Mr. Van Hoesen began in the U.S. Army where he earned a National Security Agency award for hardware design in voice encryption systems. He attended Middle Tennessee State University studying computer science and then served as a design engineer for corporate WAN's and LAN's. Mr Van Hoesen took a two-year sabbatical in the early 90's and worked in Russia and Central Asia helping former underground pastors get established in the new environment of freedom. He was key in the development of Tennessee’s first K-12 Internet network and then became co-founder and CTO of Education Networks of America. ENA is in 6,000+ K-12 schools and continues to serve millions of students a day across the U.S. In 2010, he co-founded VTM LLC with the concept of merging video conferencing and learning systems into a highly empathetic, patient-centric telehealth service. VTM has provided services to over 5,000 patients and is deploying innovative population health solutions.
Mr. Van Hoesen began in the U.S. Army where he earned a National Security Agency award for hardware design in voice encryption systems. He attended Middle Tennessee State University studying computer science and then served as a design engineer for corporate WAN's and LAN's. Mr Van Hoesen took a two-year sabbatical in the early 90's and worked in Russia and Central Asia helping former underground pastors get established in the new environment of freedom. He was key in the development of Tennessee’s first K-12 Internet network and then became co-founder and CTO of Education Networks of America. ENA is in 6,000+ K-12 schools and continues to serve millions of students a day across the U.S. In 2010, he co-founded VTM LLC with the concept of merging video conferencing and learning systems into a highly empathetic, patient-centric telehealth service. VTM has provided services to over 5,000 patients and is deploying innovative population health solutions.
An accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and community leader, Jeremy Kane has been recognized as a leader in building innovative partnerships between public entities and community, faith, and business organizations. As Founder/CEO of LEAD Public Schools, a network of 5 public charter schools, he leveraged innovative partnerships to transform low-performing schools, design new transportation systems, and create wrap-around support programs for staff and families. After LEAD became the only Nashville public school to graduate 100% of its students in 2014, Kane stepped down to run for Mayor of Nashville. He is the Founder/CEO of Kane Management Partners, which provides executive leader-ship to companies and non-profits. His current partnerships include the Global Action Plat-form where he directs strategic initiatives.
Andrew E Olson | Social innovation Specialist Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (m) +1.202.207.6817 | aolson@ghhi.org Andrew and avid dog-lover and recreational sport enthusiast, who’s favorite type of animal are the non-bear bears. His work includes health-policy planning and analysis, advanced economic and financial modeling, conducting state-wide medical claims analysis with predictive modeling, and publishing over a dozen works on public health including topics related to sustainable funding to address the social determinants of health through value-based purchasing, the economic dynamics of insurance markets, and innovative financing mechanisms such as Pay for Success.. He is an energetic and passionate former consultant specializing in areas of management, health care, finance, technology, and economic development. He currently holds six academic degrees or certifications in philosophy, psychology, foreign policy, international economic relations, business, and finance.
Carla Worley Saunders, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC In 2010, Dr. Saunders gathered a team to address the rapid rise in the number of newborns suffering from withdrawal due to maternal opioid use. This multidisciplinary team developed a holistic approach for the treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) which has treated over 2000 babies. Dr. Saunders has a dedicated passion in her work advocating for mothers and babies affected by the opioid epidemic, which led her to her doctoral work. Her work has reached beyond the bedside to state, national, and international levels advising health care organizations, drug coalitions, and legislators to improve maternal and infant outcomes in the face of this rapidly growing public health crisis. Her global vision emphasizes destigmatizing addiction focusing on primary prevention strategies. Dr. Saunders imparts a “call to action” for all health care providers, and payers, to adopt universal risk assessment and screening at each healthcare encounter.
As the Managing Director of Aegis Health Analytics, Remy Szykier drives the company’s mission to transform and advance the world’s medical knowledge into practical insights. Aegis Health Analytics provides thought leadership and a first-of-its-kind predictive health index based on the most current scientific research and clinical practice. Remy is a global entrepreneur and a technologist deeply rooted in the application of big data to health and its intersection with policy, research and innovation.