2020 Health Datapalooza
Event
Co-located with the National Health Policy Conference
For more than 10 years, the Health Datapalooza has been turning information into innovation by supporting a healthy exchange of ideas from a variety of voices in a setting where meaningful and consequential conversations take place.
Co-Located with the National Health Policy Conference
As an additional benefit to this year’s show, Health Datapalooza attendees will gain new opportunities (if you choose) to engage in expansive discussions with participants “across the hall” at the National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) and pick and choose relevant sessions to attend from both events.
Featured Speakers
Presenter
Amy Abernethy
Principal Deputy Commissioner - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
As the Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dr. Amy P. Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., helps oversee the a… Read Bio
Presenter
Ardy Arianpour, M.B.A.
CEO & Co-Founder - Seqster
Ardy Arianpour is CEO & Founder of Seqster, an award-winning SaaS healthcare platform that enables organizatio… Read Bio
Committee Member
Niall Brennan, B.A., M.P.P.
President & CEO - Health Care Cost Institute
Mr. Brennan was appointed President and Executive Director of HCCI in June 2017. Read Bio
Presenter
Dan Brillman
Founder and CEO - Unite Us
Dan Brillman is the founder and CEO of Unite Us, a mission-driven technology company integrating the delivery … Read Bio
Presenter
Melinda B. Buntin, Ph.D.
Professor and Mike Curb Chair - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Melinda Buntin joined Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 2013 as professor and chair of the Department of Health… Read Bio
Presenter
Andrea Downing
Community Data Organizer - Brave Bosom
Andrea Downing is a Community Data Organizer and an ePatient hacker. Read Bio
Presenter
Katherine Hempstead, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Adviser - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Katherine Hempstead is a Senior Policy Adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She works on health care… Read Bio
Presenter
Joanne Kenen
Executive Editor, Health Care - POLITICO
Joanne Kenen, Executive Editor, Health Care at POLITICO, is a veteran Washington reporter who has covered all… Read Bio
Presenter
Bon Ku, M.D., M.P.P.
Assistant Dean - Thomas Jefferson University
Bon Ku, MD, MPP is the Assistant Dean for Health & Design at Thomas Jefferson University. Read Bio
Presenter
Michael Petersen, M.D.
Social Determinants of Health Lead - Accenture
Dr. Michael Petersen is a transformative Physician Executive with Accenture’s Social Determinants of Health team. Read Bio
Presenter
Sylvia Romm, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Innovation Officer - Atlantic Health System
Sylvia Romm, MD, MPH, is driven by a passion for transforming health care delivery to patients and communities. Read Bio
Presenter
Don Rucker, M.D.
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Dr. Don Rucker is the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health … Read Bio
Presenter
Aaron Sheedy
Chief Operating Officer & Founder - Xealth
Aaron Sheedy is Chief Operating Officer of Xealth, a digital health platform that drives activation and engage… Read Bio
Committee Member
Rasu Shrestha, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President - Atrium Health
Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President at Atrium Health. Read Bio
Committee Member
Mona Siddiqui, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Data Officer - Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Siddiqui is currently serving as the Chief Data Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services wh… Read Bio
Committee Member, Presenter
Ed Simcox
Chief Technology Officer and Acting Chief Information Officer - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Ed Simcox is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the U.S. Departm… Read Bio
Board Member, Committee Member, Staff
Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP
President and CEO - AcademyHealth
Dr. Simpson has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of AcademyHealth since 2011. A nationally recog… Read Bio






























