Ed Simcox is a nationally recognized healthcare technology and policy leader with a record of driving mission-critical transformation across digital health innovators, government, and health systems. He currently leads Oracle Health’s AI Framework & Platform, shaping agentic AI in Oracle’s next‑generation EHR with strong safety, transparency, and governance.

Ed previously served as Chief Technology Officer and Acting Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—the largest civilian department in the world—where he led the turnaround and modernization of department-wide IT operations, AI, data governance, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure. Under his leadership, HHS earned congressional recognition for delivering the most improved and best overall IT performance in federal government. Ed led the creation of the HHS Data Hub and enabled agency-wide adoption of open data, fueling innovation, interoperability, and enterprise
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At Mayo Clinic, as Vice President of Platform Solutions at Mayo Clinic, he drove digital transformation across multiple clinical domains—including launching landmark initiatives in virtual care (Advanced Care at Home), precision medicine, and federated data/AI research infrastructure.

Ed has also worked at the intersection of AI, product, and commercialization with roles including Chief Strategy Officer at LifeOmic and founding executive/consultant for VC‑backed startups. A licensed attorney, he holds a JD from Indiana University School of Law and a BA from DePauw University. He actively engages with standards bodies and public–private partnerships to advance safe, interoperable, and clinically effective healthcare AI.

Pam Arlotto is a seasoned healthcare strategist and consultant with over 36 years of experience in the industry. She is currently an advisor and member of the healthcare optimization team at Baleon Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage healthcare technology companies. She is also the CEO and president of Maestro Strategies, a consulting firm that helps senior healthcare leaders create high-performing and innovative enterprises.

As a Life Fellow of HIMSS, a former national president of the organization, and a board member of several private companies, Pam has a wealth of knowledge and insights on the evolving role of digital technology in healthcare. She specializes in strategic planning, transformation and innovation, clinical integration and population health, health analytics and informatics, value realization, and new operating models.

Pam is a frequent keynote speaker, a published author, and has served as a faculty member at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Dignity Health Global Education. She is passionate about orchestrating value in healthcare and empowering stakeholders to leverage technology for better outcomes.

In her current role as President and CEO of Maestro Strategies, she works with Senior Healthcare Leaders to create the high performing 21st century healthcare enterprise. Clients include prominent integrated delivery systems, clinical integration networks, health information exchanges, hospitals, physicians and their partners. Additionally, Maestro creates strategies for those who serve the healthcare industry including software suppliers, professional service firms, associations, etc.

An accomplished leader at the helm of executive teams, adept at defining and executing operational strategies while driving both short and long-term business objectives for optimal market competitiveness and sustained profitability. Proficient in devising and executing comprehensive expansion strategies, aligning corporate goals with business unit planning, and capitalizing on growth opportunities while addressing operational weaknesses.

Over 20 years of corporate governance and board director expertise in varied sectors and firm sizes, including some with $1B+ sales, I've steered many executive transfers and CEO successions. This required managing leave discussions, leadership searches, and hiring suitable successors to ensure seamless transitions and corporate governance.

I've led companies to profitability and resilience throughout my career. From my experience in manufacturing and public company leadership, C-suite positions, and board-level roles, I understand the complex technology, agricultural and industrial landscapes in North America, Europe, Australia, India, and South America.

Leading cross-functional teams to identify and capitalize on market opportunities has been a forte, resulting in the successful launch of innovative products/services and sustaining a competitive edge in the industry.

My career has encompassed a breadth of expertise spanning various industries, including public companies, industrial, manufacturing, farm machinery, autonomy, precision farming, ag-tech, telecom, and automation. This comprehensive knowledge underscores my specialized skills in pivotal technological domains within agriculture and technology landscapes.

My governance duties include a diverse set of private industrial companies, private equity, pension and benefits management, regulatory compliance, and law and standard compliance. In addition, I've optimized investment methods to generate consistent returns for pension fund sustainability and growth, displaying strong financial management.

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Dr. Patrick McGill is a board-certified family medicine physician and healthcare executive. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Community Health Network in Indianapolis, leading information technology strategy, analytics, digital transformation population health, and value-based care initiatives.

Dr. McGill earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his family medicine residency at Ball Memorial Hospital. He also holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics from the University of Southern Indiana and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. McGill has held various leadership roles at CHNw focused on optimizing clinical workflows, implementing team-based care models, and driving quality improvement. He is a frequent speaker on topics such as data analytics, clinical transformation, virtual care, and value-based payment models.

Dr. McGill is actively involved with several professional organizations and serves on multiple boards, including the Indiana Health Information Exchange and SIHO Insurance Services. His accomplishments include being recognized as an inspiring Chief Transformation Officer by Becker's Hospital Review in 2022 and 2023.

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Michelle grew up involved in 4-H, horse riding, and doing chores on her friends’ grandparents farms in Wisconsin. After working for Gucci On Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and spending a number of years in downtown Chicago, Michelle bought into organic, grass-fed, “Monsanto is the devil” food idealism.

After finishing a goal of traveling the world and visiting all seven continents by age 30, (68 countries) she became fascinated with culture and learning where our food comes from. Michelle ended up living with and dating a commercial scale farmer in Iowa for nearly eight years and it was there where her social media advocacy platform "The Farm Babe" was born in 2014. After learning the real truths of modern agriculture firsthand, Michelle began debunking the myths she once believed in as a former city girl.

Farmers, ranchers, and the story of our food origins have an amazing, uplifting story to tell and her mission is to give them a bigger voice in the food space. Consumers today are bombarded with misinformation, misleading marketing tactics, food labels, and activist agendas. So Michelle works to bring real, unbiased education and facts from real farmers and leading industry experts.

Today, Michelle reside on 17 acres of farmland near Gainesville, Florida where she is connected to leading agricultural professionals and continues to advocate for science and farming all around the world. Michelle is also the host of "HERD it here: a Florida agriculture podcast with the Farm Babe" where she works to raise awareness and improve policy for Florida farmers and ranchers. Michelle is happier than ever to be back to her "roots" of being involved with animals and farming and have gone from being skeptical about food to sharing passion of modern agriculture!

David L. Callecod launched Callecod Advisory Group LLC (CAG) in December 2022. CAG provides early-stage health startups with knowledge, expertise and experience in both the legacy volume-based and the evolving value-based healthcare delivery system. Having led the formation of two successful Innovation Funds within a health system, Callecod provides guidance with navigating the healthcare landscape, forming partnerships with health systems, and developing go-to-market strategies. To date, the CAG portfolio includes ActOne Health, Adjuvant Behavioral Health, Authenticx, Bishop, Performance Health Partners, Kwema, Junum, Obatala, BioSapien, alviss.ai, Aptus Life, GosiaGenomics, Kioma, Oui Medical, Quantiface, SageSpectra, Tenets AI, Ultrasonic Medical Mapping, VenoVision, Vivifi and Winter Innovations. Callecod participates in the New Louisiana Angel Fund and Health Wildcatters Accelerator. He also serves as a mentor/advisor in Louisiana Startup Prize, MassChallenge, and Abundant Venture Partners.

Callecod served in executive roles within health systems for over 33 years and most recently served as Interim CEO of Ochsner LSU North Louisiana in 2022. Prior to that, he served as President/CEO of Lafayette General Health (now Ochsner Lafayette General) from 2008-2021. During his tenure in Lafayette, the health system grew from $170M to $1B in annual revenues and received numerous awards for exceptional quality, patient satisfaction, and staff engagement.

Callecod was inducted into StuderGroup’s Healthcare Hall of Fame in October 2011 and is a national speaker on healthcare management and culture change. He received his BA from Wabash College, his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He previously served as Chair of the Louisiana Hospital Association, the Wabash College Board of Trustees and was named Distinguished Alumnus by Indiana Wesleyan University in 2007.

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Jed currently invests in, leads, & advises early-stage ventures while also seeking to foster better tomorrows in the communities where he and his family live, work, study, & play. Jed provides consulting services through Jed Kay Enterprises, LLC & advises and invests in multiple domains & geographies with a strong affinity for Indiana and Midwest companies in life sciences and other technology applications through Boomerang Studios, VisionTech Angels, & a variety of other ventures. Most recently, Jed served as VP Healthcare Strategy at MetaCX. He also led a variety of cross-functional teams at Eli Lilly & Co. including Global Customer Operations & as Lilly USA COO and Six Sigma Champion, where his teams were instrumental in transforming the go-to-market strategy and execution for pharmaceutical sales, marketing, & medical communications. Jed holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BS Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.

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As the Director of Innovation at Beck’s Hybrids, Brad Fruth works vigorously to delivervalue to the American farmer. For more than 20 years, Brad has dedicated his days and nights to delivering the successful convergence of IT, data, innovation, and agriculture.

As a passionate advocate for agricultural, Brad is actively engaged in multiple initiatives throughout the country. He sees increased access to rural broadband, on farm testing devoted to driving net farm income, and focused collaboration across various sectors as key initiatives to bridging the gap between technology and agriculture.

Brad currently resides on his family hog farm in Miami County, Indiana with his wife and four daughters raising show pigs and operating a direct to consumer pork business.