

Where Silicon Valley’s innovators joined the senior living industry’s influencers.
At the end of August, we brought together leaders from both Silicon Valley and the senior living industry to connect, collaborate, and create change, designing a better future for seniors. As the summit unfolded, guests were able to share perspectives, sometimes competing priorities, and the universal desire for more open communication between VCs, capital partners, innovators, and senior living executives. So, we began to develop a blueprint for new phases of excellence and evolution in senior living.
Key takeaways we established to put our learnings into action:
Make the most of innovation: Focus on today’s AND tomorrow’s needs
Senior care providers are being pulled in countless directions every day, so it can be a challenge to shift focus from immediate needs to evolving new and better solutions. But with the right internal resources and strong external partnerships, providers can solve daily challenges and still look to future ways of improving quality of life for seniors in their communities.
Forge strategic partnerships: Find trusted technology partners to drive innovation
Senior living executives and VCs are not often in the same room. That’s part of why the summit exists. Bringing these two groups together empowers an exchange of ideas and insights that can help drive the senior living industry forward.
Measurement matters: Identify, communicate, and measure goals
Clear goals and timely feedback are critical to any business plan, and technology in the senior living space is no different. Optimizing innovation requires ongoing measurement and strategic conversations around any insights gained.
There was lot of disruptive energy at the event which I loved!

What we discussed
Our panels were collaborative conversations, inspiring an open exchange of ideas and the space for radically honest communication.
In our opening session, we explored how operators approach innovation, including the biggest challenges they face in adopting new technology, as well as their willingness to take on risk coupled with these advancements. We examined how they find success with capital partners when the innovation aligns with their communities’ goals, but there’s misalignment in the partnership goals.

Justin Dickinson
Pathway to Living
Justin Dickinson
Executive Vice President of Pathway to Living
Justin is senior vice president of investments for Pathway to Living, the seniors housing arm of the Chicago-based firm.
Dickinson will oversee the overall investment strategy for Pathway to Living, including acquisitions, dispositions, and fundraising for all seniors housing transactions. He will also oversee ground-up development activity for Pathway to Living and will develop investment strategies on a national scale.
Prior to joining Waterton, Dickinson was senior vice president of acquisitions/investments for Anthology Senior Living, the senior housing arm of CA Ventures. He helped launch and grow the platform during his tenure, executing 41 senior living transactions totaling $2 billion over five years. His experience also includes the retail, industrial, residential, and medical real estate sectors, having previously held investment, construction and development roles with Janko Group, Frauenshuh Healthcare Real Estate Solutions and Welltower Inc.

Alan Fairbanks
Bickford Senior Living
Alan Fairbanks
Executive Vice President of Bickford Senior Living
Alan Fairbanks is Executive of VP and a principle for Bickford Senior Living in Olathe, Kansas, which owns and operates over 60 senior living communities across the country. He spent the early part of his career as an administrator in a skilled nursing facility. He joined Bickford in 1996 and has held various positions including Director, Divisional Director of Operations, Product Manager of Assisted Living and Dementia, and General Manager. Alan has been a member of Argentum’s Executive Roundtable for Operations since its inception and currently serves as Chairperson. Alan is committed to long-term personal development and has completed 4 years of advanced training at the Stagen Leadership Academy. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and his Masters in Health Administration from the University of Kansas.
Doris-Ellie Sullivan
Retirement Unlimited Inc.
Doris-Ellie Sullivan, President
Retirement Unlimited Inc. (RUI)
After her time as a nurse in the United States Army, Doris-Ellie Sullivan transitioned into the skilled nursing facility realm in 1994 at Beverly Enterprises and Integrated Health Services and then into the senior living industry realm in 2007 at Somerville and Emeritus and has built her knowledge and experience for over 25 years. Most recently, she has provided leadership, guidance, and drive as President of Retirement Unlimited, Inc (RUI) based out of Roanoke, Virginia. Under her six-year leadership, RUI has more than doubled in the number of senior living communities adding communities that they own as well as many they manage in Virginia and now Florida. She also is accredited for building the company’s signature programming setting the organization apart from other senior living companies. Through the development of nine specialized signature programs, Sullivan has not only enhanced the experience of their residents, but she has also provided new opportunities for team member growth and advancement within the company. With a current portfolio of nineteen communities and three in development, Sullivan has transitioned RUI’s 40-year legacy from quiescent to an industrious and progressive organization, with proven records in occupancy and profit during all climates. Sullivan is currently on the board of Argentum – Senior Living Association and the American Senior Housing Association as well as a Deputy on the Virginia Business Council. She was also on the board of The Virginia Healthcare Association from 2017-2019.
John Cochrane
HumanGood
John Cochrane
President and CEO, HumanGood
As president and chief executive officer of HumanGood, John Cochrane is responsible for the strategic direction of the company, overseeing operations and serving as the primary liaison to the HumanGood Board of Directors. With the recent affiliation with Presby’s Inspired Life, HumanGood now operates 21 life plan communities and 95 affordable housing communities in six states serving more than 13,000 residents. HumanGood is the sixth largest nonprofit senior living provider in the country and carries a Fitch rating of A- with a stable outlook on its core California-based credit.
Previously, Cochrane worked for Lifespace Communities, where he served as chief operating officer overseeing 11 retirement communities in seven states. Cochrane previously worked as a practicing attorney specializing in real estate and finance. He has his law degree from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Northern Illinois University.
Session two highlighted both the partnership and the conflict between operators and capital investors when supporting innovation. We discussed how senior living can continue to move forward when innovation is the right choice—but without an immediate return—and discovered how capital partners look for balance between elevating quality of care, driving outcomes, and improving NOI.

Talya Nevo-Hacohen
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc
Talya Nevo-Hacohen
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer, Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Ms. Nevo-Hacohen has served as Sabra’s Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer since November 2010. Prior to joining Sabra, Ms. Nevo-Hacohen served as an advisor to private real estate developers and operators regarding property acquisitions and dispositions, corporate capitalization, and equity and debt capital raising and was a Managing Director with Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., a private investment firm. From 2003 to 2006, Ms. Nevo-Hacohen served as Senior Vice President—Capital Markets and Treasurer for HCP, Inc. (now Healthpeak), a healthcare REIT. And from 1993 to 2003, Ms. Nevo-Hacohen worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. where she was a Vice President in the investment banking division and finance, operations and administration division. Prior to her affiliation with Goldman Sachs, she practiced architecture and was associated with several architectural firms in New York.
Ms. Nevo-Hacohen received her B.A. from Yale University (1981), and her M.Arch. (1984) and M.B.A. (1993) from Columbia University. She is a trustee of Seritage Growth Properties, and serves on the board of advisors of Znest, a technology start-up serving the senior housing industry. She is a trustee of South Coast Repertory and serves on its Executive Committee, as well as Chair of U.S. Friends of Dror Israel. Ms. Nevo-Hacohen is a locally competitive masters’ division runner who continues to train and race regularly throughout southern California.

Ray Oborn
American Healthcare REIT
Ray Oborn
Executive Vice President, American Healthcare REIT
Ray Oborn serves as executive vice president of asset management for American Healthcare REIT. He is responsible for the management of the company’s portfolio of senior housing, skilled nursing and hospital assets throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. With more than 25 years of senior level experience in the healthcare space, Oborn has extensive experience in the administration and development of facilities that provide independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s/memory care, and skilled nursing for seniors.
Prior to joining American Healthcare Investors, Oborn served as president of Cherrywood Pointe Investment, LLC and Executive Vice President of United Properties, a real estate investment and development company based in Minneapolis, MN. As president of Cherrywood Pointe, Oborn was directly responsible for managing the firms’ senior housing portfolio and strategic growth initiatives.
Previously, Oborn served as senior regional vice president of operations for Brookdale Senior Living from 2014 to 2017. In this capacity, he was responsible for the operations of 50+ communities in 6 states across the Mountain West region. He also previously served in executive capacities with New Perspective, Silverado, and Sunrise Senior Living, where he was the SVP of Operations for the western division and oversaw 70+ communities in the Western US and Canada.

Robert Chapin
Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager LLC
Robert Chapin
CEO, Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager LLC
Robb Chapin serves as a Senior Managing Director at Bridge Investment Group, as well as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager LLC. From late 2005 to 2013, Robb served as Co-Chief Executive Officer for Servant Investments and Co-Founder of Servant Healthcare Investments, LLC, (“SHI”) an affiliate of Servant Capital Group where he was responsible for corporate strategy, capital formation and served on the executive committee. Servant Healthcare Investments was the sub-advisors to a public non-traded healthcare REIT focused on seniors housing and other healthcare related properties and the GP/sponsor of a private healthcare development fund. From 1999 to 2005, Robb served as Executive Vice President for Trustreet Properties, Inc. (“A CNL Legacy Fund”), a publicly traded REIT with over 3000 properties in over 40 states. He managed the investment strategy nationally for the acquisition of single-tenant net leased properties and was responsible for over $2 billion of commercial real estate acquisitions and investments. From 1997 to 1998, Robb participated in the formation of CNL Retirement Properties, which acquired a portfolio consisting of over 275 properties nationwide valued at over $4.2 billion. Prior to joining CNL in 1997, he was the President of Leader Enterprises, a premier sports marketing company. Robb received his Bachelor of Science in secondary education from Appalachian State University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Center for Senior Housing and Care (NIC) in addition to serving on the Public Policy Committee for the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA).

Greg Furst
Omega
Greg Furst
Strategy Consultant, Omega
Greg Furst is currently strategy consulting for Omega Healthcare Investors and Connected Living.
Previously, he served as CEO of Highstreet IT where he led a dramatic 3 year turnaround that resulted in a more focused, scalable, and profitable organization with a strong global delivery engine in both managed application services and application consulting. He also led the sale of the HNS division to a strategic buyer in November of 2019.
Greg has 25 years of managed IT Services, cloud, software and security experience, and has built organizations and led high-profile initiatives in direct sales, marketing, product management and strategic alliances.
Our third session explored the perception venture capitalists have of the senior living industry and how these views impact their investing decisions. We reviewed their approach to investing in technology, guidelines for measuring value, and expected pros and cons of investing in senior living technology.

Justin Butler
Eclipse Ventures
Justin Butler
Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Justin brings to Eclipse a deep understanding of translating basic science into successful commercial operations. He aims to collaborate with founders who are working at the intersection of multiple disciplines and is particularly interested in novel approaches to complex issues in infrastructure in healthcare and life sciences. Prior to joining the investment team at Eclipse, Justin built and led the commercial operations at Misfit, a digital health company acquired by the Fossil Group for more than $250M. Before Misfit, Justin managed the commercialization efforts in the foods, fuels, and chemicals spaces at Synthetic Genomics (SGI), a leading synthetic biology company. Justin received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UCSB and his MBA from MIT Sloan. He sits on the Industry Alliance Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and the Commercial Advisory Board of the National Science Foundation Center for Cell Manufacturing Technology (CMat). Justin enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and sailing, and leads the Kathryn Butler Foundation in honor of his late wife where he is working to support the needs of those battling cancer, and bereaved children.
Ryan Gembala
Pathbreaker Ventures
Ryan Gembala
Founder & Managing Partner at Pathbreaker Ventures
Ryan’s passion is to build novel products that impact generations. His experience spans the startup lifecycle — co-founding & operating, investing from pre-seed to series B, and acquiring venture-backed companies. Prior to starting Pathbreaker, Ryan was a deal lead on the corporate development team at Facebook where he worked with product and engineering leadership to landscape technology ecosystems and execute acquisitions. Acquisitions worked on include Oculus, PrivateCore, LiveRail, Teehan Lax, and NimbleVR. At Facebook he focused on emerging technologies across AI/ML, Computer Vision, Virtual Reality, Security, and Product Design. Before Facebook, Ryan was an investor and operator at Azure Capital, an early stage venture firm with $750M+ under management where he focused on consumer and enterprise problems. Ryan began his career as a social entrepreneur — bootstrapping and co-founding H.E.R.O. for Children, a non-profit focused on emotional health and quality of life support for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. H.E.R.O. recently celebrated 17 years of service, and Ryan continues to serve on the board. Ryan earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he began seed investing with Hyde Park Angels and won the Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC). He and his wife live in the San Francisco Bay Area with their three children.
Trae Stephens
Founders Fund
Trae Stephens
Partner at Founders Fund
Trae Stephens is a partner at Founders Fund, where he invests across sectors with a particular interest in startups operating in the government space. He is also Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company focused on autonomous systems. Previously, Trae was an early employee at Palantir Technologies, where he led teams focused on growth in the intelligence/defense space as well as international expansion, helping large organizations solve their hardest data analysis problems. He was also an integral part of the product team, leading the design and strategy for new product offerings. While at Palantir, Trae also served as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University. Prior to Palantir, Trae worked as a computational linguist building enterprise solutions to Arabic/Persian name matching and data enrichment within the United States Intelligence community. He began his career working in the office of then Congressman Rob Portman and in the Political Affairs Office at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C. immediately following the installation of Hamid Karzai’s transitional government. Trae graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Joanne Chen
Foundation Capital
Joanne Chen
Partner at Foundation Capital
Joanne’s passion for technology developed early, when her mathematician dad and computer scientist mom taught her how to program. By the time she was nine years old, she had turned her skills into a business and made her first webpage for a client. Joanne began her career as an engineer at Cisco Systems and later co-founded a mobile gaming company. She also spent many years working on Wall Street at Jefferies & Company, helping tech companies go through the IPO and M&A processes, and at Probitas Partners, advising venture firms on their own fundraising process. She was an angel investor for two years at Hyde Park Angels prior to joining Foundation in 2014. Joanne is on the board of TubiTV, FoxEye, SafelyYou, Findera, and observes the boards of Mya Systems, Custora, and Localytics. She has also invested in Oasis Labs, Brightback, Teamable, CaptivateIQ, and others.We rounded out our series with a conversation around proven successes in innovation for senior living. We discussed the difficulties of breaking into the senior living industry, the drivers for success, and what can help create change. We also talked about how we can collectively support advancing technology throughout the industry, so that breakthroughs are the expectation, not the exception.

Carrie Shaw
Embodied Labs
Carrie Shaw
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Embodied Labs
Carrie, a medical illustrator, and health educator, has a particular interest in conveying the first-person perspective of vulnerable patient populations through virtual reality storytelling. After completing her master’s in Biomedical Visualization in 2016, she founded her company Embodied Labs, with the goal of revolutionizing the way health care providers, caregivers, and patients learn about human health.
Tom Paprocki
Direct Supply
Tom Paprocki
Director of the Innovation and Technology Center at Direct Supply
Tom works closely with startups and universities from around the world to identify and adapt technologies for the senior care market. He has vetted 3000+ startups globally and works with operators across the US to measure the impact of new technologies on business, operational, and healthcare outcomes. Prior to joining Direct Supply, he worked in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, did consulting work for CPG companies, and served in the U.S. Department of State in Russia. He earned bachelor’s degrees in Russian and History from the University of Wisconsin and his MBA from Indiana University. When not at work, he is a passionate traveler, having traversed 70+ countries – mostly by motorcycle.
Myra Norton
Arena Analytics
Myra Norton
President & CEO of Arena Analytics
Myra Norton is the President & CEO of Arena Analytics, company that helps people and organizations navigate the future of work using sophisticated AI and predictive analytics . Previously, she was the CEO of Community Analytics, an analyst at Northrop Grumman, a professor in Mathematics and Statistics at Temple University, Towson University, and the US Naval Academy, and an Administrator in the College of Science & Technology at Temple University. She serves as Immediate Past Chair on the Executive Committee of TEDCO, an organization founded to serve and expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the State of Maryland. She also chairs the BmoreSTEM Infrastructure Workgroup, working to increase student access and retention in STEM fields. Norton has been featured as a presenter, speaker and facilitator at several industry events such as the AHA Leadership Summit, ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership, SXSW, and several Modern Healthcare events. She has collaborated with researchers from Harvard University, Babson College, University of Virginia, the National Institutes of Health, University of Maryland, and the University of Chicago. Norton graduated from the University of Alabama as a Faculty Scholar, earning a BS in Math Education, and was then awarded a Future Faculty Fellowship and earned an MA in Mathematics and an MS in Statistics at Temple University.
Ashish Aggarwal
Caavo
Ashish Aggarwal
Co-founder and CEO
Ashish Aggarwal is co-founder and CEO of Caavo, an innovative Series C technology startup funded by top firms including Greylock, DCM, Sky, Hearst, Warner Media, and Lauder Partners. With more than 80 patents filed, Caavo has launched successful TV-based solutions for the mass market and senior living.
Within Senior Living, Caavo’s interactive TV-based system is the most effective way to connect senior living residents, families, and staff through video calling and a suite of interactive communication tools. Caavo’s unique ability to turn on a resident’s TV, display any message or content on the screen, and remotely control the TV from anywhere, allows staff and families to reach residents with near-perfect reliability.
Before Caavo, Ashish founded Violet 3D, building the world’s first, self-calibrating, wireless 3D surround sound system. He also oversaw an engineering team focused on developing audio and video technologies and products for Harman International’s Advanced Technology group, and he was an audio architect at PortalPlayer, working on the first-generation iPod for Apple.
Ashish holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

George Netscher
SafelyYou
George Netscher
CEO SafelyYou
George is the founder and CEO of SafelyYou. He started the company to support individuals like his mom living with Alzheimer’s disease. The company began as his research in the computer science PhD program at UC Berkeley where he focused specifically on how to use new tools in AI to support those with cognitive impairment. It became the company SafelyYou in 2016. In the years since, he has worked almost every job in the company with a primary focus on de-risking each major obstacle that could prevent SafelyYou from helping all those in need. The thing he likes the most about SafelyYou is working with a team of extremely talented people similarly motivated to make a far-reaching positive impact.
In his closing remarks, Eren shared what prompted him to change his focus from education to healthcare, what it takes to innovate in different industries, and the invaluable lessons he’s learned from both what worked and what didn’t.

Eren Bali
Carbon Health
Eren Bali
Co-Founder & CEO of Carbon Health
Eren leads the Carbon Health team towards his vision to democratize healthcare and make quality care accessible for everyone. Previously, Eren paved the way to make education accessible by founding Udemy, the world’s largest marketplace for online courses, with over 50 million students worldwide. In his youth, Eren was a star mathematician, winning awards in mathematics, physics, computer science and chess including the International Mathematical Olympiads. He still loves chess today and plays to unwind after a long day at the office.It made me realize how little clarity the industry has on the problems it needs to solve. A paradigm shift should be brewing.

Affirmed my belief that we are behind; energized my passion for speeding the development and deployment of technology that will improve our field and gave me hope that we can work across disciplines to make this happen.

Operator Panel
Google X Tour
(Pre-registration required)
Join us for this exclusive, behind-the scenes private tour of this prominent Silicon Valley innovation hub, X, a division of Google. There you will see firsthand what’s next and how technology takes shape.
This tour is exclusively for industry operators and senior housing investor attendees.
Operator Panel
Welcome Reception and Dinner at the Computer History Museum
Join us for the first official event of the summit, an evening of celebration, connection and education! We’ll drink, dine and delve into exhibits including “Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing”, an engaging 25,000-square-foot exhibition that chronicles the history of computing, from the abacus to the smartphone. Revolution has 19 galleries, 1,100 objects, and an array of original multimedia experiences, featuring first-hand accounts from pioneers and innovators. Explore the revolution that has changed our world.
Missed the shuttle bus? Take an Uber/Lyft and meet us there:
Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA 94043
Operator Panel
Google X Tour
(Pre-registration required)
Join us for this exclusive, behind-the scenes private tour of this prominent Silicon Valley innovation hub, X, a division of Google. There you will see firsthand what’s next and how technology takes shape.
This tour is exclusively for industry operators and senior housing investor attendees.
Operator Panel
Welcome Reception and Dinner at the Computer History Museum
Join us for the first official event of the summit, an evening of celebration, connection and education! We’ll drink, dine and delve into exhibits including “Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing”, an engaging 25,000-square-foot exhibition that chronicles the history of computing, from the abacus to the smartphone. Revolution has 19 galleries, 1,100 objects, and an array of original multimedia experiences, featuring first-hand accounts from pioneers and innovators. Explore the revolution that has changed our world.
Missed the shuttle bus? Take an Uber/Lyft and meet us there:
Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA 94043
TECH TOUR
Where should we store vaccines in the event of an epidemic? What is the likelihood of a hurricane forming? Computer experts provide the tools to answer these complex challenges, advancing science and society. At the Senior Living Innovation Summit, we’ll explore how technology helps solve some of the toughest challenges facing senior living, advancing the industry. That’s why we’ll be touring TACC, the Texas Advanced Computing Center, which designs and operates some of the most powerful computing resources in the world.
We’ll visit TACC’s Vislab, which showcases the technologies that support researchers as they turn their simulations into visually appealing, scientifically significant images. It’s a state-of-the-art facility that explores the intersection between human perception and large-scale visual analysis. In an era of rapidly accelerating AI, this tour provides a hands-on experience for understanding the technology’s capabilities.
Because it’s Austin: the best of BBQ
Did a trip to Texas really happen if you didn’t eat BBQ? We’re making this trip really real with Austin’s best, Iron Works BBQ. Started in 1978, this Austin staple is housed in a former ornamental ironwork shop, which is a registered historical site. We’ll hear the building’s history from the owner of Iron Works BBQ as we enjoy the rich flavors the restaurant has to offer. In its heyday, the ironwork company created pieces for Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Lucille Ball. Previous visitors to the restaurant include Bob Dylan and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Operator Panel
Golf Outing at Emerald Hills Golf Course
(Optional, Pre-registration required)
Ready to play the “toughest nine-hole golf course in Northern California?”
Grab your gear (or use theirs) and hit the links.
Alternatively, choose to relax at the Rosewood
Stay onsite and enjoy the beautiful scenery, relax at the refreshing pool, treat yourself to a spa service or get your daily workout in at the fitness center.
Lunch
Join us for lunch.
KEYNOTE
Opening Remarks by SafelyYou
Our CEO, George Netscher, will kick off our educational sessions with a welcome address.

George Netscher
SEO, SafelyYou
George Netscher
CEO, SafelyYou
George is CEO of SafelyYou and on leave from the computer science Ph.D. program at UC Berkeley. He works on computer vision methods to predict and facilitate care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments, which started in 2014 as his Ph.D. research and became the company SafelyYou in 2016. SafelyYou has shown an average of 40% fewer falls and 80% fewer ER visits from falls in dementia care for participating assisted living and skilled nursing communities through a better understanding of unwitnessed falls for individuals that often cannot advocate for themselves.Operator + Capital Partner Panel
Uniting Operators & Capital Partners: Embracing innovation, justifying investment, and the future of care delivery
This session explores the evolution of operators’ and capital partners’ focus on innovation, how they balance long-term versus short-term investment gains, and what they look for in the right technology partner. You’ll hear how innovation has successfully moved the industry forward and what the future of care delivery looks like—with technology playing a critical role. You’ll also come to understand the risk of waiting to adopt new solutions, including the cost of inaction.

Brandon Ribar
Sonida Senior Living
Brandon Ribar
President & CEO, Sonida Senior Living
Brandon Ribar is the president and CEO of Sonida Senior Living, one of the nation’s largest senior living providers. He’s also a member of the company’s board of directors. Prior to becoming CEO in September 2022, Brandon served as the company’s chief operating officer. In that role, he was instrumental in planning and implementing improvements to the company’s operating model as well as navigating its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also heavily involved in portfolio divestitures, a recapitalization transaction, and debt refinancing. Prior to joining Sonida Senior Living in 2019, he served as senior vice president of operations at Golden Living, where he oversaw 305 skilled nursing and assisted living centers with 20,000 employees across 21 states. Before that, he was vice president of health care investments at Fillmore Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm with more than $5 billion in assets under management. Brandon received his bachelor’s degree in operations management information systems from Santa Clara University.
Manisha Bathija
Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CIO, Doyenne Healthcare Capital
Manisha Bathija
Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CIO, Doyenne Healthcare Capital
Manisha Bathija has 24 years of experience in the real estate industry. She is a co-founder of Doyenne Healthcare Capital. Manisha leads the company’s acquisition efforts, including sourcing and originating investment opportunities, underwriting and due diligence, and transaction structuring, negotiation, and execution. She also leads the company’s disposition efforts. Prior to co-founding Doyenne Healthcare Capital, Manisha served as Senior Investment Officer for Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns a diversified portfolio of senior living communities, life science, research & innovation properties, medical office & outpatient facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare real estate in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Manisha holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Virginia Tech.
Chris Guay
Vitality Living
Chris Guay
Founder & CEO, Vitality Living
Chris Guay is founder and CEO of Vitality Living. Chris’ experience in the senior living industry has always focused on creating value and quality service for residents, their families, associates, and stakeholders. He has successfully managed start-ups, turnarounds, acquisitions, and new product development. With an eye always focused on people, Chris maintains a strong commitment to cultivating talent within the industry, ensuring increased organizational capability through engaged, passionate, and skilled teams.
Michelle Hughes
Columbia Pacific Advisors
Michelle Hughes
Managing Director, Columbia Pacific Advisors
Michele Hughes joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2017 as an Asset Manager. Ms. Hughes is responsible for performance monitoring of Senior Housing Assets across the country. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific Advisors, Ms. Hughes held numerous clinical and administrative positions at Emeritus Senior Living and Brookdale Senior Living. During her 14 years with Emeritus, she advanced from an Executive Director to the Northeast Divisional Vice President of Operations. Ms. Hughes successfully transitioned her 72 communities as well as the largest number of Emeritus Regional and Divisional staff to Brookdale Senior Living in 2014. She joined Brookdale at that time as a Regional Vice President of Operations. She’s also held various elected positions at the state and national level, including two terms as chair of the New Jersey Assisted Living Center Board and two terms as a member at large on the board of the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL).Innovative Partner Panel
Innovative Partners: Overcoming obstacles to partnership, driving adoption in senior living, and what’s to come in innovation for the industry
Senior living has been limited in its ability to adopt new technology, hindering growth. In this session, innovative partners who have found success in senior living will share what their biggest obstacles were to bringing new solutions to the industry, what drove their success, and what needs to change to create a culture of adoption, yielding new standards of excellence to carry the industry forward. You’ll hear what these leading innovators are most excited to introduce to senior living in the next few years, and the changes that will occur as a result.

George Netscher
SafelyYou
George Netscher
Founder & CEO, SafelyYou
George is founder and CEO of SafelyYou, a company he created in 2016 to support his family’s own experience with Alzheimer’s disease. SafelyYou was inspired by his research in the computer science PhD program at the UC Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, where George was focused on using new tools in AI to aid those with cognitive impairment. Today, SafelyYou supports approximately 10,000 falls per month in senior living communities across North America. Its unique combination of world-leading AI and remote clinical assistance has been proven to reduce falls by 40% and fall-related ER visits by 80%, elevating dementia care, creating safer environments for seniors, and providing greater peace of mind for families.
Dr. Jason Hazel
FOX Rehabilitation
Dr. Jason Hazel
Chief Development Officer, FOX Rehabilitation
Dr. Jason Hazel started his career with FOX in 2011 as a physical therapist and Senior Regional Director of South Carolina. He was a member of the New Territory Development Team involved with regional startups in Maryland and Virginia. In December 2015, Jason was named VP of Operations for South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia. Due to his passion for senior living, he stepped into a role as VP of Senior Living Partnerships in July of 2016, and in 2018, moved into the role of Chief Development Officer, responsible for sales and growth initiatives for the practice. Jason earned a BS in Psychology from the College of Charleston. He received his master’s degree in Rehab Sciences PT from the Medical University of South Carolina and his Transitional DPT from Temple University. Before joining FOX, Jason served on the Spinal Cord Injury team at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Amy Kaszak
Curana Health
Amy Kaszak
Executive Vice President Strategic Initiatives, Curana Health
Amy is an experienced healthcare professional with over 20 years' experience working with both payers and providers to develop innovative medical management strategies for hard-to-manage patient populations. She’s contributed to the development of 19+ MA and Special Needs Plans in over 14 states and is an original employee of one of the first national hospitalist companies in the US. An initial developer of high-risk transitional care clinics, Amy is co-author of the original "extensivist" article and program.
Erez Cohen
August Health
Erez Cohen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, August Health
Erez Cohen is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of August Health, a modern EHR platform that is purpose-built for senior living communities. He was selected for Aging Media Network’s Future Leaders Class of 2022. Prior to founding August Health, Erez was an executive at Apple, where he led a group of engineering teams. Erez was also the co-founder of Mapsense, a geospatial mapping startup that was acquired by Apple. Erez holds degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley.VC Panel
The VC View: Identifying unicorn investments, what’s next for AI and health tech, and how stakeholders can work collectively to serve residents best
Hear directly from VCs what makes an industry-changing unicorn investment standout and why they succeed, why investors are excited about senior living and what has previously prevented the industry from getting more backing, and what the future of AI and health tech looks like and what that means for investing. You’ll also gain insight into how all stakeholders can work collectively to better serve residents, driving success across the ecosystem.

Joanne Chen
Foundation Capital
Joanne Chen
General Partner, Foundation Capital
Joanne is General Partner at Foundation Capital, where she studies the impact of AI on the enterprise and invests in formation-stage AI-native B2B applications and data platforms that are the building blocks of the automated enterprise. She currently serves on the boards of Jasper, SafelyYou, Tonkean, and CaptivateIQ, among others. Prior to joining Foundation in 2014, Joanne spent many years working on Wall Street at Jefferies & Company, helping tech companies go through the IPO and M&A processes, and at Probitas Partners, advising venture firms on their own fundraising process. She was also an angel investor at Hyde Park Angels. Joanne has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Andy Cohen
World Innovation Lab
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen, Partner, World Innovation Lab
Andy brings an entrepreneur’s perspective to WiL portfolio companies through his experience as co-founder and CEO of Caring.com, where he raised three rounds of venture capital, built a profitable business and completed a successful exit. Prior to joining WiL, Andy was the SVP of Sales at Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) where he helped grow revenue from $30 million to $200 million resulting in a successful IPO. Andy held sales and marketing leadership positions at two other venture backed start-ups that went public (SFSF and PPOD) and has been an angel investor in, and go-to-market advisor for, over 20 tech start-ups. If you need help with pricing or building a sales organization, Andy is your guy. Andy holds a BA in Asian History from Stanford and an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern’s Kellogg School and lives in Los Altos, California.
Scott Collins
Ziegler Link•age
Scott Collins
President & CEO, Ziegler Link•age
Scott Collins is the CEO of Link•age and is responsible for its strategic direction and growth. Link•age is comprised of three integrated entities: Link•age Solutions, providing cost containment services to more than 600 senior living providers, Link•age Ventures, investing in companies with products, services and technologies for the aging population, and Link•age Connect, delivering market research and insight for organizations seeking to better understand the older adult demographic. Prior to joining Link•age, Scott was a vice president and senior account executive with GE Capital Commercial Asset Funding and held senior management positions in the commercial real estate as well as textile industries.
Greg Castle
Anorak Ventures
Greg Castle
Managing Partner, Anorak Ventures
Greg Castle is the managing partner of Anorak Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm focused on emerging technologies. Greg has worked closely with and invested in over 90 startups, counting five seed-stage investments now valued +$1B including Oculus, Rec Room, Anduril, Flock Safety, and Mux. His combined portfolio has gone on to raise $2.5B and has a total market capitalization of $15.2B. Anorak is currently investing out of its second $25M fund.Previously, Greg founded and was the co-CEO of the UK retail chain Pure before moving into technology as a marketing executive at Scaleform (acq. 2011), Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), and Glassdoor (acq. 2018). During that time Greg honed his ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, impactful messaging. He uses this skill and his influential network of founders, executives, and investors to add value to his portfolio companies. Greg has a degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Maryland and is a dedicated husband and father.
disruptor Panel
Technology Disruptors: Creating Change, Achieving Commercial Success
We’ll round out our series with a conversation around proven successes in innovation for senior living. We’ll discuss the difficulties of breaking into the senior living industry, the drivers for success, and what can help create change. We’ll also talk about how we can collectively support advancing technology throughout the industry, so that breakthroughs are the expectation, not the exception.
Location: Rosewood Ballroom

Carrie Shaw
Embodied Labs
Carrie Shaw
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Embodied Labs
Carrie, a medical illustrator, and health educator, has a particular interest in conveying the first-person perspective of vulnerable patient populations through virtual reality storytelling. After completing her master’s in Biomedical Visualization in 2016, she founded her company Embodied Labs, with the goal of revolutionizing the way health care providers, caregivers, and patients learn about human health.
Tom Paprocki
Direct Supply
Tom Paprocki
Director of the Innovation and Technology Center at Direct Supply
Tom works closely with startups and universities from around the world to identify and adapt technologies for the senior care market. He has vetted 3000+ startups globally and works with operators across the US to measure the impact of new technologies on business, operational, and healthcare outcomes. Prior to joining Direct Supply, he worked in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, did consulting work for CPG companies, and served in the U.S. Department of State in Russia. He earned bachelor’s degrees in Russian and History from the University of Wisconsin and his MBA from Indiana University. When not at work, he is a passionate traveler, having traversed 70+ countries – mostly by motorcycle.
Myra Norton
Arena Analytics
Myra Norton
President & CEO of Arena Analytics
Myra Norton is the President & CEO of Arena Analytics, company that helps people and organizations navigate the future of work using sophisticated AI and predictive analytics . Previously, she was the CEO of Community Analytics, an analyst at Northrop Grumman, a professor in Mathematics and Statistics at Temple University, Towson University, and the US Naval Academy, and an Administrator in the College of Science & Technology at Temple University. She serves as Immediate Past Chair on the Executive Committee of TEDCO, an organization founded to serve and expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the State of Maryland. She also chairs the BmoreSTEM Infrastructure Workgroup, working to increase student access and retention in STEM fields. Norton has been featured as a presenter, speaker and facilitator at several industry events such as the AHA Leadership Summit, ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership, SXSW, and several Modern Healthcare events. She has collaborated with researchers from Harvard University, Babson College, University of Virginia, the National Institutes of Health, University of Maryland, and the University of Chicago. Norton graduated from the University of Alabama as a Faculty Scholar, earning a BS in Math Education, and was then awarded a Future Faculty Fellowship and earned an MA in Mathematics and an MS in Statistics at Temple University.
Ashish Aggarwal
Caavo
Ashish Aggarwal
Co-founder and CEO
Ashish Aggarwal is co-founder and CEO of Caavo, an innovative Series C technology startup funded by top firms including Greylock, DCM, Sky, Hearst, Warner Media, and Lauder Partners. With more than 80 patents filed, Caavo has launched successful TV-based solutions for the mass market and senior living.
Within Senior Living, Caavo’s interactive TV-based system is the most effective way to connect senior living residents, families, and staff through video calling and a suite of interactive communication tools. Caavo’s unique ability to turn on a resident’s TV, display any message or content on the screen, and remotely control the TV from anywhere, allows staff and families to reach residents with near-perfect reliability.
Before Caavo, Ashish founded Violet 3D, building the world’s first, self-calibrating, wireless 3D surround sound system. He also oversaw an engineering team focused on developing audio and video technologies and products for Harman International’s Advanced Technology group, and he was an audio architect at PortalPlayer, working on the first-generation iPod for Apple.
Ashish holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

George Netscher
SafelyYou
George Netscher
CEO SafelyYou
George is the founder and CEO of SafelyYou. He started the company to support individuals like his mom living with Alzheimer’s disease. The company began as his research in the computer science PhD program at UC Berkeley where he focused specifically on how to use new tools in AI to support those with cognitive impairment. It became the company SafelyYou in 2016. In the years since, he has worked almost every job in the company with a primary focus on de-risking each major obstacle that could prevent SafelyYou from helping all those in need. The thing he likes the most about SafelyYou is working with a team of extremely talented people similarly motivated to make a far-reaching positive impact.
Closing Remarks
We will wrap up with a few key takeaways from the day.
Reception + Dinner
Join us for a networking reception and dinner. Location and menu to follow.
TECH TOUR
Where should we store vaccines in the event of an epidemic? What is the likelihood of a hurricane forming? Computer experts provide the tools to answer these complex challenges, advancing science and society. At the Senior Living Innovation Summit, we’ll explore how technology helps solve some of the toughest challenges facing senior living, advancing the industry. That’s why we’ll be touring TACC, the Texas Advanced Computing Center, which designs and operates some of the most powerful computing resources in the world.
We’ll visit TACC’s Vislab, which showcases the technologies that support researchers as they turn their simulations into visually appealing, scientifically significant images. It’s a state-of-the-art facility that explores the intersection between human perception and large-scale visual analysis. In an era of rapidly accelerating AI, this tour provides a hands-on experience for understanding the technology’s capabilities.
Because it’s Austin: the best of BBQ
Did a trip to Texas really happen if you didn’t eat BBQ? We’re making this trip really real with Austin’s best, Iron Works BBQ. Started in 1978, this Austin staple is housed in a former ornamental ironwork shop, which is a registered historical site. We’ll hear the building’s history from the owner of Iron Works BBQ as we enjoy the rich flavors the restaurant has to offer. In its heyday, the ironwork company created pieces for Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Lucille Ball. Previous visitors to the restaurant include Bob Dylan and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Operator Panel
Golf Outing at Emerald Hills Golf Course
(Optional, Pre-registration required)
Ready to play the “toughest nine-hole golf course in Northern California?”
Grab your gear (or use theirs) and hit the links.
Alternatively, choose to relax at the Rosewood
Stay onsite and enjoy the beautiful scenery, relax at the refreshing pool, treat yourself to a spa service or get your daily workout in at the fitness center.
Lunch
Join us for lunch.
KEYNOTE
Opening Remarks by SafelyYou
Our CEO, George Netscher, will kick off our educational sessions with a welcome address.

George Netscher
SEO, SafelyYou
George Netscher
CEO, SafelyYou
George is CEO of SafelyYou and on leave from the computer science Ph.D. program at UC Berkeley. He works on computer vision methods to predict and facilitate care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments, which started in 2014 as his Ph.D. research and became the company SafelyYou in 2016. SafelyYou has shown an average of 40% fewer falls and 80% fewer ER visits from falls in dementia care for participating assisted living and skilled nursing communities through a better understanding of unwitnessed falls for individuals that often cannot advocate for themselves.VC Panel
The VC View: Identifying unicorn investments, what’s next for AI and health tech, and how stakeholders can work collectively to serve residents best
Hear directly from VCs what makes an industry-changing unicorn investment standout and why they succeed, why investors are excited about senior living and what has previously prevented the industry from getting more backing, and what the future of AI and health tech looks like and what that means for investing. You’ll also gain insight into how all stakeholders can work collectively to better serve residents, driving success across the ecosystem.

Joanne Chen
Foundation Capital
Joanne Chen
General Partner, Foundation Capital
Joanne is General Partner at Foundation Capital, where she studies the impact of AI on the enterprise and invests in formation-stage AI-native B2B applications and data platforms that are the building blocks of the automated enterprise. She currently serves on the boards of Jasper, SafelyYou, Tonkean, and CaptivateIQ, among others. Prior to joining Foundation in 2014, Joanne spent many years working on Wall Street at Jefferies & Company, helping tech companies go through the IPO and M&A processes, and at Probitas Partners, advising venture firms on their own fundraising process. She was also an angel investor at Hyde Park Angels. Joanne has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Andy Cohen
World Innovation Lab
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen, Partner, World Innovation Lab
Andy brings an entrepreneur’s perspective to WiL portfolio companies through his experience as co-founder and CEO of Caring.com, where he raised three rounds of venture capital, built a profitable business and completed a successful exit. Prior to joining WiL, Andy was the SVP of Sales at Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) where he helped grow revenue from $30 million to $200 million resulting in a successful IPO. Andy held sales and marketing leadership positions at two other venture backed start-ups that went public (SFSF and PPOD) and has been an angel investor in, and go-to-market advisor for, over 20 tech start-ups. If you need help with pricing or building a sales organization, Andy is your guy. Andy holds a BA in Asian History from Stanford and an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern’s Kellogg School and lives in Los Altos, California.
Scott Collins
Ziegler Link•age
Scott Collins
President & CEO, Ziegler Link•age
Scott Collins is the CEO of Link•age and is responsible for its strategic direction and growth. Link•age is comprised of three integrated entities: Link•age Solutions, providing cost containment services to more than 600 senior living providers, Link•age Ventures, investing in companies with products, services and technologies for the aging population, and Link•age Connect, delivering market research and insight for organizations seeking to better understand the older adult demographic. Prior to joining Link•age, Scott was a vice president and senior account executive with GE Capital Commercial Asset Funding and held senior management positions in the commercial real estate as well as textile industries.
Greg Castle
Anorak Ventures
Greg Castle
Managing Partner, Anorak Ventures
Greg Castle is the managing partner of Anorak Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm focused on emerging technologies. Greg has worked closely with and invested in over 90 startups, counting five seed-stage investments now valued +$1B including Oculus, Rec Room, Anduril, Flock Safety, and Mux. His combined portfolio has gone on to raise $2.5B and has a total market capitalization of $15.2B. Anorak is currently investing out of its second $25M fund.Previously, Greg founded and was the co-CEO of the UK retail chain Pure before moving into technology as a marketing executive at Scaleform (acq. 2011), Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), and Glassdoor (acq. 2018). During that time Greg honed his ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, impactful messaging. He uses this skill and his influential network of founders, executives, and investors to add value to his portfolio companies. Greg has a degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Maryland and is a dedicated husband and father.
Operator + Capital Partner Panel
Uniting Operators & Capital Partners: Embracing innovation, justifying investment, and the future of care delivery
This session explores the evolution of operators’ and capital partners’ focus on innovation, how they balance long-term versus short-term investment gains, and what they look for in the right technology partner. You’ll hear how innovation has successfully moved the industry forward and what the future of care delivery looks like—with technology playing a critical role. You’ll also come to understand the risk of waiting to adopt new solutions, including the cost of inaction.

Brandon Ribar
Sonida Senior Living
Brandon Ribar
President & CEO, Sonida Senior Living
Brandon Ribar is the president and CEO of Sonida Senior Living, one of the nation’s largest senior living providers. He’s also a member of the company’s board of directors. Prior to becoming CEO in September 2022, Brandon served as the company’s chief operating officer. In that role, he was instrumental in planning and implementing improvements to the company’s operating model as well as navigating its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also heavily involved in portfolio divestitures, a recapitalization transaction, and debt refinancing. Prior to joining Sonida Senior Living in 2019, he served as senior vice president of operations at Golden Living, where he oversaw 305 skilled nursing and assisted living centers with 20,000 employees across 21 states. Before that, he was vice president of health care investments at Fillmore Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm with more than $5 billion in assets under management. Brandon received his bachelor’s degree in operations management information systems from Santa Clara University.
Manisha Bathija
Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CIO, Doyenne Healthcare Capital
Manisha Bathija
Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CIO, Doyenne Healthcare Capital
Manisha Bathija has 24 years of experience in the real estate industry. She is a co-founder of Doyenne Healthcare Capital. Manisha leads the company’s acquisition efforts, including sourcing and originating investment opportunities, underwriting and due diligence, and transaction structuring, negotiation, and execution. She also leads the company’s disposition efforts. Prior to co-founding Doyenne Healthcare Capital, Manisha served as Senior Investment Officer for Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns a diversified portfolio of senior living communities, life science, research & innovation properties, medical office & outpatient facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare real estate in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Manisha holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Virginia Tech.
Chris Guay
Vitality Living
Chris Guay
Founder & CEO, Vitality Living
Chris Guay is founder and CEO of Vitality Living. Chris’ experience in the senior living industry has always focused on creating value and quality service for residents, their families, associates, and stakeholders. He has successfully managed start-ups, turnarounds, acquisitions, and new product development. With an eye always focused on people, Chris maintains a strong commitment to cultivating talent within the industry, ensuring increased organizational capability through engaged, passionate, and skilled teams.
Michelle Hughes
Columbia Pacific Advisors
Michelle Hughes
Managing Director, Columbia Pacific Advisors
Michele Hughes joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2017 as an Asset Manager. Ms. Hughes is responsible for performance monitoring of Senior Housing Assets across the country. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific Advisors, Ms. Hughes held numerous clinical and administrative positions at Emeritus Senior Living and Brookdale Senior Living. During her 14 years with Emeritus, she advanced from an Executive Director to the Northeast Divisional Vice President of Operations. Ms. Hughes successfully transitioned her 72 communities as well as the largest number of Emeritus Regional and Divisional staff to Brookdale Senior Living in 2014. She joined Brookdale at that time as a Regional Vice President of Operations. She’s also held various elected positions at the state and national level, including two terms as chair of the New Jersey Assisted Living Center Board and two terms as a member at large on the board of the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL).Innovative Partner Panel
Innovative Partners: Overcoming obstacles to partnership, driving adoption in senior living, and what’s to come in innovation for the industry
Senior living has been limited in its ability to adopt new technology, hindering growth. In this session, innovative partners who have found success in senior living will share what their biggest obstacles were to bringing new solutions to the industry, what drove their success, and what needs to change to create a culture of adoption, yielding new standards of excellence to carry the industry forward. You’ll hear what these leading innovators are most excited to introduce to senior living in the next few years, and the changes that will occur as a result.

George Netscher
SafelyYou
George Netscher
Founder & CEO, SafelyYou
George is founder and CEO of SafelyYou, a company he created in 2016 to support his family’s own experience with Alzheimer’s disease. SafelyYou was inspired by his research in the computer science PhD program at the UC Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, where George was focused on using new tools in AI to aid those with cognitive impairment. Today, SafelyYou supports approximately 10,000 falls per month in senior living communities across North America. Its unique combination of world-leading AI and remote clinical assistance has been proven to reduce falls by 40% and fall-related ER visits by 80%, elevating dementia care, creating safer environments for seniors, and providing greater peace of mind for families.
Dr. Jason Hazel
FOX Rehabilitation
Dr. Jason Hazel
Chief Development Officer, FOX Rehabilitation
Dr. Jason Hazel started his career with FOX in 2011 as a physical therapist and Senior Regional Director of South Carolina. He was a member of the New Territory Development Team involved with regional startups in Maryland and Virginia. In December 2015, Jason was named VP of Operations for South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia. Due to his passion for senior living, he stepped into a role as VP of Senior Living Partnerships in July of 2016, and in 2018, moved into the role of Chief Development Officer, responsible for sales and growth initiatives for the practice. Jason earned a BS in Psychology from the College of Charleston. He received his master’s degree in Rehab Sciences PT from the Medical University of South Carolina and his Transitional DPT from Temple University. Before joining FOX, Jason served on the Spinal Cord Injury team at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Amy Kaszak
Curana Health
Amy Kaszak
Executive Vice President Strategic Initiatives, Curana Health
Amy is an experienced healthcare professional with over 20 years' experience working with both payers and providers to develop innovative medical management strategies for hard-to-manage patient populations. She’s contributed to the development of 19+ MA and Special Needs Plans in over 14 states and is an original employee of one of the first national hospitalist companies in the US. An initial developer of high-risk transitional care clinics, Amy is co-author of the original "extensivist" article and program.
Erez Cohen
August Health
Erez Cohen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, August Health
Erez Cohen is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of August Health, a modern EHR platform that is purpose-built for senior living communities. He was selected for Aging Media Network’s Future Leaders Class of 2022. Prior to founding August Health, Erez was an executive at Apple, where he led a group of engineering teams. Erez was also the co-founder of Mapsense, a geospatial mapping startup that was acquired by Apple. Erez holds degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley.disruptor Panel
Technology Disruptors: Creating Change, Achieving Commercial Success
We’ll round out our series with a conversation around proven successes in innovation for senior living. We’ll discuss the difficulties of breaking into the senior living industry, the drivers for success, and what can help create change. We’ll also talk about how we can collectively support advancing technology throughout the industry, so that breakthroughs are the expectation, not the exception.
Location: Rosewood Ballroom

Carrie Shaw
Embodied Labs
Carrie Shaw
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Embodied Labs
Carrie, a medical illustrator, and health educator, has a particular interest in conveying the first-person perspective of vulnerable patient populations through virtual reality storytelling. After completing her master’s in Biomedical Visualization in 2016, she founded her company Embodied Labs, with the goal of revolutionizing the way health care providers, caregivers, and patients learn about human health.
Tom Paprocki
Direct Supply
Tom Paprocki
Director of the Innovation and Technology Center at Direct Supply
Tom works closely with startups and universities from around the world to identify and adapt technologies for the senior care market. He has vetted 3000+ startups globally and works with operators across the US to measure the impact of new technologies on business, operational, and healthcare outcomes. Prior to joining Direct Supply, he worked in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, did consulting work for CPG companies, and served in the U.S. Department of State in Russia. He earned bachelor’s degrees in Russian and History from the University of Wisconsin and his MBA from Indiana University. When not at work, he is a passionate traveler, having traversed 70+ countries – mostly by motorcycle.
Myra Norton
Arena Analytics
Myra Norton
President & CEO of Arena Analytics
Myra Norton is the President & CEO of Arena Analytics, company that helps people and organizations navigate the future of work using sophisticated AI and predictive analytics . Previously, she was the CEO of Community Analytics, an analyst at Northrop Grumman, a professor in Mathematics and Statistics at Temple University, Towson University, and the US Naval Academy, and an Administrator in the College of Science & Technology at Temple University. She serves as Immediate Past Chair on the Executive Committee of TEDCO, an organization founded to serve and expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the State of Maryland. She also chairs the BmoreSTEM Infrastructure Workgroup, working to increase student access and retention in STEM fields. Norton has been featured as a presenter, speaker and facilitator at several industry events such as the AHA Leadership Summit, ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership, SXSW, and several Modern Healthcare events. She has collaborated with researchers from Harvard University, Babson College, University of Virginia, the National Institutes of Health, University of Maryland, and the University of Chicago. Norton graduated from the University of Alabama as a Faculty Scholar, earning a BS in Math Education, and was then awarded a Future Faculty Fellowship and earned an MA in Mathematics and an MS in Statistics at Temple University.
Ashish Aggarwal
Caavo
Ashish Aggarwal
Co-founder and CEO
Ashish Aggarwal is co-founder and CEO of Caavo, an innovative Series C technology startup funded by top firms including Greylock, DCM, Sky, Hearst, Warner Media, and Lauder Partners. With more than 80 patents filed, Caavo has launched successful TV-based solutions for the mass market and senior living.
Within Senior Living, Caavo’s interactive TV-based system is the most effective way to connect senior living residents, families, and staff through video calling and a suite of interactive communication tools. Caavo’s unique ability to turn on a resident’s TV, display any message or content on the screen, and remotely control the TV from anywhere, allows staff and families to reach residents with near-perfect reliability.
Before Caavo, Ashish founded Violet 3D, building the world’s first, self-calibrating, wireless 3D surround sound system. He also oversaw an engineering team focused on developing audio and video technologies and products for Harman International’s Advanced Technology group, and he was an audio architect at PortalPlayer, working on the first-generation iPod for Apple.
Ashish holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

George Netscher
SafelyYou
George Netscher
CEO SafelyYou
George is the founder and CEO of SafelyYou. He started the company to support individuals like his mom living with Alzheimer’s disease. The company began as his research in the computer science PhD program at UC Berkeley where he focused specifically on how to use new tools in AI to support those with cognitive impairment. It became the company SafelyYou in 2016. In the years since, he has worked almost every job in the company with a primary focus on de-risking each major obstacle that could prevent SafelyYou from helping all those in need. The thing he likes the most about SafelyYou is working with a team of extremely talented people similarly motivated to make a far-reaching positive impact.
Closing Remarks
We will wrap up with a few key takeaways from the day.
Reception + Dinner
Join us for a networking reception and dinner. Location and menu to follow.
Departures
There will not be any scheduled activities on this day. Farewell and safe travels home!
Wow. You knocked it out of the park… it was a fantastic experience and I hope I am invited back!
Summit destinations

Your homebase for the summit will be at this luxurious Silicon Valley retreat, which features spectacular views from private balconies, a swim club, spa and much more. It’s an urban retreat that unfolds over 16 acres near the Santa Cruz mountains.

Attendees were treated to an exclusive tour of X, Google’s idea incubator, which drives innovation by taking seemingly crazy ideas very, very seriously.

Our opening night of the summit was celebrated here, where guests were able to drink, dine, and delve into exhibits exploring how computing all began—some 2,000 years ago.

Your homebase for the summit will be at this luxurious Silicon Valley retreat, which features spectacular views from private balconies, a swim club, spa and much more. It’s an urban retreat that unfolds over 16 acres near the Santa Cruz mountains.

Arrive early enough on Monday to join us for an exclusive tour of this Silicon Valley incubator, which drives innovation breakthroughs by taking seemingly crazy ideas very seriously.

Join us Monday evening for cocktails, dinner, and more where you'll have time to explore how computing all began—some 2000 years ago. Exhibits tell the story from the abacus to the smartphone.

On Tuesday morning you have the option to challenge yourself to the “toughest nine-hole golf course in Northern California.” Emerald Hills boasts that most shots will be uphill or downhill and golfers should choose their clubs wisely.
Summit Sponsors
SafelyYou would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors. Without their support, the summit, its opportunities, and the future successes first developed by the leaders who gathered with us would not be possible.



Create transformative change in senior care
Transformation doesn’t come from just one of us, it comes from all of us. It takes a collective effort. It takes a collaborative spirit. Now, it’s time to unlock our collective potential to transform senior care, building a better future for seniors and a better way forward for the industry. It starts with the Senior Care Innovation Exchange. Become a member now to share perspectives and take action together, overcoming both common and complex challenges in senior care with new, innovative solutions.