Inforum's HealthcareNEXT Virtual Event

Adapting Leadership for the AI Era

Healthcare, like many industries, is entering a defining moment—one where artificial intelligence is not just transforming technology but reshaping how we lead. This event brings healthcare leaders together to explore what it truly means to lead in the AI era: not simply adopting new tools, but fundamentally rethinking leadership, culture, and responsibility.

The panel will discuss how leadership must evolve with AI, including supporting employees through change, addressing uncertainty and workforce impact, and building skills and confidence as roles shift. The session will also examine the regulatory and ethical considerations shaping AI in healthcare, emphasizing responsible use, governance, and patient trust.

Leadership success in the AI era is not about mastering every new technology—it is about leading through transformation. Participants will hear about how to set strategic direction amid uncertainty, make informed decisions with AI-enabled insights, and build adaptive organizations capable of learning continuously. The goal is to equip leaders to guide their organizations confidently through this new era—where human judgment, compassion, and leadership remain indispensable, even as AI reshapes the future of healthcare.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the different perspectives on this topic from our panelists:

Julia Swanson is the Senior Vice President, Transformation and Performance Excellence at Henry Ford Health. In this role she reports to the Chief Strategy Officer and provides overall senior leadership and direction for transformation initiatives and the development and alignment of strategic and operational plans within the health system resulting in the long-term growth and viability of the organization. She has 31 years of experience in improving integrated health care operations with expertise in strategy development, deployment, measurement, organizational performance review, disciplined execution and identifying operational interdependencies to bridge silos and levels in organizations to increase efficiency and effectiveness and drive results. Julia received her bachelor’s degree in industrial and Operations Engineering and Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan.

Annalise Lekas Surnow is a Member at Bodman PLC.   She represents corporate clients with a particular focus on the healthcare industry.  Her healthcare clients include hospitals, medical practices and other health care providers, long-term care facilities, management services organizations and clinical research organizations. She was recognized by Health Care Law as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2022-2026.  Annalise received her bachelor's degree from University of Michigan and her JD degree from Emory University School of Law.

 Chris Holda serves as Regional Chief Technology Officer for Michigan Medicine, providing regional oversight for Sparrow Health and UMH West, where he is leading enterprise integration, infrastructure modernization, and digital innovation initiatives—including Epic Community Connect, ambient AI–enabled clinical documentation, and virtual nursing.  He is a healthcare IT executive with more than 25 years of experience leading large-scale technology transformation across academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, and physician enterprises.  He holds a J.D./M.B.A., is a PMP-certified project management professional, and is a licensed attorney in the state of Michigan.

Jill Kotwicki is Director, Talent Development, Trinity Health.  Since 2007 she has served as a practitioner and leader in learning and development at Trinity Health where she engages her team in the innovative and impactful design, development, delivery and measurement of valued learning opportunities that align to Trinity’s business strategies.  She is certified in High-Impact Learning and received her bachelor’s degree in marketing/management from Hillsdale College and her MBA in Strategic Leadership from Walsh College.

EVENT DETAILS

Time:
8:00-9:30 a.m., event 

Admission

$25 - Members

$35 - Nonmembers

Location

Virtual

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HealthcareNEXT is for Inforum members who want to stay ahead of health care’s next curve, trend, opportunity or insight. The group is focused on sharing knowledge, increasing understanding of key health care issues, and offering unique professional development and relationship-building opportunities for health care providers and health plans, the payer community, educators, consultants, attorneys and other experts who routinely work in health care.