Panelist
Brooke Cowan
Dr. Brooke Cowan is Vice President of Applied AI at Cambia Health Solutions, where she leads enterprise-wide AI strategy and oversees the development and deployment of AI solutions.
Overview
Dr. Brooke Cowan is Vice President of Applied AI at Cambia Health Solutions, where she leads enterprise-wide AI strategy and oversees the development and deployment of AI solutions across core health insurance functions.
As Directing Sponsor of Cambia’s Applied AI Program and Co-chair of its Responsible AI Steering Committee, she drives both innovation and ethical AI practices in healthcare. Her team has successfully deployed AI systems that have delivered millions of dollars in cumulative savings while enhancing both member experience and operational efficiency.
Dr. Cowan brings over 15 years of AI leadership experience across the healthcare, financial services, and technology sectors. Before joining Cambia, Dr. Cowan led data science teams at Expedia Group and Apex Clearing Corporation, and she served as a Senior Research Scientist at OHSU’s Center for Spoken Language Understanding.
She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT with a specialization in machine learning and natural language processing.
Expert Panel
PANELIST
Dr. Brooke Cowan
VP, Applied AI
Cambia Health
Dr. Brooke Cowan is Vice President of Applied AI at Cambia Health Solutions, where she leads enterprise-wide AI strategy and oversees the development and deployment of AI solutions across core health insurance functions.
PANELIST
Kishore Bhattacharjee
CTO
Skypoint
Kishore is a seasoned technology executive and currently serves as the CTO at Skypoint.ai, where he leads the company’s vision and execution in AI-driven healthcare transformation.
PANELIST
Lynn
Comp
Intel AI & Healthcare General Manager
Lynn is the Global Head of Sales for the AI Center of Excellence at Intel and a board member at NeuReality, a startup that develops AI hardware solutions to accelerate the AI accelerators.
PANELIST
Dr. Ruchi Thanawala, MD
OHSU, Firefly Lab
Dr. Ruchi Thanawala, at Oregon Health & Science University, is regarded internationally for her innovative approach to AI in surgical education, skills assessment, applied decision science in learning science, and workflow optimization and in healthcare broadly.
MODERATOR
Dr. John Harkness
CEO and Founder,
Rewire AI
Dr. John Harkness is an AI Systems Architect specializing in strategic AI system and model development, working in industries ranging from drug discovery to defense. He is the founder of Rewire.ai.
John holds a PhD in Neuroscience and spent 14 years as a neuroscientist.
FACILITATOR
Ned
Hayes
Managing Partner, Darwoft
Ned Hayes is the Managing Partner and VP for Strategic Alliances for Forum sponsor Darwoft.
He is a healthcare AI angel investor and strategic advisor who has led teams at Microsoft, Adobe, ASAPP, Xerox PARC and Intel.
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