This page shows confirmed sessions and speakers for GHX Summit 2025. More sessions will be added as they are confirmed.
The full detailed agenda, with session dates, times, abstracts and speaker profiles, will be published in mid-April.
Agenda subject to change. Last update: February 12
General Sessions
GHX President and CEO Tina Vatanka Murphy welcomes all attendees to GHX Summit 2025 and shares how to make the most of the three days ahead. Additional details to be announced.
Speaker: Tina Vatanka Murphy, President and CEO, GHX
Get ready to be inspired as Clint Pulver sets the stage for an unforgettable Summit, challenging us all to lead with purpose and leave our mark in service to a future of affordable, quality healthcare for all.
Speaker: Clint Pulver, Emmy Award-Winner, Musician, Workforce Expert and Author
Amy Webb, renowned quantitative futurist and tech leader, will explore the emerging technologies and trends poised to reshape healthcare supply chains. Drawing on her deep expertise, she’ll provide strategic foresight on navigating disruption while positioning for future success, offering actionable insights for healthcare leaders to innovate and thrive in this era of rapid change.
Speaker: Amy Webb, World-Renowned Futurist; Founder & CEO of the Future Today Institute
Join a select group of GHX customers who earned a coveted spot on the Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2024. These distinguished leaders will share the strategies, innovations, and leadership approaches that set them apart in an increasingly complex and dynamic healthcare landscape. Through candid discussions, panelists will explore the trends shaping healthcare supply chains, the challenges they’ve tackled, and the forward-thinking initiatives that led to their recognition. Whether aiming to elevate your supply chain or seeking inspiration from industry trailblazers, this session offers insights and actionable takeaways to drive excellence.
Panelists:
Marisa Farabaugh, Sr. Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, AdventHealth
Conrad Emmerich, Chief Procurement Officer, Advocate Health
Steve Downey, Chief Supply Chain & Patient Support Services Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Breakouts
45 minute sessions
Hear VCU Health and their distributor, Owens & Minor, share the ins and outs behind driving toward a more touchless transaction experience, moving to a 99.75% invoice match rate in just nine months (a close to 20% increase in improvement). Successes like this don’t happen overnight – understand the winning workstreams and solutions these organizations used; and how having candid conversations, establishing a shared responsibility and ensuring the right team, right mindset and right “plays” were in place helped them achieve notable results.
Speakers:
Brad Michael, Manager, Supply Chain Analytics, VCU Health
Josh Plauny, AVP, Supply Chain, VCU Health
Angela McNally, VP, Products and Healthcare Services, Southeast, Owens & Minor
Vicky Lyle, VP, Industry Relations, Owens & Minor
During a recent HFMA webinar, UPMC Director of Procure-to-Pay Kelly Coxon and GHX explored how leveraging procure-to-pay (P2P) automation - including accounts payable (AP) automation and robotic process automation (RPA) - can enhance operational efficiency, cut costs, reduce financial risk, and generate revenue from traditional payments.
But what practical resources, information and best practices are essential for successfully implementing these initiatives? Join Kelly Coxon’s leadership team for a deep-dive discussion on executing strategies and achieving cost savings through P2P automation.
Panelists:
Natalie Haubach, Manager, Procure to Pay, UPMC
Marianne Rolin, Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Systems, UPMC
Kim Madden, PMP, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy and Transformation, UPMC
Michael Ferguson, Customer Success, GHX
Christina Boylston, Director, Business Development, GHX
Moderator:
Jeff Giles, Customer Development Manager, GHX
Two years after City of Hope’s acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, the organization is well on its way to completing its people, processes and technology integration. However, the merging of their separate ERP systems remains an ongoing effort. In this session, City of Hope will share information about their unique but strategic M&A approach and how it impacts their organizational transformation. Attendees will also learn about the IDN’s recent experiences deploying GHX Marketplace as a shared supply chain technology. The platform provides tools for the team to positively manage spend ahead of their system-wide ERP system consolidation.
Speakers:
Patrick Murphy, System Executive Director, Supply Chain Procurement Systems, City of Hope
Nancy Sandoval, Procurement Systems Lead, City of Hope
A strong and reliable data foundation is key to successful cloud supply chain transformation. In this session, Grady Health System and Greater Baltimore Medical Center share their collaborative journey with GHX to revolutionize their item master data in preparation for cloud ERP system implementation.
Discover how these organizations worked with GHX to consolidate, cleanse and enrich legacy data, implement integrations for streamlined access to high-quality content, and align pricing strategies to preserve ERP data integrity across critical workstreams.
The session highlights key outcomes, including enhanced operational efficiency and improved procure-to-pay processes post-cloud ERP go-live.
Speakers:
Randy Lester, MSN, MBA, BSN, RN, Director, Value Analysis Grady Health System
Cesar Ordonez Jr. , Sr. Purchasing and Supply Chain Analytics Manager, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Bring your questions and collaborative spirit as two leaders in the Oracle Cloud user community share their most valuable experiences and lessons learned from successfully transitioning their supply chains and GHX to the cloud.
Finding community and learning from one another has always been an important part of the GHX Summit. During this session, the presenters will lead a robust discussion on what to do and risks to avoid that can lead to better operational, financial and clinical outcomes.
Speakers:
Franco Sagliacco, MBA, FACHE, Corporate Director, Supply Chain, Mount Sinai Health System
Vishal Goel, Senior Director, Business Technology, Mount Sinai Health System
Chris Jakubek, Director, Supply Chain Data Management, Supply Chain Management, Inova Health System
No two cloud deployments are the same. Hear that directly from Allina Health (Workday) and Texas Children's Hospital (Oracle) as they compare and contrast their experiences in transitioning to cloud-based ERP systems and maintaining them post go-live.
Attendees will hear how each healthcare organization has leveraged GHX solutions to manage data, procurement and eCommerce activity in support of their supply chain technologies and learn about the critical role of strategic partners in optimizing their cloud journeys.
Speakers:
Sheetal Ngao, Assistant Director, Supply Chain, Texas Children's Hospital
Jenny Goodfriend, Director, Supply Chain Operations, Procure to Pay, Allina Health
Cary Piotrowski, Strategic Account Executive, GHX
This session will showcase Riverside Health's journey toward clinical integration and its remarkable success in driving cost savings while enhancing its value analysis processes. Within just three months, Riverside Health achieved a 28% reduction in joint costs through a single project.
Speaker: Gerard Crosbie, Associate Vice President, Supply Chain, Riverside Health
The University of Kansas Health System has achieved significant supply chain data management efficiency gains across numerous areas, including item master size, alignment to spend, and standardization of items and item-add processes used by the organization.
In this session, they will detail the story of where they started, with multiple manual processes, emails and third-party platforms, to the benefits they have gained six months later after implementing a fully integrated Data Connect solution between GHX and Workday.
The panel will share data management best practices, challenges and solutions, focusing on content and price workbenches and integrated catalog search.
Speakers:
Neil Allen, Sr. Director, Spend Management, The University of Kansas Health System
Derrick Dickerson, Assistant Director, Spend Management Analytics, The University of Kansas Health System
Grady Health System, Mass General Brigham and Stanford Health recently went live on Workday cloud ERP with GHX. The presenters will discuss recommended processes and procedures for a smooth cloud migration. They will also reflect on best practices, lessons learned and how they’ve adapted operations to maximize cloud capabilities for their supply chains.
Speakers:
Daniel Lewis, Sr. Director, Supply Chain Operations, Mass General Brigham
Jim Booker, Director, Supply Chain Data Management, Systems & Analytics, Stanford Health Care
Kevin Gordon, Vice President, Supply Chain, Grady Health System
This session is led by a healthcare collaboration of forward-thinking health systems, distributors and manufacturers. The collaboration has joined together to create a standard delivery performance metric called "on-time in-full" (OTIF) to improve standard industry delivery performance monitoring between trading partner pairs. Attendees will hear from panelists on:
- Why this metric is so important for our industry
- What each organization is doing to drive better performance
- What needs to be true and how data must be enhanced to be successful
Speakers:
Geoff Gates, Senior Director, SCSS P2P & Technology, Cleveland Clinic
Joshua Grulke, System Director, Supply Chain Operations, Allina Health
Ryan Campbell, Director, Collaborative Planning Solutions, Cardinal Health
Dietmar Hein, Vice President, Global SCM Planning, Digitalization, Siemens Healthineers
The increasing complexity of health systems places high demand on the supply chain due to the sizable integration of catalogs and contracts, both GPO and local. Join Geisinger to learn how directed buying is making it easy for requisitioners to do the right thing – purchase the right item, from the right source, at the right price. Geisinger leaders will discuss how this is achieved through content filtering and formulary management in GHX Marketplace and Workday.
Speakers:
Dave Jurewicz, Director, System Integrity Supply Chain, Geisinger
William Reese, Director, Specialty Supply Chain Logistics, Geisinger
In today’s healthcare landscape, effective vendor management is essential to ensure safety, compliance and care quality. Join us for an insightful session led by MaineHealth’s Georgette Durgin and Joseph Oates who successfully relaunched the health system’s vendor credentialing program. This transformative initiative not only doubled the organization’s badging activity but also redefined the framework of credentialing across multiple hospital locations.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn valuable lessons from leaders who successfully navigated vendor management and compliance complexities in a dynamic healthcare environment. Durgin and Oates will share practical knowledge, empowering attendees to implement effective changes within their own organizations.
Speakers:
Georgette Durgin, Finance Transformation Project Manager, MaineHealth
Joseph Oates, SCM Corporate Services Program Management Specialist, MaineHealth
“Everything starts with sourcing and a contract,” said Frido Pagan, VP of Supply Chain for Eskenazi Health. That statement marked the beginning of Eskenazi’s journey to automate their entire procure-to-pay cycle. Join this discussion to hear how they planned and executed a 4-phase approach for order and payment automation and content and contract management. Learn how they optimized teams and leveraged technology, with these changes yielding $5.7M in the first 12 months.
Speakers:
Sigfrido Pagan, Vice President, Supply Chain, Eskenazi Health
Irena Warriner, Manager, Supply Chain Data Integrity, Eskenazi Health
Supply chain professionals at all levels will walk away with a newfound appreciation of wins in everyday workflows after attending this session presented by Deaconess Health System. The health system’s integrated ecosystem of Epic EHR, Infor Cloudsuite ERP and GHX tools and data has driven efficiencies in areas never thought possible. Alongside enabling technologies, strong leadership and teamwork were critical to their digital optimization success.
The Deaconess Health System team will share their story of supporting one another while boldly pursuing integrations and fully utilizing solutions – inspiring others to embark on their own data and workflow transformations.
Speakers:
Domingo Figueroa, Manager, Purchasing & Contracts, Deaconess Health System
Angela Crask, Manager, ERP Administration and Procurement Systems, Deaconess Health System
Kelsey Eunice, Supervisor, Procurement System Analyst, Material Management, Deaconess Health System
How do you transform your supply chain into a dynamic engine for efficiency and growth not just for your supply chain operations, but also for clinicians by alleviating them of administrative burden? Don’t miss this session where MUSC supply chain leaders will describe how they’ve become that engine for operational and clinical process optimization.
From automating invoice processing to streamlining contract management for improved pricing accuracy, MUSC has boosted its P2P productivity and transparency, returning value to the bottom line. This session will include highlights from a 2025 MUSC case study, showcasing leading practices in digital transformation.
Speakers:
Austin Zoeller, Associate Chief Supply Chain Officer, MUSC Health
Brandon Droz, Associate Vice President, Supply Chain, MUSC Health
Jenna Hall, Director, Procurement, MUSC Health
Jamie Frame, Sr. Director, Business Development, GHX
Join UT Health San Antonio and LifeBridge Health as they share best practices for implementing new tools and processes within their respective health systems’ value analysis teams. UT Health San Antonio, a brand-new academic hospital, offers insights into building a strong, clinically integrated supply chain from the ground up, avoiding common legacy pitfalls. LifeBridge Health, on the other hand, demonstrates how established systems can successfully break the mold to embrace transformation. While coming from different perspectives, both organizations leverage data-driven analytics, clinical research, and streamlined product evaluation protocols to create sustainable change, achieve cost savings, and improve outcomes.
Speakers:
Dan Elinskas, Clinical Quality and Value Analysis Transformational Leader, UT Health San Antonio
Jennifer Browne, Corporate Director, Value Analysis, LifeBridge
In an era of unprecedented challenges, the federal supply chain faces increasing pressure to adapt to a rapidly changing landscape. In this session, industry leaders and experts will explore impacts of potential future disruptions - from natural disasters and policy shifts to pandemics - and their implications for delivery, supplier relationships, and operational continuity. Learn strategies for anticipating, planning and executing responses, including actionable insights to prepare for the unexpected and foster a more adaptable, collaborative and sustainable supply chain. Discover the critical role of emerging data and technology in supporting resiliency and steps for strengthening partnerships and ensuring reliability.
Panelists:
Dave Sloniker, VP, Supply Chain Management, TISTA Science and Technology Corporation
Jennifer Kuntz, Program Manager, Defense Health Agency Medical Logistics Information Technology Program Management Office
Jason Miller, Chief, MEDLOG Data & Information Management, Defense Health Agency
Moderator: JP Rogers, Partner and Strategy Consultant for Defense Health Agency & VA, Letterman Solutions LLC
Learn how Ochsner Health has addressed the continuous change notorious in the healthcare supply chain by bringing together the right people, processes and technology. Leveraging tools and visualization dashboards, Ochsner Health has optimized operations across the organization while successfully navigating change management challenges. The “guardrails” established throughout the health system have improved product selection, increased contract compliance and enhanced spend management. In this session, Ochsner Health will share lessons learned and insights gained through their ongoing optimization journey.
Speakers:
René Gurdián Jr., AVP, Supply Chain Finance and Strategy, Supply Chain, Ochsner Health
Maiya Madden, Manager, Contract Pricing Operations, Ochsner Health
In this session, Children’s Nebraska, Children’s Wisconsin and Sarasota Memorial will describe their journeys to radical improvements in perfect order scores and order management automation within three different ERP systems - PeopleSoft, Oracle and Workday. The panelists will share strategies and processes that helped maximize EDI automation and drive down exceptions in digital procure-to-pay (P2P) transactions within their individual ERP environments.
Speakers:
David Orlovsky, Director, Supply Chain System Analytics, Children's Wisconsin
Natalie Hughes, Manager, Value Analysis and Purchasing, Children's Nebraska
Robert Milano, Executive Director, Supply Chain, Sarasota Memorial Health System
Hear from three suppliers on what’s driving them to improve their perfect order rates and other related areas and practices they’re implementing to see real results, like achieving an 85% reduction in pricing errors, increasing ASNs with an account to 96% (>30% increase) and eliminating the need to send approximately 11,000 price exception emails. While methods to drive excellence can look different for each supplier, a typical commonality is the desire to increase touchless transactions for the organization – and its customers. Understand tools these suppliers are leveraging that drive a more effortless customer experience – delivering greater customer and employee satisfaction.
Speakers:
Robbi Katz, Manager, Global Master Data & Electronic Systems, Terumo Blood Cell Technologies
Drew Fite, Sr. E-Commerce Consultant, Roche
Carlene Meyer, Manager, E-Commerce, Customer Support, KARL STORZ
Solution Overviews
45 minute sessions
Explore the full value of GHX to support your healthcare organization's goals and objectives, including key strategies and insights to enhance compliance, streamline processes and drive overall efficiency.
Speaker: Kathy Palmentere, Sr. Solutions Specialist, GHX
*This session will be offered twice.
Explore the full value of GHX to support your company’s goals and objectives, including key strategies and insights to enhance compliance, streamline processes and drive overall efficiency.
Speaker: Andrea Bundermann, Solutions Specialist, GHX
*This session will be offered twice.
Empower teams with clinical research and spend analytics to make more informed sourcing decisions and evaluate performance.
Speakers:
April Imel, Sr. Solutions Specialist, GHX
Leighann Kreitzer, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Improve your workflow efficiency with GHX data solutions, designed to integrate seamlessly and increase data accuracy. Empower your team with tools that enhance information management and operational effectiveness.
Speaker: Jayne Nelson, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Enhance efficiency by automating invoice processing, minimizing errors, and speeding up payment cycles. Empower your team with tools that streamline financial transactions and optimize cash flow management for all parties involved.
Speakers:
Mike Mercado, Solutions Specialist,GHX
Trudy Lotter, Sr. Solutions Specialist, GHX
Gain valuable insights and practical tips to simplify and optimize daily procurement activities, resulting in more controlled, efficient and accurate purchasing practices. Learn how the GHX Marketplace Bill Only solution can streamline the reconciliation process, enhance visibility into the procurement lifecycle, and reduce manual processes.
Speaker: Eric Wehler, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Discover how credentialing and compliance tools empower healthcare provider and supplier organizations to address industry challenges, streamline operations, mitigate risks, and foster collaboration to strengthen their relationships.
Speaker: Alex Thomas, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Learn how to reduce costs and improve processes with complex (implant, rush, drop ship) orders through supplier and provider collaboration.
Speakers:
Mike Mercado, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Casey Pickett, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Gain valuable insights on navigating M&A complexities, including practical strategies for a seamless transition. Learn best practices for due diligence, integration planning and leveraging growth opportunities to maximize your potential in an evolving market.
Speaker: Andrea Bundermann, Solutions Specialist, GHX
Discover lessons learned and explore solutions to maximize your cloud ERP system investment and position your organization for success beyond your system go-live date.
Speaker: Doug Keverline, Sr. Solutions Specialist, GHX
User Groups
45 minute sessions
This User Group is designed for healthcare professionals who leverage clinical and financial data using GHX Value Analysis solutions to drive strategic decision-making. Members will collaborate, share best practices, and explore advanced functionalities that aim to reduce costs and align physicians with purchasing decisions. Through hands-on discussions, case studies, and peer insights, participants will deepen their expertise in data-driven supply chain management, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and financial sustainability across their organization.
Speaker: Christina Bobco, Manager, Clinical Resource Management, Virtua Health
*This session will be offered twice.
Join this User Group to learn how GHX’s credentialing expertise combined with RepScrubs’ innovative scrub dispensing system are setting a new standard for vendor compliance. Explore how this customizable integration elevates compliance standards, streamlines vendor access to procedural areas, and enhances both patient safety and operational efficiency. Gain valuable takeaways that you can implement within your organization to improve vendor compliance, streamline operations, and enhance safety.
Speakers TBA
*This session will be offered twice.
Join this User Group to learn how to leverage hosted content in GHX Marketplace for effective directive buying, including location-based pricing. Discover how to maximize filter groups to control item visibility for different user groups. Expand your supply chain’s control, ensure compliance with purchasing decisions, enhance decision-making, and streamline your purchasing processes.
Speaker: Gennady Beyzarov, Manager, Supply Chain Info Systems, Boston Children's Hospital
In this User Group, explore best practices and lessons learned for suppliers onboarding with providers using various transaction types. Learn how to increase the volume of electronic transactions, streamlining procurement and improving efficiency. Discover how to properly set up trading partner connectivity in the GHX Registration Center to enable seamless transactions through MyExchange, avoiding blind requests. These strategies will help suppliers and providers onboard more quickly, improving overall productivity and accelerating the process for all parties involved.
Speaker: Bill Becker, Director, Customer Care, Verathon
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn how GHX can support Infor ERP cloud migrations through an open discussion about best practices, learnings, and content specific to each ERP. Sessions are designed to be informal to ensure individuals have an ample amount of time to ask institution-specific questions.
ERP User Group sessions are scheduled the morning of Friday, May 16.
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn how GHX can support Oracle ERP cloud migrations through an open discussion about best practices, learnings, and content specific to each ERP. Sessions are designed to be informal to ensure individuals have an ample amount of time to ask institution-specific questions.
ERP User Group sessions are scheduled the morning of Friday, May 16.
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn how GHX can support Workday ERP cloud migrations through an open discussion about best practices, learnings, and content specific to each ERP. Sessions are designed to be informal to ensure individuals have an ample amount of time to ask institution-specific questions.
ERP User Group sessions are scheduled the morning of Friday, May 16.
Summit20 Talks
20 minute sessions
What factors influence the strategic supply chain decisions made by your organization, peers, partners, and competitors? From cloud transformation and AI-enabled analytics to the fragility crisis and rising cybersecurity threats, today’s healthcare business environment is both dynamic and complex.
In this session, GHX Chief Strategy Officer Chris Luoma will describe the top 10 trends he and other members of the GHX leadership team are observing in the marketplace and what this means for your supply chain operations. Luoma will explore predictions related to these trends alongside suggested areas of focus for supply chain leaders and teams.
Speaker:
Chris Luoma, Chief Strategy Officer, GHX
A market survey commissioned by GHX reveals 82% of respondents ranked retaining and expanding current customer sales as their top commercial priority with the ultimate goal of reinvesting in new innovations to improve patient care. The research focuses on contract-to-cash business process improvements across commercial execution, customer experience, operational efficiency and cash flow optimization. Denise Odenkirk of GHX will dive into the survey results and the strategic importance of these enablers. Attendees will gain key insights from the survey and learn eight strategies that commercial, financial and operational leaders can use to boost efficiency and strengthen customer relationships.
Speaker:
Denise Odenkirk, Vice President, Supplier Sales, GHX
Based on a recent GHX and HFMA survey, presenters will describe how accounts payable (AP) optimization is transforming operations, cutting costs, and positioning healthcare organizations for financial resilience in an increasingly volatile economic environment. Healthcare organizations face mounting financial pressures, from declining reimbursements to workforce and security challenges, making cash flow management more critical than ever. Once a back-office function, AP is now a strategic priority, directly influencing financial decisions. However, manual processes and outdated systems limit its potential. In this session, learn how healthcare leaders are driving efficiency, improving forecasting, and enhancing security with new investments in AP automation.
Speaker: Nate Smith, Vice President, Business Development, GHX
In healthcare, we often talk about value and cost. But what is the cost to an organization when they forget about the human element behind their financial numbers? Research shows recovery from a negative work experience varies based on its severity, individual resilience, and workplace support. It may take weeks, months or longer, with lasting effects in toxic environments. In this session, attendees will learn ways they can overcome the “cost of not” by making small changes to their culture that boost employee engagement and produce large gains.
Speaker: Michael Cavanaugh, Supply Chain Change Management Lead, Stanford Health
Plus
Summit Central is a vibrant space where you can network and enhance your learning experience. Drop in anytime, except during General Session, to take advantage of valuable resources and connections.
- Solution Zone – Spend one-on-one time with GHX product experts to ask questions, explore best practices, and gain hands-on knowledge about GHX solutions.
- GHX Innovation – Unlock the full potential of GHX solutions by learning how they work together to drive digital transformation and help strengthen the patient-centered business of healthcare.
- GHX Shop – Redeem points earned throughout the GHX Summit and pick from a selection of unique take-home items. Or choose to convert your points to a donation benefiting one of several nonprofit community impact organizations.
Join us for three enjoyable and relaxing evening events—a wonderful way to unwind after busy days and connect with fellow Summit attendees. Further details will be announced closer to the event.
WELCOME RECEPTION IN SUMMIT CENTRAL | Tuesday, May 13
Welcome to Atlanta and GHX Summit 2025! Reconnect with familiar faces and forge new connections with colleagues, friends and GHX associates. Enjoy delicious appetizers and refreshing drinks as you explore Summit Central.
EVENING AT PONCE CITY MARKET | Wednesday, May 14
Join us for an unforgettable evening at THE ROOF at Ponce City Market! Under the Atlanta stars, enjoy stunning skyline views with live music and engaging activities. Sip handcrafted cocktails, savor delicious bites from top local vendors, and connect with fellow GHX Summit 2025 attendees in a chic rooftop setting. Ponce City Market is a 10-minute ride from the Hyatt Regency and GHX will provide shuttles. Don’t miss the city’s hottest rooftop experience!
THE FINAL NIGHT NETWORKING DINNER | Thursday, May 15
As we approach the final half day on Friday, take the time to celebrate our last night in Atlanta! Join us for an enjoyable culinary experience and a chance to reconnect with friends and colleagues for some fun. This evening provides another great opportunity to meet more industry peers before we head home. Additional details TBA.