Keynote Speakers
Helen Bevan OBE
Professor of Practice in Health and Care Improvement, Warwick Business School and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; England
Helen Bevan is Professor of Practice in Health and Care Improvement at Warwick Business School, England and Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, USA. She acts as a strategic advisor to many organisations and systems in the English NHS and to leaders and policymakers in health and care systems globally. She is a member of the of ISQua’s International Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care.
With over three decades of experience as a leader of large scale change, Helen has been instrumental in leading numerous improvement initiatives that have significantly impacted patient care and healthcare systems. Early in her career, she led the Leicester Royal Improvement Re-engineering Programme, which won the Hewlett Packard Golden Helix Award for the best healthcare innovation initiative in Europe. Helen has also been a national leader in the NHS, spearheading projects like the Cancer Services Collaborative and the 10 High Impact Changes for Service Improvement and Delivery. Her contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including being named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Healthcare.
Helen is known for her innovative approach to change, blending new ideas with a deep understanding of complex systems. Her work has been featured in various publications, including the Harvard Business Review and best-selling books like “Humanocracy: how to create an organisation as amazing as the people in it” and “New Power.” Helen is one of the top social influencers in healthcare leadership globally, with more than three million interactions each month through her thought leadership social media activities, virtual presentations, commentaries and blogs.
Jonathan Perlin
President and CEO, Joint Commission International; USA
Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin is a leading healthcare executive, serving as President and CEO of The Joint Commission Enterprise since 2022. Previously, he was President of Clinical Operations and Chief Medical Officer at HCA Healthcare, where he spearheaded initiatives to improve patient care, including AI-driven sepsis detection and maternal health programs. Earlier, he led the Veterans Health Administration, implementing a national electronic health record system.
He holds faculty positions at Vanderbilt and Virginia Commonwealth University and has served on key federal commissions. Recognized for his impact, he was named among Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare in 2023.
Maureen Bisognano
President Emerita and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); USA
Maureen Bisognano, President Emerita and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), previously served as IHI’s President and CEO for five years, after serving as Executive Vice President and COO for 15 years.
She is a prominent authority on improving health care systems, whose expertise has been recognized by her elected membership to the National Academy of Medicine (IOM), among other distinctions. Ms. Bisognano advises health care leaders around the world, is a frequent speaker at major health care conferences on quality improvement and is a tireless advocate for change. She is an Instructor at the Harvard School of Public Health.
She chaired the Advisory Board of the Well Being Trust, co-chairs the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care with Dr. Atul Gawande, and serves on the boards of the Commonwealth Fund, Indiana University Health and Nursing Now. Prior to joining IHI, she served as CEO of the Massachusetts Respiratory Hospital and Senior Vice President of The Juran Institute.
Steve Davis
President & CEO, Cincinnati Children’s; USA
Dr. Steve Davis, MD, MMM, is the president and CEO of Cincinnati Children’s, ranked the No. 1 pediatric health system in the U.S. for 2023-24. Since joining in 2015 and becoming CEO in 2021, he has led major initiatives, including a $600M Critical Care Building and a $60M Applied Gene and Cell Therapy Center. Under his leadership, Cincinnati Children’s has expanded specialty care, research, and telehealth services. A pediatric critical care physician, Dr. Davis previously held leadership roles at Cleveland Clinic. He holds multiple degrees and actively contributes to pediatric healthcare advancements, patient safety, and leadership education.