Mirko Prezioso
CEO
Mentium Technologies
Mirko Prezioso has a M. Sc. in condensed matter physics from the University of Parma, Italy, where he also earned his PhD in advanced materials science and technology, in 2008. He then worked on spintronics, memory effects and memristor, bringing him, in 2013 to the University of California, Santa Barbara. Here he worked on devices and algorithms for neuromorphic computation. He is the lead author of the first demonstration of in-memory computing based on integrated memristive devices. In 2017 Dr. Prezioso became the co-founder and CEO of Mentium Technologies and has led the company since then.
Baskar Sridharan
Vice President, AI/ML Services & Infrastructure
AWS
Baskar Sridharan is the Vice President for AI/ML and Data Services & Infrastructure at AWS, where he oversees the strategic direction and development of key services, including Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and essential data platforms like Amazon EMR, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue.
Prior to his current role, Baskar spent nearly six years at Google, where he contributed to advancements in cloud computing infrastructure. Before that, he dedicated 16 years to Microsoft, playing a pivotal role in the development of Azure Data Lake and Cosmos, which have significantly influenced the landscape of cloud storage and data management.
Baskar earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University and has since spent over two decades at the forefront of the tech industry.
He has lived in Seattle for over 20 years, where he, his wife, and two children embrace the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and its many outdoor activities. In his free time, Baskar enjoys practicing music and playing cricket and baseball with his kids.
Baskar Sridharan
Vice President, AI/ML Services & Infrastructure
AWS
Baskar Sridharan is the Vice President for AI/ML and Data Services & Infrastructure at AWS, where he oversees the strategic direction and development of key services, including Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and essential data platforms like Amazon EMR, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue.
Prior to his current role, Baskar spent nearly six years at Google, where he contributed to advancements in cloud computing infrastructure. Before that, he dedicated 16 years to Microsoft, playing a pivotal role in the development of Azure Data Lake and Cosmos, which have significantly influenced the landscape of cloud storage and data management.
Baskar earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University and has since spent over two decades at the forefront of the tech industry.
He has lived in Seattle for over 20 years, where he, his wife, and two children embrace the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and its many outdoor activities. In his free time, Baskar enjoys practicing music and playing cricket and baseball with his kids.
Baskar Sridharan
Vice President, AI/ML Services & Infrastructure
AWS
Baskar Sridharan is the Vice President for AI/ML and Data Services & Infrastructure at AWS, where he oversees the strategic direction and development of key services, including Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and essential data platforms like Amazon EMR, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue.
Prior to his current role, Baskar spent nearly six years at Google, where he contributed to advancements in cloud computing infrastructure. Before that, he dedicated 16 years to Microsoft, playing a pivotal role in the development of Azure Data Lake and Cosmos, which have significantly influenced the landscape of cloud storage and data management.
Baskar earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University and has since spent over two decades at the forefront of the tech industry.
He has lived in Seattle for over 20 years, where he, his wife, and two children embrace the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and its many outdoor activities. In his free time, Baskar enjoys practicing music and playing cricket and baseball with his kids.
Renee Wegryzn
Inaugural Director
ARPA-H
Jenica Patterson
Director
ARPA-H
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Karen Weintraub
Executive Vice President
HEALTHCARE FRAUD SHIELD
With 25 years of data and 20 years of healthcare experience, Ms. Weintraub is currently responsible for the design and development of the company’s healthcare fraud detection software products and services. She provides subject matter expertise on system design and workflow, business rule development, data mining and fraud outlier algorithms as well as SIU policies and procedures. Prior to joining Healthcare Fraud Shield, managed SIUs on various healthcare investigations for all commercial, Medicaid and Medicare business and claims of fraudulent activity. Ms. Weintraub received a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware and an MA in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. Ms. Weintraub is a Certified Professional Coder for Payers (CPC-P), a Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) from the American Academy of Professional Coders, a Certified Dental Coder (CDC) from the American Dental Association, and the founder of the Hamilton, NJ AAPC chapter. She is also an Accredited Healthcare Fraud Investigator (AHFI) from the National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA). Ms. Weintraub Taught CPT Coding, Fraud & Audits, and Medical Billing, Laws and Ethics and the local community college.
Healthcare Fraud Shield
Website: www.hcfraudshield.com
Healthcare Fraud Shield (HCFS) is a leading provider of fraud, waste, abuse, and error (FWAE) detection and payment integrity solutions for healthcare payers nationwide. Our platform stops improper claims before payment and detects issues after payment using advanced analytics, AI, and shared intelligence from a broad client network. With over 14 years of exclusive focus on FWAE and payment integrity, HCFS was built by industry experts to deliver measurable results. Clients typically achieve an average up to 10:1, and higher when leveraging HCFS Services.
Why HCFS:
- Enterprise-wide SaaS solution – Used by health plan teams across SIU/FWA, Payment Integrity, Risk, UM, Claims, Legal, Operations, and Finance
- 2,100+ FWAE rules – The largest FWAE rule library in the industry
- AI + Human-in-the-Loop – 11 AI models (FWA360Leads, AIShield, RecordPlus), all expert-validated
- Shared Analytics – Insights from 95M+ members across plans to uncover new, high-value cases beyond internal data
- 85+ external data sources – Enrich claims data for more precise detection
- Trusted by 70+ clients, including 7 of the 10 top commercial payers and 3 of the 5 of the top national payers
Joshua Preuss
Special Agent at U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Inspector General