 2021, Janet expanded her impact further by becoming a registered Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), where she supports businesses in identifying and preventing employee theft and embezzlement.

Janet’s commitment to a standard of excellence is driven by her dedication to a life of learning and growing. She was welcomed into the field of Dentistry in 1998 by a Dentist who took her under his wing and showed her everything she was willing to l... Show more

Rachel Wities is an NLP Researcher at Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences group, and a Co-Founder of MeDS - Medical Data Science Israel community.

Rachel is a public speaker addressing Healthcare NLP challenges, and believes that understanding doctors and their needs is the key to successfully implementing AI Healthcare algorithms.

Holds an M.Sc from BIU NLP lab, and previously worked as a researcher at Zebra Medical and at PayPal.

Rachel is devoted to promoting women speaking opportunities at work and outside it: during the week she is one of the leaders of Microsoft Women Speakers program, and on Shabbat she is part of a feminist Partnership Minyan in her Jewish Orthodox community.

Loves her family, God and Oxford Comma jokes.

Rachel Wities is an NLP Researcher at Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences group, and a Co-Founder of MeDS - Medical Data Science Israel community. Rachel is a public speaker addressing Healthcare NLP challenges, and believes that understanding ... Show more

Dr. Andrew Young Choi is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pace University, where he teaches and supervises in the Clinical Health Psychology Program.

His award-winning scholarship employs queer of color critique to illuminate the complexities of intersectionality, racism-related stress, and identity among Asian Americans. Leveraging psychoanalytic concepts, his interdisciplinary research explores the evolving nature of anti-Asian racialization and its theoretical and clinical implications. He brings advanced methodological expertise, including critical analysis, multivariate statistics, psychometrics, structural equation modeling, and qualitative content analysis. He has authored over 20 publications and received more than 30 awards, honors, and fellowships for his intellectual contributions.

Dr. Choi is board-certified in Counseling Psychology and specializes in culturally responsive psychodynamic psychotherapy for high-performing professionals from diverse backgrounds. He creatively integrates insight-oriented, goal-focused, and decolonial principles to support a broad range of mental health goals. He has provided effective care across diverse settings—including college counseling centers, community mental health clinics, and inpatient and outpatient hospitals—with extensive public sector experience serving clients from global majority and LGBTQ+ populations.

He earned his PhD in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology at the Counseling and Student Development Center of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Cambridge Health Alliance / Harvard Medical School. He is an alumnus APA Minority Fellow, Pacific Athletic Conference (PAC-12) Postgraduate Scholar, and University of California Regents Special Fellow.

Dr. Andrew Young Choi is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pace University, where he teaches and supervises in the Clinical Health Psychology Program. His award-winning scholarship employs queer of color critique to illuminate the complexit... Show more

Surya Kiran Yelagam is an enterprise platform engineer specializing in regulated application delivery for federal healthcare systems. With over 9 years of experience in platform engineering and application development, he works at International Systems Technologies Inc, where he focuses on delivery, modernization, and operational governance for mission-critical case management platforms supporting federal healthcare quality-review workflows.
In his current role, Surya Kiran plays a senior engineering role in the delivery and modernization of regulated healthcare workflow platforms. His work spans Pega BPM application engineering, AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD governance, release readiness operations, and secure application delivery in controlled federal environments.
His work includes case intake and review workflows, role-based security, platform upgrade programs, integration across REST and SOAP service boundaries, deployment repeatability, configuration consistency, and audit-ready release practices.
Surya Kiran holds certifications as a Certified Pega Lead System Architect, Certified Pega Senior System Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, and AWS Certified Developer Associate. He earned a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from Southern Arkansas University.

Surya Kiran Yelagam is an enterprise platform engineer specializing in regulated application delivery for federal healthcare systems. With over 9 years of experience in platform engineering and application development, he works at International Syste... Show more

Louise Ashby is a TEDx speaker (TEDxCincinnati 2021), bestselling author of The Magic of the Mask, and an identity coach and transformational mentor for women. After a near-fatal car accident at 21 left her with a traumatic brain injury and 28 reconstructive surgeries, she rebuilt her identity from the ground up — and now teaches women to do the same. Her story and methods have been featured on 20/20, the Today Show, Larry King Live, and in People, Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour. louiseashby.com

Louise Ashby is a TEDx speaker (TEDxCincinnati 2021), bestselling author of The Magic of the Mask, and an identity coach and transformational mentor for women. After a near-fatal car accident at 21 left her with a traumatic brain injury and 28 recons... Show more

James Kelley is a Data Analyst with the Institute for Health Innovations, Data Science and Research at the University of Texas. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Environmental Science and brings more than Twenty years of experience as an Epidemiologist with the Mississippi State Department of Health in cancer, lead, and genetic programs. Also, as a Data Analyst and Applied Researcher for Jackson State University where he began using AI with Crime Analysis. His expertise includes scientific and applied research, data management, data analytics, GIS, and remote sensing. He has collaborated on projects involving NASA, CDC, NOAA, NIH, and the Jackson Heart Study. As a member of the inaugural Data and AI Intensive Research with Rigor and Reproducibility (DAIR3) cohort through the University of Michigan. He plans to bring knowledge and skills learned from Mississippi’s Statewide Initiative to assist with AI innovation in Texas

James Kelley is a Data Analyst with the Institute for Health Innovations, Data Science and Research at the University of Texas. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Environmental Science and brings more than Twenty years of experience as an Epide... Show more

Dr. Allison Alimayu is a public interest futurist, keynote speaker, and founder of Alimayu Studio. Her work sits where decisions about children and families are actually made: in how health care is paid for, in the votes of public boards, and in the evidence that funders and regulators accept.

She spent more than a decade in managed care at UnitedHealthcare and DaVita Integrated Care, where she designed a five-state value-based reimbursement program that averaged $8.5 million in monthly savings. She was elected to the Nevada Board of Regents in 2012, served a six-year term including as vice chair, and later ran for US Congress. The US Secretary of Health and Human Services appointed her to the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee, and in 2026 she joined the North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission.

She holds a PhD in biomedical informatics from Rutgers University, taught at Tufts University School of Medicine, and was a 2025 to 2026 Fulbright US Scholar at Research Ireland. She has delivered more than 200 keynotes, panels, trainings, and media appearances, including TEDx Carlow College, Fox News, and the CNN post-debate spin room. She published earlier work as Allison Stephens.

Dr. Allison Alimayu is a public interest futurist, keynote speaker, and founder of Alimayu Studio. Her work sits where decisions about children and families are actually made: in how health care is paid for, in the votes of public boards, and in the ... Show more

Mauxi Adriana Ornelas-Kobayashi is a biomedical engineer with 18+ years of experience in medical devices and diagnostic imaging across Mexico, Latin America, and the United States. Her career includes regional sales and market-development leadership for FUJIFILM Medical Systems and Chison, as well as more than a decade working with multi-brand medical-equipment distributors. She has managed ultrasound and imaging portfolios, distributor networks, public procurement, strategic accounts, and after-sales relationships across Latin America. Her professional experience with multiple ultrasound brands informs her current research on medical-device value chains, technical circularity, operational resilience, public procurement, and local industrial capabilities. She bridges industry practice with research to examine how medical technologies can be managed more sustainably throughout their life cycle.

Mauxi Adriana Ornelas-Kobayashi is a biomedical engineer with 18+ years of experience in medical devices and diagnostic imaging across Mexico, Latin America, and the United States. Her career includes regional sales and market-development leadership ... Show more

I am an EVV Reporting Analyst at Tempus Unlimited, where I develop healthcare analytics and compliance reporting solutions that transform complex operational data into actionable business insights. I specialize in SQL, Power BI, data modeling, ETL processes, and healthcare reporting, with a focus on improving transparency, compliance monitoring, and decision-making within Medicaid and healthcare programs.

I hold a Master of Professional Studies in Analytics from Northeastern University and have experience designing scalable reporting frameworks, interactive dashboards, and data-driven solutions across healthcare and operational domains. My work focuses on bridging the gap between raw data and business outcomes through modern analytics platforms and visualization techniques.

I am passionate about sharing practical, real-world approaches to analytics, data engineering, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI, helping organizations leverage data more effectively to solve business challenges.

I am an EVV Reporting Analyst at Tempus Unlimited, where I develop healthcare analytics and compliance reporting solutions that transform complex operational data into actionable business insights. I specialize in SQL, Power BI, data modeling, ETL pr... Show more

Kelli Swank is a speaker, non profit founder and an RN who believes every person has the power to make a meaningful impact. A Rockwall, Tx resident, Kelli has spoken to healthcare professionals, nursing students and has appeared as a guest on two podcasts discussing grief, resilience, and the continuing impact of her son's life.
Kelli engages audiences through stories, humor and honest conversation about purpose, connection and impact where people feel like they are part of the conversation, not simply sitting in an audience.

Kelli Swank is a speaker, non profit founder and an RN who believes every person has the power to make a meaningful impact. A Rockwall, Tx resident, Kelli has spoken to healthcare professionals, nursing students and has appeared as a guest on two po... Show more

From Dirt Road to Mental Health Priest: Turning Pain Into Purpose and Adversity Into Success

Dr. Patrice Shavone Brown is a dynamic motivational speaker, mental health leader, accomplished entrepreneur, author, and founder and CEO of Restoring Bodies and Minds LLC, a nationally accredited mental health services organization based in North Carolina.

Her extraordinary journey from poverty, single motherhood, and humble beginnings on a dirt road to becoming a successful business owner, author, and real estate investor is a powerful example of resilience, faith, determination, and personal transformation.

With more than 14 years of leadership in the mental health industry, Dr. Brown has dedicated her career to helping individuals overcome emotional challenges, identify barriers to success, establish meaningful goals, and restore their lives. Under her leadership, Restoring Bodies and Minds LLC has maintained national accreditation since 2013, providing services that promote mental wellness, recovery, personal independence, and community integration.

Beyond the mental health industry, Dr. Brown has built an impressive entrepreneurial portfolio that includes ownership of more than 15 real estate properties. She is also the author of seven books, including Secrets of a Crazy Mental Health Counselor and Restoring Bodies and Minds: By Identifying the Issues and Setting Goals. Through her writing, she explores mental health, family relationships, personal struggles, spiritual healing, and the importance of setting goals to achieve lasting success.

As a speaker, Dr. Brown combines personal storytelling, professional mental health experience, humor, authenticity, and practical strategies to inspire audiences to transform their lives. Her signature presentation, "From Dirt Road to Mental Health Priest," reveals how she overcame financial hardship, societal expectations, family challenges, and personal adversity to build a meaningful career and lasting legacy.

She is especially passionate about empowering women, single mothers, entrepreneurs, mental health professionals, and individuals who have experienced rejection, setbacks, or difficult beginnings.

Her presentations challenge audiences to move beyond survival, recognize their worth, strengthen emotional resilience, develop confidence, and take intentional steps toward personal and professional achievement.

Dr. Brown is available for keynote presentations, mental health conferences, women's leadership summits, corporate wellness events, entrepreneurship conferences, educational institutions, and community empowerment programs.

Her message is powerful and universal:

"Your past may explain where you started, but it does not have the authority to determine where you finish. Identify the issue, set the goal, and restore your life."

Dr. Patrice Shavone Brown — Credentials, Honors & Speaking Experience

Academic and Professional Credentials

Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Qualified Professional (QP) — Mental Health

Mental Health Leader and Life Transformation Coach

Founder and CEO, Restoring Bodies and Minds LLC

Leadership of a CARF International-accredited behavioral health organization

Awards, Honors and Recognition

2019 Women Worth Watching Award Winner — Healthcare Leadership

2026 P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) — Mental Health Care recognition and membership

2026 VoyageRaleigh Magazine — Featured Entrepreneur and Mental Health Leader

Recognized in a published mental health coaching industry feature

Selected Speaking Engagements

Girls Who Brunch — Guest Speaker

Everything Girls — Guest Speaker

She Rises for Women — Women's Empowerment Speaker

Fat Girls Conference — Confidence and Empowerment Speaker

The BookFest, Spring 2021 — Mental Health and Physical Wellness Panelist

Professional Accomplishments

Founder of Restoring Bodies and Minds LLC, established in 2011

Mental health service experience dating to 2003

Author of seven books

Founder of the Confident Fat Girls Movement

Entrepreneur and real estate investor with a portfolio of more than 15 properties

Areas of Speaking Expertise

Mental Health and Wellness | Women's Empowerment | Leadership | Entrepreneurship | Body Confidence | Resilience | Personal Transformation | Healing and Goal Setting

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Justin Beal is a flight nurse, paramedic, and EMS educator with more than 25 years of experience in emergency services. He currently serves as an Education Coordinator and Flight Nurse with STAT MedEvac, where he focuses on clinical education, provider development, and quality improvement. In addition to flight medicine, Justin remains active in rural EMS in Greene County, Pennsylvania, through his volunteer fire company. He is also involved in EMS education and leadership at both the state and national levels and is dedicated to helping clinicians build confidence, strengthen critical thinking, and succeed in the profession.

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Kingkane Malmquist, PhD, is a cybersecurity risk advisor specializing in Governance, Risk, and Compliance, with nearly two decades of experience navigating complex security and risk environments. She translates technical challenges into practical, evidence-based strategies that strengthen security and reduce organizational risk. Her distinctive perspective recognizes the influence of people and organizational culture on security outcomes.

Drawing on experience in healthcare’s highly regulated, high-risk environment, she brings a perspective that extends beyond traditional cybersecurity approaches. Her doctoral research provided evidence for this perspective, establishing the role of trusted peer influence in shaping security awareness, threat detection, and behavioral change. She applies the findings from this research to help organizations address the human and cultural drivers of cybersecurity risk, transforming security behavior from a persistent challenge into a measurable opportunity for sustainable risk reduction.

Combining academic rigor with hands-on leadership, she challenges conventional thinking and asks organizations a critical question: Are we solving the problem we actually have, or the problem we assume we have?

Kingkane Malmquist, PhD, is a cybersecurity risk advisor specializing in Governance, Risk, and Compliance, with nearly two decades of experience navigating complex security and risk environments. She translates technical challenges into practical, ev... Show more

Justin Harrison builds AI around something deeply human: the way we connect with one another.

An AI inventor and Founder & CEO of You, Only Virtual (YOV), Justin is a named inventor on two issued U.S. patents. He has led YOV from an unconventional idea through product development and commercialization, reaching thousands of users. His work began before the current generative AI boom with a personal question inspired by his mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis: Could technology preserve the unique way two people communicate?

That question became the foundation for years of work in personalized, relationship-specific AI. Today, his work spans digital identity, persistent memory, immersive digital experiences, and healthcare applications through Authentic Health Connection.

Onstage, Justin brings the perspective of someone who has built, tested, and brought AI products to real users. He shares the decisions, challenges, and unexpected lessons behind that work, exploring what happens when AI becomes more personal and what leaders need to understand about context, consent, and trust.

His talks connect emerging technology with its human consequences, giving audiences concrete examples and practical questions to bring back to their own organizations. He speaks to technology and business leaders, healthcare audiences, founders, and anyone navigating the changing relationship between people and AI.

Justin’s work has been featured by TIME, CNN, BBC, Forbes, Newsweek, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, NPR, ABC News, and Nature.

Today, Justin speaks about the evolution of AI beyond general-purpose tools toward increasingly personalized systems and what that shift means for technology leaders, businesses, customer relationships, and the future of human-AI interaction. His keynote, “From Answers to Presence: The Future of Human-AI Relationships,” draws on his firsthand experience inventing, building, and commercializing AI technology before the current generative AI boom.

His work has been featured by TIME, CNN, BBC, Forbes, Newsweek, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, NPR, ABC News, and Nature.

Justin Harrison builds AI around something deeply human: the way we connect with one another. An AI inventor and Founder & CEO of You, Only Virtual (YOV), Justin is a named inventor on two issued U.S. patents. He has led YOV from an unconventional... Show more

Benjamin Krah is a Senior Architect at Provectus Technologies and an expert in hybrid infrastructure and Microsoft 365 services with a focus on Windows Server and Exchange Online.

He supports companies from various industries and in different sizes, such as healthcare, regulated, non-profit and manufacturing in developing a cloud adoption strategy and enabling the infrastructure for introducing cloud services.

With +20 years of experience in on premises infrastructures and Microsoft Cloud services, Ben has deep technical expertise in numerous products and technologies and loves sharing his knowledge by writing blogs, concepts and documentations as well as speaking at events.

He also has a strong expertise in Microsoft licensing and helps companies with optimizing their licensing strategy and usage.

Benjamin Krah is a Senior Architect at Provectus Technologies and an expert in hybrid infrastructure and Microsoft 365 services with a focus on Windows Server and Exchange Online. He supports companies from various industries and in different size... Show more

Patrick R. Coyle is a pharmaceutical commercialization and Gross-to-Net advisor with more than 25 years of finance leadership, 18 of them in the pharmaceutical industry at companies including Bayer, Novartis, Insmed, Eisai and IQVIA. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eisai Americas and led Gross-to-Net risk advisory at Baker Tilly.

He is founder and CEO of Novus Proximus, a healthcare commercialization advisory firm, and the creator of Patients + Profitability™, the philosophy that patient outcomes and sustainable profitability depend on each other. His frameworks include The 10 Exits of Therapy™, the ten points where a patient can delay or stop between diagnosis and a sustained start on therapy, and The 5 Layers of GTN™, taught through NextGen GTN™.

Patrick has spoken, moderated or served on panels at more than 25 industry conferences and hosts the Patients + Profitability™ podcast. More at patrickrcoyle.com.

Patrick R. Coyle is a pharmaceutical commercialization and Gross-to-Net advisor with more than 25 years of finance leadership, 18 of them in the pharmaceutical industry at companies including Bayer, Novartis, Insmed, Eisai and IQVIA. He served as Vic... Show more

Dr. Renee Sunday, M.D., is an anesthesiologist with more than 26 years of experience managing high-risk, high-pressure environments where precision, decision clarity, and sustained performance are critical. She is also an AI integration strategist, Certified Scrum Master, and workforce performance consultant who helps organizations improve productivity while reducing burnout and cognitive overload.

Dr. Sunday works with corporate teams and technical leaders to design sustainable performance systems that support innovation without exhausting talent. Her work focuses on the intersection of behavioral science, emerging technology adoption, and leadership strategy. She has delivered training on AI implementation, workforce sustainability, and performance optimization for professional organizations, government groups, and leadership teams.

Dr. Sunday brings a unique cross-industry perspective that connects healthcare decision science with software engineering performance and modern workplace demands.

Dr. Renee Sunday, M.D., is an anesthesiologist with more than 26 years of experience managing high-risk, high-pressure environments where precision, decision clarity, and sustained performance are critical. She is also an AI integration strategist, C... Show more