Public event scheduled for Wednesday, September 4
The Rapides Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Symposium will focus on “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare” and features David Pogue, an Emmy-winning “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent and “NOVA” host.
The public event will be Wednesday, September 4, at the Holiday Inn Downtown Alexandria and consists of a dinner, keynote address and Grantee Showcase, an open house highlighting The Rapides Foundation’s current grant recipients as they display their work toward the Foundation’s mission of improving the health status of Central Louisiana.
The evening’s schedule:
- Grantee Showcase – 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dinner and 30th Anniversary Celebration – 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Keynote Speaker David Pogue – 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Foundation presents the Symposium each year as a way of providing information on a topic of importance for the Central Louisiana community while also recognizing the creation of The Rapides Foundation on September 1, 1994. To highlight the Foundation’s dual role as a hospital owner and a health grantmaker, this year’s focus explores the role of AI on the healthcare landscape.
The go-to expert on disruptive tech and science in a fast-changing world, David Pogue is a New York Times bestselling author, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, NOVA host on PBS and New York Times contributor. Whether he’s covering Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, the future of technology in healthcare or a post-robot world, Pogue is a master communicator who brings even the most non-technical audiences up to speed. His highly entertaining keynotes prove that science and technology blend brilliantly with storytelling and humor.
David provides invaluable insights on how technology impacts our work, businesses, health, society and connections with each other — now and into the future. He has been at the forefront of new and emerging tech trends for decades, writing a weekly tech column for the New York Times and a monthly column for Scientific American. His work on CBS Sunday Morning has won him seven Emmy awards.
With broad appeal to general, business, healthcare and tech audiences alike, guests leave as informed as they are entertained, with an enlightened perspective of the state of science and technology today – and how it’s shaping everyone’s tomorrow.
Please let us know if you can attend this incredible event so we will have an accurate headcount for dinner. Follow the link to reserve your spot: https://form.jotform.com/241825045269156
For more information, www.rapidesfoundation.org/symposium.
The Rapides Foundation focuses its works in three strategic areas: Healthy People, to improve access to healthcare and to promote healthy behaviors; Education, to increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to improved economic, social and health status; and Healthy Communities, to improve economic opportunity and family income; and enhance civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations.
On September 1, 1994, a joint venture partnership between Rapides Regional Medical Center and HCA created a $140 million endowment to establish The Rapides Foundation. The partnership extended the hospital’s ability to provide quality healthcare in a changing environment and created a wellspring of resources dedicated to improving the health of Central Louisiana residents. The Foundation continues its dual role as part owner of Rapides Regional Medical Center and as a leading health grantmaker in the region.
Since the Foundation’s creation in 1994, it has awarded more than $261 million in grants. The Rapides Foundation serves a nine-parish area in Central Louisiana consisting of Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
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