Michael Karl is a Corporate Speaker and Mentalist for Fortune 500 companies. These companies include MARS, Indeed, AT&T, Hilton, Priceline, Cablevision NBA and many more. He appeared on several media channels for demonstrations such as predicting headlines, duplicating drawings, and reading the minds of his audiences. The American Marketing Association (AMA) referred to Michael as “a modern day Sherlock Holmes.” Indeed.com has stated that, “having the opportunity to work with Michael Karl has been an eye opening and amazing experience.” Michael started out doing magic when he was just 6 years old and began performing professionally at age 14. He was soon more interested in the psychology behind the magic. Michael was intrigued by human behavior and wanted to know why people do what they do and how to influence others. This led him to develop skills to become a psychological illusionist or Mentalist.

As CEO of Surgical Directions, Jeff has led the operational, clinical and financial improvement of over 300 hospitals across the country. Jeff is an experienced healthcare business strategist with more than 25 years of experience collaborating with physicians and hospital executives. Leading teams of specialists, Jeff has established a consistent track record of enhancing healthcare service delivery through the optimization of workforce, strategy, performance and the supply chain.

Jeff is an expert in addressing the operational, financial and political issues within hospital systems – from rural community hospitals to quaternary academic medical centers. He has worked with hundreds of surgical and procedural departments, and he understands the complexities and importance of these services to an organization’s financial performance and reputation. Jeff is a national speaker, and he has published numerous articles on anesthesia support and negotiations, OR operations, perioperative benchmarks, block scheduling, physician & hospital relations and hospital organizational issues. He is a leader in healthcare consulting, sought out by healthcare organizations looking to transform services delivery, improve patient outcomes, control costs and ultimately achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in their markets.

Mr. Peters holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Drake University.

Judy Pins, MBA, BSN, RN, is President, Pfiedler Education, a healthcare education company whose mission is to support nurses, physician, and allied health professionals with accredited education regarding ongoing advancement in healthcare technology. Pfiedler, based in Denver, is a for-profit subsidiary of AORN.

Previously, Judy was Vice President/General Manager–Consulting Division for Cardinal Health, where she was responsible for sales, marketing, HR, finance, legal, and the development of 300 consultants. She also served as Vice President of Innovation and Marketing. In this role she coached and led cross-functional teams working on new products and services to bring to market. She has a BSN from the University of Dubuque and an MBA from Lake Forest School of Management.

David Wyatt is associate operating officer for perioperative services and associate nursing officer for the surgery patient care center at Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Vanderbilt Medical Group in Nashville, TN.  He is responsible for operational management and clinical leadership for the inpatient and ambulatory adult surgical division; this includes the perioperative enterprise, inpatient surgical and critical care units as well as surgical clinics. David is involved in strategic development and physician relations for the surgery service lines including community outreach through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliate Network.  David served on the AORN National Board of Directors from 2008-2012