Speaker Profile
M.D., VP, Sutter Health
Biography
Dr. Conrad Vial was recently recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives of 2023. The complete ranking can be found in the June 19 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. Profiles of all the honorees are available online at ModernHealthcare.com50MostInfluentialClinicalExecutives2023.Dr. Conrad Vial is currently senior vice president of Sutter Health and president of the Sutter Health Network. Previously he was chief clinical officer for Sutter Health.In his current role, Dr. Vial leads Sutter Healths continued transition to value-based care, working to build a clinically integrated network, align community physicians and medical groups, and strengthen employer relationships across the enterprise. In his previous role, Dr. Vial oversaw all facets of the organizations clinical operations, including clinical strategy, clinical research and graduate medical education, quality and safety, digital patient engagement, mental health and addiction care, laboratory and pharmacy services, and patient experience.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
William Oh, Yale
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Nigam Shah, Stanford
• Thomas Fuchs, Lilly
Keynote
• Thomas Fuchs, Lilly
Keynote
• Nigam Shah, Stanford
Real-World Evidence & Clinical AI: Closing the Loop Between Data and Care
• Chair: Roxana Daneshjou, Stanford
• Aashima Gupta, Google
• Brigham Hyde, Atropos Health
• Michael Pfeffer, Stanford
• Thomas Fuchs, Lilly
From Data to Decisions: Building Regulatory-Grade RWE from EHR Systems in Oncology
• Chair: Kate Estep, Flatiron Health
AI and Real-World Evidence: Building a Learning Health System for Precision Care
• Rich Gliklich, OM1
AI for Clinical Decision Support: From Models to Bedside
• Chair: Amrita Basu, UCSF
• Anurang Revri, Stanford
• Emily Alsentzer, Stanford
• Okan Ekinci, Roche
AI for CDS: From Models to Bedside
• Zachary Ziegler, OpenEvidence
Operationalizing AI in Health Systems: Trust, Adoption & Outcomes
• Chair: Danton Samuel Char, Stanford
• Matthew Solomon, Sutter Health
• Karan Singhal, OpenAI
• Sina Bari, iMerit Technology
• Shashi Shankar, Novellia
• Hal Paz, Khosla Ventures
Safe, Scalable AI in Clinical Practice: What’s Working and What’s Not
• Chair: Vincent Liu, Kaiser
• David Entwistle, Stanford Health Care
AI for Precision Psychiatry: Integrating Multimodal Data Into Clinical Decision Support
• Erwin Estigarribia, HEADLAMP health
Workflow-First Clinical AI: Integration Patterns, Guardrails & Change Management
• Jorge Duran, Klick Health
From Patient-Generated Data to Regulatory-Grade RWE: Design, Bias & Outcome Linkage
• Greg Bowyer, Evidation
