OneAO 2025
AI — Potential, Reality, and Impact
AO Courses: April 22-28
OneAO Conference: April 24-25
Hilton Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada
AO courses, workshops, interactive discussions, insightful sessions, social events, and much more!
Conference Program Agenda
Thursday, April 24
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
7:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Get AHEAD | Grand Ballroom Salon 4 |
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Women’s Symposium featuring Imanni Sheppard, PhD |
Grand Ballroom Salon 4 |
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Registration Open | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Book Signing Session I: |
Grand Ballroom Foyer |
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM | Opening Remarks and Welcome — Mark Lee, MD, FACS, President, AO North America |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM | State of AO — Claas Albers, CEO, AO Foundation |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
5:50 PM - 5:55 PM | OneAO Planning Committee Welcome — Mark Reilly, MD, Co-Chair, OneAO |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
5:55 PM - 7:00 PM | Opening Keynote: The Art of Leading Relationships, Steve McClatchy — New York Times Best-Selling Author |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
7:00 PM - 7:35 PM | Book Signing Session II: Steve McClatchy — New York Times Best-Selling Author |
Grand Ballroom Foyer |
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Reception | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
Friday, April 25
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
State of AO North America— |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
8:20 AM - 9:20 AM |
Transforming Learning with AI: A New Era for |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM | Decision Intelligence: A New Mindset for Your AI Future — Cassie Kozyrkov |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM | Break |
Grand Ballroom Foyer / |
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | AI Ethics and Health Care in our Modern World — Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, FACS |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Surgeon Panel: 11:45 AM – 11:50 AM 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM 12:10 PM – 12:20 PM 12:20 PM – 12:30 PM |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM | Closing Remarks— Augustine Saiz, MD, Co-Chair, OneAO |
Grand Ballroom 1 |
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch | Florentine Gardens |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Sages on Stage | Grand Ballroom 1 |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Gala Reception — Old World Vegas (cocktail attire optional) |
Grand Ballroom Foyer / Terrace |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gala Dinner and Educator of the Year Awards | Grand Ballroom 1 |