General Session

Convocation: Insights, Celebration & Recognition

Thursday, October 22, 2026

2:45 - 5:00 PM

Session Schedule

  • What Search Firms See That You Don't—Yet. A panel of experts - 45 min

  • Recognition of AAPL Fellows/Award winners (30 min)

  • Dr. Roy CPE success story (15 Min)

  • Recognition of CPE’s (30 min)

  • Dr. Sree Koka Closing Speech (15 Min)

Expert Panel: What Search Firms Know That You Don't—Yet
Moderator: Saju Joy
Panel: Tom Rossi
Executive search firms sit at the center of one of healthcare's most consequential shifts: the changing demands placed on physician leaders. In this session, leaders from top physician executive search firms share what they're seeing in real time — which skills and experiences health systems are prioritizing, how the physician executive role is evolving, and where the next wave of demand is headed. Panelists will offer a candid, insider look at what it takes to be considered for top physician leadership roles today, and what current and aspiring physician executives should be doing now to prepare for what's coming next.

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