8: 00 AM – Networking, Coffee and Registration

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM – Welcome

• Rick Carfagna, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM – Opening Keynote

• Fireside Chat with the Governor’s Administration on priorities for the State Budget
  • Director Judith French, Ohio Department of Insurance
  • Director Leanne Cornyn, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

9:50 AM - 10 AM – Networking Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Three Breakout Panels

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Networking Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM – Three Breakout Panels

12:15 - 1:30PM – Lunch Keynote Maximizing the potential of biosimilars: Josh Fredell, VP and Head of PBM and Specialty Product Innovation, CVS

 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM – Three Breakout Panels

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Networking Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM – Closing Keynote: Legislative Leaders Panel

• Moderated by Alex Weingarth, Government and External Affairs Director, AmeriHealth Caritas
  • Bride Rose Sweeney, Ohio House of Representatives
  • Adam Holmes, Ohio House of Representatives
  • Senator Mark Romanchuk, Ohio Senate
  • Ranking Member Nickie Antonio, Ohio Senate
  • Senator Stephen Huffman, Ohio Senate

Panel Discussion Topics

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Three Breakout Panels

Aging in Place – Addressing Long-Term Care Costs

• Moderated by Patrick Schwartz, Vice President for Government Affairs, High Bridge Consulting
  • Mary Austin, CEO, BoldAge PACE
  • Adam Axcell, SVP/Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, National Church Residences
  • Susan Wallace, President and CEO, LeadingAge Ohio

Balancing Access and Cost to GLP-1s

• Moderated by Kelly O’Reilly, President and CEO, Ohio Association of Health Plans
  • Lia Rodriquez, Executive Medical Officer & Chief Medical Officer, CVS Healthspire
  • Cody Midlam, Director, RX Solutions, WTW
  • Penny Brown, Administrative Manager, Ironworkers District Council of Southern Ohio

Infant Mortality & Early Childhood Health

• Moderated by Amy Rohling McGee, President, Health Policy Institute of Ohio
  • Lynanne Gutierrez, President and CEO, Groundwork Ohio
  • Gayle Manning, Ohio House of Representatives
  • Chip Chambers, Market Medical Executive for MidAmerica, Cigna

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM – Three Breakout Panels

Employers Navigating Precision Medicine for a Healthy Workforce

• Moderated by Dr. Allison Rhodes, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
  • Nick Glimcher, CEO, Blue Genes
  • Eddie Pauline, President and CEO, Ohio Life Sciences
  • Tom Blue, SVP of Healthcare and Patient Outcomes, AndHealth

Innovation and Healthcare Technology/Telehealth

• Moderated by Jack McKitrick, Regional Sales Director, Vera Whole Health
  • Glenn Meyers, Chief Medical Officer, BoldAge PACE
  • Arick Forrest, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
  • Neil Johnson, Co-Founder, Healthcare Development & Innovation Group LLC
  • Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Associate Professor and Director of Community Engagement, NEOMED

 Alzheimer and Dementia Awareness

• Moderated by Alex Lapso, Legislative Liaison, Ohio Department of Aging
  • Jim Hoops, Ohio House of Representatives
  • Bonnie Burman, President, Ohio Council for Cognitive Health
  • Alyse Oliva, Senior Medical Science Liaison, Lundbeck
  • Lisa Von Lehmden, Executive Director, Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice

 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM – Three Breakout Panels

Healthcare Workforce Challenges

• Moderated by Kristi Clouse, Senior Managing Director, Talent, JobsOhio
  • Laura Lanese, President and CEO, Inter-University Council of Ohio
  • Todd Jones, President and General Counsel, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio
  • Avi Zaffini, President and CEO, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
  • Bob Baxter, President, Mercy Health Toledo
  • Director Marlene Anielski, Ohio Board of Nursing

Social Determinants of Health

• Moderated by Rep. Adam Mathews, Ohio House of Representatives
  • Trish Rayner, Chief Development & External Affairs Officer, The Freestore Foodbank
  • Amy Riegel, Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
  • Luke Russell, Executive Director, NAMI Ohio
• Ted St. John, Chief Executive, Hope Town, Inc.

Actions & Ideas Employers Can Take for a Thriving Workforce

• Moderated by Rep. Rachel Baker, Ohio House of Representatives
  • David Kessler, Medical Director and SVP, Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio
  • Molly Mottram, Associate Director, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
  • Nathan Turner, Director, U.S. Health and Safety, Cenovus
  • Jason Youngblood, Senior Director of Behavioral Health, Cigna
  • Ana’ Brown, Statewide Health, Wellness, and Special Programs Manager, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation