Funding & Fintech Sessions at the Wharton DC Innovation Summit

• These sessions alone are excellent reasons for you to attend the Summit, with a major focus on these technologies that are dramatically transforming our lives and careers:

  • Startup Showcase

  • Revenue Cycle Management in Healthcare

  • State of Funding

• Startup Showcase

  • •    Executives from forward-thinking startups in varied industries will present their concepts, business models and projected revenues to a panel of experienced potential investors, mentors and collaborators.
    •    Obtain insights about how venture capitalists are evaluating early-stage businesses in the current economic climate.
    •    You will have the opportunity to ask questions to both the pitching companies and panelists.
    •    Connect with and learn from industry leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers who are helping shape the future of business and productivity in the Washington, DC metro area.

• Revenue Cycle Management in Healthcare  

  • This panel brings together seasoned experts in revenue cycle management (RCM) to share the best practices shaping today’s most efficient, financially resilient healthcare organizations. With reimbursement pressures rising and administrative complexity increasing, these leaders will break down what truly moves the needle — from front end patient access to back end claims optimization — and how high performing teams are modernizing the revenue cycle without disrupting care delivery.

  • Topics covered include:
    •         Proven best practices — strategies that consistently reduce denials, improve clean claim rates, and strengthen revenue integrity.
    •   Technology that works — real world insights on automation, AI assisted coding, analytics, and interoperability that actually improve outcomes.
    •        Patient-centered financial workflows — approaches that enhance transparency, streamline communication, and support a better financial experience.
    •        Operational excellence — how leading organizations align clinical, administrative, and financial teams to create a seamless, efficient revenue cycle.
    Attendees will walk away with practical, field tested guidance from experts who have built and refined successful RCM programs. This session is ideal for healthcare executives, finance leaders, RCM professionals, and innovators looking to strengthen financial performance while improving the patient experience.

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  • State of Funding
    As the global economic landscape undergoes rapid transformation, our Summit panel will explore the dynamic forces shaping the current state of funding.
     
    With AI emerging as a dominant driver of momentum and over half of venture investment in 2025 flowing into AI-powered companies - and many billions of capex continuing to be invested in 2026 - the conversation will examine how digital infrastructure, automation, and transformative technologies are redefining opportunities and risks for investors.
     
    Panelists will discuss:
    •    The recovery from recent market downturns
    •    The impact of shifting valuations
    •    The influx of capital into sectors like AI, life sciences, aerospace, national defense, clean energy, robotics, autonomous vehicles, quantum and fintech
    •    The challenges posed by high interest rates, regulatory shifts, and global competition.

  • Non-dilutive funding options
     
    Attendees will gain insights into:
    •    How innovation is fueling growth
    •    Where capital is flowing
    •    Best practices for pitch decks
    •    What strategies are essential for navigating an increasingly complex and opportunity-rich investment environment in 2027 and beyond.

  • Sources of funding, and pros and cons of each

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