Speaker Profile
M.D., SVP, Chief Medical Officer, EmblemHealth
Biography
A board-certified physician, Daniel Knecht, M.D., M.B.A., serves as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Emblem Health. In this role, he leads the organization’s overall clinical strategy which includes innovating care models, improving health outcomes and enhancing the value of care provided to approximately three million New Yorkers. Dr. Knecht holds an MD/MBA from Weill Cornell Medical College and a BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Dartmouth College. A Fullbright Scholar and Modern Healthcare 40 Under 40 honoree, he is an active board member of CUNY School of Public Health Foundation, committed to building a future pipeline of outstanding talent for our health care system.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Hal Paz, Khosla Ventures
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine (Luminary)
Featured Speakers
• Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine
• Hal Paz, Khosla Ventures
• David Feinberg, Oracle
• Dan Knecht, EmblemHealth
• Mike Montalto, Amgen
• Michael Pfeffer, Stanford
• Burns Blaxall, Cincinnati Children's
• Peter Hulick, Endeavor Health
• Hilary Gee Goeckner, ACS CAN
• Gary Marchant, Arizona State University
• Connie Lehman, Clairity
Operating Models That Actually Work
What it takes to run precision medicine across a health system.
What Gets Covered and Why
Coverage, payment pathways, and the evidence payers act on.
CDS That Clinicians Will Use
Putting the right guidance in front of the right clinician at the right time.
From Biomarker to Standard of Care
The evidence and operations that move a test into routine use.
What Will the Next Generation of Health Systems Build?
The precision-medicine roadmap for the decade ahead.
PMWC Hall of Impact
Previous Speakers Include
Nobel laureates, technology founders, regulators, CEOs and scientific pioneers who have taken the PMWC stage.
