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Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Forum - 2026 Healthcare Supply Chain Conference

April 13-15, 2026

Scottsdale, AZ

Engage Directly with Health System Leaders

The Health Management Academy’s Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Forum will convene an elite community of Chief Supply Chain Officers, executive peers, and industry innovators to discuss the increasing complexities and innovative solutions transforming supply chain operations today.

The CSCO Forum will provide a high-level, focused exploration of the challenges faced by CSCOs, including the impact and implications of tariffs, integrating big data, automation and AI for efficiency and cost-effectiveness, and creating resilient healthcare supply chains through powerful workflows, planning and forecasting. For industry members, this conference is a unique opportunity to gain insight into adapting procurement strategies and adopting best practices to optimize supply chain design.

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Upcoming Event Dates and Locations

For over 25 years, The Health Management Academy has convened health system C-suite leaders and select industry executives, curating two-way conversations, collaborative problem solving and thought leadership sharing.

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April 13-15, 2026

Scottsdale, AZ

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Health System Forum Members

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Northwell Health health system logo featuring a grid of multicolored triangles to the left of the words "Northwell Health" in blue text.
Ochsner Health health system logo with a blue and gold abstract emblem to the left of the name in blue text.
Intermountain Health logo with stylized red and purple symbol and navy text.
Mass General Brigham industry logo with teal icon and blue text.
Novant Health health system logo with a bold purple "N" and two vertical squares, followed by the words "Novant Health" in gray text.
UnityPoint Health logo featuring a white cross within a blue square followed by the name "UnityPoint Health" in black text.
WellSpan Health logo featuring a rising sun graphic above the word “WellSpan” in blue with “HEALTH” in bold blue text below.
Yale New Haven Health logo featuring the words “Yale New Haven Health” in a stacked format with gradient blue tones on a transparent background.
Cedars-Sinai health system logo with two interlocking red rings on the left and gray text on the right.
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What Sets the CSCO Experience Apart

  • Member-Driven Content, Curated for CSCOs: All our meetings are built around the priorities that matter most to today’s healthcare CSCOs. Agendas are curated on content areas prioritized by leading health system Chief Supply Chain Officers. Members shape forum content to reflect their top priorities, such as enterprise-wide and clinical integration, efficiency, sustainability, waste reduction, and process optimization.   

  • The Right People, in the Right Room: Attendees include health system CSCOs from organizations like Mayo Clinic, Yale New Haven Health, Novant Health, and Intermountain, alongside key industry leaders - typically CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and product and strategy executives. All participants are hand-selected based on their ability to contribute meaningfully to the conversation.  

  • A Forum Built for Relationships: Reception-style dinners and informal social gatherings welcome friends and family and facilitate long-term relationship building.   

  • True Partnership: This is a peer-to-peer forum. The industry executives who attend this event want to listen, contribute insights, and build lasting connections with CSCOs facing similar challenges.   

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The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community

The CSCO 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 Supply Chain Officers and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.

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Industry Forum Members

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GE Healthcare logo featuring the classic GE monogram inside a circular emblem followed by the text "GE Healthcare" in blue.
Accenture logo featuring the company name in bold black font with a forward-pointing purple greater-than symbol above the "t".
Johnson & Johnson logo in classic red cursive script, representing the global healthcare and pharmaceutical company.
Qventus logo with the company name in dark gray lowercase letters and a red accent mark above the "s."
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Recent topics include:  

Turning Disruption into Strategic Advantage: Supply chain and operations executives explored how to transform volatility—policy shifts, cost pressures, and technological disruption—into opportunity. Drawing lessons from other industries, discussions highlighted frameworks for accelerating innovation, building enterprise agility, and driving competitive differentiation amid constant change.

From Policy to Action: Leaders examined how federal and regulatory changes are reshaping procurement and spend management priorities. Sessions focused on translating the evolving policy landscape into actionable strategies, identifying “no-regret” moves to sustain essential operations, and maintaining financial resilience through uncertainty.

Pharmacy as a Strategic Lever: Health systems shared approaches to integrating pharmacy into enterprise-level strategy, emphasizing collaboration across clinical, financial, and operational domains. Conversations centered on how CSCOs can strengthen pharmacy partnerships to manage spend, ensure access, and align with organizational goals.

Elevating Supply Chain as a Strategic Partner: Leveraging proprietary research on CXO priorities, members discussed how supply chain teams are evolving from transactional functions to enterprise enablers. The dialogue emphasized data-driven decision-making, cross-functional alignment, and the growing role of supply chain in advancing systemwide transformation.

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The Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum Experience

Each CSCO Forum is a 2.5-day immersive experience with member-led sessions focusing on real-time challenges and forward-looking strategies in supply chain management. The Health Management Academy’s Fall 2025 CSCO Forum provides original insights and analysis of today’s strategic planning challenges.

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Our Convening Experiences

The Power of Relationships With Jeff Jones

Join us as Jeff Jones shares his personal experience with The Health Management Academy, which spans over two decades.

The Power of Vulnerability and Collaboration

Beth Walker, CEO of Oschner Baptist, shares how the open, trust-filled environment among C-suite executives allows them to candidly discuss their challenges.

How THMA Has Deepened Healthcare Relationships

Todd Cozzens, Founder of Transformation Capital, shares how THMA has helped deepen his industry connections and relationships.

Investing in Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders

Andy DeLao, CSO & CMKO at Ge HealthCare, shares his insights and experiences working with The Health Management Academy.

Cultivating Connections with Health System CXOs

Nicole Shingler, VP, Enterprise Revenue Cycle for R1 RCM explains just how much THMA stands apart by cultivating connections within the healthcare industry.

Having a Support System is Critical

Nkem Iroegbu, President of Advocate Health, speaks about having the right support system in the healthcare industry.

How a Sense of Ownership Makes All the Difference

Corey Aferiat, VP at THMA, talks about how members feel a very unique sense of ownership over the forums.

Being Honest & Open in Healthcare

Dennis Murphy President & CEO of IU Health shares how coming to THMA events has helped him professionally.

Extending Value Beyond the Conference

Members gain access to a year-round ecosystem of insights and engagement through THMA’s Executive Insights Hub. This digital platform discusses trends and challenges unique to supply chain management, as well as trending CXO priorities, from large health systems across the country.   

Our other year-round resources include:    

  • Quarterly Trend Reports: Digestible insights and follow-ups from live briefings and proprietary research.  

  • Executive Edge: A Sunday evening digest with quick-read summaries of industry-impacting events.  

  • Post-Forum Debriefs: Key takeaways and insights from our Forums - useful even for teammates who did not attend.  

  • Healthcare Bootcamp: A library of short videos and modules to onboard new team members or sharpen your team’s healthcare knowledge.  

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.

2,000+

Health System Executives

600+

Health System C-Suite Members

200+

Exec Industry Members

75%

Of U.S. Physicians

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