2025 HIGHLIGHTS

ENGAGE, NETWORK AND LEARN

Becker’s Spring 2026 Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit is the premier gathering for pharmacy executives and healthcare leaders nationwide. As pharmacy practice continues to evolve, this summit provides a platform to explore cutting-edge strategies, industry trends, and innovations shaping the future of pharmaceutical care.

Join hundreds of health system pharmacy executives to discuss the most pressing challenges and opportunities—from workforce sustainability and specialty pharmacy growth to technology advancements and value-based care. Engage in high-level networking and forward-thinking discussions as we chart the next era of pharmacy leadership in 2026 and beyond.

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Our event features 120+ leading hospital and health system pharmacy executives. Be part of the industry’s top conversations with the leaders shaping the future of pharmacy.

CELEBRITY KEYNOTES

One more celebrity keynote to be announced soon! 

These sessions will be live-streamed for virtual viewing. 

Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Pro Football Hall Of Fame Quarterback, Emmy-nominated Broadcaster, And Voice Of ESPN’s Monday Night Football

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Venessa Goodnow
Venessa Goodnow
PharmD, MBA, CPEL, CPh, FASHP, FFSHP
Associate Vice President And Chief Pharmacy Officer
Jackson Health System
Tom Dilworth
Tom Dilworth
PharmD
Assistant Vice President, Pharmacy Clinical Services
Advocate Health
Brandon McLain
Brandon McLain
PharmD, BCPS, MBA
Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Operations
Baptist Health
Trish Tanner
Trish Tanner
DPh, MBA, FABC
Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Ballad Health
Virginia Boomershine
Virginia Boomershine
PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy
MU Health Care
Jennifer Halsey
Jennifer Halsey
MS, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
UI Health
Victoria Agbetor-Fumey
Victoria Agbetor-Fumey
PharmD,DPLA.
Director-Outpatient Pharmacy Services
Redeemer Health System
Muhammad Xhemali
Muhammad Xhemali
PharmD, RPh
Director, Pharmacy
Family Health Center of Worcester
Alicia Juska
Alicia Juska
PharmD, BCPS
Director, Pharmacy
Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital
Edith Okolo
Edith Okolo
PharmD, Rph
Director, Pharmacy
Cedar Crest Hospital
David Coriale
David Coriale
RPh, PharmD
Director Of Pharmacy
Finger Lakes Health
Barbara Higgins
Barbara Higgins
PharmD
Director Of Pharmacy Automation And Emergency Medicine Services
University of Michigan Health
Whitney Pelletier
Whitney Pelletier
PharmD. MBA. BCPS
Director Of Pharmacy
Riverside Medical Center
Matthew Webber
Matthew Webber
PharmD, MBA, 340B ACE
Director, Pharmacy Business
Novant Health
Kelsey Waier
Kelsey Waier
PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Enterprise Systems
UCSF Health
Nick Gazda
Nick Gazda
PharmD, MS, BCPS, CSP,
Director, Oncology And Infusion, Cone Health; Associate Professor Of Clinical Education
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Amos Chery
Amos Chery
FACHE, PharmD, MBA, DPLA, CLSSBB
Director, Pharmacy Operations and Regulatory Compliance
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
DeJuan Branch
DeJuan Branch
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, PRS
Director, Pharmacy Services
Bon Secours – Richmond Community Hospital
Luis Alfonso
Luis Alfonso
PharmD MBA
Pharmacy Services Director
Jackson Health System
Daniel Truelove
Daniel Truelove
PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, FASHP
Director, Pharmacy University Health Network
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Jerry Rebo
Jerry Rebo
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCCCP, DPLA
Director, Pharmacy Value And Outcomes
Novant Health
Farah Barada
Farah Barada
PharmD, MBA
Director, Pharmacy, Ambulatory Clinical Services
Northwestern Medicine
Bickkie Solomon
Bickkie Solomon
PharmD, MBA-HM, BCSCP, CPEL, CPH, CSSBB
Director, Pharmacy, and Director, Residency Program Director PGY-2 HSPAL, HCA Florida North Florida Hospital; Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
West Coast University
Levette Owusu-Ansah
Levette Owusu-Ansah
PharmD, BCGP
Health Systems Director Of Pharmacy
The Methodist Hospitals
Dmitry Walker
Dmitry Walker
PharmD, MS
Director, Pharmacy, Oncology And Investigational Drug Services
WVU Medicine
Keith J. Mueller
Keith J. Mueller PhD
PhD
Director, Rural Policy Research Institute, Health Management And Policy Department
University of Iowa
Matthew Maughan
Matthew Maughan
PharmD, MHCDS, CPEL
Director, Telepharmacy
Dartmouth Health
Kathy Miller
Kathy Miller
MHS
Manager, Pharmacy Financial Resources
UNC Health
Katherine DeSanctis
Katherine DeSanctis
PharmD, MS
Pharmacy Director, Home Hospital
Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home
Lisa Boothby
Lisa Boothby
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, LSSGB
President, Louisiana Society Of Health-System Pharmacists; Director, Pharmacy
Ochsner Medical Center
Travis Hunerdosse
Travis Hunerdosse
PharmD, MBA
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Loyola University Health System
Kuldip R. Patel
Kuldip R. Patel
PharmD, FASHP
Senior Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer
Duke University Health System

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