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Our 2024 Pathways to Progress Keynote Speakers

 

Christi Shaw

Christi recently served as CEO of Kite Pharma, a Gilead company, and co-founded the More Moments More Memories Foundation, an organization that provides grants to help patients and caregivers access oncology clinical trials for potentially life-saving treatment. She is also on the advisory board of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and a member on the board of directors of Avantor. She was awarded the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s “Woman of the Year Award” in 2023 and recognized in “Forbes 50 Over 50” in 2022 and “PharmaVOICE 100” in 2015 and 2023.

 

Mike Pykosz

Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oak Street Health and Interim President of Health Care Delivery at CVS Health. Under Mike’s leadership, Oak Street Health grew to 190+ centers across 25 states and has served over 230K patients since its founding in 2012. In 2023, CVS Health acquired Oak Street Health for $10.6B. At CVS Health, he will oversee the strategy of and help unify all of CVS Health’s health care delivery assets. He was recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” in 2023 for the fourth consecutive year and one of Business Insider’s “100 People Transforming Business” in 2020.

 
 

About KBHC

The Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference is a leading forum for professionals, academics, alumni, and students to discuss issues in the healthcare industry, organized by a team of Kellogg students passionate about the healthcare industry. Kellogg will host its 24th annual conference in the winter of 2024.

We look forward to hosting attendees once again at the beautiful Kellogg Global Hub on Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Illinois.

Learn

Our Business of Healthcare Conference blog features perspectives from students and industry leaders on healthcare, technology, and policy topics related to this year’s conference theme.

Network

With companies spanning digital health, biotechnology, diagnostics, devices, payer, and provider spaces, KBHC’s Startup & Growth Fair provides a platform to connect with health innovators.

Share

Connecting with one another is even more important in a virtual setting. We encourage all attendees to connect on our various social media platforms using our hashtag #kelloggbhc2024.

Recruit

Attend the Start-Up & Growth fair to take part in our “talent marketplace”, designed to connect Kellogg students who are seeking internship & full-time job opportunities with companies that are looking for MBA talent.

 

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It’s almost been a month since the 2024 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference. We want to thank our incredible speakers, sponsors, exec committee, and attendees for making this year’s conference a huge success! It was an invigorating
It’s almost been a month since the 2024 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference. We want to thank our incredible speakers, sponsors, exec committee, and attendees for making this year’s conference a huge success! It was an invigorating day filled with engaging conversations around transformative innovations and care delivery models in the ever-evolving healthcare ecosystem. Check out the link in our bio to read a full recap of the conference. Stay tuned for the 2025 KBHC theme and details in the fall!
Cheers to our extraordinary keynote speakers, Christi Shaw and Mike Pykosz! Thank you for elevating the Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference to new heights. Your insightful perspectives, visionary leadership, and unwavering commitment to pa
Cheers to our extraordinary keynote speakers, Christi Shaw and Mike Pykosz! Thank you for elevating the Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference to new heights. Your insightful perspectives, visionary leadership, and unwavering commitment to patients have left an indelible mark on our 2024 conference, themed Pathways to Progress. Be on the lookout for an official recap of our 2024 conference that took place on Saturday, January 27th!
Announcing our final group of panelists for the Cell and Gene Therapies panel this Saturday! These experts will dive into a dynamic, diverse dialogue that will tackle the following key questions: Across the cell and gene therapy landscape, how do we
Announcing our final group of panelists for the Cell and Gene Therapies panel this Saturday! These experts will dive into a dynamic, diverse dialogue that will tackle the following key questions: Across the cell and gene therapy landscape, how do we improve scalability at all ends of the healthcare value chain from inside biopharma companies, collaborations with payers and providers, to even working with the patients themselves? How can major stakeholders in the cell and gene therapy market prepare for many more products to be approved in the coming years to help drive innovation and access, maximizing patient impact?
Our next panel brings together an incredible group of experts that will dive into the evolving landscape of specialist-led value-based care to evaluate the following questions: With value-based care becoming more mainstream, how should payers, primar
Our next panel brings together an incredible group of experts that will dive into the evolving landscape of specialist-led value-based care to evaluate the following questions: With value-based care becoming more mainstream, how should payers, primary care providers, and specialists most effectively divide the financial risk? Who should quarterback the member care journey?
We are thrilled to announce our next round of panelists! This panel will take a multidisciplinary approach to answering the following timely and pertinent questions: What challenges and opportunities arise for anti-obesity drugs? How do obesity medic
We are thrilled to announce our next round of panelists! This panel will take a multidisciplinary approach to answering the following timely and pertinent questions: What challenges and opportunities arise for anti-obesity drugs? How do obesity medications fit into the evolving holistic care for patients with obesity? What exciting developments can we expect in the next 5-10 years? Are you attending KBHC this Saturday? Make sure to download the Whova App for the conference agenda, real-time audience engagement, speaker profiles, and visibility into attendees.
Reminder to join us for the Startup & Growth Fair (SGF) this Friday, January 26th in White Auditorium at the Global Hub from 12:00-3:00PM. During the fair, you’ll have the unique opportunity to network with leaders from 25+ innovative start
Reminder to join us for the Startup & Growth Fair (SGF) this Friday, January 26th in White Auditorium at the Global Hub from 12:00-3:00PM. During the fair, you’ll have the unique opportunity to network with leaders from 25+ innovative startups. Access to SGF is free for Kellogg students and Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference ticket holders. If you are a student, be sure to register on Campus Groups.
Sharing another exciting slate of panelists featuring experts on consolidation! During this panel, we’ll explore the following questions: How will the recent flurry of megadeals and horizontal mergers impact patient care access, costs, and qu
Sharing another exciting slate of panelists featuring experts on consolidation! During this panel, we’ll explore the following questions: How will the recent flurry of megadeals and horizontal mergers impact patient care access, costs, and quality? Which system-wide forces will define the future of consolidation?
We are proud to introduce this year's Women's Health, Fertility, and Maternal Wellness panel! During this panel, we'll discuss​ how recent policy changes have impacted innovation, access to care, and investments within women's health, and how our pr
We are proud to introduce this year's Women's Health, Fertility, and Maternal Wellness panel! During this panel, we'll discuss​ how recent policy changes have impacted innovation, access to care, and investments within women's health, and how our provider systems have adapted.​ ​ Be on the lookout for more panel and speaker announcements for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference!
We are thrilled to share the panelists for this year’s AI panel! Are you curious about which near-term Generative AI opportunities in the care delivery setting will drive better patient outcomes while balancing concerns such as patient safety
We are thrilled to share the panelists for this year’s AI panel! Are you curious about which near-term Generative AI opportunities in the care delivery setting will drive better patient outcomes while balancing concerns such as patient safety and high costs? Be sure to check out this panel at the conference! Haven’t bought your ticket yet? Join the waitlist using the link in our bio for a chance to secure your ticket. If you no longer need your ticket, please update your registration via Eventbrite as soon as possible.
Join us for this year’s Startup & Growth Fair (SGF) on Friday, January 26th from 12-3pm in White Auditorium at the Global Hub. Access to SGF is free for Kellogg students and Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference ticket holders! Students
Join us for this year’s Startup & Growth Fair (SGF) on Friday, January 26th from 12-3pm in White Auditorium at the Global Hub. Access to SGF is free for Kellogg students and Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference ticket holders! Students can sign up on Campus Groups by EOD TONIGHT in order to receive information about coffee chats with participating companies. Austin and Abby secured internship opportunities with SGF companies, Partum Health and Poplin Health. This could be you too!
A huge thank you to our generous KBHC sponsors thus far. We can't wait to see you in January! Interested in being a sponsor? There’s still time! Check out our website or email us at kellogg.kbhc@gmail.com to learn more.
A huge thank you to our generous KBHC sponsors thus far. We can't wait to see you in January! Interested in being a sponsor? There’s still time! Check out our website or email us at kellogg.kbhc@gmail.com to learn more.
We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference! This year, Mike Pykosz, Co-Founder and CEO of Oak Street Health and Interim President of Health Care Delivery at CVS Health, and Christi
We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference! This year, Mike Pykosz, Co-Founder and CEO of Oak Street Health and Interim President of Health Care Delivery at CVS Health, and Christi Shaw, former CEO of Kite Pharma, will take the stage and share their unique experiences leading innovative healthcare companies to success.
We’re excited to share the panel topics for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference! Get ready to learn more about value-based care, consolidation, women’s health, anti-obesity drugs, cell and gene therapies, and AI. W
We’re excited to share the panel topics for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference! Get ready to learn more about value-based care, consolidation, women’s health, anti-obesity drugs, cell and gene therapies, and AI. We have an amazing lineup of speakers for each panel that we will share in the coming weeks. 🎟️ Remember to buy your early bird ticket using the link in our bio and mark your calendars for January 27th! Early bird pricing ends December 17th.
It’s almost been a month since the 2024 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference. We want to thank our incredible speakers, sponsors, exec committee, and attendees for making this year’s conference a huge success! It was an invigorating Cheers to our extraordinary keynote speakers, Christi Shaw and Mike Pykosz! Thank you for elevating the Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference to new heights. Your insightful perspectives, visionary leadership, and unwavering commitment to pa Announcing our final group of panelists for the Cell and Gene Therapies panel this Saturday! These experts will dive into a dynamic, diverse dialogue that will tackle the following key questions: Across the cell and gene therapy landscape, how do we Our next panel brings together an incredible group of experts that will dive into the evolving landscape of specialist-led value-based care to evaluate the following questions: With value-based care becoming more mainstream, how should payers, primar We are thrilled to announce our next round of panelists! This panel will take a multidisciplinary approach to answering the following timely and pertinent questions: What challenges and opportunities arise for anti-obesity drugs? How do obesity medic Reminder to join us for the Startup & Growth Fair (SGF) this Friday, January 26th in White Auditorium at the Global Hub from 12:00-3:00PM. During the fair, you’ll have the unique opportunity to network with leaders from 25+ innovative start Sharing another exciting slate of panelists featuring experts on consolidation! During this panel, we’ll explore the following questions: How will the recent flurry of megadeals and horizontal mergers impact patient care access, costs, and qu We are proud to introduce this year's Women's Health, Fertility, and Maternal Wellness panel! During this panel, we'll discuss​ how recent policy changes have impacted innovation, access to care, and investments within women's health, and how our pr We are thrilled to share the panelists for this year’s AI panel! Are you curious about which near-term Generative AI opportunities in the care delivery setting will drive better patient outcomes while balancing concerns such as patient safety Join us for this year’s Startup & Growth Fair (SGF) on Friday, January 26th from 12-3pm in White Auditorium at the Global Hub. Access to SGF is free for Kellogg students and Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference ticket holders! Students A huge thank you to our generous KBHC sponsors thus far. We can't wait to see you in January! Interested in being a sponsor? There’s still time! Check out our website or email us at kellogg.kbhc@gmail.com to learn more. We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference! This year, Mike Pykosz, Co-Founder and CEO of Oak Street Health and Interim President of Health Care Delivery at CVS Health, and Christi We’re excited to share the panel topics for this year’s Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference! Get ready to learn more about value-based care, consolidation, women’s health, anti-obesity drugs, cell and gene therapies, and AI. W
 

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Are you a Kellogg student looking to get involved in KBHC?

Come see us at the annual club fair or reach out to our KBHC co-chairs to learn more. We recruit students from all Kellogg programs, as well as JVs!

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