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MAKING HIS POINT: John Fernandez, far left, CEO and president of Brown University Health, speaks during Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit on Oct. 24. Also participating in one of the panel discussions are, from left, Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, who is also a nurse practitioner; R.I Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King; Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company; and Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England Health System. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. 
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PBN summit panel: Weaknesses exposed in R.I.’s primary care system

Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington, says she could easily make the drive from her home in Barrington to Massachusetts and make much more money...
TAKE CHARGE: Normand Duquette, right, senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., moderates a panel discussion on strategies for controlling external risk at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Peter Reid, assistant professor of information technology at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; Brian J. Lamoureux, partner at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; and Kim Keever, chief information security officer and senior vice president at Cox Communications Inc.
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PBN tech summit ‘You can’t outsource your responsibility’ to protect customer...

In a global environment where criminal hacking has become an industry in itself, Peter Reid acknowledges that few businesses have the resources to hire...
AI PROPONENTS: Christopher Parisi, right, president of Trailblaze Inc., moderates a panel discussion on how artificial intelligence can transform businesses in Rhode Island at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Arnell Milhouse, co-founder and CEO at SiliconXL and DevAccelerator Inc.; Tim Henry, professor at Rhode Island College; and Dori Albert, president of Spyglass MTG LLC.  
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Panel pushes for R.I. businesses to adopt AI, says state lags...

If artificial intelligence was personified as one of your co-workers, Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry says, it would right now rank as an...
DR. MICHAEL WAGNER, sitting at far right, CEO and preident of Care New England Health System, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Fall Health Care Summit on Thursday. Also on the panel is, from left, John Fernandez, CEO and president of Brown University Health; Sen. Pamela Lauria, who is also a nurse practitioner; R.I Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32 health company. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Health Care Summit: R.I.’s fragile system is now in ‘crisis’

WARWICK – Six months ago, Dr. Michael Wagner said Rhode Island’s health care was fragile. Now he says it’s in a state of crisis. Among...
NORMAND DUQUETTE, at right, senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley Inc, serves as the moderator during one of the panel discussions at Providence Business News' 2024 Cybersecurity AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Thursday. Participating in the discussion on strategies for controlling external risk is, from left, Peter Reid, Johnson & Wales University assistant professor of information technology; Rick Norberg, Vertikal6 Inc. CEO; Brian J. Lamoureux, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC partner; and Kim Keever, Cox Communications Inc. chief information security officer and senior vice president. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Promise, threats associated with AI, cybersecurity take center stage at PBN...

WARWICK – When talking about artificial intelligence, Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry encourages his students to think of the software like an uneducated...
HEALTHY DISCUSSION: PACE Organization of Rhode Island CEO Joan Kwiatkowski, right, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event at the Providence Marriott on April 4. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England Health System CEO and president; Dr. Kristin Russell, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island chief medical officer; Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, Point32Health Services Inc. chief medical officer and vice president of commercial ­products. 
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Education, compensation key to addressing staffing shortages in health care

Now that American Rescue Plan Act funds have expired, the next six to eight months will be telling of what challenges remain in addressing...
SEN. PAMELA J. LAURIA, third from left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event at the Providence Marriott on April 4. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England Health System CEO; Dr. Kristin Russell, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island chief medical officer; Dr. Raj Hazarika, Point32Health Services Inc. chief medical officer and vice president of commercial products; and Joan Kwiatkowski, PACE Organization of Rhode Island CEO. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderates. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health summit: R.I.’s system gaining strength, but much more needs...

PROVIDENCE – Fragile. That’s the word that comes to Dr. Michael Wagner’s mind when he thinks of Rhode Island’s health care landscape. “As we ...
DOWN TO A SCIENCE: Neil D. Steinberg, second from right, chair of the R.I. Life Sciences Hub, speaks during a panel discussion on the state’s life sciences sector at Providence Business News’ 2024 ­Emerging Industries Summit at the Providence Marriott on March 13. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Gaurav Choudhary, medical director of Lifespan Corp.’s Cardiovascular Institute clinical trials office; Justin Fallon, Brown University professor and founder of biotech company Bolden Therapeutics Inc.; and Carol Malysz, executive director of RI Bio. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderates.
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Panel: R.I. biotech sector has catching up to do

Like most leading voices in Rhode Island’s emerging life sciences ­sector, Neil D. Steinberg doesn’t try to deceive himself on Rhode Island’s standing in...
THE NAVIGATORS: Marc B. Parlange, second from right, president of the University of Rhode Island, speaks during a discussion about the blue economy during Providence Business News’ 2024 Emerging Industries Summit on March 13. Also on the panel are, from left, Anthony Baro, managing principal of E2SOL LLC; Jeanine Boyle, CEO of Inspire Environmental Inc.; Jim Owens, principal at Nautilus Defense LLC; Nishita Roy-Pope, founder and CEO of Tribe Academy LLC; and Stephen Piper, lead client partner at the state of Rhode Island and IBM Consulting.   
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On blue economy, R.I. needs to stay the course

When offshore wind giant Orsted A/S established its Providence hub in 2020, it sent a clear signal to the broader ocean economy, says Jeanine...
JIM OWENS, second from left, Nautilus Defense LLC principal, speaks during one of two panel discussions at Providence Business News' Emerging Industries Summit at the Providence Marriott on Wednesday. Also on the panel is, from left, Anthony Baro, E2SOL LLC managing principal; Jeanine Boyle, Inspire Environmental Inc. CEO; Nishita Roy-Pope, Tribe Academy LLC founder and CEO; Marc Parlange, University of Rhode Island president; Stephen Piper, lead client partner, state of Rhode Island, IBM Consulting. URI Research Foundation Executive Director Christian Cowan, standing at right, was the moderator. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Life sciences, blue economy growth face challenges in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Justin Fallon, a professor of neuroscience, psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, co-founded his company, Bolden Therapeutics Inc., in Rhode Island....
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