Speaking & executive education
Bringing Clarity to Healthcare's Hardest Conversations
Adam Cherrington speaks at healthcare conferences, executive education programs, and industry events — combining original research, real-world case studies, and a practitioner's perspective that audiences can actually use.
A Speaker Who Has Sat on Both Sides
Most healthcare technology speakers come from one direction — either the vendor side or the provider side. Adam has worked deeply in both worlds, which means he can speak to the real friction points, the misalignments, and the breakthroughs that happen when vendors and providers finally get on the same page. His talks are grounded in data, honest about complexity, and always oriented toward what audiences can do differently on Monday morning.
Speaking topics
What Adam Speaks About
The Alignment Gap: Why Healthcare Technology Fails to Deliver
A deep dive into the structural, cultural, and communication gaps that cause promising healthcare technology to stall at adoption — and what vendors and providers can do to close them.
Best for: Vendor executives, health system leaders, conference keynotes
What Patients Actually Want: Findings from the Consumer Alignment Index
Original research on how consumer expectations are reshaping healthcare delivery — and why the gap between what patients expect and what providers deliver is growing, not shrinking.
Best for: Health system leadership, patient experience teams, digital health conferences
Selling to Health Systems: What Vendors Get Wrong
A frank look at the most common mistakes healthcare technology vendors make when approaching provider organizations — and a practical framework for building the trust that drives adoption.
Best for: Health tech sales and marketing teams, startup founders, investor events
The ALIGN Framework: A Roadmap for Vendor-Provider Alignment
A practical walkthrough of the five-pillar ALIGN methodology — Assess, Listen, Integrate, Guide, Navigate — with case studies and tools audiences can apply immediately.
Best for: Executive education, consulting firms, health system strategy teams
Patient-Centered Technology: Moving from Buzzword to Practice
How to build patient-centered design principles into technology strategy from the start — not as a compliance exercise, but as a genuine competitive advantage.
Best for: Digital health product teams, health system CIOs, innovation conferences
Formats
Flexible for Your Event
Keynote
45–60 minute keynote address for conferences, summits, and annual meetings.
Executive Workshop
Half-day or full-day interactive workshop for leadership teams and executive education programs.
Panel Moderation
Experienced moderator for panel discussions on healthcare technology, strategy, and patient experience.
Fireside Chat
Conversational format for intimate executive gatherings, investor events, and leadership forums.
What audiences say
"Hearing Adam was the highlight of the event for me. The balance of story and data was spot-on. It's been six months and I still recall the content clearly."
"You were seriously amazing. Engaging, thoughtful, and delivered with warmth."
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