AI In Practice For Healthcare Distributors
Sept. 22, 2026 2:45 – 5:30pm CT
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future-state conversation for distribution leaders — it is arriving in customer service centers, sales territories, and executive offices right now. The challenge isn't awareness. It's knowing where to start and how to cut through the noise without making an expensive mistake.
Identify AI capabilities most relevant to healthcare distribution operations today
Understand how industry peers are structuring AI adoption: what they started with, what it cost, what it produced
Evaluate AI tools for order automation and sales intelligence against your operational pain points
Lead internal conversations about AI in a way that builds curiosity rather than fear
Part 1: Presentation
Practical, field-tested insight into healthcare distributors’ most relevant AI uses: customer service automation, sales intelligence, leadership decision support
AI is reducing CSR order entry and quote workload by 40–60%. Sales teams are getting data-backed reasons to make the call. Executives stress-testing decisions with a virtual sounding board. We'll cover the three applications with the highest return on investment for distribution operations today.
Part 2: Peer Panel
A panel of your own Distributor Council members sharing what they are building, piloting, and learning inside their organizations
Distributor Council members will share their real AI initiatives — what they started with, what it cost, what it produced, and what they'd do differently. Facilitated discussion with structured questions that surface candid, implementation-level insight.
Leave with a concrete first step toward AI adoption you can act on the following Monday.
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Jason Bader
Principal
The Distribution Team
Facilitated by Jason Bader, Principal of The Distribution Team, whose 23 years working with wholesale distributors — and two years embedded specifically in AI education for distribution audiences — means this session is grounded entirely in what is working in the field.