NuVert Healthcare AI Activation™
What does responsible AI adoption require inside healthcare?
NuVert Healthcare AI Activation brings together leaders across healthcare, technology, research, policy, and organizational transformation to examine what responsible AI adoption requires in practice. The afternoon moves from understanding the current state of healthcare AI to exploring breakthrough innovation, clinical adoption, agentic safety, governance, and human impact—then shifts from insight to action through interactive Executive Intelligence Roundtables.
Together, the sessions are designed to help leaders understand what is changing, evaluate what responsible adoption requires, and leave with clearer priorities for what comes next.
Who Should Attend
This experience is designed for senior leaders shaping how AI is evaluated, adopted, governed, and scaled across healthcare, including:
Healthcare CEOs, CMOs, CIOs, CMIOs, and senior executives
Hospital, health-system, clinical, and academic medicine leaders
Digital, AI, innovation, and transformation leaders
Public-policy, government, governance, risk, and compliance leaders
Investors, researchers, and healthcare innovation leaders
Leaders responsible for organizational change and AI adoption
What You Will Take Away
A clearer view of where healthcare AI stands today—and where it is heading
A better understanding of what turns innovation into real health outcomes
Practical perspectives on clinical trust, AI safety, governance, and responsible adoption
A clearer picture of your organization’s AI readiness
Concrete priorities for governance, organizational change, and human impact
From AI Possibility to Organizational Action
The next phase of healthcare AI will not be defined by technology alone.
It will be shaped by leaders who can connect innovation, evidence, governance, trust, people, infrastructure, and execution—and translate them into meaningful health outcomes.
Join NuVert in Cambridge on September 24 from 1:00–5:00 PM to explore where healthcare AI is going, what responsible implementation requires, and what your organization should do next.
Participation is limited and application-based.
If you are waitlisted, you are also welcome to register for the Day 2 event, which is open to a broader audience: Amplifying Human Potential: Innovation, Capital, & Leadership for an AI-First Future.
Programs
1:00 PM | Opening & Welcome
Tim White — Founder & CEO, NuVert
Session: Opening remarks on why Boston, why healthcare, why responsible AI, and the opportunity ahead as healthcare moves from experimentation toward meaningful AI adoption.
1:05 PM | The State of Healthcare AI
Signature Keynote
Zoe Li — Co-Founder & COO, NuVert
Session: Drawing on 30+ executive conversations across community health centers, major health systems, academic medicine, and global innovation, this keynote explores where healthcare AI stands today, what is blocking adoption, and where the greatest opportunities are emerging.
1:20 PM | From Innovation to Impact: How Do We Turn Healthcare Breakthroughs Into Better Health Outcomes?
Moderator
Dr. Rifat Atun — Dean for Education & Innovation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director, Health System Innovation Lab
Panelists
Dr. Joan LaRovere — Senior Vice President & Interim Chief Medical Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle — Co-Founder & CEO, Liza Health; Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Session: Leaders across the healthcare innovation ecosystem examine what must happen between breakthrough and impact—from evidence and investment to infrastructure, adoption, scale, and ultimately better health outcomes.
1:50 PM | Building the Road to Personal Health: Continuous Data and AI as the Clinician and Patient’s New Superpower
Day 1 Feature Keynote
Dr. Ami Bhatt — Chief Medical Officer, WHOOP (Virtual)
Session: Explore how continuous health data and AI are creating new possibilities for personalized health and giving clinicians and patients more powerful, actionable insight.
2:05 PM | Agentic Safety: Leadership Principles for Building AI That Is Secure, Accurate and Trustworthy
Keynote
Noelle Russell — Founder & Chief AI Officer, AI Leadership Institute
Session: Explore the leadership principles required to build and deploy agentic AI systems that are secure, accurate, responsible, and worthy of trust.
2:20 PM | The Clinicians’ Verdict: Is Healthcare Ready to Trust AI?
Moderator
Alice Stein — Founder & Managing Principal, STEIN+PARTNERS; AI Strategy & Responsible AI Advisor
Panelists
Dr. Eva Selhub — Chief of Medical Affairs, ForHumanity; Physician & Resilience Expert
Dr. Jeffrey Gladd — Chief Medical Officer, Fullscript
Dr. Pei-Yun Sabrina Hsueh — Director of AI Enablement & External Innovation, Pfizer
Session: Healthcare leaders examine what happens when AI enters the exam room—from its potential to improve diagnosis, decision-making, efficiency, and patient outcomes to the practical, ethical, trust, and workflow challenges that determine whether innovation succeeds at the point of care.
2:40 PM | Governing the Next Era of Healthcare: Policy, Trust & Responsible AI
Moderator
H.E. Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah — Ambassador of Gambia to the World Health Organization (W.H.O)
Panelists
Dr. Bethany Hall-Long — 75th Governor of Delaware; Professor Emerita, University of Delaware School of Nursing
Dr. Cesar Yazbeck — Vice President of Healthcare, Invisible Technologies
Ashley Conard — Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Health Futures
Session: Explore how leaders can create policy and governance environments that protect people, earn trust, and still allow healthcare innovation to move quickly enough to improve lives.
3:05 PM | From Insight to Action
Closing Session
Judah Phillips — Founder & Board Chair, Boston AI Week
Session: Bring the afternoon’s insights together by reflecting on what we learned, what changed in our thinking, and what leaders can act on over the next 90 days.
3:20–5:00 PM | Executive Intelligence Roundtables & Networking (Optional)
The afternoon shifts from listening to participation through interactive conversations focused on three critical dimensions of responsible AI adoption: governance and readiness, organizational change and AI literacy, and human flourishing.
Governance First: Are We Ready to Govern What We’re About to Adopt?
Lead
Alice Stein — Founder & Managing Principal, STEIN+PARTNERS; AI Strategy & Responsible AI Advisor
Expert Catalyst
Ashley Conard — Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Health Futures
Session: Assess where AI is already operating inside the organization, who owns key decisions, where governance gaps exist, and what must change to enable responsible experimentation.
Leading Organizational Change: How Do We Move From AI Interest to Organizational Adoption?
Lead
Amrutha Killada — Founder & CEO, TRAIN4AI
Expert Catalyst
Michelle Strasburger — Founder & CEO, AI Rebooted
Session: Explore the executive alignment, AI literacy, workforce readiness, communication, culture, and change capabilities required to turn AI interest into sustainable organizational adoption.
Human Flourishing in the Age of AI: What Are We Trying to Amplify?
Lead
Dr. Karen Sobel Lojeski — Founder & CEO, Virtual Distance International
Expert Catalyst
Eileen McNeely, PhD, MS, RN — Founder & Executive Director, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University
Session: Examine how organizations can use AI to amplify human capabilities while protecting trust, agency, relationships, judgment, meaningful work, and well-being—and measure human outcomes alongside operational performance.
Access to the Event:
Bring a valid government-issued ID for security check-in upon arrival at Microsoft NERD.
After receiving building access, proceed to the M Floor, where the event is.
Complete event check-in at the reception desk before entering the program space.
Once checked in, you are all set to network, connect, and enjoy the event.
For additional event information and updates, visit: https://nuvert.com/
Parking & Transportation
Microsoft Garage
Inform attendees that Microsoft does not validate parking
Current weekday parking rate is $37 for the day
Garage entrance is at the back of the building via the one-way driveway on Memorial Drive
Guests take a parking receipt upon entry and pay when exiting
Public Transportation
Recommend the Red Line to Kendall Square
Microsoft is approximately a 5-minute walk from Kendall Square Station
Nearby Parking Alternatives
350 Kendall Street Garage / Pilgrim Parking
25 Hayward Street
245 First Street