Future Talent Forum

2025 Global
AI Summit

April 29, 2025

An exclusive gathering of executives, academic thought leaders, and HR innovators as we explore AI’s transformative role in healthcare

An invitation-only event on how AI, technology and talent can accelerate the business of health

Impact

An action-oriented setting. Talks, roundtables, and facilitated personal meeting agendas

Tailored

Participants are connected with executive planners pre-event. Enabling tailored agendas and personal meeting schedules

Reimagine Healthcare with Tech & Talent

Healthcare affects everyone. The people-centered industry is transforming at a rapid pace, but is it fast enough? Senior leaders across all sectors need to engage and share their strategic efforts to navigate healthcare’s complex challenges.

Senior executives, leaders of higher educational institutions, researchers, and policymakers from around the world will gather to connect, collaborate, and co-create.

During a full-day event, we will ask the hard questions, listen and learn from panels, and keynotes – and reveal new global data on the impact of AI on leaders and teams in healthcare.

Dates

April 29, 2025
8:00AM – 6:30PM

Location

Waltham, MA, USA

Venue

Bentley University

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Agenda Highlights

Reshaping Collaboration in AI-Integrated Health Organizations

Will AI adoption reshape workplace dynamics, decision-making processes, and collaborative patterns across healthcare organizations?

AI Literacy: A Race Against the Algorithm

Healthcare faces mounting pressure to reskill staff rapidly – how can employers, educators, and governments support this essential workforce transformation?

Navigating the Trust Paradox

Why do patient satisfaction and public perception tell conflicting stories about trust in healthcare systems? How can organizations improve and evolve to win trust?

Emerging Risks in Healthcare Organizations

Will technological disruption, workforce challenges, and AI integration reshape risks in healthcare organizations?

AI Stupidity: The Workforce Risk of an Over-Reliance on Tech

As AI adoption accelerates, how do we prevent over-reliance on algorithms from diminishing critical thinking and deep understanding?

Sustainable Leadership in the Age of Algorithms

As disruption reshapes our world, how do we develop leaders who can guide teams through uncertainty and accelerating technological circumstances while preserving a truly human connection?

Agenda

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Registration & Coffee

8.00 – 9.00

9.00-9.10: Welcome Address - Meet the Moment

Daniel Kjellsson
Director-General, Future Talent Council

9.10-9.20: Welcome Address - Good Health is Good Business

Paul Tesluk
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bentley University

9.20-9.50: Keynote - We Need Better Questions NOT Right Answers

We Need Better Questions NOT Right Answers

9.50-10.10: Fireside Chat - Presentation of Study

Håkan Svennerstål
CEO, Svennerstål & Partners
Chair, Bentley AI + Leadership Study

Daniel Kjellsson
Director-General
Future Talent Council

10.10-10.40: Panel - How Will the Adoption of AI Affect Organizations & Leaders in Healthcare?

Ja-Nae Duane
Lecturer, School of Engineering, Academic Director, Master’s in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management & Design Engineering Group, Brown University

Sean Ferguson
Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Bentley University

Carla Reimold
Executive Vice President, Scientific Innovation and Strategic Investments, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Håkan Svennerstål
CEO, Svennerstål & Partners
Chair, Bentley AI and Leadership Study

Moderator: Daniel Kjellsson, Director-General, Future Talent Council

Break

10.40 – 11.15

11.15-12.00: Breakout - How Do We Assess Transformational Change?

How Do We Assess Transformational Change?

John Fischetti
Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle (Australia) 2019-2024
Professor of Leadership and School Transformation
Project Chair, Future Talent Council

Paul Tesluk
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bentley University

11.15-12.00: Breakout - Bridging the Gap: From AI Education & Research to Real-World Solutions

Bridging the Gap: From AI Education & Research to Real-World Solutions

This panel explores the critical transition from AI education, research and development to practical applications in healthcare. It addresses the challenges and opportunities in translating cutting-edge AI models into tangible solutions that improve patient outcomes. Panelists will discuss the importance of collaboration between educators, researchers, clinicians and industry leaders, as well as the need for curriculum reform to prepare future professionals for an AI-driven world.

11.15-12.00: Breakout Session - Balancing Innovation and Risk: Responsible AI and Data Privacy

Balancing Innovation and Risk: Responsible AI and Data Privacy

Elizabeth Hess
VP and Chief Information Officer, Bentley University

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare and academia, ethical considerations and data privacy are paramount. This panel examines the challenges and best practices in ensuring responsible AI development and deployment, including data protection and community trust. Panelists will discuss the importance of establishing ethical guidelines and regulatory frameworks to safeguard information and promote positive outcomes.

11.15-12.00: Breakout Session - Transforming Healthcare Delivery: AI, Data Analytics, and Value-Based Care

Transforming Healthcare Delivery: AI, Data Analytics, and Value-Based Care

This panel focuses on the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in improving healthcare delivery and promoting value-based care. Panelists will discuss how these technologies can be used to enhance patient outcomes, optimize resource allocation, and drive cost efficiency.

11.15-12.00: Breakout Session - AI Literacy: A Race Against the Algorithm

AI Literacy: A Race Against the Algorithm

Jessica Perez-Rossello
ACIO for MassHealth, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Healthcare faces mounting pressure to reskill staff rapidly – how can employers, educators and governments support this essential workforce transformation?
This session delves into the critical need for AI literacy within the healthcare sector, focusing on the disparities and challenges that various demographic groups face in adapting to AI-driven technologies.

11.15-12.00: Breakout Session - The Readiness of Healthcare Systems to Effectively Integrate AI in Global Health

The Readiness of Healthcare Systems to Effectively Integrate AI in Global Health

Kabelo Leonard Mauco
Faculty Lecturer, Karolinska Institutet; Associate Scholar, Center for Global Health at University of Pennsylvania

Sheila Phicil
Founder and CEO, Phicil-itate Change

Lunch

12.00-13.00

13.00-13.10: Welcome Back + Summary

13.10-13:40: Fireside Chat - Implementing AI Innovation in Healthcare: Lessons from the Real World

13.40-14.10: Panel - An Innovation Boom for the Business of Health

14.10-14.30: Student Presentations

Solving Health and Wellbeing Challenges Using AI

WellNest
Bentley BetterTogether

Afternoon Break

14.30-15:00

15.00-15.45: Breakout Session Revolutionizing Digital Health and Personalized Medicine

15.00-15.45: Breakout Session - Learning and the Bentley Role: AI-Savvy Teams Need AI-Literate Leaders

15.00-15.45: Breakout Session - Navigating the Trust Paradox

16.00-16.30: Keynote - The AI-Ready Healthcare Leader: Adapting, Supporting, Learning at the Speed of Innovation

16.30-16.45: Student Presentations

Student Presentations

Solving Health and Wellbeing Challenges Using AI & Student Research on AI and Digital Health
Solving Health and Wellbeing Challenges on the Bentley University campus utilizing AI

Team Radiate & Joanna Brownstein Students

16.45-17.00: Conclusions

Closing

Reception & Networking

17.00-18:30

Featured Speakers

Daniel Kjellsson

Director-General
Future Talent Council

“This collaborative event between Bentley University and the Future Talent Council has emerged as a premier international platform for healthcare leaders from academia, business, and government to forge meaningful partnerships and drive innovation.”

Paul Tesluk

Provost, VP for Academic Affairs
Bentley University

“This summit brings together business and policy leaders, academics, students, and subject-matter experts to share ideas and collaborate on directions that will help define and shape promising opportunities for us all.”

Håkan Svennerstål

Founder & CEO
Svennerstål & Partners

“There has never been a more important time for employers, educators and policymakers to come together and collaborate. The most successful organizations will be the ones in which everyone, on every team, understands that all bets are off and everything is changing.”

Meagan Gregorczyk

Talent Futurist, Courageous Truth-Teller and Human-First Trailblazer

An innovator in AI-powered talent strategy, leadership development and workforce transformation. Across her leadership roles at Amazon, Google and GE, she has built a reputation for calling out inefficiencies, demanding data-driven accountability and shaping bold solutions that redefine how organizations measure talent effectiveness and how humanity can leverage the power of AI to make a better, more equitable world – for all of us.

Dan Caron

CEO and Founder, Health Universe

With a background that spans computer science and marketing, Dan brings a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic thinking to solve complex problems in healthcare. His experience founding three successful companies and co-founding a healthcare startup with a 9-figure valuation has equipped Dan with the skills and insights needed to drive meaningful change in the industry.

Ainsley MacLean, MD

Founding Partner, Ainsley Advisory Group

A physician c-suite executive, founder and healthcare AI strategist with deep expertise in health care technology, digital transformation and clinical operations. A Harvard-trained neuroradiologist, Ainsley has led large-scale AI deployments and digital initiatives at Kaiser Permanente, shaping the future of AI-driven health care.