Protecting Patients, Protecting Trust: Managing High-Stakes Safety and Reputation Risk

Partner Ashley Lynam will moderate the panel discussion Protecting Patients, Protecting Trust: Managing High-Stakes Safety and Reputation Risk at the Premier Executive Forum at Breakthroughs 2026.

Ashley will be joined by panelists Karen Chilton, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at WakeMed; Emily Gerkin Guerrant, Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at Michigan State University; and Jason Stopyra, MD, Enterprise Senior Vice President, Public Safety at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

Premier’s invitation-only Executive Forum convenes health system leaders to explore challenges and priorities shaping the future of healthcare.