Agenda: Becker's Spring 2025 Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit

7:00 AM	Registration Opens
8:00 - 10:10 AM	Sessions
10:10 - 10:40 AM	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
10:45 AM - 12:10 PM	Sessions
12:20 - 1:20 PM	Networking Lunch in Crystal Foyer

1:25 - 2:45 PM	Sessions
2:45 - 3:15 PM	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
3:20 - 5:00 PM PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in Crystal Foyer

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
7:00 AM	Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	2. How Leading Health Systems Leverage Ambulatory, Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy	Melanie Joe, PharmD, MPA, FCSHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCI Health;, Associate Director and Founding Associate Dean, Pharmacy Professional Affairs, University of California, Irvine, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Chicago Ameet S. Wattamwar, Director, Health System Strategy, Shields Health Solutions Brian G. Swift, PharmD, MBA, Enterprise Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	1. Charting Pharmacy's Future With Visionary Tactics for the Coming Decade	Madeline Camejo, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health South Florida Ping Du, PharmD, JD, MBA CIBE, Vice President, Pharmacy, Baylor Scott & White Health Kersten Weber Tatarelis, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise Clinical Operations, Advocate Health Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, System Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise and Chief Pharmacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	3. Population Health Pharmacy & Value-Based Contracting: Best Practices for Sustainability	Seth Gazes, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Strategy and Planning, Geisinger Lisa Polinsky, RPh, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy and Respiratory Services, LifeBridge Health Kim Spencer, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, SSM Health	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	2. Predictions & Innovation: Charting the Future of Pharmacies	Danielle Griggs, PharmD, MBA, MS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, UVA Health Chad Smith, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, Aurora Health Care Troy Trygstad, Vice President, Pharmacy Provider Partnerships, Community Care of North Carolina Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Dispensary of Hope, ministry of Ascension	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM	1. AI in Pharmacy: What's Already Driving Results?	Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth LeeAnn Miller, PharmD, MS, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Yale New Haven Health Trish Tanner, DPh, MBA, FABC, Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ballad Health Joy Liu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Plenful	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM	2. Advancing Efficiency in Hospital Pharmacy Services with Tech Innovations	Bonnie Levin, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, MedStar Health Kelsey Waier, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Enterprise Systems, UCSF Health Wafa Samara, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, City of Hope	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall		Regency Ballroom CD (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM	1. Forward-Thinking Approaches for Shaping Tomorrow's Pharmacy	Will Carroll, PharmD, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health;, Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Amy Gutierrez, PharmD, CPEL, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Travis Hunerdosse, PharmD, MBA, Regional Director, Pharmacy Services, Loyola Medicine	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM	3. Pharmacy Leadership Redesign for a Thriving C-suite	Camille Hill, PharmD, Vice President, Oncology Pharmacy Services, West Cancer Center and Research Institute Charlie Waters, PharmD, MBA, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services, ECU Health Kersten Weber Tatarelis, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise Clinical Operations, Advocate Health	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM	1. The Future of Pharmacy, What's Next?	Mark Makhinson, PharmD, Senior Director, Outpatient Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Health System Onisis Stefas, PharmD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Vivo Health, Northwell Health Jerry Rebo, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCCCP, DPLA, Director, Pharmacy Value and Outcomes, Novant Health Janjri Desai, PharmD, MBA, DPLA, Executive Director, Pharmacy Services, Stanford Health Care	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM	2. Advancing Patient Care: Pioneering Innovations in Pharmacotherapy	Girish Kaimal, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center Martin J. Torres, PharmD, FCSHP, Director of Pharmacy, Quality, Safety, Education, and Research, UC Irvine Medical Center Mark Walsh, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall		Regency Ballroom CD (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM	2. The Strategies We Need for Transforming Pharmacy's Landscape	Kelley A. Curtis, BS, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, St. Luke’s Health System Kuldip R. Patel, PharmD, FASHP, Senior Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Duke University Health System Jawad N. Saleh, PharmD, MCSO, B.S.PHM., BCPS, BCCCP, Assistant Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Director of Global Pharmacy, GMHED, Hospital for Special Surgery, Assistant Clinical Professor, St. John's University College of Pharmacy Matthew Webber, PharmD, 340B ACE, Director, Pharmacy Business, Novant Health	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM	3. Journey Towards the Autonomous Pharmacy- The Opportunity of AI and Technology to Transform the Medication Use Process	Seth Hartman, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Applications and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer, UChicago Medicine
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM	1. Supply Chain Resilience: Top Tips for Drug Shortage Management	Kelly S. Guza, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Associate Vice President, Acute Care Pharmacy Services, Clinical Associate Professor, Pharmacy, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger Nishaminy Kasbekar, BS, PharmD, FASHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System Jonathan Lakamp, PharmD, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mercy Viraj Gandhi, Chief Executive Officer, Medivant Healthcare	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM	2. Driving Pharmacy Engagement: Strategies for Enhancing Workforce Commitment Across the Health System	Jeremy Espeut, PharmD, MBA, Corporate Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident, Baptist Health Clinical Pharmacy Enterprise
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall		Regency Ballroom CD (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM	1. Fireside Chat - Dr. Karen McConnell, CPO at CommonSpirit Health	Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, System Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise and Chief Pharmacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Celebrity Keynote - Venus Williams, Legendary Tennis Champion	Venus Williams, Legendary Tennis Champion: 7-Time Grand Slam Singles Champion, 5-Time Wimbledon Champion, 4-Time Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur and Founder - V Starr and Happy Hiking, New York Times Bestselling Author, 'Come to Win' & 'Strive', Philanthropist	Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall		Regency Ballroom CD (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
Thursday, May 1, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & Registration Open		Regency Ballroom CD (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	1. Celebrity Keynote - Michael Phelps, Gold Medalist and Mental Health Advocate	Michael Phelps, Gold Medalist and Mental Health Advocate,	Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level)
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM	2. Tech Horizons: Driving Change in Hospital Pharmacy Services	Scott Cardona, BSPharm, Assistant Director, Inpatient Pharmacy, Denver Health Nilesh Desai, RPh, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Chicago	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM	3. Best Practices in Pharmacy Revenue Cycle	Andre D. Harvin, PharmD, MS, MBA, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Cone Health Adetoro Oriaifo, PharmD, MBA, CHCEF, 340B ACE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Total Health Care, Inc. Quan Pho, PharmD, CPh, MBA, FACHE, Senior Director, Pharmacy, Advent Health	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM	1. 340B Program Success Stories Elevating Hospital Performance	Keith Mueller, PhD, Director, Rural Policy Research Institute, Health Management and Policy Department, University of Iowa William Pong, PharmD, MBA, Regional Executive Director Pharmacy and Infusion Services, AdventHealth System Joshua Smallwood, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Informatics, Appalachian Regional Healthcare Jahred Washington, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Finance, University of California San Francisco Medical Center Christopher A. Hatwig, MS, RPh, FASHP, President, Apexus	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM	2. Pharmacy's Next Frontier: Trends and Transformations	Todd Karpinski, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer and System Vice President, Hospital Administration, WVU Medicine Kristen M. Kruszewski, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, Director, Pharmacy Channel Strategy, Geisinger Edith Okolo, PharmD, Rph, Director, Pharmacy, Cedar Crest Hospital Joshua Prostek, PharmD, FACHE, Vice President, ThedaCare at Work, ThedaCare	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall		Regency Ballroom CD (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM	1. Shaping Tomorrow's Pharmacy: Strategic Innovations for the Next Decade	Noelle Chapman, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCSF Health Susan Mashni, PharmD, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Sinai Health System Tracey Spangenberg, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCSD Health Scott Naples, PharmD, Regional Pharmacy Director, South and West Markets, Retail Pharmacy, University Hospitals	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM	2. Revolutionizing Health with Technology: The Next Wave in Pharmacies	Raymond Antypas, PharmD, MPH, BCSCP, Manager, Pharmacy Operations, Advocate Health Derek Szesny, PharmD, MPH, BCGP, Division Vice President of Pharmacy Enterprise, ScionHealth Lacie McKamey, PharmD, BCIDP, DPLA, Clinical Pharmacy Outcomes Manager, Novant Health	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM	3. Fireside Chat - Nilesh Desai, CPO at Baptist Health	Nilesh Desai, RPh, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM	1. GLP-1s on the Rise: The Future of Diabetes, Weight Loss Care	Kelley A. Curtis, BS, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, St. Luke’s Health System Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center Deborah Simonson, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Ochsner Health System	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM	2. Beyond Savings: 340B Program Use Cases Driving Hospital Value	Darra Edwards, PharmD, MSOL/HCM, BCPS, BCCCP, Corporate Director, Pharmacy 340B Programs, Prime Healthcare Alicia Juska, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy, Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Nick Van Gompel, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Supply Chain, Advocate Health Carmen Gust, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA ,340B ACE, Pharmacy Manager, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Ascension	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM	3. Redefining Pharmacy Leadership: Structure, Influence, and Advocacy at the C-Suite Level	Darren Evans, PharmD, MPH, MHA, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Phoebe Putney Health System Matthew Jenkins, PharmD, MS, CPEL, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, VCU Health System Scott Freeswick, MS, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)

Time Zone: (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) []

7:00 - 8:00 AM	Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast in Crystal Foyer
8:00 - 10:25 AM	Sessions
10:25 - 10:45 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Sessions
12 PM	Conference Adjourns