Agenda at Bryant University

Agenda

The Bryant University Healthcare Summit offers a full day of insight, conversation, and connection focused on the most pressing issues shaping healthcare and behavioral health.

Each year’s agenda balances keynote perspectives, expert-led panels, interactive breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Programming is guided by the Summit’s annual theme and features voices from healthcare delivery, behavioral health, technology, education, research, and policy.

2026 Healthcare Summit Agenda

Note: Schedule is subject to change.

Friday, May 1

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking

Enjoy breakfast and connect with fellow attendees before the summit begins.

8:30 am - 8:45 am

Welcome

Hear from the Summit director, Kirsten Hokeness as she kicks off the day's theme, setting the tone for informed learning.

8:45 am - 9:00 am

Opening Remarks

Hear from Ross Gittell, Ph.D., President of Bryant University as he offers remarks that frame the day's focus on public health.

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Morning Keynote: Public Health in 2026

Dr. Scott Rivkees, MD

9:40 am - 10:45 am

From Silos to Systems: Cross-Sector Collaboration in a Complex Health Landscape

Peter Hollmann, MD

Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

Rahul Vanjani, MD

Joined by: Sandra Powell, Deputy Director, RIDOH

Moderated by: David Melançon, Chief Operating and Growth Officer, ITO Health

10:45 am - 11:00 am

Break & Networking

Re-energize, join peers, speakers, and sponsors in meaningful conversation.

11:00 am - 11:30 pm

Mid-Morning Keynote

Linda Hurley

11:45 am - 12:15 pm

Breakout Sessions

Quinlan/Brown Academic Innovation Center

Choose one - More to Come

Technology Solutions for Today's Biggest Public Health Challenges

Rahul Vanjani, MD

Joined by:

David Melançon, Chief Operating and Growth Officer, ITO Health

Rahul Vanjani, MD

Joined by:

David Melançon, Chief Operating and Growth Officer, ITO Health

From Slides to Insights: How AI is Transforming Pathology and Biomedical Research

Akash Parvatikar stands for a photograph in a grey suit.

Akash Parvatikar, PhD

Rhode Island Model of Collaborative Infrastructure for Pediatric Anxiety and OCD

Dr. Brady Case, MD

Abbe Garcia, PhD

Dr. Brady Case, MD

Abbe Garcia, PhD

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch & Networking

12:45 pm - 1:00 pm

Midday Address: Dr. Rupendra Paliwal

Hear from Rupendra Paliwal, Ph.D., Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Bryant University, as he delivers a lunch address reflecting on the intersection of academic innovation and public health.

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm