2026 Women’s Heart Health Summit Agenda
- Wendy Nguyen, Hello Heart
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
Hear from one of the nation’s top cardiologists and heart health innovators on where women’s heart health stands today and where we need to take it next, together.
- Dr. Ami Bhatt, American College of Cardiology
Artificial intelligence could transform women’s heart health, enabling earlier detection, sharper risk prediction, and more personalized care at scale. But AI is only as strong as the data behind it. In a field long shaped by male-dominated research, clinical trials, and leadership, women’s cardiovascular health and unique risks have been seriously overlooked. This panel will examine both the opportunity and the risk: how AI can drive real progress in women’s heart health equity — but only if it is built on inclusive data, gender-specific science, and a deliberate effort to close longstanding gaps in cardiovascular care.
- Dr. Ivor Horn, Board Director, Boston Children's Hospital
- Lucy Orr-Ewing, Chief of Staff and Head of Policy at CHAI
- Maayan Cohen, Hello Heart
Many women still aren’t aware of the direct connections between pregnancy and heart health. Cardiologist Simin Lee, CEO and Co-founder at Systole Health, will break down what every woman needs to know.
- Dr. Simin Lee, Systole Health
This panel brings together health plan leaders from diverse states to examine the distinct heart health challenges facing women in their populations. Panelists will explore both the differences and commonalities across regions, share strategies that are driving measurable improvements in outcomes, and discuss how targeted interventions can lower costs at the state level. With heart disease remaining the leading health risk for women nationwide, this conversation will spotlight what it takes to move the needle at scale.
- Dr. Yvonne Collins, CountyCare Illinois
- Francoise Culley-Trotman, AlohaCare
- Moderator: Dr. Lisa Saul, UnitedHealthcare
Menopause is finally getting long-overdue attention, yet its impact on cardiovascular risk remains overlooked. This panel will explore why menopause represents a critical window for identifying and managing long-term heart health risk, and why traditional screening and prevention strategies often fall short for midlife women. Panelists will discuss what health plans and providers can do differently — from education to earlier risk detection — to ensure women’s hearts aren’t left out of the menopause moment.
- Laura Okafor, Perry
- Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Mayo Clinic
- Dr. Mia Chorney, The Pause Technologies
- Dr. Sarah de la Torre, Respin Health
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
Latina women face distinct and often underrecognized cardiovascular risks. This panel will explore those disparities and highlight practical strategies for health plans, providers, and community partners to design more culturally responsive heart health interventions that improve prevention, engagement, and outcomes for Latina populations.
- Vanessa Guzman, SmartRise Health
- Ivelyse Andino, Radical Health , Radical Health
- Maria Lemus, Vision y Compromiso
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
- Advocacy Workgroup | Making women’s heart health a national priority
Led by: Liz Powell, G2G Consulting & Women’s Health Advocates - Healthcare Workgroup | Increasing representation of women in cardiology and in clinical leadership
Led by: Dr. Malissa Wood, Women as One - Business Workgroup | Making the business case for women’s heart health
Led by: Betsy Betsy Nota-Kirby and Lisa Comerose, Marsh McLennan Agency - Mental Health Workgroup | Bridging emotional wellbeing and cardiovascular outcomes
Led by: Dr. Kiki Fehling
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
- Denise Bradley Tyson, Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
When your job runs on deadlines, night shifts, and physical demands, “take care of your heart” can feel like advice written for someone else. This panel brings labor and health leaders together to talk honestly about how blue-collar work shapes cardiovascular risk, from disrupted sleep and recovery to higher rates of tobacco use and other risk behaviors. We’ll explore what resources workers and their families actually need, and why this conversation is urgent as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields like construction—where recognizing women’s symptoms and risks can be the difference between brushing it off and getting care in time.
- Christy Piti, Sav-Rx
- Moderator: Merrilee Logue, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association National Labor Office
High-achieving women are often recognized for their resilience, competence, and ability to manage complexity—both professionally and personally. Many of these women also serve as the de facto Family Chief Medical Officer: coordinating care, navigating healthcare systems, interpreting medical information, and advocating for the health of their families. This presentation explores how high achievement, caregiving responsibility, and sustained stress intersect to influence women’s heart health. Drawing on public health research, healthcare system design, and lived experience, the session reframes caregiving and cognitive load as structural risk factors rather than personal shortcomings.
- Dr. Trisha Rawlings, Cigna
As funding for women’s health research and national initiatives face increasing uncertainty, the need for sustained focus on women’s cardiovascular health has never been greater. This discussion will examine how researchers, health systems, industry, and advocates can help safeguard progress, attract new investment, and ensure women’s heart health remains a national priority in the years ahead.
- Erin Michos, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Liz Powell, G2G Consulting
- Lisa Head, Amgen
- Celina Gorre, WomenHeart
- Moderator: Anastassia Gliadkovskaya, Fierce Healthcare
- Dr. Jayne Morgan, Hello Heart
- Wendy Nguyen, Hello Heart