Trellis Usher is a powerhouse speaker, cancer survivor, and tech founder who's spent over two decades leading talent, culture, and transformation at global companies. Now, as Founder & CEO of Nova Health Labs, she’s pioneering AI-powered solutions to improve cancer care delivery. A sought-after voice on leadership, resilience, and the future of work, Trellis blends business acumen with deep humanity — sharing insights from the C-suite to the infusion center. She speaks candidly about what it means to lead as a Black woman, thrive after adversity, and build inclusive systems in technology, healthcare and beyond. Whether addressing executives, innovators, or emerging leaders, Trellis delivers truth with warmth, strategy with soul, and transformation with purpose.

Trellis Usher is a powerhouse speaker, cancer survivor, and tech founder who's spent over two decades leading talent, culture, and transformation at global companies. Now, as Founder & CEO of Nova Health Labs, she’s pioneering AI-powered solutions to... Show more

Dr. Ritu Agarwal is one of the best IVF doctors in Jaipur, with over 10 years of experience in fertility treatment. Known for her compassionate care and high success rates, she has helped hundreds of couples achieve their dream of parenthood through personalized IVF and advanced reproductive techniques.

Dr. Ritu Agarwal is one of the best IVF doctors in Jaipur, with over 10 years of experience in fertility treatment. Known for her compassionate care and high success rates, she has helped hundreds of couples achieve their dream of parenthood through ... Show more

French in Norway, I’m a software architect at Laerdal Medical specializing in cross-platform .NET development. I work on Bluetooth, UI, image processing, and all things between humans and devices. I care about clean architecture, great developer experience, and making complex tech feel simple — with a touch of fun.

French in Norway, I’m a software architect at Laerdal Medical specializing in cross-platform .NET development. I work on Bluetooth, UI, image processing, and all things between humans and devices. I care about clean architecture, great developer expe... Show more

Miranda Grant is a Lead Analytics Engineer at Community Health Network, where she leverages her expertise to drive data-informed decision-making and improve healthcare outcomes. She has worked in analytics since 2018, following over a decade of experience as an Infection Preventionist and healthcare professional. Miranda holds a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and is certified in Power BI. Her passion lies in helping others harness the full potential of their data to create meaningful, positive impact.

Outside of her professional life, Miranda is a proud mom of two daughters. She’s an avid reader and a strong advocate for physical health and wellness.

Miranda Grant is a Lead Analytics Engineer at Community Health Network, where she leverages her expertise to drive data-informed decision-making and improve healthcare outcomes. She has worked in analytics since 2018, following over a decade of exper... Show more

Stuart Mann is a reformed waterfall guy who became a passionate Agile Coach. He is a father (two girls), husband (one wife) and a trainee feminist. In his spare time, Stuart is a compulsive marathon runner having run over 270 marathons and ultra marathons. He writes a popular blog, monthly column in South Africa’s largest running publication (Modern Athlete) and is a regular contributor of articles to various publications. Stuart’s lifetime ambition is to secure a beer sponsor.

Stuart Mann is a reformed waterfall guy who became a passionate Agile Coach. He is a father (two girls), husband (one wife) and a trainee feminist. In his spare time, Stuart is a compulsive marathon runner having run over 270 marathons and ultra mara... Show more

Dr. Jennifer Uhlenbrock is a nurse-turned-cybersecurity consultant and co-founder of Provisio Insights. With 20 years in healthcare experience, she speaks nationally on healthcare cybersecurity, medical devices, human risk, and AI safety. Recent talks include WiCyS and DEF CON’s Biohacking Village.

Dr. Jennifer Uhlenbrock is a nurse-turned-cybersecurity consultant and co-founder of Provisio Insights. With 20 years in healthcare experience, she speaks nationally on healthcare cybersecurity, medical devices, human risk, and AI safety. Recent talk... Show more

Accomplished Senior Data Engineering Executive with expertise in building scalable healthcare,
retail, and automotive data platforms, delivering measurable enterprise impact including $5M+
annual healthcare cost savings, $2M–$5M+ revenue uplift, and improved engagement across
1M+ members through AI/ML-driven Medicaid and Medicare initiatives. Experienced in leading
large-scale cloud modernization and data platform migrations across AWS and GCP, reducing
processing latency by 40–60% and generating $1M+ in annual infrastructure and operational
savings through optimized architectures. Strong background in big data, IoT, and ML engineer-
ing, improving data quality by 30%+, enabling real-time predictive analytics, and driving 2–5%
margin improvements while reducing manual reporting effort by 50%+. Recognized researcher
with multiple international publications in AI, healthcare analytics, and cloud data engineering,
combining academic excellence with multi-million-dollar business impact and innovation leader-
ship.

Accomplished Senior Data Engineering Executive with expertise in building scalable healthcare, retail, and automotive data platforms, delivering measurable enterprise impact including $5M+ annual healthcare cost savings, $2M–$5M+ revenue uplift, an... Show more

Peter Rose is a computational biologist and bioinformatics leader specializing in AI-enabled scientific discovery through open data and knowledge graphs. He led the Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, where he helped advance the RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) as a foundational resource for structural biology and drug discovery, and held leadership roles at Agouron Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer. He currently collaborates with UCSF, NASA, and NSF-funded initiatives to develop biomedical knowledge graphs and AI applications that enable natural-language access to complex scientific data. His work focuses on accelerating biomedical and space health research through open, reproducible science.

Peter Rose is a computational biologist and bioinformatics leader specializing in AI-enabled scientific discovery through open data and knowledge graphs. He led the Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, where he ... Show more

Sepha Soul was created by Jeanette and Frode Josepha‑Hveding - partners in life, in vision, and in the belief that the future of wellbeing begins with reconnecting to ourselves. Jeanette brings the intuitive, soulful dimension of the project, while Frode brings the technical imagination and engineering mindset. Together, they form the heart and structure of Sepha Soul.

Sepha Soul was created by Jeanette and Frode Josepha‑Hveding - partners in life, in vision, and in the belief that the future of wellbeing begins with reconnecting to ourselves. Jeanette brings the intuitive, soulful dimension of the project, while F... Show more

With a background in teaching and over 20 years experience as a physical therapist specializing in mental health, Ana is now diving head-first into the new-to-her world of frontend development. In her free time, she loves to climb, solve puzzles, take on DIY projects and spend time with her daughter. She’s excited to meet new faces, so don’t be shy—come on over and introduce yourself!

With a background in teaching and over 20 years experience as a physical therapist specializing in mental health, Ana is now diving head-first into the new-to-her world of frontend development. In her free time, she loves to climb, solve puzzles, tak... Show more

Tiffaney Childers is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and suicide loss advocate. After losing both parents to suicide one year and five days apart, she spent years surviving before finding her way back to hope, purpose, and a life that felt like her own again. Today, she speaks with honesty, humor, and hope about resilience, identity, and the courage to rise back when life changes everything.

Tiffaney Childers is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and suicide loss advocate. After losing both parents to suicide one year and five days apart, she spent years surviving before finding her way back to hope, purpose, and a life that felt lik... Show more

Kumar Shivang is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Risa Labs, an AI company focused on building autonomous systems for healthcare and enterprise operations. At Risa Labs, he leads the development of AI-native platforms that combine agent orchestration, reinforcement learning, simulation, and workflow automation to solve complex real-world problems, including oncology prior authorization, medical reasoning, and clinical trial matching.

Prior to Risa Labs, Shivang co-founded Urban Health, a digital health platform that served hundreds of thousands of users and helped advance personalized wellness through AI-powered interventions. He holds a B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Kanpur and has spent his career building products at the intersection of artificial intelligence, healthcare, and large-scale distributed systems.

His current work focuses on the future of autonomous organizations, exploring how operating systems, simulations, and multi-agent architectures can enable humans and AI agents to collaborate at enterprise scale. Through BOSS (Business Operating System and Simulation), he is helping pioneer a new generation of AI-native infrastructure designed for continuous learning, observability, and autonomous execution.

Kumar Shivang is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Risa Labs, an AI company focused on building autonomous systems for healthcare and enterprise operations. At Risa Labs, he leads the development of AI-native platforms that combine agent... Show more

Bhargavi Kalicheti is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across artificial intelligence, machine learning, healthcare technology, and large-scale IT systems. She specializes in developing AI-powered conversational platforms, Generative AI solutions, and agentic AI architectures that enhance healthcare service delivery and support large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
Currently serving as a Lead AI/ML Engineer at UnitedHealth Group (Optum), Bhargavi leads the modernization of legacy telephony and IVR ecosystems into AI-enabled, cloud-native conversational platforms that support interactions among members, providers, and pharmacies. Her work focuses on building scalable AI systems using technologies such as large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and autonomous AI agents. These solutions enable natural, context-aware interactions and help organizations improve operational efficiency while maintaining regulatory compliance in healthcare environments.
Bhargavi has played a key role in designing multi-agent AI systems that plan, reason, and execute complex workflows across healthcare platforms. These systems integrate enterprise APIs, knowledge bases, and decision engines to support tasks such as prescription status checks, benefits validation, and secure data retrieval. She has also implemented guardrails, monitoring frameworks, and human-in-the-loop controls to ensure safe and responsible deployment of AI technologies in regulated environments.
Throughout her career, Bhargavi has delivered several high-impact initiatives that improved operational efficiency and reduced costs. Her AI-driven conversational platforms have increased call containment, reduced contact center volumes, and improved provider and member experiences across healthcare systems. These solutions support thousands of user interactions and generate measurable operational savings by improving automation and self-service capabilities.
Before joining UnitedHealth Group, Bhargavi worked as a Technology Analyst at Infosys Technologies, where she contributed to the development of enterprise applications, modernized legacy systems, and built scalable microservices architectures that later enabled AI and digital platform expansion.
Bhargavi holds a Postgraduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai. She also maintains professional certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Google Cloud Digital Leader, Sun Certified Java Developer, and Certified SAFe DevOps Practitioner.

Bhargavi Kalicheti is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across artificial intelligence, machine learning, healthcare technology, and large-scale IT systems. She specializes in dev... Show more

Hemant Pawar is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and customer success across healthcare and supply chain management domains. Recently, as a Program Director at Zeal-Tech for Kaiser Permanente, Hemant led critical initiatives that transformed telehealth services during COVID-19, scaling from 1,000 to 50,000+ daily visits while maintaining 99.5% uptime.
Throughout his career, Hemant has excelled at the intersection of technology implementation and business value delivery. At Cognizant, he spearheaded pharmacy system enhancements that integrated critical NCPDP standards, improving patient safety and reducing re-ordering cycle time and prescription fulfillment costs. His leadership increased customer satisfaction scores from 45 to 75 and drove 12% year-over-year revenue growth.
Hemant's expertise spans healthcare technology, supply chain management, and SaaS product development. At the start of his career his work with e2Open Solutions involved building logistics and freight management systems for international clients like FedEx, CMA CGM and implementing the first US Customs-certified Automated Manifest System for his organization. During his leadership tenure at IBM Labs, Hemant managed global product development for IBM Watson's AI based Marketing Cloud suite, focusing on campaign optimization and customer engagement analytics. He created comprehensive training programs that increased client self-sufficiency by 27% while reducing support tickets by 40%. At BMC Software, he facilitated DevOps implementations for banking giants including BNP Paribas, RBC, and Citi.
Beyond his corporate achievements, Hemant is the founder of a private equity real estate firm (Jewelequity.com) that manages $200M in assets across nine states, creating over 20 jobs. He is also recognized for his humanitarian work supporting human trafficking victims and has performed as a volunteer at the World Culture Festival 2023 in Washington DC.
Hemant holds an Executive Master's Certificate from the Indian Institute of Management, a Master's in International Marketing from Symbiosis University, and a Bachelor's in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He combines technical depth with business acumen to drive meaningful digital transformation that enhances both operational efficiency and human experience.

Hemant Pawar is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and customer success across healthcare and supply chain management domains. Recently, as a Program Director at Zeal-Tech for Kaiser Perman... Show more

Dr. Richard L. Watkins is a scientist, strategist, and advocate working at the intersection of research, policy, and society. He is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Science Policy Action Network, Inc. (SPAN), where he is responsible for setting the organization’s overall direction and service strategy. He leads the development of SPAN’s consulting offerings and operational infrastructure, with a focus on impact across education, innovation, and public health.

Dr. Watkins holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.S. in Psychology from Fayetteville State University. His scientific background informs a systems-level approach to policy advising and program design, particularly in areas such as school safety, mental health, and science-based governance.

A dynamic communicator and bridge-builder, Dr. Watkins also hosts The Richard Watkins Podcast, a platform for thought leaders across disciplines. His work continues to shape public conversations and institutional strategies through science, equity, and community engagement.

Dr. Richard L. Watkins is a scientist, strategist, and advocate working at the intersection of research, policy, and society. He is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Science Policy Action Network, Inc. (SPAN), where he is responsible for setting ... Show more

TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY INTO PURPOSE FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS
Leadership. Resilience. Reinvention. Purpose-driven growth.

Dr. Ken Kaufman is a leadership and resilience speaker, author, and sports medicine clinician with more than 30 years of experience helping people recover, rebuild, and perform through adversity.

As the founder of Sarasota Sports Medicine and a former spring training chiropractor for Major League Baseball organizations, Dr. Kaufman spent decades working in high-performance environments where pressure, setbacks, discipline, recovery, and perseverance were part of everyday life. His work with athletes, business professionals, active adults, and patients gave him a front-row seat to the human side of adversity — the moments when people are forced to decide whether they will quit, survive, or grow.

But Dr. Kaufman’s message is not built only on professional experience. It is also deeply personal.

After building a successful practice and identity around achievement, leadership, and performance, Dr. Kaufman walked through a significant season of personal and professional adversity. He experienced the loss of his business, financial security, and the sense of identity he had built around success. What followed was a difficult but transformational process of rebuilding — not just financially or professionally, but personally, spiritually, and emotionally.

Through that season, he discovered that adversity often reveals what success can hide. It exposes identity, tests endurance, clarifies priorities, and forces leaders to confront who they are beneath the titles, accomplishments, and external markers of success.

Today, Dr. Kaufman uses his story, clinical experience, leadership background, and faith-informed perspective to help leaders, teams, organizations, churches, colleges, and professional audiences understand adversity differently. His message is not simply about bouncing back. It is about being rebuilt with greater clarity, humility, courage, resilience, and purpose.

He is the author of Spiritual Endurance: Faith Forged in the Fire, a book that explores how hardship can become a catalyst for deeper strength, renewed identity, and lasting transformation.

Dr. Kaufman’s life and work are rooted in a simple but powerful belief: adversity does not have to be wasted. When understood and approached correctly, it can become the very place where stronger people, stronger leaders, and stronger teams are FORGED.

TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY INTO PURPOSE FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS Leadership. Resilience. Reinvention. Purpose-driven growth. Dr. Ken Kaufman is a leadership and resilience speaker, author, and sports medicine clinician with more than 30 years of experie... Show more

Transformational R&D Leader delivering validated ROI through AI-enabled digital modernization, regulatory systems innovation, regulatory strategy development, and scaled global operating models. Proven expertise in architecting enterprise-wide frameworks adopted globally across regulatory affairs, CMC, clinical development, quality, and safety. Recognized as a thought leader on regulatory strategy and technology. Track record translating business strategy into operational capabilities that accelerate product approvals and optimize R&D portfolio performance

Transformational R&D Leader delivering validated ROI through AI-enabled digital modernization, regulatory systems innovation, regulatory strategy development, and scaled global operating models. Proven expertise in architecting enterprise-wide framew... Show more

Naveen Parameshwarappa is a technology professional with nearly 14 years of experience in web and cloud technologies, currently working as an Architect and Project Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLC in Dallas, Texas. His expertise focuses on Salesforce, Java, and J2EE technologies, with particular experience in government and healthcare projects.
At Deloitte, Naveen has worked on major government modernization initiatives including projects for the New York State Department of Health's Medicaid Eligibility Modernization system serving more than 8 million individuals, the Illinois Department of Public Health's Long-Term Licensing & Certification System, and the CDC's Vaccine Administration Management System supporting 13 million vaccine administrations across multiple jurisdictions. His work on the Illinois licensing system helped reduce application completion time by 35% through improved OmniScript flows and automation.
Prior to Deloitte, Naveen spent several years at Tata Consultancy Services working on banking and financial services projects for Bank of America. His contributions included developing mobile payment solutions for over 4 million digital wallet customers, enhancing security frameworks that achieved a 45% reduction in fraudulent activities, and building mobile remote check deposit capabilities serving 4 million active mobile users.
Naveen is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Engineering Management at Cornell University. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science from Siddaganga Institute of Technology and completed executive education in Product Management at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. His professional certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP), multiple Salesforce certifications including Sales Cloud and App Builder, AWS Certified Developer Associate, and SAFe 4 Certified Practitioner. He has also published research on digital image watermarking using empirical mode decomposition.

Naveen Parameshwarappa is a technology professional with nearly 14 years of experience in web and cloud technologies, currently working as an Architect and Project Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLC in Dallas, Texas. His expertise focuses on Salesfor... Show more

Balasubramanian Rengasamy is a Lead Solutions Architect with 20+ years of professional experience in designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions, with a strong focus on the healthcare domain. His expertise spans Care Management, Utilization Management, Special Needs Programs, and Home Care solutions within Medicare and Medicaid ecosystems.
He currently works at Humana Inc., where he translates complex business requirements into scalable and efficient IT architectures. His core strengths include AI implementation and automation, system integration, and application modernization, helping improve operational efficiency and business outcomes.
Throughout his career, Balasubramanian has designed and implemented enterprise solutions covering case management, assessments, prior authorizations, care plans, and member outreach. He has led large-scale integrations across multiple platforms and developed enterprise APIs to enable seamless communication between internal systems and external partners.
His technical expertise includes Microsoft technologies such as .NET, RESTful APIs, SQL Server, and service-oriented architecture, along with experience in Agile methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.
He has been recognized with multiple Star Awards for his contributions and impact. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology and relevant professional certifications in artificial intelligence and Microsoft Azure fundamentals.
With extensive experience and a strong technical foundation, Balasubramanian continues to contribute to the development of robust and scalable healthcare technology solutions.

Balasubramanian Rengasamy is a Lead Solutions Architect with 20+ years of professional experience in designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions, with a strong focus on the healthcare domain. His expertise spans Care Management, Utilizat... Show more

Sinto Poulose is the Founder Director of IQZYME MEDTECH PVT. LTD. He is an MSc. Biochemist having more than 18 Years experience in the IVD field. He is an EU IVDR Implementation Specialist, who is Lead Auditor of ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015. Sinto take care of Turnkey Clean Room Consultation for IVD Manufacturing units as per cGMP requirements in accordance with WHO-PQ & EU IVDR.

Sinto Poulose is the Founder Director of IQZYME MEDTECH PVT. LTD. He is an MSc. Biochemist having more than 18 Years experience in the IVD field. He is an EU IVDR Implementation Specialist, who is Lead Auditor of ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015. S... Show more

Dr. Heather is a leadership strategist, physician, and founder of Solutionists International Consulting. With more than 20 years of leadership and leadership development experience, she helps high-achieving and emerging professionals build sustainable leadership journeys rooted in clarity, well-being, and impact.

Throughout her career, Dr. Heather has worked with brilliant, mission-driven leaders who care deeply about their teams and organizations—but who often face the hidden strain that leadership can bring. Her work focuses on helping leaders move beyond burnout, misalignment, and uncertainty to rediscover purpose, strengthen team cohesion, and lead with renewed energy.

As a speaker, coach, trainer, and consultant, she partners with organizations to address complex leadership challenges with practical strategies that produce lasting results. Her engaging and thoughtful approach encourages deep reflection while equipping audiences with tools they can immediately apply.

Dr. Heather’s academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Paine College (HBCU), a Master’s degree in International Health from Trident University, and a medical degree from the Latin American School of Medicine—one of the most diverse medical schools in the world. She is also a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member and a DISC Behavioral Analysis Consultant.

She draws on a diverse background in mathematics, global health, medicine, and leadership development to bring a multidisciplinary, human-centered perspective to every engagement. Dr. Heather helps leaders reconnect with their strengths, align with their values, and lead in ways that sustain both performance and well-being.

Her sessions leave audiences with greater clarity, stronger communication, healthier leadership habits, and a renewed vision for the future.

Dr. Heather is a leadership strategist, physician, and founder of Solutionists International Consulting. With more than 20 years of leadership and leadership development experience, she helps high-achieving and emerging professionals build sustainabl... Show more

Dr. Arshiya Seth is the Chief Medical Officer at the Community Health Center of Cape Cod, MA. A highly experienced physician leader with +10 years of extensive patient safety, risk, quality, and performance improvement experience. She completed her internal medicine residency at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) through Harvard University, where she went on to spend 16 years as a primary care provider. She was a Primary Care Innovations Fellow, Harvard University, and Linde Leadership Fellow at BIDMC. Dr. Seth also served as Performance Improvement Coach to multiple teams, leading several projects designed to improve overall quality and provider satisfaction within the CHA system of care. Dr. Seth is a Certified Professional in Health Care Quality and a Six Sigma-Lean Professional. Dr. Seth is recognized as a national speaker on provider Burnout, AI, patient safety and quality and has dedicated her career to improving patient and staff experience of care through innovation and quality improvement. 
 

Dr. Arshiya Seth is the Chief Medical Officer at the Community Health Center of Cape Cod, MA. A highly experienced physician leader with +10 years of extensive patient safety, risk, quality, and performance improvement experience. She completed her i... Show more

Johnny Graber uses his skills at the Swiss Medical Association to reduce the administrative burdens for doctors in Switzerland. As a member of a small team he wears many hats that range from full stack developer to project manager. His work gives him many chances to understand that the biggest challenges in software development aren’t the technical ones.

Johnny Graber uses his skills at the Swiss Medical Association to reduce the administrative burdens for doctors in Switzerland. As a member of a small team he wears many hats that range from full stack developer to project manager. His work gives him... Show more

Christina Elenbaas is a healthcare data leader with 15+ years of experience helping organizations turn complex clinical, operational, and financial data into decision-ready insight that leaders actually use.

Across healthcare, she has seen a consistent pattern data is often technically correct but operationally disconnected leading to debates over numbers, delayed decisions, and missed opportunities for impact. Her work focuses on solving this problem at its source by aligning data to how decisions are actually made across clinical, financial, and operational teams.

Christina specializes in connecting care delivery to financial and operational performance in a way that is clear, trusted, and actionable. She has helped leaders move beyond fragmented metrics to shared, decision-ready views where changes in patient flow, access, or readmissions are directly understood in terms of their real-world impact.

Her approach goes beyond building analytics. She focuses on how data is interpreted and used in practice designing metrics, models, and narratives that reduce ambiguity, eliminate rework, and support faster, more confident decision-making in high-stakes environments.

Operating at the intersection of data, strategy, and leadership, Christina brings a practical, experience-driven perspective to healthcare analytics centered on one core idea: data is only valuable if it changes what happens next.

Christina Elenbaas is a healthcare data leader with 15+ years of experience helping organizations turn complex clinical, operational, and financial data into decision-ready insight that leaders actually use. Across healthcare, she has seen a consi... Show more

Suzanne Rath: High-Performance Strategist, Endurance Athlete, Founder

Suzanne Rath is a keynote speaker and high-performance strategist who helps founders and leaders sustain peak performance without breaking. Her authority is forged through a rare combination of research, clinical expertise and lived experience.

For more than nine years she has led an award-winning multi-site Allied Health business, building resilient teams and pioneering innovative approaches to workplace wellbeing. As a physiotherapist with twenty years of experience across three continents, she brings a deep understanding of human performance, recovery and longevity.

Suzanne is also an endurance athlete of eighteen years, having completed marathons, ultras, and multi-day cycling expeditions across continents. After surviving a life-changing accident in Sydney, she rebuilt her health and career from the ground up- an experience that informs her work with leaders navigating pressure, uncertainty and burnout. This journey became the foundation of her signature framework, ENDURES, a system for sustainable high performance.

From the boardroom to the marathon trail, Suzanne understands what it takes to recover, reset and rise stronger, again and again.

How Suzanne Helps
Keynote Speaking

Beyond the Peak: Unlocking Sustainable High Performance
Suzanne blends endurance stories, leadership insight and evidence-based strategies to show audiences how to move from collapsing performance to sustained momentum. Participants gain:

the courage to set bold goals

the capacity to navigate challenge with clarity

practical tools to recover, reset and elevate to greater summits

Workshops & Extended Programs

Suzanne’s workshops transform insight into capability. Designed for real-world application, they help teams:

- reclaim energy and focus

- clarify priorities

- build daily rhythms and systems that drive consistent high performance

Coaching for Leaders & Founders

Suzanne works privately with leaders to apply the ENDURES framework to their own lives and organisations. Her coaching strengthens resilience, adaptability and sustainable performance — ensuring high achievers maintain their edge without burning out.
The ENDURES Membership Program launches in February 2026.

Suzanne Rath: High-Performance Strategist, Endurance Athlete, Founder Suzanne Rath is a keynote speaker and high-performance strategist who helps founders and leaders sustain peak performance without breaking. Her authority is forged through a rar... Show more

Azin Etemadi, MD, is the founder and CEO of Vivendur, an enterprise AI memory company building infrastructure for organizations to retain, govern, and operationalize institutional knowledge across AI systems. Her work focuses on the next layer of enterprise AI: secure memory, contextual intelligence, knowledge continuity, and governance for companies deploying AI at scale. With a background in medicine and systems-level problem solving, Azin brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to how organizations can move beyond generic AI tools toward AI systems that remember, adapt, and compound organizational intelligence over time.

Azin Etemadi, MD, is the founder and CEO of Vivendur, an enterprise AI memory company building infrastructure for organizations to retain, govern, and operationalize institutional knowledge across AI systems. Her work focuses on the next layer of ent... Show more

Developer specializing in building human-centered solutions in the healthcare industry. My experience spans from leading design direction for large medical sites serving over 40,000+ daily patients to creating full-stack applications that directly impact thousands of practitioners across the nation. Creating content around the intersection of technology and healthcare.

Developer specializing in building human-centered solutions in the healthcare industry. My experience spans from leading design direction for large medical sites serving over 40,000+ daily patients to creating full-stack applications that directly im... Show more

Rajesh Shanam is an accomplished Senior Software Engineer with over nine years of experience specializing in Salesforce development and DevOps strategy, particularly within the healthcare technology sector. He is a certified Salesforce professional recognized for driving enterprise-level Salesforce DevOps transformations and designing robust, automated CI/CD pipelines.
At Optum Services, Rajesh currently leads high-impact DevOps initiatives that enhance deployment efficiency, reduce downtime, and ensure regulatory compliance. His technical toolkit includes Salesforce DX, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and CLI scripting. Rajesh has successfully implemented Git-based version control strategies, pre-deployment validation systems, and automated testing frameworks that consistently achieve over 90% code coverage and a 70% reduction in deployment failures.
Throughout his career, Rajesh has built and deployed scalable Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Visualforce, and led integrations with REST/SOAP APIs and middleware solutions. He has championed enterprise-wide migrations from Salesforce Classic to Lightning Experience and led data modeling efforts that support thousands of users globally.
His earlier roles at IT Resources Inc and Indus Group Inc involved major CRM migration projects, automation of business workflows, and performance tuning of Salesforce platforms, reflecting his end-to-end expertise in Salesforce SDLC and Agile project delivery.
Rajesh holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Northwestern Polytechnic University and a Bachelor’s degree from Holy Mary Institute of Technology and Science in India. He is certified in Salesforce Administration, Advanced Administration, Platform Development, and App Building.
A regular Dreamforce attendee and active contributor to the Trailblazer and Stack Exchange communities, Rajesh also leads internal training on Salesforce LWC and CI/CD best practices. His work has been recognized through multiple Bravo awards and accolades for timely project delivery and innovation in DevOps automation.

Rajesh Shanam is an accomplished Senior Software Engineer with over nine years of experience specializing in Salesforce development and DevOps strategy, particularly within the healthcare technology sector. He is a certified Salesforce professional r... Show more

Kingsley Madikaegbu is CEO/CTO of HealID Inc., addressing the $6B+ healthcare interoperability challenge. He brings 10+ years leading enterprise technology at Google Cloud and Accenture for Fortune 500 clients and government agencies. At Google, he led API management at scale and modernization delivering $10M+ in value. Experience includes HIPAA-compliant systems, Healthcare.gov, and SEC.gov (5M+ users, 99.9% uptime). Speaker at Open Source Summit North America 2024.

Kingsley Madikaegbu is CEO/CTO of HealID Inc., addressing the $6B+ healthcare interoperability challenge. He brings 10+ years leading enterprise technology at Google Cloud and Accenture for Fortune 500 clients and government agencies. At Google, he l... Show more

Sheila Hall is a functional medicine health coach, reflexologist, and speaker specializing in nervous system regulation in midlife women. Her work bridges somatic therapy and clinical observation to support emotional, physical, and cognitive balance.

Sheila Hall is a functional medicine health coach, reflexologist, and speaker specializing in nervous system regulation in midlife women. Her work bridges somatic therapy and clinical observation to support emotional, physical, and cognitive balance. Show more