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.

Stefanie Davidson, Laboratory Director at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Alaska, will present at the 31st Executive War College 2026, sharing a proven approach to breaking the laboratory technologist traveler cycle without relying on temporary or contract staffing.
Through use of cost data, strong leadership practices, and a deliberate grow-your-own workforce strategy, Stefanie has successfully maintained full laboratory staffing while reducing dependence on external personnel. As she explains, her success reflects “the combination of data-driven decision-making, leadership engagement, and intentional workforce development.”

Kevin Schap, Director of Clinical Informatics Initiatives at the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and Dr. Rajendra Singh, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will present at Executive War College 2026, highlighting the CAP AI Studio, an immersive, hands-on AI evaluation environment designed to help pathologists rigorously assess emerging technologies within real-world digital pathology workflows.

Executive War College 2026, April 28-29, 2026 at the New Orleans Hyatt, welcomes
Todd Stabelfeldt, Founder and CEO of C4 Solutions, a recognized authority in computing technology and data management for clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories and hospital environments. Todd brings decades of experience helping laboratories manage, secure, and validate complex digital records across the full data lifecycle. As an industry leader in laboratory data environments, he also offers a personal perspective. As a quadriplegic, Todd has leveraged technology not only to advance laboratory operations, but to overcome physical limitations and drive innovation.

At Executive War College 2026, join Debbie Windsor, Vice President, Payer Contracting and Market Access, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, and Clarisa Blattner, Senior Director, Revenue and Payor Optimization, XiFin, for a session introducing the Payor Rate Transparency Monitor (PRTM). A nationwide database of in-network reimbursement data from the largest commercial payors that enables laboratories to benchmark contracts, assess competitive positioning, and support strategic market access decisions with transparent, defensible data

Jonathan Burgart, Director of U.S. Marketing at Abbott Core Diagnostics, will present at Executive War College 2026, addressing hospital executives and laboratory leaders on how to leverage laboratory operations as a strategic driver of enterprise-wide financial performance.

Drawing on real-world data and proven strategic frameworks, Jonathan will demonstrate how laboratories can move beyond a traditional cost-center mindset and play a measurable role in improving operating margin and net income. As Jonathan notes, “The laboratory has the potential to reframe its role in the healthcare system by focusing on the financial drivers that transform labs from cost centers into profit centers.”