SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS
AI & Emerging Technologies: The Changing Face of Veterinary Care and Its Potential Impact on Pet Insurance
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
We’re just beginning to see how AI can both benefit and challenge the delivery of companion animal care and influence pet health outcomes. Because an integral part of the pet insurance experience is delivered by veterinary teams, what will these coming changes mean to the pet insurance industry? Dr. Massecar brings his comprehensive understanding of technology and experience working with veterinary practices, and applies his trademark insight to this time-sensitive and important topic.
What do we need to know, what’s coming on the horizon, and how can we work together to ensure we mitigate threats and embrace opportunities around emerging technology and AI?
Presenter
Aaron Massecar, MA, Ph.D.
Executive Director – Veterinary Innovation Council
Aaron Massecar, MA, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Veterinary Innovation Council. After completing his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Guelph in 2011 and then teaching for 5 years, Dr. Massecar transitioned to veterinary medicine where he believed he could have a greater impact than what could be done in academic philosophy.
Aaron’s work in veterinary medicine was with Texas A&M where he helped to build the Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy and the Veterinary Innovation Summit. He later started working on telemedicine with the Veterinary Innovation Council in 2017. While at VIC, he helped to build educational programs for the North American Veterinary Community and later became the Senior Vice President of Learning at the NAVC.
Following several senior executive positions with Colorado State University’s Translational Medicine Institute and the Veterinary Emergency Group, now Dr. Massecar has returned to the Veterinary Innovation Council, helping drive awareness across the industry in domains such as innovation, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.
Aaron and his wife live in Colorado with their three dogs and two cats.