Chief Information Officer (CIO) Forum: 2025 Healthcare Technology Conference
October 6–8, 2025
San Diego, CA
Engage Directly with Health System Leaders
The Health Management Academy’s (THMA) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Forum brings together health system CIOs and select industry leaders for candid discussions on topics ranging from technology innovation and digital health strategies to cybersecurity and potential regulatory changes. THMA’s CIO Forum curates a unique event experience designed to foster meaningful connections, exchange ideas, and build new partnerships.
THMA’s CIO Forum gathers twice each year - once in Spring and once in Fall - for an immersive, retreat-style event. The CIO Forum is opening space for additional industry members. We are seeking industry members who can bring important thought leadership and ideas to drive health forward.
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The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community
The CIO Forum creates a purpose-built space for executive-level engagement. Every session, social setting, and touchpoint is curated to foster meaningful, candid dialogue between fellow Chief Information Officers and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.

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Recent topics include:
Your 2025 AI Strategy: The Four Strategic Dilemmas: Drawing on real examples from health systems leading the AI charge, this session tackled the core decisions every CIO must confront—balancing governance, workforce change, innovation risk, and vendor hype in a fast-moving environment.
Beyond the Buzz: AI in Action at HonorHealth: HonorHealth and Qventus shared how automation and AI-driven care orchestration have helped achieve operational goals like surgical growth, margin improvement, and staff efficiency—offering a model for scalable digital transformation.
CIO + AWS Fellows: Action Projects in Motion: Fellows from THMA’s CIO Fellowship Program presented live roundtables on strategic initiatives underway at their organizations—offering a peer-to-peer lens into how health systems are solving big problems in real time.
Fireside Chat: Brand Strategy Lessons for Healthcare Tech Leaders: With experience leading digital transformation at brands like McDonald's and Krispy Kreme, Jackie Woodward shared practical, provocative lessons on embracing consumer-first strategies to unlock innovation in healthcare IT.
The Chief Information Officer Forum Experience
The CIO Forum is a 2.5-day, member-driven experience that brings together health system CIOs and select industry leaders to explore bold strategies, emerging technologies, and system-wide transformation. The Health Management Academy’s CIO Forum recently focused on operationalizing AI, navigating policy change, and executing on strategic priorities with real-world case studies and collaborative dialogue.
Our Convening Experiences
Upcoming CIO Forum Dates & Details
For over 25 years, The Health Management Academy has convened healthcare conferences for C-suite leaders and select industry executives, curating two-way conversations, collaborative problem solving and thought leadership sharing.
About The Health Management Academy
Since 1998, The Health Management Academy has cultivated the premier membership-based community of healthcare’s most influential CXOs from top U.S. health systems, as well as decision makers from innovative industry companies.
We cultivate exceptional peer groups, providing original market insights, world-class leadership development programs, and novel member alliances to more than 2,000 health system senior executives and 200 industry organizations.
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Health System Executives
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Health System C-Suite Members
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Of U.S. Physicians
