Preconference, Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Track 1: Empowering Nurses for the Age of AI: Co-Creating an AI Literacy Framework for Nursing Education and Practice
Jenna Marquard, PhD, FACMI, Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Ryannon K. Frederick, M.S., R.N., CENP, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer for the Department of Nursing at Mayo Clinic
Track 2: The Newbie's Guide to the NKBDS Initiative and Conference
Cathy Ivory, PhD, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAMIA, NKBDS Steering Committee and eRepository Liaison; Associate Nurse Executive, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Track 3: Beyond Words, Beyond Silos: A Hands-On, Interactive Journey to Embrace the Real-World Innovator You Already Are
Kelly Landsman, MN, BME, BS, RN, PHN, Founder and Principal Nurse Engineer, Landsman Engineering LLC
Michelle Noltimier, RN, BSN, MBA, HealthPartners
Shannon Lunn, MBA, RN, Administrative Manager, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota
Meg Edgerton, DNP, MN, RN, CSSBB, CPHQ, Registered Nurse and Quality Improvement Consultant
Whitney Line, DNP, RN, PHN, Clinical Success Director at B. Braun Medical Inc.
Track 4: The Nursing Process on FHIR®: Enhancing Interoperability and Patient Care
Susan Matney, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, FACMI, FHIMSS, FHL7, AL2
Laura Heermann Langford, PhD, RN, FAMIA, FHL7, Associate CNIO, Veteran’s Health Administration
Conference Day 1: Thursday, June 4
Keynote: Making AI Governance Work: Operational Lessons from a Health System
Leyla Warsame, MD, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, M Health Fairview
Panel: Executive Call for Action
Shakira Henderson, PhD, DNP, MS, MPH, EMBA, IBCLC, RNC-NIC, Dean, College of Nursing – Chief Administrative Officer, UF College of Nursing; Associate Vice President for Nursing Education, Practice, and Research – System Chief Nurse Executive, UF Health
Ryannon K. Frederick, M.S., R.N., CENP, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer for the Department of Nursing at Mayo Clinic
Moderator: Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP, Professor & Dean, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Conference Day 2: Friday, June 5
Unique/Innovative Use of Data
Leading Population Health: Core Competencies for Nursing Leadership in Data-Driven Care
Martha Sylvia, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, President of ForestVue Healthcare Solutions and Associate Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina
Beyond the Bedside: Leveraging Non-Traditional Data and Predictive Analytics to Advance Health Access
Jennifer Houlihan, MSP, BS, Vice President, Enterprise Population Health, Advocate Health
Keynote: Changing Technology Meets a Changing Planet – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Big Data Impacts & Opportunities
Heidi Roop, PhD, Director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership
Panel: SDOH and the Environment
Heidi Roop, Jennifer Houlihan, Martha Sylvia
Moderator: Rebecca Freeman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President of Health Informatics, CNIO
University of Vermont Health