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Heather Fernandez is the CEO and co-founder of healthcare technology company Solv. She established Solv to transform the healthcare experience by shifting power back to patients, where it belongs. Solv partners with innovative urgent care operators, health systems and other enterprise healthcare players with its suite of software and marketing products. Solv has established a national network of providers to make same-day or next-day healthcare accessible to anyone, both in-person and virtually. Today, 150 million Americans live within five miles of a same-day bookable appointment on Solv.Heather has focused her career on creating simple, transparent experiences that delight consumers and revolutionize outdated industries, from real estate to healthcare. Prior to Solv, Heather served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Business Services at Trulia, Inc., where she led advertising product, market and sales strategy, which accounted for nearly $200M in annual revenue, through its acquisition by Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG) in 2015. Heather's diverse professional background spans politics, technology and financial services, including time at Morgan Stanley, the U.S. House of Representatives, and Senator John McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign.She currently serves on the Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) board of directors and (UCA) Urgent Care Association board of directors. Heather is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Karen Hanlon is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Highmark Health, a $22 billion national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 37,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, enGen, and Helion. Ms. Hanlon is a key leader, strategist and visionary for Highmark Health, helping to guide the organization’s mission to create remarkable health experiences that free people to be their best. She is responsible for overseeing the strategy and long-term operations of Highmark Health and Highmark Inc., as the organization focuses on bringing transformational care to its customers and growing beyond traditional health care models, products and services. Ms. Hanlon also oversees the operations of Highmark Wholecare, the Highmark Health-Penn State Health partnership and enGen. With more than 20 years of finance experience, Ms. Hanlon began her career in public accounting at KPMG Peat Marwick prior to joining Highmark Inc. in 1997. During her tenure at Highmark, she held several positions within the finance division before becoming the chief financial officer and treasurer of Highmark Health in 2014, and the chief operating officer of Highmark Health in 2018, reporting directly to CEO David Holmberg. As chief financial officer, Ms. Hanlon played a significant role in strengthening the overall financial performance of the enterprise, resulting in Highmark Health’s achievement of consecutive record net revenues in 2017 and 2018. Ms. Hanlon also guided the financial turnaround of Allegheny Health Network, which was nearing bankruptcy when it was acquired by Highmark Health in 2013, with the health delivery system achieving sustained profitability beginning in 2017. The health delivery system has expanded to include 14 hospitals in western Pennsylvania, as well as five multi-specialty medical malls. Ms. Hanlon leveraged this financial turnaround to execute Allegheny Health Network’s $1 billion bond offering in 2018, its first ever public tax-exempt financing that secured a long term and stable capital structure, a critical step in enabling Highmark Health to deliver on its promise of building a blended payor/provider model that will deliver high-quality, low-cost health care to its members and customers. In recognition of her achievements, Hanlon was named a 2018 CFO of the Year by The Pittsburgh Business Times and a 2019 recipient of The Grove City College Alumni Association Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award, which honors alumni who have made significant contributions in their field. Ms. Hanlon is a strong advocate of supplier diversity, serving as an executive sponsor for this important initiative at Highmark Health. She believes in implementing best practices, innovation and community partnerships that encourage businesses to provide consistent opportunities for minority-owned and operated businesses in the supply chain.

Dr. Barnes is responsible for Ro’s clinical strategy as well as the quality and patient safety initiatives on its vertically integrated primary care platform. In providing clinical leadership for Ro, she also oversees the clinical product strategy, shaping the company’s proprietary EMR and technology tools it offers providers, and physical product innovation, supporting the development of new health and wellness products.Since joining Ro in 2018, Dr. Barnes has held various leadership roles and has helped transform Ro from a telehealth platform treating a single condition to a vertically integrated platform that seamlessly connects telehealth, pharmacy, and in-home care services nationwide. Her clinical expertise has been integral in the development of Ro’s technological infrastructure, including its COVID-19 telehealth assessment, in-home vaccine program, and its automated auditing system that helps providers on Ro’s platform deliver safe and appropriate care. Dr. Barnes is a double board-certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Otolaryngologist. In addition to her leadership role at Ro, Dr. Barnes was an attending physician at Harlem Hospital where she was honored with the Top Doctor Award for New York State in 2018. Dr. Barnes earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she was a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow. Prior to Ro, she was an Assistant Professor of Surgery-Otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine and served on Yale Medical Group's Board of Directors. Dr. Barnes has been recognized as one of Fierce Healthcare’s Most Influential Minority Executives and a 40 Under 40 Leader in Health. She has been invited to speak at Harvard Business School and the American Telemedicine Association National Conference and has been featured in Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, Shape and more. Dr. Barnes is a founding member of CHIEF, a network of female executives, and is on the board of the Fund for Public Health in New York City.

Alex Maiersperger is a Global Principal for Health Care at SAS and host of the SAS Health Pulse Podcast, where he drives better health outcomes advising executives on SAS’ portfolio of products as the category leader in AI and Analytics. Alex held previou

Raj Beri has served as the Chief Operating Officer at GoodRx since May 2022. Previously, Raj held various executive roles at Uber from 2016-2022. Raj was Uber’s VP of Global Grocery and New Verticals and in this role launched and oversaw non-restaurant delivery businesses for Uber globally. He also previously led the Uber Eats business in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa and served as a Business Head for Uber India. While at Uber he also served on the Board of Cornershop, now a fully owned Uber subsidiary. Before joining Uber, Raj was the COO for Adadyn, an IDG Ventures backed based Ad-Tech company. Raj has also served as VP, Travel Oversee.net and as Director/COO of IgoUgo, a Travelocity business unit. He was named a PhocusWright travel innovator in 2013 and 2015 and an EyeForTravel Innovator in 2013. Additionally, he was Director of Digital for the McGraw-Hill Company and worked in the Digital Strategy practice at Monitor Group. Raj has an MBA from the Wharton School, a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University and a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto.