San Diego, CA (14 to 15 May 2026): Marcus Evans will host the Healthcare CFO, Financial Strategy & Revenue Cycle Summit at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in San Diego, California. This invitation only, premium Summit brings together senior level healthcare finance executives and a select group of innovative suppliers and service providers for two days of actionable insight, strategic discussion, and partnership focused networking.
Built around the realities facing healthcare finance leaders, the Summit will feature visionary keynote presentations, real life case studies, and interactive forums led by compelling speakers and expert moderators. The program is designed to support CFOs and finance leadership teams as they navigate shifting reimbursement dynamics, rising costs, and heightened expectations for operational performance, transparency, and patient experience across the financial journey.
The 2026 speaker faculty includes respected leaders such as Michael Dowling, CEO Emeritus of Northwell Health, and Dr Toby Cosgrove, Former CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic. Additional executive perspectives will be provided by speakers including Frank E. Shipp, FACHE, MBA, RRT, Executive Director at Johns Hopkins Medicine; Allyson Keller, Vice President at Piedmont Healthcare; Geneva Stewart, Director of Revenue Cycle at Montage Health; and Ryan Riddle, Vice President of Patient Access at CHRISTUS Health System. Interactive sessions will also feature leaders such as Jeffrey Hundman, Interim CFO at Guthrie Clinic; Paul LePage, Vice President, Patient Accounts Administration, Revenue Services at UC Davis Health; Katy Ryan Michaud, Vice President, Revenue Cycle at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System; Shannan Bolton, Vice President Revenue Cycle Optimization and Performance Excellence at Stanford Health Care; and Danielle Reese, Vice President, Patient Access and Pre Access Service at Hackensack Meridian Health. The Summit will be moderated by Diane Moore, Chief Financial Officer at Mitchell County Hospital.
The Summit’s key topics for 2026 reflect the evolving agenda of healthcare finance:
- Navigating financial headwinds: strengthening margins, optimizing resources, and sustaining resilience amid cost pressure and market uncertainty.
- Redefining the revenue cycle: transforming patient access, billing, and collections through automation and analytics to accelerate reimbursement and improve performance.
- Funding the future of care: exploring capital strategies and partnership models to finance digital transformation, care model evolution, and infrastructure growth.
- Harnessing technology and data intelligence: leveraging AI and predictive analytics to improve forecasting and enable faster, better informed decision making.
- Cyber security and digital risk management: protecting financial integrity by addressing cyber threats, regulatory compliance, and the rising costs of digital vulnerabilities.
- The leadership mandate: elevating finance leaders as strategic partners driving organizational resilience, cultural alignment, and value based transformation.
With decades of experience producing premium executive events, Marcus Evans positions the Summit as a platform for strategic connections that help streamline partner evaluation and accelerate solutions aligned to executive priorities.
For invitation and partnership enquiries, contact Stavros Karelidis, Senior Marketing Manager, at moreinformation@marcusevansuk.com or 646-741-3059.
