50 Shades of Cybersecurity in a Digital Health World
Aimee Cardwell is the Chief Information Security Officer for UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 5 company. Aimee oversees a team of cybersecurity professionals who work to prevent cyber threats to the organization and uphold privacy and security requirements in IT Governance & Policy. She and the team also safeguard technology assets globally on behalf of members, patients, providers, partners and colleagues.
With 25 years in the technology sector, including 10 years in financial services, she has focused on leading large IT organizations, developing technology strategy, establishing and enforcing governance, overseeing cybersecurity operations, and executing IT acquisitions. She is an inspirational leader who delivers strong results in customer experience, platform strategy, mobile, e-commerce and fintech.
Aimee Cardwell is the Chief Information Security Officer for UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 5 company. Aimee oversees a team of cybersecurity professionals who work to prevent cyber threats to the organization and uphold privacy and security requirements in IT Governance & Policy. She and the team also safeguard technology assets globally on behalf of members, patients, providers, partners and colleagues.
With 25 years in the technology sector, including 10 years in financial services, she has focused on leading large IT organizations, developing technology strategy, establishing and enforcing governance, overseeing cybersecurity operations, and executing IT acquisitions. She is an inspirational leader who delivers strong results in customer experience, platform strategy, mobile, e-commerce and fintech.
As partner with BakerHostetler’s national healthcare group and Co-Chair of the firm's Healthcare Technology Team, Vimala Devassy focuses her practice on transactions and regulatory matters for healthcare industry clients. She has a wealth of experience in structuring complex transactions among healthcare providers, negotiating a broad spectrum of industry relevant contracts, and advising clients on day-to-day regulatory and compliance matters, including fraud and abuse laws and health information laws. Certified as a Health Care Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), as well as an Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), she advises clients on a wide range of issues related to confidentiality, privacy and security of health information, including compliance with the rubric of state and federal healthcare privacy laws, such as HIPAA, , digital health laws, the TCPA and the 21st Century Cures Act requirements, including the information blocking regulations.
As partner with BakerHostetler’s national healthcare group and Co-Chair of the firm's Healthcare Technology Team, Vimala Devassy focuses her practice on transactions and regulatory matters for healthcare industry clients. She has a wealth of experience in structuring complex transactions among healthcare providers, negotiating a broad spectrum of industry relevant contracts, and advising clients on day-to-day regulatory and compliance matters, including fraud and abuse laws and health information laws. Certified as a Health Care Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), as well as an Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), she advises clients on a wide range of issues related to confidentiality, privacy and security of health information, including compliance with the rubric of state and federal healthcare privacy laws, such as HIPAA, , digital health laws, the TCPA and the 21st Century Cures Act requirements, including the information blocking regulations.
Jim Brady is the Vice President of Infrastructure, Operations, and Information Security, and is the Chief Information Security Officer for M Health Fairview. Prior to joining M Health Fairview, Jim was the Chief Information Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS), the second largest municipal health system in the nation with an integrated system of 19 health centers and four hospitals. DHS annually cares for about 750,000 unique patients, employs over 39,000 staff, and has an annual operating budget of $6 billion. James was previously the CIO at Kaiser Permanente Orange County, and the CTO and CISO at Hawaii Health Systems. James holds 7 security certifications, and a PhD from the Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.
Jim Brady is the Vice President of Infrastructure, Operations, and Information Security, and is the Chief Information Security Officer for M Health Fairview. Prior to joining M Health Fairview, Jim was the Chief Information Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS), the second largest municipal health system in the nation with an integrated system of 19 health centers and four hospitals. DHS annually cares for about 750,000 unique patients, employs over 39,000 staff, and has an annual operating budget of $6 billion. James was previously the CIO at Kaiser Permanente Orange County, and the CTO and CISO at Hawaii Health Systems. James holds 7 security certifications, and a PhD from the Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.
Sherri Douville is CEO at Medigram, an author and sought-after speaker. Ms. Douville is the co-chair of the IEEE Trust technical standard project for Clinical IoT in medicine. She is the co-author of multiple books and several technical papers. She served as the editor and lead author of Mobile Medicine: Overcoming People, Culture, and Governance, the #1 hottest new release on Amazon for medical technology and medical informatics. Ms. Douville previously won several awards while working at Johnson & Johnson in over a dozen disease states over the course of a decade. She has a Bachelor of Combined Sciences degree from Santa Clara University and has completed certificates in electrical engineering, computer science, AI and ML through MIT. 
 
Sherri Douville is CEO at Medigram, an author and sought-after speaker. Ms. Douville is the co-chair of the IEEE Trust technical standard project for Clinical IoT in medicine. She is the co-author of multiple books and several technical papers. She served as the editor and lead author of Mobile Medicine: Overcoming People, Culture, and Governance, the #1 hottest new release on Amazon for medical technology and medical informatics. Ms. Douville previously won several awards while working at Johnson & Johnson in over a dozen disease states over the course of a decade. She has a Bachelor of Combined Sciences degree from Santa Clara University and has completed certificates in electrical engineering, computer science, AI and ML through MIT. 
 
Erik Decker is the CISO for Intermountain Healthcare, a multi-state integrated delivery network based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erik has 22 years of experience within Information Technology. He serves as the Chairman for the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council’s Joint Cybersecurity Working Group, which is a critical infrastructure public-private partnership organization covering more than 300 organizations and over 600 members. He also co-leads the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) task group focused on implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, 405D legislation within the Healthcare sector. The publication was released in December 2018, titled “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients” (HICP).Erik has been awarded the ISE® North America Executive: Academic/Public Sector, and the Chicago CISO of the Year. He has served as an expert witness to the United States Congress. Erik has a Master of Science in Information Technology from Loyola University in Chicago and Bachelors degree of the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana in Cell and Structural Biology.
Erik Decker is the CISO for Intermountain Healthcare, a multi-state integrated delivery network based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erik has 22 years of experience within Information Technology. He serves as the Chairman for the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council’s Joint Cybersecurity Working Group, which is a critical infrastructure public-private partnership organization covering more than 300 organizations and over 600 members. He also co-leads the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) task group focused on implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, 405D legislation within the Healthcare sector. The publication was released in December 2018, titled “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients” (HICP).Erik has been awarded the ISE® North America Executive: Academic/Public Sector, and the Chicago CISO of the Year. He has served as an expert witness to the United States Congress. Erik has a Master of Science in Information Technology from Loyola University in Chicago and Bachelors degree of the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana in Cell and Structural Biology.