Convene Conference Speakers

Charles J. Bruce, M.B., Ch.B., is a consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Bruce is chief innovation officer at the Florida campus and medical director of the Mayo Clinic Berg Innovation Exchange in Florida. In addition, he is medical director of Digital Strategy in the Center of Digital Health and an associate medical director in the Department of Development. He joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2001 and holds the academic rank of professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Dr. Bruce completed his medical studies, internship, and residency in internal medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa. He subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiology at Mayo Clinic and was a Mayo Foundation Scholar.

His early research explored applications for a novel ultrasound-tipped catheter developed at Mayo Clinic and broader cardiovascular applications of ultrasound technology. Today, his work focuses on development and integration of novel sensor technologies and applying artificial intelligence to sensed data to create digital fingerprints of diseases, as well as developing a novel at-home dermatology AI diagnostic platform. He has served as principal investigator and co-investigator for research funded by the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. In partnership with colleagues, he holds 59 issued domestic and foreign patents and was named a Distinguished Mayo Clinic Inventor in 2023.

Dr. Bruce has delivered invited presentations worldwide and authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He is active in education and mentorship, has received teaching awards including Teacher of the Year, and serves on the Executive Operations Team in Florida. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the South African College of Physicians, and the American Society of Echocardiography, and currently serves as chair of the Board of Directors of BioFlorida.

Sachin (pronounced SUCH-in) H. Jain, MD, MBA is CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, which serves more than 300,000 members across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.

Previously, Dr. Jain was President and CEO of CareMore and Aspire Health, which served 200,000 Medicare and Medicaid patients in 32 states. He also served as Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer at Merck & Co., was Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was the first Deputy Director for policy and programs at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid  Innovation (CMMI).

Dr. Jain graduated from Harvard College and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and MBA from Harvard Business School. He is Adjunct Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a member of the boards of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Omada Health, Advantage Healthcare Services, The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Emily Chapman, MD, was appointed president and CEO of Children’s Minnesota in August 2025. She is deeply committed to delivering exceptional care and experiences for patient families, staff and community.

With over 30 years of experience in pediatric health care, Dr. Chapman previously served as chief medical officer and senior vice president of medical affairs at Children’s Minnesota. In that role, she oversaw clinical care delivery, strategic service line growth, quality and continuous improvement, interprofessional education and research. She has received recognition for notable contributions to quality improvement, patient safety and education.

Dr. Chapman has deep roots in medical education, having served as the associate director of medical education at Children’s Minnesota and an associate program director of the University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program, where she is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

Before joining Children’s Minnesota as a pediatric hospitalist, Dr. Chapman practiced general pediatrics as owner and president of the Wayzata Children’s Clinic. She started her career as a child life specialist where she developed a deeper curiosity for medicine and the healing connection between care teams and patient families.

Dr. Chapman received her medical training at Dartmouth and the University of Minnesota. She completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Williams College.

Cris Ross is a venture partner with Aegis Ventures and a senior advisor to venture capital firm Insight Partners. From 2003-2024 he served as Chief Information Officer at Mayo Clinic, CVSHealth / MinuteClinic, and Optum Behavioral Health, and was Executive Vice President for Interoperability at Surescripts. He also served as chair of the board of Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) from 2019-2024 and has served on boards of start-up technology companies and advisory committees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Veteran’s Administration.

He serves on the boards of CaringBridge, University Enterprise Laboratories, Minnesota Opera and many advisory boards. He is a two-time cancer survivor and patient advocate, co-author of Diagnosed: An Insider’s Guide for Your Healthcare Journey with Ed Marx. Cris is a frequent lecturer and speaker on the role of artificial intelligence and advanced data management in healthcare, management of technology in complex organizations, healthcare management and economics, and patient-centered care.

Stephen T. Parente is the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, and Associate Dean of the Carlson Global Institute. A finance professor specializing in health economics, information technology, and health insurance, he has led large government- and foundation-funded studies on consumer-directed health plans, health information technology, and health policy micro-simulation. He is the founding director of the Medical Valuation Laboratory, a nine-college interdisciplinary effort to accelerate medical innovation. He previously directed the AACSB award-winning Medical Industry Leadership Institute from 2006 to 2017.

Parente has published extensively on health reform, medical technology assessment, and consumer choice in journals including JAMA, Health Services Research, and the Journal of Health Economics, and has been featured in major national media outlets. In Washington, DC, he served as Chief Economist for Health Policy on the Council of Economic Advisers, Senior Adviser to the Secretary at HHS, and adviser to the Congressional Budget Office. He is President-Elect of the American Society of Health Economists.