Join us for coffee and la ight grab-and-go breakfast before we kick off the day!

This fireside chat will open the Summit with an intimate, one-on-one conversation with a visionary healthcare investor. They will share hard-won lessons from decades of navigating shifting markets, raising capital, and building partnerships that shape the future of healthcare.

How are healthcare sponsors creating real value with their portfolio companies today? AI is the lever. We’ll cut through hype to show where AI is driving outcomes in care, operations, and patient engagement—and how investors underwrite, implement, and govern it to reshape portfolio performance and deal opportunities

Located at the heart of the conference, the Connection Café will be the haven outside the ballrooms. Bistro tables and grab-and-go refreshments will create a location for an intentional or spontaneous pit stop between sessions. It will be the go-to spot for attendees to refuel, gather to chat, jot notes or take a clarity break.

Healthcare dealmaking is evolving as financing structures shift, valuations reset, and competition for quality assets intensifies. This session unpacks current trends in deal volume, leverage and credit markets, and pricing dynamics — offering investors and operators insight into how to structure smart transactions and stay competitive in today’s market.

Healthcare deals demand careful vetting of regulation, reimbursement, data, and physician alignment. This session explores how investors uncover risks, validate growth, and structure smarter, safer transactions in a complex, fast-changing sector.

Each Sector Spotlight session takes a deep dive into a single corner of the healthcare market. Expert investors, operators, and advisors unpack market trends, deal activity, and competitive dynamics shaping the sector.

Is there a better business model for healthcare? New payment models, fresh entrants, and technology are reshaping incentives. We’ll dig into the playbooks that move the needle—value-based contracts, care redesign, and analytics that translate to outcomes and ROI.

The consumer is no longer a passive participant in healthcare. Today’s patients are informed, brand-aware, and discerning—reading labels, comparing outcomes, and demanding transparency, quality, and experience. “Hope in a jar” no longer sells. This fireside conversation explores consumer health through the lens of aesthetics and skincare, where regulated medicine, consumer products, and brand-driven engagement intersect. Drawing on perspectives from private equity and executive leadership, the discussion will unpack how trust is built, how science and experience must align, and what it takes to scale consumer-facing healthcare platforms with durability.

At the crossroads of healthcare and private equity, seasoned operators share hard-won career lessons and playbooks. We’ll decode where PE partnerships accelerate—or stall—value, which metrics actually matter and how leaders build teams, culture, and accountability at scale.

The Healthcare private equity ecosystem demands a rare blend of ever-evolving skills. How can women in healthcare evaluate their path and evolve their skill set to meet changing environment?  What are new and evolving roles and needs in the industry? This session explores how leaders have built careers across investing, operations, advisory, and portfolio roles, and what skills truly matter at each stage. We’ll discuss evolving talent models inside PE firms, how teams attract and develop differentiated talent, and practical advice for navigating career transitions in a complex, relationship-driven industry.