Accelerating the Business of Health
On May 30, Bentley University Center for Health and Business, Altruistic AI and Future Talent Council brought together global pioneers, policymakers, corporate visionaries and esteemed university leaders for an engaging dialogue.
Artificial Intelligence is evolving the life science industry at a rapid pace and this diverse assembly of senior leaders are invested in supporting, engaging and learning from each others' strategic work to mindfully navigate an exponentially more complex world.
- Keynotes, roundtable dialogues, breakout workshops & networking
- Delegates representing 15+ countries
- At Bentley University, May 30, 2024, LaCava Executive Dining Room
- Invitation-only event
Hosts
Bentley University CHB
The Bentley University Center for Health and Business (CHB) focuses on three priority areas — educating learners, supporting actionable research and building meaningful partnerships with companies — to take a cross-industry approach to problems plaguing the health industry today.
Altruistic
Altruistic is a global leader and pioneer in the generative AI space with products such as PromptPilot currently serving students at Bentley University and NYU, employees at Ferrari and EY, and citizens around the world.
Future Talent Council
Often referred to as “the World Economic Forum for talent,” Future Talent Council (FTC) is a global membership organization of policymakers in labor and education, university leadership and senior corporate executives.
Partners
Partners of this summit are committed to advancing AI literacy at Bentley and beyond. Their generous contributions go unabridged to giving learners access to personalized AI training through Bentley University, a 4-module self-paced online course, curriculum developed collaboratively with Altruistic AI with a focus on solving health industry challenges utilizing Altruistic's PromptPilot tool, a personalized prompting coach. Reach out to Andrew Donovan if you would like to become a partner and support this initiative.
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Agenda
Titles and speakers subject to change
Coffee, tea & light breakfast
Daniel Kjellsson (SWE), Director-General @ Future Talent Council; Chair @ Altruistic AI100
Paul Tesluk (US), Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs @ Bentley University
Keynote Presentation
Jeff Karp (US), Author; Academic Entrepreneur; Distinguished Chair @ Brigham & Women's Hospital; Professor @ Harvard Medical School; Affiliate Faculty @ MIT
As framing for Jeff's talk, take a moment to read the following article titled "'I Was Devastated': Tim Berners-Lee, the Man Who Created the World Wide Web, Has Some Regrets" in Vanity Fair from 2018: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/the-man-who-created-the-world-wide-web-has-some-regrets
Panel
- John Chan (US), Head, ShinrAI Center for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning @ Takeda - unable to join
- Ronald Dorenbos (US), Vice President Business Development @ Evotec
- Shwen Gwee (US), Founder & Chief Disruptor @ Health Disruptors Inc.; Founder & Host @ #GenAI4Pharma
- Danielle Hartigan (US), Executive Director & Associate Professor @ Bentley University (moderator)
- Robert Maguire (ITA), Founder & CEO @ Altruistic AI
Networking
Case Study & Panel
- Jared Auclair (US), Interim Dean, College of Professional Studies; Vice Provost Research Economic Development; Director of Bioinnovation @ Northeastern University
- Jessica Hanan (NLD), Generative AI Specialist @ Altruistic AI
- Danielle Solar (US), Program Director, Center for Health & Business @ Bentley University
Keynote Presentation
John Fischetti (AUS), Pro Vice-Chancellor (2018-2024), Professor of Leadership and School Transformation @ University of Newcastle Australia
Fireside Chat
- Caitlin Reimers Brumme (US), Chief Executive Officer @ MassChallenge
- Paul Tesluk (US), Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs @ Bentley University
Executive Dining Room
Panel
- Joseph Lehár (US), SAB @ Owkin; Advisor to Multiple Biotechs & Funds
- Keith Mikule (US), Vice President of Business Development @ Insilico Medicine
- Reagan Mozer (US), Mathematical Sciences @ Bentley University (moderator)
- Mariola Szenk (US), Investor @ BlueYard Capital (unable to join)
Panel
- Jason Cordeiro (US), Chief Operation & Innovation Officer @ MassBio
- Janak Joshi (US), Chief Digital Officer @ Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Jeanne LeClair (US), Acting CEO & Vice President of Economic Development and Partnerships @ Mass Life Sciences Center
Breakouts will be introduced and directions to each session will be given
Session # 1 - Bentley CHB Catalyst – Solving Health Industry Challenges with Applied AI
- Garren Hilow (US), Former CEO/Owner @ Abveris
- Robert Maguire (ITA), Founder & CEO @ Altruistic AI
- Danielle Solar (US), Program Director, Center for Health & Business @ Bentley University
The Center for Health and Business Catalyst (CHB-C) will focus on initiating and accelerating innovation in the health industry utilizing applied AI. With multiple research projects utilizing generative AI in the health space across multiple disciplines emerging from faculty at Bentley, we are seeking to take that research and build upon these projects to create products/services to create a start-up business from. The CHB-C will bring together stakeholders, resources and expertise to spark collaboration, generate ideas and create opportunity for innovation.
Session # 2 - Build, Deploy & Share Health AI in < 10 Minutes
- Dan Caron, Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Health Universe
- Douglas Fridsma, Chief Medical Informatics Officer @ Health Universe
... and workshop ideas in real time with the Health Universe platform! Health Universe employs a team of researchers, data scientists, software engineers, clinicians and more, who are committed to enabling open source models and proprietary applications utilizing artificial intelligence in healthcare, to advance science and benefit humanity. Their cloud platform easily runs python apps from your browser, making research more accessible and actionable. From basic models to state-of-the-art AI. No more time wasted emailing authors, asking for data or recreating complex software environments.
Session # 3 - Playing the Long Game: The Roadmap to Integrate AI into the Healthcare System
- Gerard Fogarty (UK), Chief Technology Officer @ Altruistic AI
- Dr. Martin Alexander Gershon (US), Managing Partner & CIO @ Endeavor Venture Funds; Advisor @ White House Moonshot CancerX Accelerator
- Dr. Rebecca Miksad (US), Former Sr Medical Director @ Flatiron Health
- Randall Stanicky (US), CFO @ Click Therapeutics
- Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Esq. (US), Healthcare Partner @ Foley & Lardner
Groundbreaking new technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning are intersecting with unprecedented advances in healthcare and life sciences research, dramatically reshaping drug discovery, drug development and personalized medicine. There's been $100 billion in investments by Big Tech in AI innovation and technology in healthcare and life sciences in the past few years. While tech giants are driving innovation and supporting emerging AI companies with billions of dollars of investment, hospital systems and emerging companies alike are finding it very difficult to navigate the complexities of AI integration into the healthcare system. This discussion will bring together thought leaders from hospitals, the pharmaceutical industry, academia and emerging unicorns to look at the roadmap to integrate AI technologies into the healthcare system
Session #4 - AI in Higher Ed: Preparing the Next Generation
- Ahmad Aljanaideh (US), Computer Information Systems @ Bentley University
- Rahul Divekar (US), Information Design & Corporate Communications @ Bentley University
- Melissa Hey (US), Natural & Applied Sciences @ Bentley University
- Steven Randazzo (UK), Chief Innovation Officer @ Altruistic AI
As AI starts to disrupt entire professions and fundamentally change how we work, we discuss how we are using AI at Bentley University to prepare the next generation of business leaders for an AI-infused professional world.
Breakout Chairs presents 3-minute Executive Summary statements in the main space
Panel
- Luba Greenwood (US), Managing Partner @ Dana Farber Institute Venture Fund, Binney Street Capital
- Sridhar Iyengar (US), Founder @ Elemental Machines
- Milind Kamkolkar (US), Investor & CDO @ Multiple Biotechs & Funds
- Daniel Kjellsson (SWE), Director-General @ Future Talent Council; Chair @ Altruistic AI100 (moderator)
Speakers
Jared Auclair
Interim Dean, College of Professional Studies; Director of Bioinnovation @ Northeastern University
John Fischetti
Pro Vice-Chancellor (2018-2024), Professor of Leadership and School Transformation @ University of Newcastle Australia
Dr. Martin Alexander Gershon
Managing Partner & CIO @ Endeavor Venture Funds; Advisor @ White House Moonshot CancerX Accelerator
Luba Greenwood
Managing Partner @ Dana Farber Institute Venture Fund, Binney Street Capital
Shwen Gwee
Founder & Chief Disruptor @ Health Disruptors Inc.; Founder & Host @ #GenAI4Pharma
Danielle Hartigan
Executive Director, Center for Health and Business & Associate Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences @ Bentley University
Jeanne LeClair
Acting CEO & Vice President of Economic Development and Partnerships @ Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
