By 2020, the pace of medical knowledge was already doubling every 73 days. With innovation accelerating even faster today, are we moving quickly enough to get life-saving breakthroughs to the patients who need them most? conversation with City of Hope CEO Robert Stone from the 2026 LA Executive Forum. Stone discusses how academic medical centers can better serve patients by focusing on "bedside to bench and back" innovation, breaking down silos between research and clinical care, and leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery, imaging, and cybersecurity. Beyond technology, Stone shares the strategy behind Access Hope, a bold spinout expanding specialized oncology care to up to 10 million people across the country, and explains why physician empathy and genuine human connection remain essential to rebuilding public trust in institutions. 00:00 Introduction: The LA Executive Forum 00:55 The Real Competition and Bedside to Bench Innovation 03:39 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare 06:10 Accessibility and Equity in Cancer Care 12:18 Rebuilding Public Trust in Institutions 17:20 Staying Grounded in a Demanding Executive Role 18:57 Optimism for the Future of Medicine 23:25 Conclusion and Outro
By 2020, the pace of medical knowledge was already doubling every 73 days. With innovation accelerating even faster today, are we moving quickly enough to get life-saving breakthroughs to the patients who need them most?
conversation with City of Hope CEO Robert Stone from the 2026 LA Executive Forum. Stone discusses how academic medical centers can better serve patients by focusing on "bedside to bench and back" innovation, breaking down silos between research and clinical care, and leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery, imaging, and cybersecurity. Beyond technology, Stone shares the strategy behind Access Hope, a bold spinout expanding specialized oncology care to up to 10 million people across the country, and explains why physician empathy and genuine human connection remain essential to rebuilding public trust in institutions.
00:00 Introduction: The LA Executive Forum
00:55 The Real Competition and Bedside to Bench Innovation
03:39 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
06:10 Accessibility and Equity in Cancer Care
12:18 Rebuilding Public Trust in Institutions
17:20 Staying Grounded in a Demanding Executive Role
18:57 Optimism for the Future of Medicine
23:25 Conclusion and Outro