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An advocate for improving quality and access in healthcare, Tom Priselac has developed strategic and operational innovations to foster high-quality, safe and efficient care for patients. Under his leadership, Cedars-Sinai has earned an international reputation for quality care, community service, research and education while evolving from a community hospital to a major health system that continues to expand to better serve patients. Tom’s perspectives on healthcare delivery and policy are sought by a wide variety of groups. He is a past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and a past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. He was chair of the American Hospital Association in 2009, during the development of Affordable Care Act. He also formerly chaired the California Hospital Association and the Hospital Association of Southern California.Among his leadership roles in organizations working to strengthen the communities of Los Angeles, Tom is a member of the Board of Councilors of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Civic Alliance, the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. He has received numerous awards for leadership in healthcare and his commitment to improving the health of the underserved, including the American Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the AAMC Distinguished Service Award, the Special Needs Network’s Distinguished Community Champion Corporate Leadership Award and the Charles R. Drew University Board of Trustees Medal of Honor.Tom writes and speaks on a variety of policy issues related to the delivery and financing of healthcare, healthcare quality and safety, and the adoption and implementation of information technology. He is an adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he teaches principles of organizational leadership.

Steve Davis, MD, MMM, is chief operating officer at Cincinnati Children’s. His clinical background in pediatric clinical care medicine, as well as the hospital’s mission to be the leader in improving child health, informs his work. In support of that mission, Dr. Davis and his team lead the ongoing effort to maximize operational performance at Cincinnati Children’s.

Belanger received his bachelor’s degree in management from Virginia Tech and has 30 years experience in technology leadership. He was most recently/CEO of Paradyne Networks and was the driving force behind the unveiling of technology that resulted in increasing Internet access to millions of customers, including major telephone companies. Prior to Paradyne Networks, he was general manager of 3Com’s Network Service Provider Division.

Tim Robinson is the chief executive officer of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Mr. Robinson first joined Nationwide Children’s in 1995, and his innovative approach to navigating complex economic, regulatory and business challenges has helped the hospital transform from an important regional children’s health care system into a preeminent academic medical center. Nationwide Children’s now appears annually on the U.S. News & World Report list of top children’s hospitals, and it is one of the National Institutes of Health’s top funded freestanding pediatric research facilities.

Carl Armato is a President & Chief Executive Officer at Novant Health and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has worked as Senior Tax/Audit Consultant at EY; Senior Vice President of Materials Management and Logistics at Novant Health; and Vice President, Operations, First Care Physicians, Inc. at General Health System. Carl attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette until 1986 and Norwich University until 2007.

At the helm of one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the nation, Madeline Bell is known as an innovator and a trailblazer, leading teams of experts with the shared goals of improving patient care, doing pioneering research and making tomorrow’s breakthroughs on behalf of children around the world. A bold leader, she has extensive experience creating and leading CHOP’s healthcare strategy, securing major philanthropic gifts to fuel CHOP’s research and clinical discoveries, hospital operations, enterprise corporate services, and growth strategies. Tackling challenges with a mix of compassion and integrity - having started in the field as a pediatric nurse - Bell has received international recognition for innovations in pediatric healthcare, public policy and family-centered care.