David Norris
Co-Founder & CEO of Affineon Health
Affineon is an AI inbox agent that triages a clinical inbox, under the provider's direction, to automatically handle lab results and prescription renewals, reducing daily inbox volume by 30 percent to 80 percent – so clinical teams can spend less time in the inbox and more time with patients.
Dr. Aki Alzubaidi
Founder of Eon Health
Eon was founded in 2015 by an interventional pulmonologist informed by first-hand experience treating patients with lung cancer. After years on the front lines, it broke founder Dr. Aki Alzubaidi’s heart to see how many patients could be diagnosed earlier if only there were smarter care plan systems in place.
Fast forward 10 years and Eon is partnered with more than 60 health systems, including five of the 10 largest in the country. It is deployed at more than 1,000 facilities and experiencing hyper-growth with plans to meaningfully expand the breadth of diseases it affects. Its software as a service (SaaS) solutions leverage EMR and other third-party data to identify and classify patients at risk for a broad range of catastrophic diseases, then create intelligent care plans in order to get the right patient, the right care at the right time.
Kari T. Cao, PA-C, MHS, NFC
CEO & Founder of RenewRx, Family Medicine Clinician,
Certified Natural Foods Professional Chef
Pregnancy is one of the most critical times in a woman’s life, yet care often remains reactive, focused on identifying issues rather than preventing them. While nutrition and lifestyle changes can significantly reduce complications like gestational diabetes, providers lack the time and resources to offer the personalized support patients need.
RenewRx seamlessly integrates into existing care, offering smart, behavior-based coaching focused on prevention and proactive management. This scalable, tech-driven platform reduces provider burden, improves outcomes, and generates reimbursable revenue, all while being covered by major insurers.
Starting with gestational diabetes, RenewRx is designed to transform maternal health, empowering women to take control of their health, break the cycle of preventable complications, and ensure healthier pregnancies.
Jessica DaMassa
Creator & Host of ‘What's the Future, Health?’ podcast
Session Host
Jessica DaMassa, a sought-after speaker and moderator at health innovation events around the world, is best known as the creator and host of “WTF Health – What’s the Future, Health?,” an interview series that ended in May 2024 but took her to numerous health innovation conferences worldwide and saw her conduct more than 1,000 interviews with key figures in health technology and innovation.
She is co-emcee of Frontiers Health, Europe’s predominant digital health conference, hosted CVS Health’s own innovation series, “CVS Health Live,” and has served as a keynote speaker providing analysis and insight on innovation trends for audiences across the healthcare ecosystem.
DaMassa began her career at GuideWell and Florida Blue (formerly BlueCross BlueShield of Florida), focusing on initiatives that fostered new partnerships and investment opportunities, contributing to the company’s expansion beyond traditional health insurance.
In 2015, she launched a consulting business, offering strategic guidance in business strategy, innovation, and public relations to clients such as GuideWell, healthcare startups, accelerator programs, and a 3D printing company in Australia. She also served as an advisor to SAS, aiding in the expansion of their healthcare business to meet the needs of healthcare disruptors.
Suneel Gupta
Founding CEO of RISE, Bestselling author, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar
Suneel Gupta is the founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company. Now as a bestselling author and Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, he has taken his mission one step further – helping people reset, reignite, and find meaning in their work by bolstering emotional resilience and engagement. He arms- people with science-based habits that will avoid burnout, boost energy, and improve their professional and personal lives.
RISE was named “App of the Year” and partnered with then First Lady Michelle Obama, before being acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company One Medical Group. In 2022, with its acquisition of One Medical Group, RISE is now part of Amazon.
Gupta is author of the international bestselling book Backable (2020). His transformative book Everyday Dharma (2023) codifies his mission to help people reset, reignite, and re-engage through a timeless practice called Dharma.
As visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School, Gupta researches and teaches the interconnection between inner well-being and outer leadership. He is also emissary for Gross National Happiness between the United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan.
He is the host of Business Class, a 2023 Webby Award-winning docuseries created by American Express (streaming on Amazon Prime), where he showcases entrepreneurs and business visionaries who embody struggle and resilience.
