2026 Transformation Summit
An Invitation-Only Summit for Healthcare's Top Leaders
A Summit for Healthcare's Top Leaders
Tampa, FL · May 19, 2026
The healthcare workforce is at an inflection point.
AI, evolving labor models, a shifting reimbursement environment, and relentless pressure on margins are forcing health system leaders to rethink workforce strategy from the ground up. The old playbook isn't cutting it.
The 2026 Transformation Summit brings together a select group of C-suite executives and senior leaders from the country's leading health systems for a full day of strategic discussion, industry forecasting, and peer connection.
It's curated for the people who are driving change.
This is a full day of high-quality conversations among the executives shaping what healthcare workforce looks like next.
What You'll Leave With
Leaders who attend will walk away with:
A clear understanding of Open Shift Management (OSM) — how moving coverage upstream with internal and on-demand staff is driving real cost savings and operational control
Practical frameworks to centralize staffing and scheduling without adding headcount, in a reimbursement environment that leaves zero margin for inefficiency
A firsthand look at how AI and automation are reducing manual scheduling burden and optimizing shift fulfillment in real health systems
Peer perspectives on reducing premium labor, improving fill rates, and stabilizing staffing models from leaders who've done it
A benchmark against leading systems across the country, and a network of transformational peers you can actually call
Strategies to better leverage your existing WFM and scheduling platforms without ripping and replacing what's already in place
Clear next steps and ideas you can bring back and apply immediately
Agenda
11:00 AM — Executive Arrival
11:30 AM — Opening Remarks
11:45 AM — Keynote: Blake Madden, Founder & Creator of Hospitalogy
The macro forces reshaping healthcare workforce and what leading systems are doing about it
12:30 PM — 2026 State of Healthcare Workforce Innovation
1:15 PM — Networking Luncheon
2:00 PM — Fireside Chat
Featuring Dr. Indra Sandal, PhD, MBA, Chief Innovation Officer and Director, National Center for Transformational Innovation (NC4TI), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Moderated by Todd Walrath, CEO, ShiftMed
2:30 PM — Health System Panel: Centralized Workforce
Featuring VP and CNE-level leaders from UMass Memorial Health, SSM Health, and UF Health
Moderated by Ashley Foster, EVP Acute Partnership and JJ Ewing, Chief Nurse Executive, ShiftMed
3:00 PM — Ecosystem Integrations Panel: Powering a Unified Workforce Engine
Featuring senior leaders from symplr, UKG, and Uber Health
Moderated by Matt Abbott, Director of Product Management, ShiftMed
3:45 PM — Private Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Raymond James Stadium
5:00 PM — Happy Hour
7:30 PM — Private Executive Dinner
Who's Attending
The 2026 Transformation Summit is application-based and curated to ensure the highest-quality conversations and connections.
You'll be in the room with C-suite leaders and senior VPs from large health systems, enterprise hospitals, and IDNs: the people leading workforce transformation, labor strategy, and operational innovation at scale.
Attendance is limited and subject to review.
Apply to Attend
If you're leading the charge on workforce strategy or operational innovation within your health system, we'd love to have you.
Questions about event programming or travel support? Reach out to Jacob Laufer at jlaufer@shiftmed.com
Questions about registration? Reach out to Kera DeMars at kera@workweek.com