2024 Speakers
Aaron Martin
VP, Healthcare
Amazon
Aaron Martin is Vice President of Healthcare at Amazon, where he works closely with partners to make healthcare more convenient, engaging, and valuable to customers. Prior to Amazon, Aaron was Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for Providence, and Managing General Partner for Providence Ventures (PV). There, he led marketing, brand and digital for Providence, and co-founded and led Providence Venture’s $300M venture fund. Aaron joined Providence after a previous career with Amazon, where he worked on the Kindle e-reader, self-publishing, and print-on-demand platforms. Aaron’s interests outside of family and work are diverse. He played drums for “Dragged and Dropped” a Seattle cover band, now lives in Nashville, and is always pursuing a part time music career. Aaron is a passionate Seattle Sounders and Manchester United fan.
Toyin Ajayi, MD
Co-founder and CEO
Cityblock Health
Dr. Ajayi is the CEO of Cityblock, a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid and dually eligible beneficiaries. She is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, serves on the Board of Directors of Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH), and is a co-founder of Coalition Partners.
Derek Newell
CEO
NextCare
Derek Newell joined NextCare as CEO in November 2021. At NextCare, he and the team are transforming a large national physical delivery system with over 175 clinics into a technology-first platform to deliver consumer leading healthcare experiences. Derek the last 20 years of his career, Derek has been working to integrate the internet with physical world healthcare in a variety of pure technology and technology enabled service businesses. Before NextCare, Derek was the President of LetsGetChecked, one of the largest at-home-testing companies. Before that Derek led all Commercial activities at Virta Health, a virtual diabetes clinic that was successful in reversing diabetes in patients. During other parts of his career, Derek was the CEO of the first company to get the FDA to approve an internet connected medical device and the CEO of Jiff, the first mobile-first, market-place based benefits management platforms used by millions of employees at Fortune 500 companies. He has an MBA, MPH and BS (Molecular Biology), all from the University of California, Berkeley.
Kirsten Saint Clair
President, Urgent Care
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Kirsten possesses over two decades of extensive experience in spearheading corporate strategy, marketing, sales, and operations within the healthcare sector, spanning retail businesses and hospital systems. Currently, Kirsten Saint Clair holds the position of President at Bon Secours Mercy Health Urgent Care (BSMH), a Catholic Health System headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. In her capacity, Kirsten is tasked with nurturing an integrated urgent care company within BSMH, in alignment with the ministry’s Mission and Values. As President, Kirsten assumes overall responsibility for the company, including crafting the vision, shaping the culture, and recruiting key talent to foster a business capable of swiftly establishing and acquiring urgent care centers across the organization’s footprint. This urgent care initiative forms part of a broader strategy aimed at enhancing ambulatory capabilities and offering more convenient, cost-effective healthcare access to the communities served by BSMH. Before joining BSMH, Kirsten held a pivotal role at Seattle-based Providence Health System, where she served as Group Vice President and Chief Executive for Providence On Demand. In this capacity, she was accountable for fostering alignment and driving growth in same-day care services for Providence across 130 urgent care, express care, and express care virtual sites spanning six states. Additionally, she led the strategy and execution of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the ambulatory care network. Prior to her tenure at Providence, Kirsten played a key role in the successful acquisition and integration of a startup urgent care company into a health system, contributing to the development of a statewide network comprising 40 urgent care clinics. Earlier in her career, she held various positions over 11 years at U.S. HealthWorks—now Concentra, a nationwide network of urgent care and occupational medicine clinics. Kirsten holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Economics from Seattle University and has earned an Executive MBA from the University of Washington.
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Will Howorth
COO
HCA Healthcare
Will Howorth is COO of Urgent Care for Nashville-based HCA Healthcare's Physician Services Group, a role he assumed in 2023. He was previously CFO, Urgent Care and joined the company in 2010 as Director of Development and briefly left the Physician Services Group to work as Director of Corporate Development, Special Assets Group. He returned to the Physician Services Group as VP in 2016 and took on his current role in 2019. Prior to HCA, Howorth was a Private Banking Analyst for Merrill Lynch, and an Audit Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Howorth holds a BS degree in Business and Accounting and History from Washington and Lee University, and a JD degree from Nashvhille School of Law.
Web Golinkin
Healthcare Executive, Entrepreneur, and Author
Web has devoted his career to making health information and care more accessible and affordable. He has mainly done this as the CEO of five companies over the past 35 years, including three he co-founded. These companies include the largest cable TV network devoted to health (America’s Health Network), one of the nation’s largest operators of retail-based clinics (RediClinic), a leading population health management company (Health Dialog), and one of the nation’s largest operators of urgent care clinics (FastMed). Web also co-founded the Convenient Care Association and served as its Chair for many years. Web has been widely covered in the national media and has spoken at many healthcare conferences. Recently adding published author to his resume, Web’s new book, Here Be Dragons, was published by Forbes Books in February and has become an Amazon bestseller. Web also authors a newsletter on a wide variety of healthcare topics that is regularly published on Forbes.com and through other channels. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard, Web grew up in New York City and Long Island but has lived in Houston since 1988, so he is almost a Texan. A longtime runner and fitness enthusiast, Web also enjoys tennis and golf—as long as he can walk and carry his bag. Web has been married to the same extraordinary woman for 39 years, and they have two amazing sons who make him proud every day.
LynAnn Weaver
CEO
Healthcare Elevation Partners
LynAnn Weaver embodies transformative leadership and professional performance elevation, blending deep industry knowledge with the science of advanced performance strategies. As the founder of Healthcare Elevation Partners and a Certified High Performance Coach™ through the High Performance Institute, her mission is clear: to revolutionize the way healthcare professionals and teams navigate the path to elevated success and well-being. With an MBA in healthcare administration from the University of Colorado - Denver and a career marked by significant leadership roles, LynAnn has been pivotal in driving operational excellence, strategic growth, and cultural transformation within the healthcare sector. Her remarkable career features leading teams to first-in-the-national designation and recognition in stroke care coupled with her adept navigation through intense professional challenges, exemplifies her unparalleled capacity for fostering excellence and sparking innovation in demanding circumstances. LynAnn’s personal story of overcoming daunting adversities — a near-fatal car accident and the shadows of emotional abuse — mirrors the steadfast resolve she brings to professional realms, effectively leading teams through adversity, financial challenges, and team conflict. Recognized as a semi-finalist in the Great American Speak Off, LynAnn's dynamic presence on stage captivates audiences with her genuine and motivational insights into achieving sustained high performance, meticulously balancing professional aspirations with essential health and relationship priorities. Her sessions offer more than inspiration; they provide a tangible framework for attaining and maintaining heightened success without succumbing to burnout. LynAnn's sessions, whether keynotes, workshops, or coaching, are not merely educational experiences but transformative journeys. LynAnn equips healthcare professionals with actionable strategies for rapid advancement and sustainable growth. By addressing the unique challenges faced by the healthcare sector, she empowers individuals and teams to elevate success faster, foster a collaborative culture of innovation, and achieve their most ambitious goals while safeguarding their health and personal well-being. LynAnn Weaver isn't just a speaker—she's a transformative agent, propelling healthcare leaders and their teams towards extraordinary levels of success and satisfaction. Her dedication to leading with authentic leadership and excellence continues to leave a lasting impact, inspiring a new level of leadership and performance in healthcare and beyond.
David Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM
CEO, Founder
Diet ID
David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine, with particular expertise in nutrition. He earned his BA at Dartmouth College (1984); his MD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). Katz is the founder and former director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (1998-2019); Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative; and Founder of Diet ID, Inc, and Chief Medical Officer for Tangelo. He is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine; the American College of Physicians; the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; and Morse College, Yale University. The recipient of numerous awards for teaching, writing, and contributions to public health, Katz was a 2019 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in health journalism, is a 2023 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Doctors’ World Gala, and has received three honorary doctorates. He holds multiple US patents; has roughly 250 peer-reviewed publications; and has authored/co-authored 19 books to date including multiple editions of leading textbooks in nutrition, preventive medicine, and epidemiology.
Ayokunle Omojola
Angel Investor and General Partner
Refract
Mr. Omojola is an executive and technology entrepreneur; angel investor, and has been the Chief Product Officer of Carbon Health since August 2022. Carbon Health is a modern health provider that provides urgent and primary care for easier everyday health. Mr. Omojola has been an investor or advisor in several dozen technology startups, including companies like Faire, Mercury, Alloy, Lithic and Pinwheel. In July 2022, he joined as independent board director for Pinwheel, a leading payroll connectivity API company used by the biggest financial institutions to securely update direct deposits and access income and employment data. Mr Omojola was the founding product lead on the banking team for Cash App at Square. He co- created the Cash Card and scaled it as one of the fastest growing card programs in history, and a nine-figure revenue line for Cash App (and one of Square’s fastest growing products). Before Cash App, he founded Hipmob (YCombinator W12). Hipmob’s in-app messaging solution was used by leading companies like Rackspace and Samsung SmartThings. As founder/CEO, he built and scaled Hipmob across product, design, sales & marketing. Hipmob was acquired by Conversocial.com in 2017. Ayo holds a B.A. and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.