Las Vegas, NV (19–20 October 2026): Marcus Evans will host the Healthcare CEO & Executive Strategy Summit at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing together senior healthcare executives and select suppliers and solution providers for two days of strategic discussion, peer learning, and high-value collaboration. The Summit is invitation-only and designed as a premium forum where hospital and health system leaders can engage with content aligned to current market developments and the practical strategies being adopted by successful organizations.
Attendees can expect a program built around visionary keynote presentations, real-life case studies, and interactive forums, led by compelling speakers and experienced moderators. The speaker lineup includes distinguished healthcare leaders such as Shahidul Mannan, System Chief Data Officer at Boston Medical Center Health System, and Khalid Turk, MBA, PMP, CHCIO, FCHIME, Chief Health Information Officer at the County of Santa Clara Health System. Executive perspectives will also be shared by leaders including Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of UTMB and UTMB Health System; Steve Narang, MD, MHCM, President of Inova Fairfax Medical Campus; and Heitham Hassoun, MD, Chief Executive, International at Cedars-Sinai. Interactive sessions will feature senior operators and strategists from organizations such as NYC Health + Hospitals, Kaiser Permanente, Loma Linda University Health Hospitals, Sinai Chicago, MU Health Care, CommonSpirit Health, and Atrium Health, among others.
The Summit’s 2026 agenda is organized around key priorities facing healthcare leadership teams:
- The ROI of “Real” AI: Strategically integrating enterprise-grade AI to drive operational efficiency, clinical accuracy, and sustainable financial returns across complex health systems.
- Navigating the Legislative & Payer “Heartaches”: Analyzing reimbursement shifts, optimizing capital allocation, and reshaping financial models to support long-term solvency against evolving federal mandates.
- The Workforce Evolution: Addressing workforce stability through leadership strategy, pipeline development, and initiatives aimed at reducing burnout and improving clinical retention.
- Innovative Growth Models: Enabling profitable service line growth and exploring cross-sector partnerships and alternative revenue streams to accelerate clinical breakthroughs and institutional expansion.
- Leadership Resilience Amidst Continuous Disruption: Equipping executives with agile frameworks to lead through regulatory shifts, cyber threats, and systemic volatility.
- The New Patient Experience: Balancing digital consumerization with human-centered care to build lasting patient loyalty, equitable access, and measurable improvements in patient safety and operational performance.
Marcus Evans, a global media, corporate marketing, and information company with over 40 years of experience producing premium business events, positions the Summit as a platform for strategic connections and powerful alliances. Through ongoing assessments of executive priorities, the organization aims to support more efficient evaluation of relevant solutions and help modernize traditional approaches to partner identification and vendor selection.
For invitation and partnership enquiries, contact Stavros Karelidis, Senior Marketing Manager, at stavroska@marcusevanscy.com or 646-741-3059.
