Real: Health Equity 2022: Changing Out Loud

Building a Movement: Real: Health Equity 2022

In early January during the J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference, Real Chemistry hosted the first ever Real: Health Equity. Over two days, health care providers and leaders from health care companies, academia, local community organizations and government came together to collaborate and drive long-term change across the health care ecosystem. The virtual event featured a number of experts including:

  • Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer of CVS Health

  • Alexander Hardy, Chief Executive Officer of Genentech 

  • Dr. Nworah Ayogu, Principal Medical Officer of Amazon

Conversations were broad and incredibly insightful – covering such important topics as inclusive AI and technology, the need for diverse representation of health care providers, and the need for diversity in clinical trials. The speakers discussed how centering health equity as an organizational imperative drives business and societal value.

If you are interested in Real Chemistry’s work furthering health equity and making the world a healthier place FOR ALL, please contact us.

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Day 1: Introduction

  • Mary Stutts, Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer, Real Chemistry

  • Jim Weiss, Chairman and Founder, Real Chemistry

  • Aaron Strout, Chief Marketing Officer, Real Chemistry (moderator)


CEO Panel #1: Activating the Health Ecosystem to Advance Health Equity


Investing in Health Equity for the Long Term


New Partnerships: Investing in Health Equity

  • Doug Shaw, SVP, Business Development, American Hospital Association (AHA)

  • Marcus Whitney, Founding Partner, Jumpstart Nova

  • Mary Stutts, Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer, Real Chemistry (moderator)


Disinformation and Digital Determinants of Health


Getting Rooted: Structural Racism in Medicine and the Role Providers Play in Addressing It


Future-Proofing Health Through Inclusive Innovation


Genentech Community-First Health Equity

Juny Simpson, Healthcare Equity Director, Genentech


Making a Case for the Business and Societal Value of Health Equity


Diversifying the Human Genome Database


Day 1: Closing Remarks

  • Shankar Narayanan, Chief Executive Officer, Real Chemistry

  • Mary Stutts, Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer, Real Chemistry

  • Aaron Strout, Chief Marketing Officer, Real Chemistry (moderator)


Day 2: Introduction

  • Jewel Jones, Health Equity & Justice Practice Leader, Real Chemistry

  • Mary Stutts, Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer, Real Chemistry

  • Aaron Strout, Chief Marketing Officer, Real Chemistry (moderator)


Fireside Chat: Shifting Power Dynamic in the Health Ecosystem

  • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Officer, SVP, American Medical Association (AMA)

  • Mary Stutts, Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer, Real Chemistry
    (moderator)


Black Church Food Security Network

Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III, Executive Director, Black Church Food Security Network


ConsejoSano Real Time Digital Approaches

Abner Mason, Founder & CEO, ConsejoSano


CEO Panel #2: Activating the Health Ecosystem to Advance Health Equity


Fireside Chat: The FDA’s Perspective on Advancing Health Equity


How DEI & Health Equity Work Together


California Life Sciences Advancing Health Equity

  • Mike Guerra, President & CEO, California Life Sciences

  • Illyasha Peete, MBA, Executive Director of Racial and Social Equity, California Life Sciences


The Emergence of the Chief Health Equity Officer


Class in Session: What COVID-19 Is Teaching Us


Inclusive AI and the Path to Equitable Precision Medicine

  • Michael Crawford, MBA, MHL, Associate Dean for Strategy, Outreach, and Innovation, Howard University College of Medicine, Founding Executive Director of Howard University's 1867 Health Innovations Project

  • Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Officer, Deputy Chief Health Officer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive

  • Evon Okidi, Data Scientist, Medidata Solutions

  • Ron Elwell, President & Co-Founder, Swoop and IPM.ai (moderator)


Health Equity: Going Beyond Diverse Clinical Trials


CCO Panel: The Role of the Chief Comms Officer in Advancing Health Equity

  • Wendy Lund, Chief Communications Officer, Organon

  • Cristal Downing, EVP & Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Merck

  • Kimberley Goode, Chief Communications & Social Impact Officer, BMO Financial Group

  • Elyse Margolis, President, WCG, Real Chemistry (moderator)


Day 2: Closing Remarks

  • Jewel Jones, Health Equity & Justice Practice Leader, Real Chemistry

  • Shankar Narayanan, Chief Executive Officer, Real Chemistry

  • Mary Stutts, Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer, Real Chemistry

  • Jim Weiss, Chairman and Founder, Real Chemistry

  • Aaron Strout, Chief Marketing Officer, Real Chemistry (moderator)

Day 1: Introduction

CEO Panel #1: Activating the Health Ecosystem to Advance Health Equity

Investing in Health Equity for the Long Term

New Partnerships: Investing in Health Equity

Disinformation and Digital Determinants of Health

Getting Rooted: Structural Racism in Medicine and the Role Providers Play in Addressing It

Future-Proofing Health Through Inclusive Innovation

Genentech Community-First Health Equity

Making a Case for the Business and Societal Value of Health Equity

Diversifying the Human Genome Database

Day 1: Closing Remarks

Day 2: Introduction

Fireside Chat: Shifting the Power Dynamic in the Health Ecosystem

Black Church Food Security Network

ConsejoSano Real Time Digital Approaches

CEO Panel #2: Activating the Health Ecosystem to Advance Health Equity

Fireside Chat: The FDA's Perspective on Advancing Health Equity

How DEI & Health Equity Work Together

California Life Sciences Advancing Health Equity

The Emergence of the Chief Health Equity Officer

Class in Session: What COVID-19 Is Teaching Us

Inclusive AI and the Path to Equitable Precision Medicine

Health Equity: Going Beyond Diverse Clinical Trials

CCO Panel: The Role of the Chief Comms Officer in Advancing Health Equity

Day 2: Closing Remarks