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Rick Bernard

Chief Technology Officer, Optum

BIOGRAPHY
Paymon Farazi

Chief Product Officer, OptumInsight

BIOGRAPHY
Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology

BIOGRAPHY
Kris Heinzen

Senior Vice President, Product

BIOGRAPHY
John Holcomb R.Ph.

President, OptumHealth, Population Health Solutions

BIOGRAPHY
Brian Nejmeh

President of INSTEP, Inc

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Dan Olsen

Product Management Trainer, Consultant, Author

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Vaughn Paunovich

CIO, OptumCare

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Jessica Runde

Sr. Product Director, Optum Digital Consumer Experience

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John Santelli

Chief Information Officer, UnitedHealth Group & Executive Vice President, Optum Technology

BIOGRAPHY
Sheryl Skolnick, PhD

Executive Vice President, Strategic Relationships, Optum

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Josh Seiden

Founder of Seiden Consulting, Co-founder of Sense & Respond Press

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OCT 13 - 15 2020

Building Innovation Leaders 2020

Congratulations! You have been nominated by your leader to attend the First Annual Building Innovation Leaders Summit from October 13 – October 15. You were selected to attend because you are top product talent within Optum Technology who can help support our mission to become a more customer-driven organization.

During this exclusive, invite-only event you will:

Hear from experts in the industry and within UHG
Participate in various breakout sessions and workshops
Acquire new best practices you can implement within your organization
Build a cohort of like-minded innovation leaders and change agents
Explore and break down barriers to innovation
Elevate your product leadership competencies
Network with other product colleagues

Speakers

Rick Bernard

Chief Technology Officer, Optum
BIOGRAPHY
Paymon Farazi

Chief Product Officer, OptumInsight
BIOGRAPHY
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Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY
Kris Heinzen

Senior Vice President, Product
BIOGRAPHY
John Holcomb R.Ph.

President, OptumHealth, Population Health Solutions
BIOGRAPHY
Brian Nejmeh

President of INSTEP, Inc
BIOGRAPHY
Dan Olsen

Product Management Trainer, Consultant, Author
BIOGRAPHY
Vaughn Paunovich

CIO, OptumCare
BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Runde

Sr. Product Director, Optum Digital Consumer Experience
BIOGRAPHY
John Santelli

Chief Information Officer, UnitedHealth Group & Executive Vice President, Optum Technology
BIOGRAPHY
Sheryl Skolnick, PhD

Executive Vice President, Strategic Relationships, Optum
BIOGRAPHY
Josh Seiden

Founder of Seiden Consulting, Co-founder of Sense & Respond Press
BIOGRAPHY

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OCT 15, 2020 12:15 PM CT

Closing/Call to Action

John Santelli

Chief Information Officer, UnitedHealth Group & Executive Vice President, Optum Technology
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 15, 2020 10:15 AM CT

Session 1: Innovation Workshop

What factors encourage innovation and which stifle it? This session is designed to give you a broader understanding of the innovation system (Process, Culture, Agency) and to assess the health of our current system and to identify improvement opportunities for your teams and the broader ecosystem. The hope is that this will set a product community agenda to drive continuous improvement going forward.

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Declan O'Neill
Product Director within the Optum Insight Payer Enginee...

Keri Haertel
Associate Director of Training
OCT 15, 2020 8:30 AM CT

Panel: Product & Innovation

Moderator - Carol Fracassi
Vice President Product Management, Product Engineering;...

Rick Bernard
Chief Technology Officer, Optum

Paymon Farazi
Chief Product Officer, OptumInsight

Kris Heinzen
Senior Vice President, Product

John Holcomb R.Ph.
President, OptumHealth, Population Health Solutions

Vaughn Paunovich
CIO, OptumCare

Jessica Runde
Sr. Product Director, Optum Digital Consumer Experience
OCT 15, 2020 8:15 AM CT

Welcome/Introduction

Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 14, 2020 8:30 AM CT

Session 1: Lean/ MVP/ Rapid Prototyping

Dan Olsen

Product Management Trainer, Consultant, Author
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 14, 2020 8:15 AM CT

Welcome/Trivia!

Carol Fracassi
Vice President of National Product Management - Optum C...

Keri Haertel
Associate Director of Training
OCT 13, 2020 12:45 PM CT

Close Day 1

Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 13, 2020 11:45 AM CT

Session 2: Outcome Focused

Josh Seiden

Founder of Seiden Consulting, Co-founder of Sense & Respond Press
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 13, 2020 9:30 AM CT

Session 1: Disciplines/Stages of Product

Brian Nejmeh

President of INSTEP, Inc
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 13, 2020 8:30 AM CT

Keynote: Why Companies Fail

Sheryl Skolnick, PhD

Executive Vice President, Strategic Relationships, Optum
BIOGRAPHY

How to avoid the Success Syndrome? As successful companies grow and age, inertia sets in; both structural & cultural. The culture becomes less adaptive to market dynamics. Strong gravitational force of proven culture and routines is established. This has an innovation chilling effect which results is the company being slower to opportunities, less innovative, more internally focused and a low risk bias. This keynote will make the case for change. What made us successful in the past, won’t make us successful in the future. Our Business Models, Customer Experiences and Technologies will all face significant disruption in the coming years. UHG needs to lead this change and avoid the success syndrome.

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OCT 13, 2020 8:15 AM CST

Welcome/Introduction

Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY

Product Fundamentals
OCT 13, 2020 8:15 AM CST

Welcome/Introduction

Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 13, 2020 8:30 AM CT

Keynote: Why Companies Fail

Sheryl Skolnick, PhD

Executive Vice President, Strategic Relationships, Optum
BIOGRAPHY

How to avoid the Success Syndrome? As successful companies grow and age, inertia sets in; both structural & cultural. The culture becomes less adaptive to market dynamics. Strong gravitational force of proven culture and routines is established. This has an innovation chilling effect which results is the company being slower to opportunities, less innovative, more internally focused and a low risk bias. This keynote will make the case for change. What made us successful in the past, won’t make us successful in the future. Our Business Models, Customer Experiences and Technologies will all face significant disruption in the coming years. UHG needs to lead this change and avoid the success syndrome.

SEE ABSTRACT HIDE ABSTRACT
OCT 13, 2020 9:30 AM CT

Session 1: Disciplines/Stages of Product

Brian Nejmeh

President of INSTEP, Inc
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 13, 2020 11:45 AM CT

Session 2: Outcome Focused

Josh Seiden

Founder of Seiden Consulting, Co-founder of Sense & Respond Press
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 13, 2020 12:45 PM CT

Close Day 1

Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY
Customer Focus
OCT 14, 2020 8:15 AM CT

Welcome/Trivia!

Carol Fracassi
Vice President of National Product Management - Optum C...

Keri Haertel
Associate Director of Training
OCT 14, 2020 8:30 AM CT

Session 1: Lean/ MVP/ Rapid Prototyping

Dan Olsen

Product Management Trainer, Consultant, Author
BIOGRAPHY
Innovation
OCT 15, 2020 8:15 AM CT

Welcome/Introduction

Carol Fracassi

Vice President of National Product Management - Optum Care Technology
BIOGRAPHY
OCT 15, 2020 8:30 AM CT

Panel: Product & Innovation

Moderator - Carol Fracassi
Vice President Product Management, Product Engineering;...

Rick Bernard
Chief Technology Officer, Optum

Paymon Farazi
Chief Product Officer, OptumInsight

Kris Heinzen
Senior Vice President, Product

John Holcomb R.Ph.
President, OptumHealth, Population Health Solutions

Vaughn Paunovich
CIO, OptumCare

Jessica Runde
Sr. Product Director, Optum Digital Consumer Experience
OCT 15, 2020 10:15 AM CT

Session 1: Innovation Workshop

What factors encourage innovation and which stifle it? This session is designed to give you a broader understanding of the innovation system (Process, Culture, Agency) and to assess the health of our current system and to identify improvement opportunities for your teams and the broader ecosystem. The hope is that this will set a product community agenda to drive continuous improvement going forward.

SEE ABSTRACT HIDE ABSTRACT

Declan O'Neill
Product Director within the Optum Insight Payer Enginee...

Keri Haertel
Associate Director of Training
OCT 15, 2020 12:15 PM CT

Closing/Call to Action

John Santelli

Chief Information Officer, UnitedHealth Group & Executive Vice President, Optum Technology
BIOGRAPHY

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