AI: Inception and Growth

Explore the evolution of artificial intelligence from foundational concepts to transformative technologies shaping every industry today. This session sets the stage with a clear, strategic understanding of AI’s trajectory—and why executive fluency is now mission-critical.

Key Takeaways:
Milestones in AI development
Ethical and operational implications for leaders
How to stay ahead of disruption

Building Your AI-First Culture

Adopting AI isn’t just a technical move—it’s a cultural shift. Learn how to design and lead an AI-first organization where innovation, adaptability, and cross-functional alignment thrive.

Key Takeaways:
What defines an AI-first culture
Frameworks to assess organizational readiness
Tactics to align leadership, teams, and processes

Your Executive AI Toolkit

Arm yourself with practical tools to lead confidently in an AI-driven world. This hands-on session provides decision-making frameworks, adoption models, and internal communication strategies tailored to senior leadership.

Key Takeaways:
Executive readiness checklist
Models for strategic AI adoption
Talking points for boardrooms, teams, and stakeholders

Ankur Gupta: Guiding Leaders to an AI-First Future

With two decades of experience and strong foundations from IIT and Duke, Ankur is known for making complex technology simple and actionable. He's developed unique approaches, working directly with YPO leaders and top company executives to help them embed an AI-first mindset across their entire operations. This goes beyond just using tools; it's about fundamentally shifting how they think, make decisions, and drive innovation.

Ankur Gupta is more than an AI expert; he's a strategic partner who helps leaders truly integrate AI into their core business. Having navigated and led through the Big Data revolution, he now stands at the forefront of AI, empowering executives and organizations to not just adapt, but to lead with artificial intelligence.

Ankur Gupta is focused on helping today's leaders reimagine what's possible with AI. He champions a future where AI isn't just a tool, but an essential intelligence that enhances human leadership, ensuring businesses are ready to define the future.

Dr. Greg White: CEO and President, Pepperpointe Partnerships

Dr. Greg White is one of the founding partners of White, Greer and Maggard Orthodontics, formed in 1991 and currently part of one of the largest, privately-owned pediatric and orthodontic Group Practices in the country. He has been actively practicing orthodontics for more than 25 years. Dr. White values building meaningful and lasting relationships, has a high propensity for action, a commitment to service, and an entrepreneurial spirit. He co-founded the company that invented, produced, and sold what is still the world’s top-selling custom breast prosthesis for post-mastectomy breast cancer survivors. He has also owned multiple restaurant concepts for more than 20 years. He is proving to be a visionary in the dental industry, specifically in his specialty, with a deep understanding of the market and the ever-increasing consumer demands. Dr. White serves as the president and CEO of PepperPointe Partnerships.

Dr Aman Kaur: Founder and CEO Women in DSO

Dr. Aman Kaur is the Founder and President of Women in DSO. A trained dentist with extensive financial and business experience, Dr. Kaur has been very involved in the growth of DSO industry for over a decade. Dr. Kaur primarily works with the Private Equity groups as an operating member and consultant for their DSO portfolios. Dr. Kaur has worked with multiple DSOs over her career in various executive roles and is very involved with Dental Technology companies, DSOs, Not for profit and state Dental Associations developing strategic business solutions along with helping emerging dental organizations to build development and growth strategies. Dr. Kaur is also a General Partner in RISE Health VC, one of its kind VC fund focused on investing in oral health companies focused on women lead and empowered companies along with her involvement with the various Dental Service Organizations.

Respected as a credible voice in the industry for her leadership, business decision-making, finding strategic solutions and building partnerships and alliances Dr. Kaur is constantly shaping the industry.

Wardah Inam MIT EECS PhD: Co-Founder and CEO, Overjet

I am the co-founder and CEO of Overjet. At Overjet we are building technology to make dental care affordable and convenient for everyon. Prior to this, I was the Lead Product Manager at Q bio, focused on simulation and quantification of the human physiology. I did a postdoc at MIT CSAIL focused on Emerald – a machine learning based device which uses wireless signals for remote monitoring of vital signs and tracking of physical movement. I received my PhD from MIT focused on autonomous microgrids, Over the course of my PhD, I did two internships at GE and Apple. I co-founded a startup, uLink, to build technology that lowers the cost of electricity access. uLink's AI driven electronics and analytics platform enabled energy companies to provide lowest cost electricity by forming plug & play microgrids. uLink was recognized by National Geographic as one of tech breakthroughs that could help power the world.

Brian Colao: Director, Dykema DSO Industry Group

Brian has practiced as an attorney for more than 25 years, focusing on a broad range of healthcare regulatory matters, healthcare M&A matters, and business and commercial litigation. However, it is Brian’s work with the dental industry where he has made the most significant impact. As the leader of Dykema’s DSO industry group, Brian and the team leads the industry in dental and medical transactions.

Brian became involved in the DSO industry over 20 years ago when he represented a group of 90 orthodontists in litigation with OrthAlliance, Inc. and Orthodontic Centers of America, handling cases of first impression which involved the corporate practice of dentistry and fee-splitting in 18 states.

This and other prominent outcomes resulted in legal opinions that defined and established law in this area, helped define the law on the legality of the DSO model, and has set the standard for compliance and DSO due diligence.

Rahma Samow: Chief Executive Officer, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers

Rahma Samow, a seasoned executive in the dental industry, has been named chief executive officer of ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers®, a TAG company.

Rahma is a proven transformative leader with a history of driving growth and operational execution. She comes to ClearChoice with nearly 20 years experience in medtech, digital health, clinical and implant dentistry and has deep knowledge in distributed healthcare environments. Samow was most recently executive vice president at Straumann Group where she managed its fast-growing global dental service organization business unit. Samow partnered closely with ClearChoice as the business was her largest customer. Prior to Straumann, she held a series of senior executive roles at Siemens Healthineers.

Amy Mendoza MBA: VP Marketing, Vyne Corp

Amy Mendoza, MBA, named to Becker's Healthcare “100 Women in Health IT to Know”, is a visionary marketing leader with over 20 years of experience building brands, scaling businesses, and driving exponential growth for Fortune 500, Inc. 5000, and high-growth startups. As VP of Marketing at Vyne Dental, she leads go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and data-driven growth initiatives, helping establish Vyne as a 2024 Digital Health Hub Award Quarterfinalist for Dental Innovation.

In 2025, Amy and her team were honored with the Merit Award for Marketing and Communications in the Change Communications category, recognizing her leadership during the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident—delivering clear, confident, and compassionate communication in a time of crisis.

Previously, Amy spearheaded a leading dental marketing agency, driving success for 500+ practices & DSOs nationwide, crafting high-impact strategies for practice growth, omnichannel marketing, and corporate communications. She is a founding board member of Women in DSO®, a nonprofit championing women’s leadership in the dental industry. A recognized growth strategist, Amy has delivered double-digit revenue growth in competitive markets, navigated brand transformations, and launched high-performing marketing campaigns across digital, social, content, and experiential channels. She has successfully scaled marketing for dental service organizations, healthcare SaaS brands, and private equity-backed companies—even steering year-over-year growth during the pandemic.

Beyond the boardroom, Amy is a sought-after speaker and mentor, presenting at the American Dental Association's SmileCon, Empower and Grow, and other industry events to share insights on branding, strategic marketing, and leadership. She also mentors emerging professionals through the UTSA Center for Professional Development and is actively engaged in Women in Digital and the Professional Businesswomen Society.