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When the Physician-Executive Speaks, the Room Shifts.

Sarah Matt, MD, MBA brings surgical precision and strategic vision to the most pressing conversations in healthcare: AI governance, clinical implementation, and what actually changes behavior inside health systems.

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The Difference

Not a Motivational Talk. A Framework You Leave With.

Most healthcare keynotes are performed for applause. Every session covers the same transformation arc, the same AI promise, the same "here is what the data says" slide that everyone in the room already read.

Sarah's sessions are built differently. Surgery-trained, MBA-credentialed, and forged inside the enterprise health tech infrastructure that runs the country's largest health systems: she speaks from the implementation layer, not the consultant deck.

The feedback organizers get most often: "That's the most honest talk I've heard at a healthcare conference in years."

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Dr. Sarah Matt delivering the keynote at the Plug and Play Warsaw Medtech Expo in Winona Lake, Indiana, September 2026
Most Recent Keynote Plug and Play Warsaw Medtech Expo · Winona Lake, Indiana · Sep 2026
The Second Half keynote title slide on the main screen at the Plug and Play Warsaw Medtech Expo
Sarah Matt at the lectern during the Plug and Play Warsaw Medtech Expo keynote
Sarah Matt signing copies of The Borderless Healthcare Revolution after the keynote
Sarah Matt speaking at Weill Cornell Medicine
Sarah Matt at the Weill Cornell Medicine podium
Sarah Matt on a panel at Swaay.Health Live
Upcoming

Where Sarah Is Next.

Sep 23–25
2026

Bluebird SOAR Conference & Gala

The LINE Hotel · Austin, Texas · Women in health IT and healthcare leadership

Receiving the Zenith Leadership Award from Bluebird Leaders at the Black & Gold Awards Gala, plus the authors panel Thursday morning.

Honoree
Sep 28
2026

ACS Clinical Congress 2026

Walter E. Washington Convention Center · Washington, DC

Panel PS216: “When ZIP Code Is the Diagnosis” — technology strategies for care without borders.

Panel
Oct 15
2026

World Congress Forum: AI for Healthcare

Nashville, Tennessee

“Pilotitis Is the Actual Emergency: Why Health System AI Programs Keep Stalling Before Scale.”

Speaking
Oct 22–24
2026

AAPL Annual Leadership Conference

Westin Kierland Resort · Scottsdale, Arizona

“The Cure for Pilotitis: Making Clinical AI Actually Scale.” Selected from 144 submitted proposals.

Speaking
Nov 2–4
2026

MERGE Built 2026

Salamander Resort · Middleburg, Virginia

Attending. Available for meetings on site.

Attending

Booking 2027 dates now. Check availability

Signature Talks

Three Talks. All Built on Clinical Reality.

Keynote  |  45–90 min

"The Patient We Never Designed For"

The structural gaps in how American healthcare was built, and what physician-executives must do now. Not a systems critique; a blueprint. Traces the architectural decisions that locked in the current delivery failures, and frames the specific interventions that change them at scale.

Ideal for: Health system leadership, hospital boards, future-of-care summits

Conference Session or Executive Briefing  |  30–60 min

"Why Your AI Pilot Will Fail Before It Launches"

A tactical framework for clinical AI governance that health tech teams and medical leadership actually use. Covers the five failure modes baked into most pilot structures, and the governance architecture that prevents them. Built from direct experience inside the implementation layer at enterprise scale.

Ideal for: Health tech conferences, system CIO and CMO leadership retreats, digital health investor forums

Keynote or Workshop  |  45–90 min

"Pilotitis: The Epidemic No One's Naming"

Why 90% of health tech pilots never scale, and the 6-step clinical implementation architecture that fixes it. Draws on enterprise deployment patterns from Oracle Health, NextGen, Sovato and ESO, and from current health system advisory work, to locate the exact decision points where promising technology dies.

Ideal for: Health system innovation teams, digital health company leadership, HLTH, HIMSS, Becker's, ViVE

Engagement Formats

Built Around Your Event.

Signature Keynote

Full Keynote

Full 45–90 minute keynote, custom research and preparation scoped to your audience, post-event Q&A. Designed for national conference main stages, annual meetings, and health system leadership summits.

Conference Session

Breakout or Panel

30–60 minute breakout session or moderated panel, tailored to your audience and programming theme. No talking-point panels; Sarah participates only where real insight is on the table.

Executive Strategy Briefing

Leadership Session

60-minute closed-door session for C-suite and board leadership teams. Delivers a concrete framework, not a motivational talk. Scoped to your organization's specific strategic context before the session.

Beyond the signature talks, Sarah designs custom strategy kickoffs and tailored events built around your organization's specific technology and access priorities. Every engagement includes a pre-engagement scoping call and post-event follow-up materials. Format and scope are confirmed in a brief conversation, shaped to your team's needs.
Authority & Stages

The Credential Behind the Talk.

Every claim Sarah makes from the stage is grounded in clinical training, enterprise product leadership, and direct advisory work with health systems navigating the exact problems she covers.

Selected Stages
Plug and Play Warsaw Medtech Expo Weill Cornell Medicine NVIDIA GTC DeviceTalks Boston Swaay.Health LIVE HIMSS ViVE HLTH ATI Physical Therapy DexCare ACHE Reception Kingston Pathway
Awards & Recognition
  • Zenith Leadership Award
  • Bluebird Leaders, 2026
  • Bluebird Leaders board, one-year term
  • Assistant Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Visiting Lecturer, Cornell University
  • Host, Vital Signs podcast, Medical Economics
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Medical Economics
Credentials
  • MD, MBA
  • Surgery-trained physician-executive
  • Internal medicine practice (charity care)
  • Vital Werks, LLC
Author
  • The Borderless Healthcare Revolution
  • Wiley, 2025. USA Today bestseller, USA Today Best-Selling Booklist, December 2025.
  • View the book
What People Say “

Her talk struck the perfect balance between inspiration and practical guidance. The audience left abuzz as she challenged us all to think differently about improving patient access to care and strengthening trust in the communities we serve.

Jeannette Currie SVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Cambridge Health Alliance New England HIMSS Spring Conference, 2026  |  Opening Keynote
“

Sarah was lightning quick to understand our company, the problems we solve, and came to the table with ideas that truly enabled us to collaborate better with her and our clients. We got rave reviews from our partners about her content and approach.

Bryce McGee Vice President of Commercial Operations, DexCare Client & Partner Engagement
“

Dr. Sarah Matt offered a compassionate perspective that highlighted the intersection between healthcare and technology. Participants especially appreciated her candor in addressing artificial intelligence and how to best adapt so that clients’ needs can still be met in an interpersonal and validating way.

Rebecca Vinciquerra E-MDT Coordinator, Vera House 29th Annual Elder Abuse Conference, 2026  |  Panelist
“

Sarah Matt’s prescriptions for what ails American healthcare are bold and yet pragmatic. She identifies our industry’s biggest challenges with uncanny clarity and offers solutions that are both practical and achievable. Her book, The Borderless Healthcare Revolution, is a must-read for anyone interested in how we fix our healthcare delivery system.

Winthrop H. Thurlow Executive Director, LifeSciencesNY Industry Partner Endorsement
“

Dr. Sarah Matt led a three-part educational book club series on healthcare access for our HBA community in New York State. She took us on an eye-opening look at the unseen hurdles in receiving quality care, and through story-sharing and generative discussion, helped each of us find ways to address those challenges in our own spheres of influence. The world is indebted to people like Sarah who strive to elevate the patient experience through human-centered design, technology, and kindness.

Nipa Mody, PhD, MBA President, HBA Greater Rochester Chapter Healthcare Access Book Club Series, 2026
Speaking Inquiry

Tell Us About Your Event.

Speaking inquiries are reviewed personally. Include as much context as you can about your audience and goals; it makes the scoping call more productive for everyone.

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