SHaping women’s Experiences

In Healthcare spaces

This panel brings together Nashville’s rich history of healthcare business transformation, the best in current women’s health experience design, and cross-discipline design opportunities for future improvement.

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PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERIOR DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY

Day one

MONDAY, oct 28

Morning Session, 8:30 am - 10:00am
Valtruis
333 11th Avenue South, #300
Nashville, TN 37203

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As a co-founder of Nashville Design Week, Julia Sweitzer helped to build Nashville Design Week and its community from the ground up. She currently serves as Board Chair of the volunteer-run organization. By day, she runs online publication Chartreuse Muse and works as a Strategist at Elevated Outcomes, a strategy advisory firm for creative small businesses.
In the last 20 months, Rachael Kim has produced over 16 events through the Femtech Salon, a successful national event series amplifying diverse femtech founders by catalyzing the ecosystem to get from 0 to 1. She has sparked ecosystem building in LA ATL, AUS, and NYC with notable partners and collaborators such asTechstars, Orrick, JPMC, BCGX, iHeartMedia Ventures, Wefunder, LA Times, Crunchbase, BioscienceLA, Coyote Ventures, Hawke Media, and Dutch Consulate.

contributors:

Brynn Plummer is Vice President and Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at AllianceBernstein. Brynn has worked in diversity, equity, inclusion and community engagement for more than a decade, and is proud to have called Nashville home since 2011.
Dr. Veronica Mallett is a dynamic healthcare leader serving currently as the Chief Administrative Officer for the More in Common Alliance, a partnership of the Morehouse School of Medicine and Common Spirit Health. Previously in her illustrious career, served as President and CEO of Meharry Medical College Ventures (MMCV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Meharry Medical College, and as the Executive Director for the Center for Women’s Health Research at Meharry.
Alana leads a team of design professionals at Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) with extensive experience creating healthy, healing environments for healthcare clients, such as Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and HCA Healthcare. She is committed to the success of her clients and as an evidence-based design accredited professional, she strives to envision the “healthcare of the future,” while remaining committed to creating designs that help promote wellness, patient-centered care, and operational efficiencies.
Dr. Donna J. Crowe has been a practicing physician in Nashville for the past 27 years and has worked to create a design-forward, yet patient-centric, vibe at her Women Obstetrics & Gynecology offices. An emphasis on comfortable and comforting spaces is a centerpiece of her design aesthetic.
Miller Morris, M.A., M.P.H. is a women’s health researcher turned social entrepreneur. While her reproductive health work has taken her everywhere from Limpopo, South Africa to the WHO in Geneva, Switzerland, she is now the Founder and CEO of Comma (Techstars 2023): an integrated period care company revolutionizing women’s health by bringing security, sustainability, and clinical science to menstruation.

Nashville stands at the forefront of a transformative movement in women’s healthcare. Home to a world-class healthcare industry and profound economic influence, the city has a unique responsibility to lead this change. In a state where women’s healthcare has been a complex and often contentious issue, Nashville’s designers have the power to redefine the experience. To achieve this, we must unite designers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders in a shared mission to enhance the well-being of women everywhere.

This panel will discuss a range of topics—from the experience of the physical healthcare space to how data and AI can change the design of healthcare interactions.