Reimagining the Future of Healthcare Associations: Building Agile and Responsive Governance Systems
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- Categories:
- Futures Research | Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Faculty:
- Nikki Golden, CAE | Paul Pomerantz
- Duration:
- 1 hour
Tags: Healthcare Webinars 2025
Description
As healthcare associations face disruption and shifting stakeholder expectations, traditional governance structures are being tested. A conversation with Paul Pomerantz will focus on transforming governance to support strategic agility, rapid decision-making, and adaptability in an uncertain environment.
Participants will gain insight into how associations can create governance systems that align with mission-driven priorities, empower leadership to act quickly, and support continuous learning and innovation. This session highlights the importance of flexibility, inclusivity, and evidence-based decision-making in sustaining relevance and impact.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the principles of agile governance and how they enable faster, more strategic responses to change.
2. Evaluate governance models to identify barriers to adaptability and opportunities for modernization.
3. Develop approaches to board engagement and leadership that foster collaboration, informed decision-making, and long-term organizational resilience.
Handouts
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Faculty
Nikki Golden, CAE Related Seminars and Products
Managing Director
Association Laboratory
Nikki Golden, CAE, is a strategist with Association Laboratory, which helps associations make strategic business decisions—on everything from membership to strategic planning to educational programming/certification—using state-of-the-art research. Previous to this position, she was the executive director of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.
Nikki has been recognized for her work in the association world, making the inaugural list of Association Forum of Chicagoland/USAE Forty Under 40 list. Nikki is an active member of Association Forum of Chicagoland, where she has served on the Editorial Working Group and Content Planning Committee, chaired the CAE Working Group and Membership SIG. She also frequently facilitates for the Association Forum’s CAE Study Course and its Association 101 program, has presented at Forum Forward and has been a contributor to FORUM magazine.
Nikki built her association career working in both marketing and membership, with the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and the National Roofing Contractors Association.
Paul Pomerantz Related Seminars and Products
CEO
Pomerantz Consulting
Paul Pomerantz is the chief executive officer (CEO) at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In this role, Pomerantz is responsible for executing the many programs of ASA as directed by its Board of Directors. Previously, he served as CEO of the Drug Information Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Society of Interventional Radiology, and Clinical Laboratory Management Association. He also held executive roles at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University), both in Philadelphia.
Pomerantz is active in health care and professional leadership. He is the past chair of the Association Forum and is the founder and past co-chair of its Healthcare Collaborative. In recent years, he served as chair of the Center for Association Leadership (American Society of Association Executives Foundation) and treasurer of the National Health Council. Pomerantz is currently the treasurer for the Council of Medical Specialty Societies. He also served as chair of ASAE Business Services, Inc., and was chair of the ASAE Power of A Committee.
Pomerantz is a frequent speaker and writer on various topics including association and healthcare leadership, governance, and strategy. He holds a Master of Business Administration, specializing in health administration, from Temple University, Philadelphia, and is a fellow of both the American College of Healthcare Executives and ASAE.