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Our 2027 SPEAKERS
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WEDNESDAY'S THEME  
Equity, Access, and Clinical Care: What Roles Can AI and Social Media Play?

 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Saved by Humans, Building with AI:
A Survivor’s Mission for Every Mother and Child

with Tony Ma

When AI is enough —
and when only humans will do.

PLENARY:

Digital Screening & AI-Assisted Care for Perinatal Mood Disorders
in Rural and Underserved Communities

with Jenna Z. Berendzen
DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C

PLENARY:

AI-Assisted POCUS/Echocardiography to Advance Neonatal Care: Improving Access for Low-to-Middle-Income Countries

with Komal Mushtaq, MD

PLENARY:

An AI-Powered Feeding Safety Tool:
From Clinical Frustration to Family-Centered Innovation

with Caroline Martinez, MD

PLENARY:

Applying AI to the Perinatal Mental Health Treatment Cascade

with Karlene Cunningham, PhD

PLENARY:

Predictive Biopsychosocial Framework
for Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress

with Stephanie Vaughan, MPS, CAPM®
and Heather Tanner 

PLENARY:

Physicians and Social Media:
Improving Access to High-Quality Information

with Ukachi Emeruwa, MD, MPH

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THURSDAY'S THEME  
Intelligence Amplified: Maintaining Human Connection in a Digital Age

PLENARY:

Human Attachment as Neuroprotection:
A Counterpoint in the AI vs. Intelligence-Amplified Conversation

with Umber Darilek, PhD, RN

PLENARY:

Trauma-Informed Grief and Gratitude in the NICU:
AI Cannot Understand Empathy

with Jessi Barnes, MSN, RN
and Mia Malcolm

BREAK-OUT:

Family Perception of NICU OpenNotes

with Katherine R. McCallie, MD
and Malathi Balasundaram, MD

BREAK-OUT:

AI and the Early Childhood Field:
Enhancing Education, Communication & Inclusivity

with Julie Ellen LeMoine, PhD

BREAK-OUT:

AI Can't Hold the Baby:
Preserving Human Connection in Perinatal Mental Health Care

with Heather Lopez, LCSW

BREAK-OUT:

Closing the 'Care Cliff' Between NICU Discharge and Home

with David Groll

PLENARY:

Bridging Evidence and the Heart of Caregiving
in Family-Centered NICU Care

with Louisa Ferrara-Gonzalez
PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT, CLC, NTMCT

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FRIDAY'S THEME  
Trust, Governance, and Partnerships: Building Sustainable Ecosystems

PLENARY:

Legal & Regulatory Guardrails for AI in Perinatal Care

with Cody Miller, Esq., MD

PLENARY:

Rural Maternal Care:
Technology-Enabled Partnerships Between Tertiary and Rural Hospitals

with Julia Resnick, American Hospital Association

PLENARY:

Maternal-Fetal Attachment in an Age of AI Monitoring

with Carson Peters, PhD, MPH

PLENARY:

Reigniting the Heart of Healthcare

with Weston Brandon, Parent Advocate

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