Speakers Biographies 

• Newt Gingrich, Founder, Center for Health Transformation
• Nancy Desmond, Chief Executive Officer and President, Center for Heath Transformation
• Dale Brown, Senior Vice President, Business Development, MedImpact
• Kevin McConville, Managing Partner, The Gallup Organization

Hospital Roundtable:

• Melissa Ferguson, Vice President of Operations, Center for Health Transformation
• Laura Linn, Georgia Project Director, Center for Health Transformation
• Steve Bonner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
• Dr. Gordon Hunt, Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health
• Ted Schwab, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Alegent

Health HIT Roundtable:

• David Merritt, Project Director, Center for Health Transformation
• Bob Paul, President and Chief Operating Officer, Covisint
• Nate McLemore, Director of Business Development, Microsoft
• Mary Hall Gregg, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Quest Diagnostics
• Bill Spooner, Chief Information Officer, Sharp Healthcare

Medicaid Roundtable:

• Jim Frogue, State Project Director, Center for Health Transformation
• Chris Ryan, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, SHPS
• Larry Goldman, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development, ValueOptions
• Ron Bachman, Senior Fellow, Center for Health Transformation