by Anne Tate
For the Executive War College
Dr. Cory A. Roberts,
Sonic Healthcare USA
Session:
The New Age of Growth in the Diagnostic and Pathology Market: Strategic Considerations for Mergers, Acquisitions, Organic Growth, Global Partnerships and Emerging Technologies
The laboratory landscape is becoming increasingly complex as organizations contend with regulatory uncertainty, rapid technological innovation, and accelerating consolidation across both domestic and global healthcare ecosystems. At the same time, laboratory executives are expected to deliver sustainable growth while preserving quality, operational resilience, and patient-centered care.
As Dr. Cory A. Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Healthcare, observes, “We are at a pivotal point. The market is shifting, and laboratories must right-size their growth strategies for the future balancing financial performance with clinical excellence and patient outcomes.”
Join Dr. Roberts at the 31st Executive War College 2026 as he examines during a general session the strategic, financial, and governance decisions required to navigate today’s volatile healthcare and regulatory environment. Drawing on extensive global leadership experience, this session will provide a disciplined framework for evaluating growth opportunities, aligning stakeholders, and executing with accountability across diverse markets.
Participants will leave this session prepared to:
- Establish an enterprise-wide growth vision and decision framework aligned with corporate strategy, regulatory dynamics, and evolving domestic and global market conditions.
- Make informed, strategic decisions on growth investments, including M&A, partnerships, technology platforms, and service expansion based on organizational fit, risk, return, and geographic considerations.
- Govern growth execution by aligning executive, clinical, and operational stakeholders across organizations and regions, while holding internal teams and external partners accountable for outcomes.
- Evaluate growth performance using market intelligence and financial rigor, incorporating global market data, pro forma modeling, and post-implementation review to drive disciplined, sustainable value creation.
This is an essential session for laboratory leaders and executives, led by a respected laboratory thought leader and industry expert. Attendees will gain performance-oriented guidance to refine growth priorities, strengthen governance, and position their organizations for long-term, future-ready success.
The Ultimate Event for Helping Solve Your Diagnostics, Clinical Lab and Pathology Management Challenges
Executive War College is the world’s largest event focused exclusively on the management of medical laboratories. In 2025, more than 1,100 lab executives and pathologists attended this high-energy event to learn, connect, and collaborate. The Executive War College (EWC) is the greatest goldmine of easy to implement, practical solutions for the modern clinical laboratory.
The healthcare landscape is always changing so it’s critical to stay informed. If you’ve attended Executive War College in the past, you know how valuable the experience is to your business, and if you haven’t attended, we welcome you to join hundreds of your peers at the best and the largest Clinical Lab management event of the year!
