FEBRUARY 24-26, 2025 | NAPA VALLEY, CA
CEO Council
Now in its fourth year, CEO Council has become the premier private retreat for visionary leaders in health systems and provider organizations. This exclusive gathering will bring together approximately 50 healthcare CEOs for deep discussions on the industry’s most pressing challenges.
An event unlike any other
Expect insightful sessions, valuable networking, and a curated experience that showcases the very best of Napa Valley, CA.
Experience a community, not just a conference
CEO Council is more than an event—it’s a gathering of like-minded leaders. Spouses are encouraged to join all social events, including dinners and curated activities. Cedar provides accommodations, activities, and meals for you and your guest.
Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection
This year’s CEO Council will take place at Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection, recognized as Travel & Leisure’s readers’ favorite resort in California in 2023. Located on the southern edge of Napa Valley, the resort is a short 10-minute drive from downtown Napa and a 45-minute drive from San Francisco. Stanly Ranch is a working ranch and vineyard set on over 700 acres.
Curated activities
Cedar will curate a series of activities for attendees and spouses over the course of the CEO Council, including networking receptions and dinners, wine tastings and vineyard tours, and unique experiences like falconry, rally car driving, and more.
Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection
This year’s CEO Council will take place at Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection, recognized as Travel & Leisure’s readers’ favorite resort in California in 2023. Located on the southern edge of Napa Valley, the resort is a short 10-minute drive from downtown Napa and a 45-minute drive from San Francisco. Stanly Ranch is a working ranch and vineyard set on over 700 acres.
Curated activities
Cedar will curate a series of activities for attendees and spouses over the course of the CEO Council, including networking receptions and dinners, wine tastings and vineyard tours, and unique experiences like falconry, rally car driving, and more.
Speakers and Program
Programming will include keynote presentations, panel discussions, and fireside chats, with a focus on improving healthcare access and affordability, breaking down barriers to innovation, and becoming the transformation driver within your organization.
We’re excited to announce our keynote speakers, including including award-winning podcast host Guy Raz and renowned health policy expert Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel.
Bret Taylor
Chairman
OpenAI
Bret Taylor
Ezekiel Emanuel
Vice Provost for Global Initiatives
University of Pennsylvania
Ezekiel Emanuel
Guy Raz
Host
How I Built This
Guy Raz
Khozema Shipchandler
CEO
Twilio
Khozema Shipchandler
Seema Verma
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Oracle Health and Life Sciences
Seema Verma
Attending organizations
Allina Health
AnMed Health
ApolloMD
Ardent Health Services
Baystate Health
Brown Health (fka Lifespan)
Carilion Clinic
Childrens Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota
ChristianaCare
Consensus Health
Crossroads Treatment Centers
El Camino Hospital System
Emerus
Emory Healthcare
Essentia Health
GoHealth Urgent Care
John Muir Health
Keck Medicine of USC
Kettering Health
LCMC Health
LifePoint Health
Marshfield Clinic
Mary Washington Healthcare
Memorial Hermann Speaker
NCH Healthcare System
North American Partners in Anesthesia
OrthoVirginia
Rush University System for Health Speaker
Sanford Health Speaker
Sinai Chicago
Sound Physicians
Stony Brook Medicine
Talkiatry
TeamHealth
The University of Vermont Health Network
UC Davis Health Speaker
UCLA Health
Unio Health Partners
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center
University of Chicago Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
US Acute Care Solutions
US Heart and Vascular
Schedule
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Council Registration
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Opening Sessions
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Networking Reception
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Dinner
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Council Sessions
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Curated Networking Activities
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Reception and Dinner
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Conference Sessions
12:00 pm
Departures