Summit

Where Healthcare Leaders Come Together

Entrepreneurship is one of the most rewarding paths you can take, and it can also be one of the loneliest. Building and scaling a healthcare business means navigating uncertainty, managing relentless complexity and making high-stakes decisions, often without a clear roadmap.

Summit was created to change that.

CQuence Health’s Summit is an exclusive annual leadership and networking event for CEOs, founders and executive leaders from our portfolio companies. Summit brings together a community of healthcare innovators united by a shared vision: to improve healthcare access and outcomes for patients everywhere.

Attendees share best practices, gain insights from industry experts and thought leaders and build meaningful connections to fuel long-term resilience and growth.

Event Overview

Summit was built with healthcare entrepreneurs in mind, here's what you can expect as an attendee:

Network with Purpose

Summit brings together CEOs, founders and senior executives from across CQuence's portfolio of B2B healthcare companies.

These are leaders at various stages of growth—some are pre-revenue, others are scaling—but all share an unwavering commitment to building businesses that improve healthcare.

CQuence's own leadership team participates alongside attendees as active contributors to the conversation.

Walk Away Inspired

Each Summit features a curated lineup of programming built around the challenges healthcare entrepreneurs face every day.

Expect keynotes from nationally recognized thought leaders, candid panel discussions with industry insiders, and structured time for peer-to-peer exchange.

The topics shift year to year to reflect what our community needs most, but the goal stays the same: sending you home with new perspective, practical tools and a stronger network.

Build a Community

Beyond the formal programming, Summit creates intentional space for informal connection: shared meals, social outings and unstructured time with peers who truly understand the journey.

These moments often generate the most lasting value and they're just as much a part of Summit as anything on the agenda.

Summit also gives you direct access to CQuence's leadership team, not just as hosts, but as active partners invested in your success. Use the time to ask questions, share what you need and learn how to more fully leverage the strategic guidance and services available to you.

Past Speakers

Thought Leaders Who've Taken the Stage

Summit brings in voices that challenge, inspire and equip healthcare entrepreneurs to lead at their best.

Kirsten Bernthal Booth, Three-time National Coach of the Year, Former Head Coach, Creighton University Women's Volleyball
Paul Hogan, Co-Founder, Home Instead
Dr. Thom Mayer, Medical Director, NFL Players Association; Author; Emergency Physician
Sarah Wirth, President, Ecsell Institute
Jonathan Nielson, Certified EOS Implementer & Founder, Corner Four Consulting LLC

What Leaders Are Saying

Martin Stuart, PhD, CEO, Mikroscan

"It’s very rare that you get to meet with other CEOs who are in the same or an adjacent space. They each have different problems or challenges. The whole experience is very rewarding and eye-opening."

Tim Miller, CEO, WasteMedX

"It can be lonely at the top. So to talk to other CEOs and owners and hear their frustrations, issues and concerns, then bounce ideas off of one another is reassuring."

Diego Reino, MD, CEO, Intercept Telehealth

"Meeting with the other CEOs gives us a way to look into the future of how care is going be delivered, everyone has a very innovative service that they’re delivering whether technology or technology-enabled services. This is the grassroots of how we’re building and redesigning care in hospitals in the US."

Where It Began: CQuence Hosts Its First Annual CEO Summit

Every community has to start somewhere. Read about the inaugural Summit, the idea behind it, the leaders who showed up first and the speakers who challenged them to communicate better, lead with more intention and build cultures that last.

Read the recap.

Summit 2025: Lessons in Leadership, Accountability and Growth

"Leadership is worthless, but leading is priceless." That was just one of the challenges our portfolio leaders heard at Summit 2025 — a day that covered culture, accountability, growth mindset and what it really means to show up for your team.

Read the full recap.

CEO Burnout in Healthcare: What Every Business Leader Needs to Know

Burnout rarely looks like exhaustion at first. At Summit 2026, healthcare psychiatrist Dr. Steven Wengel challenged founders to rethink what burnout really looks like and why recognizing it early is one of the most important leadership skills you can develop.

Read the insights.

Past Attendees

Companies that have been a part of Summit

Welcome to Our Community

Working Together to Impact 1 Billion Patient Lives

As a CQuence portfolio company, you're part of something bigger than your company alone. CQuence is here to support your growth before, during and long after Summit.

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