Amanda Smith | NGPX

NGPX 2025

November 17 - 19, 2025

Westin Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, CA

Amanda Smith

Vice President, US Clinical Brand Marketing Sodexo

Amanda Smith is a seasoned marketing and brand strategy leader with over 25 years of experience spanning the consumer packaged goods and healthcare industries. With an MBA and a passion for the power of food in healing, she brings a unique perspective to patient experience—championing nutrition as a strategic lever to improve outcomes, reduce care team burden, and drive value across the health system

Day 2: From Insight to Impact: Operationalizing Patient Experience

1:40 PM Private Workshop (Invite-Only) – Taste Matters: Elevating the Eating Experience for Patients

Kyle Pyron, Global Head of Marketing & SVP US Healthcare and Seniors Marketing, Sodexo

Christina Bowen, MD, ABOIM, DipACLM; Chief Well-being Officer, ECU Health

Amanda Smith, Vice President, US Clinicia Brand Marketing, Sodexo

 

Explore the critical role of taste, texture, and presentation in supporting patient healing and satisfaction. Through an immersive group activity, participants will gain a new perspective of the in-patient dining experience. This session will connect the importance of taste, food as medicine, and the broader impact of nutrition on clinical outcomes, emotional well-being, and the overall patient experience.

  • Gain firsthand insight into how patients experience hospital meals and identify opportunities to enhance satisfaction through simple but meaningful changes
  • Learn strategies for aligning culinary services with wellness goals, integrating food as medicine into patient care models
  • Walk away with actionable ideas for collaborating across departments to create a more human-centered, healing dining experience in your organization

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Amanda.

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