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Laura Ramsay

Partner
Kilburn & Strode

Laura Ramsay

Partner
Kilburn & Strode

Laura Ramsay

Partner
Kilburn & Strode
  • The Power of the "One Health" Synergy: How startups can leverage the convergence of human medical breakthroughs, plant science research, and animal health innovation to accelerate R&D and commercialization.
  • The Collaborative Ecosystem: Insights into the unique "Innovation Bridge" between Purdue University, Elanco, and future partners.
  • Infrastructure for Growth: Navigating the specialized lab spaces and commercialization support available in Indianapolis, designed to take startups from "seed to scale" faster than traditional tech hubs.
  • Bridging the Gap: How the district facilitates direct access to strategic mentors, regulatory guidance, and academic and corporate partners de-risk the path to market.

Author:

John Stewart

Senior Director, One Health Innovation District and Economic Development
Elanco

John Stewart

Senior Director, One Health Innovation District and Economic Development
Elanco

Author:

Kaethe Beck

Associate Vice President for Strategic Impact in the Life and Health Sciences
Purdue University

Kaethe Beck

Associate Vice President for Strategic Impact in the Life and Health Sciences
Purdue University

Author:

Alex Berman

Vice President, Payment Integrity
Optum

Alex Berman is a healthcare executive specializing in client engagement, product strategy and growth across payer markets. He partners with health plans to align client needs with innovative solutions that improve performance and continue to remove waste from the healthcare system.

Alex Berman

Vice President, Payment Integrity
Optum

Alex Berman is a healthcare executive specializing in client engagement, product strategy and growth across payer markets. He partners with health plans to align client needs with innovative solutions that improve performance and continue to remove waste from the healthcare system.

 

Steve Yurjevich

CEO, Optum Insight Payer Market
Optum

Steve Yurjevich

CEO, Optum Insight Payer Market
Optum

Steve Yurjevich

CEO, Optum Insight Payer Market
Optum
 

Tabitha Ramminger

Deputy Inspector General
Wisconsin DHS

Tabitha Ramminger

Deputy Inspector General
Wisconsin DHS

Tabitha Ramminger

Deputy Inspector General
Wisconsin DHS

This interactive roundtable explores how L&D leaders can responsibly implement AI in compliance training while balancing innovation, risk and workforce readiness.

Through practical discussion and peer insight, attendees will explore where AI adds value, how to maintain accuracy and accountability, and how to build confidence without driving risk.

Author:

Simon Truckle

Director of Learning Solutions
Skillcast

Simon Truckle

Director of Learning Solutions
Skillcast

Author:

Erica Farmer

Professional Speaker- AI & Future Skills
EricaFarmer. AI

Erica Farmer

Professional Speaker- AI & Future Skills
EricaFarmer. AI
 

Suyash Choudhary

Practice Director
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Practice Director
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Practice Director
Everest Group
 

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group
 

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Most of the conversation about AI in payment integrity is about what the technology can do: driving improved accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. Almost nobody is talking about what happens to the people who were doing that work before the software showed up. When a payer decides to internalize a program, it is not just adopting a tool, it is asking an entire workforce to fundamentally change how it operates, often overnight, and often without a clear model for how that transition should go. This talk argues that the industry has quietly built two separate transformation problems and is only solving one of them. Technology can free auditors and clinicians to do more meaningful, strategic work, but that promise only materializes if organizations treat workforce adaptation as a core design problem rather than an afterthought. Left unaddressed, this becomes a retention and capability crisis: existing staff, many of whom have experienced AI as a threat to their livelihood are asked to acquire new skills with little support, and teams fracture under the strain. Drawing on direct experience helping payers navigate this shift, this session makes the case that the real competitive advantage in payment integrity's AI era will not go to whoever has the best model, but to whoever figures out how to bring their people with them.

In partnership with Machinify

Author:

Tina Azar

VP COS and Sales Enablement
Machinify

Tina Azar

VP COS and Sales Enablement
Machinify