Conference Sessions From Paper to Purposeful: Leading Healthcare Technology into the Predictive Future
Objectives
By the end of this keynote, attendees will be able to:
1. Trace the historical evolution of healthcare technology from analog devices to today’s predictive, AI-driven systems, and identify key shifts in the role of HTM professionals.
2. Understand the transformative impact of predictive maintenance, data analytics, and interconnected devices on equipment availability, patient safety, and clinical outcomes.
3. Recognize emerging cybersecurity threats in connected medical devices and articulate strategies for HTM teams to evolve into frontline guardians of system resilience and patient trust.
4. Embrace an expanded leadership mindset—blending technical expertise with moral, cultural, and strategic responsibility—to shape the next era of purposeful healthcare technology.
5. Articulate the enduring human element in HTM work and confidently reframe their professional identity as essential enablers of care, hope, and healing.
Session Abstract
In this inspiring and forward-looking keynote, Khalid Turk takes the audience on a captivating journey from René Laennec’s improvised paper-tube stethoscope in 1816 to the emerging era of predictive and purposeful healthcare technology.
Blending historical storytelling, humor, and real-world insights, Turk charts the evolution through the Analog Age, Digital Revolution, and today’s Predictive Era—highlighting how HTM professionals have transformed from hands-on technicians to strategic guardians of device availability, system resilience, and patient safety.
With a sharp focus on the opportunities and challenges of AI-driven predictive maintenance, interoperability, and escalating cybersecurity risks, the talk positions HTM and biomedical engineering leaders as indispensable architects of the future.
Ultimately, Turk calls for a shift toward “purposeful” technology—systems designed not just to predict failure, but to preserve dignity and amplify human care. Attendees will leave empowered, proud of their vital role, and equipped with a visionary mindset to lead healthcare technology into its next transformative chapter.
Speaker Profiles
Khalid Turk is a seasoned healthcare technology executive, advisor, and investor whose career has been shaped by one central challenge: how to make complex technology work reliably in environments where failure is not an option.
With more than two decades of experience across healthcare delivery and public-sector health systems, Khalid has led large-scale modernization efforts spanning healthcare technology management (HTM), biomedical systems, enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, data, and AI-enabled innovation. He currently serves in senior executive leadership roles where operational reliability, patient safety, and clinical continuity are non-negotiable outcomes.
Khalid holds the Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer (CHCIO) credential and is a Fellow of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (FCHIME)—distinctions that reflect both peer recognition and sustained leadership impact at the highest levels of healthcare IT. His work focuses on governance, resilience, and execution: ensuring that technology delivers clinical value under real-world constraints, not ideal conditions.
Recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice, Khalid’s writing and commentary reach thousands of healthcare leaders, technologists, and executives. He is known for translating emerging technologies into practical leadership insight—particularly in environments shaped by regulatory pressure, workforce shortages, and accelerating AI adoption.
Beyond his executive roles, Khalid serves as an advisor and early-stage investor to healthcare startups, partnering with founders on strategy, enterprise readiness, product-market alignment, and responsible AI deployment. He brings a system-level perspective that bridges startup innovation with the operational realities of health systems.
Khalid is the author of The Age of Inclusion, which explores how multigenerational and diverse workforces are reshaping leadership in modern organizations. His forthcoming book, From Digital to Intelligent Transformation, examines the shift from traditional digital initiatives to AI-driven, intelligent systems—and the leadership discipline required to navigate that transition responsibly.
In his keynote presentations, Khalid brings historical perspective, operational depth, and forward-looking clarity to illuminate the often unseen role of healthcare technology professionals. His message is grounded, direct, and experience-driven:
Technology does not change healthcare on its own.
People do—by making it work when it matters most.
