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 the exhibit hall
10:45 AM - 12:10 PM	Sessions
12:20 - 1:20 PM	Networking Lunch in the hall

1:25 - 2:45 PM	Sessions
2:45 - 3:15 PM	Networking Break in the hall
3:20 - 5:00 PM PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in the exhibit hall

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
7:00 AM	Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	01. 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, Pharm.D, J.D. M.B.A, V.P. Pharmacy, BAYLOR SCOTT WHITE HEALTH Kersten Weber Tatarelis, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Clinical Operations, Advocate Health Sri Somasundaram, Co-Founder, Latent Health Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Michigan Health	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	02. 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, UChicago Medicine Ameet Wattamwar, Director, Health System Strategy, Shields Health Solutions Brian Swift, Pharm.D., MBA, VP / Chief Pharmacy Officer, Jefferson Health	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	03. 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 Farah Barada, PharmD, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Ambulatory Clinical Services, Northwestern Medicine Sarah Billings, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, System Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Operations and Access, SSM Health	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	01. The NOPAIN Act: Clinical and Financial Opportunities in Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Settings	Jeff Gadsden, MD, Chief, Division of Orthopedic, Plastic & Regional Anesthesia, Duke University Vinod Dasa, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgeryand Vice Chairman, Academic Affairs, LSU Health Sciences Center Jon Albrecht, RPh, MHA, BCNSP, FASHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Methodist Health System	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	02. 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 Stephanie Rhein, PharmD, 340B ACE, Director, Retail Pharmacy and 340B, ThedaCare	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM	02. Advancing Efficiency in Hospital Pharmacy Services with Tech Innovations	Bonnie Levin, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, MedStar Health Wafa Samara, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, City of Hope Arpit Mehta, PharmD, MPH, MHA, CPEL, FASHP, Director, Pharmacy, Allegheny Health Network Daniel Dangler, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, Pharmacy, Advocate Health	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM	03. The Value of Ready-to-Administer Products: Pharmacy Data Insights	Les Louden, PharmD, MS, Pharmacy Manager, St.Joseph's Hospital - BayCare Health System John B. Hertig, PharmD, MS, CPPS, FASHP, FFIP, Founder, Hertig Healthcare Advising	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM	01. AI in Pharmacy: What's Already Driving Results?	Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth LeeAnn Miller, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Yale New Haven Health Trish Tanner, DPh, MBA, FABC, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Ballad Health Joy Liu, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Plenful	Regency Ballroom A (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	01. Forward-Thinking Approaches for Shaping Tomorrow's Pharmacy	Will Carroll, PharmD, FACHE, Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health Jennifer Bair, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Prisma Health Muhammad Xhemali, PharmD, RPh, Director, Pharmacy, Family Health Center of Worcester Nicole Dziuba, PharmD, Director of Community Pharmacy, McDonough District Hospital	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM	03. Optimizing ATTR Amyloidosis Treatment Journeys for HCP-Administered Medications	Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center Sheri Trutwin, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Alnylam Jorge J. Garcia, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, Assistant Vice President, System Oncology, Infusion and Investigational Drug Pharmacy Services, Baptist Health South Florida	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM	02. Advancing Patient Care: Pioneering Innovations in Pharmacotherapy	Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center Mark Walsh, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Alex Gloudemans, PharmD, FACHE, 340B ACE, Director TCAW Pharmacy and Operations, ThedaCare	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM	03. Pharmacy Leadership Redesign for a Thriving C-suite	Camille Hill, PharmD, Vice President, Oncology Pharmacy Services, West Cancer Center & Research Institute Charlie Waters, PharmD, MBA, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services, ECU Health Jennifer Bair, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Prisma Health Kersten Weber Tatarelis, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Clinical Operations, Advocate Health	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM	01. The Future of Pharmacy, What's Next?	Mark Makhinson, PharmD. MBA, Senior Director Ambulatory 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)
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	02. The Strategies We Need for Transforming Pharmacy's Landscape	Kelley 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, MBA, 340B ACE, Director of Pharmacy Business, Novant Health	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM	03. 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	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM	2. Semi-Keynote Presentation - Relentless Solution Focus: The Ultimate Measure of Mental Toughness	Jason Selk, EdD, Performance Coach and Mental Toughness Expert,	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM	01. Supply Chain Resilience: Top Tips for Drug Shortage Management	Kelly S. Guza, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger; Clinical Associate Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger Jonathan Lakamp, PharmD, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mercy Viraj Gandhi, Chief Executive Officer, Medivant Healthcare Yemi Abudu, PharmD, MBA-HC, Director, Pharmacy, Ambulatory Pharmacy Operations and Community Campuses, Texas Childrens Hospital	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
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	01. Keynote Interview - Dr. Karen McConnell, CPO at University of Michigan Health	Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Michigan 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	01. 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)
9:05 AM - 9:45 AM	1. Keynote Interview - Breakthrough Innovations from the Nation’s Top Two Cancer Centers	Peter WT Pisters, MD, President, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Selwyn Vickers, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level)
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM	02. Tech Horizons: Driving Change in Hospital Pharmacy Services	Scott Cardona, BSPharm, Assistant Director of Inpatient Pharmacy, Denver Health Nilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UChicago Medicine Joshua Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, BCMTMS, 340B ACE, Former System Director, Specialty and Home Delivery Pharmacy Services, UVA Health	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM	01. 340B Program Success Stories Elevating Hospital Performance	Keith J. 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 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)
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM	03. Best Practices in Pharmacy Revenue Cycle	Andre D. Harvin, PharmD, MS, MBA, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President Pharmacy Services, Cone Health Quan Pho, PharmD, CPh, MBA, FACHE, Senior Director Pharmacy, Advent Health Prad B. Ananthasingam, PharmD, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Blythedale Children's Hospital Nishaminy Kasbekar, BS, PharmD, CPEL, FASHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System	New Orleans (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM	02. Pharmacy's Next Frontier: Trends and Transformations	Kristen M. Kruszewski, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, Director, Pharmacy Channel Strategy and Services Consulting, Geisinger Joshua Prostek, PharmD, FACHE, Vice President, ThedaCare at Work, ThedaCare Christina Hannon, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Enterprise Pharmacy Director, Advocate Health	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	02. Revolutionizing Health with Technology: The Next Wave in Pharmacies	Raymond Antypas, PharmD, MPH, BCSCP, Manager, Pharmacy Operations, Advocate Christ Medical Center Derek Szesny, PharmD, MPH, BCGP, Vice President, Pharmacy and Clinical Supply Utilization, ScionHealth Lacie Mckamey, PharmD, BCIDP, DPLA, Clinical Pharmacy Outcomes Manager, Novant Health Andy Kolinski, PharmD, BCPS, CDH-L, Director, Pharmacy Informatics and Automation, Community Health Network	Regency Ballroom B (West Tower, Ballroom Level)
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM	01. Shaping Tomorrow's Pharmacy: Strategic Innovations for the Next Decade	Noelle Chapman, PharmD, MBA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of California San Francisco Health System Susan Mashni, PharmD, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Sinai Health System Tracey Spangenberg, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, UC San Diego 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	03. Fireside Chat - Nilesh Desai, CPO at Baptist Health	Nilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System	New Orleans (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 Operations Manager, 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, FACHE, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Hospital Operations, Phoebe Putney Health System Scott Freeswick, MS, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Kim Spencer, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Chief Clinical Officer, Oncology Health Partners	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 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 Boniface S. Fogwe, PharmD, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Prime Healthcare	Regency Ballroom A (West Tower, Ballroom Level)

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

7:00 - 8:00 AM	Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the exhibit hall
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