The Mark Mckenna Lecture Endowment recognizes McKenna’s contributions to the development of the field of health sector supply chain. McKenna, in his role as President of Novation (1998-2006), was a 2004 founding member of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium (HSRC-ASU) and a continuous supporter of bringing academia and industry partners together to solve major problems across the health sector supply chain. McKenna’s career spanned both the supplier and provider sectors in healthcare, including senior management positions with Imed Corp., Baxter Healthcare Corp., VHA Inc. He also served as chairman of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) and was elected to the Bellwether League Healthcare Supply Chain Hall of Fame (2010).

The event will feature Dr. Anthony Chang’s Keynote presentation entitled Exploring AI in Action: The Transformational Role of AI in Medicine. Dr. Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, is a pediatric cardiologist and Chief Medical Intelligence and Innovation Officer at Rady Children’s Health Orange County. He is known for several innovations in pediatric cardiac care. Dr. Chang completed his Master of Science (MS) in Data Science with a sub-specialization in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford School of Medicine. He is the founder and Medical Director of the CHOC Sharon Disney Lund Medical Intelligence, Information, Investigation, and Innovation Institute, known as MI4. He is also the founder of the Alliance of Centers for AI in Medicine (ACAIM) and Pediatric Alliance of Centers for AI in Medicine (PCAIM), a group of nearly 100 hospitals from around the world focused in advancing AI in the healthcare setting. Dr. Chang also founded AIMed, American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (ABAIM), and the Medical Intelligence Society (MIS).