Agenda

DISRUPTION & INNOVATION ARE CONSTANT IN HEALTHCARE.

Join thousands of your executive peers to get a glimpse of the Pharmacy discussions happening at health systems across the country and leave with clear action items to improve your organization.

SESSION TRACKS

1. Pharmacy Leadership 

2. Pharmacy Strategy + Digital Transformation

OVERVIEW
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA

OVERVIEW

7:00 AM
Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
1. Ways to Make the Pharmacy POV Louder in the C-suite
2. Pharmacy Tech Triumphs: What’s Hot and Happening Right Now
3. Overcoming Cost Barriers and Driving Therapeutic Innovation to Pioneer Pharmacy
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
1. How Pharmacy's Role in Value-Based Care is Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Reducing Costs
2. Strategies to Tackle the Ongoing Drug Shortages
3. Future-Ready Pharmacy Trends and Strategies for 2026 Success
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
1. Infusion & Specialty Pharmacy Boom: Secrets to Explosive Growth
3. Revamping and Reinvigorating Pharmacy’s Role in Health System Makeovers
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
2. Game-Changing Tactics for 340B Program Success and Sustainability
3. Costly Drugs and New Therapies: Navigating the Evolving Landscape
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
1. Pharmacy Power Play: Supercharging Your C-Suite Influence and Impact
3. Pharmacy Leaders' Guide to Managing Expensive Drugs and Emerging Therapies
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM
1. Pharmacy Talent Boost: Winning Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Growth
3. The Next-Gen Pharmacy: What Will Be Possible With AI and Digital Tech
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
1. Chief Pharmacy Officer 2.0: The Future is Here – Are You Ready?
3. Innovative Solutions for Managing Expensive Drugs
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
2. Pharmacy in 2030, What Does the Future Hold?
3. Transforming Healthcare: Pharmacy's Impact on the Future of Health Systems
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
Time Zone: (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

5 WEDNESDAY _________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 AM

Registration Opens

8:00 - 9:25 AM

Sessions

9:25 - 9:50 AM 

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

9:55 - 11:20 AM

Sessions

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:40 - 2:05 PM 

Sessions

2:05 - 2:25 PM 

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

2:30 - 5:00 PM 

Sessions

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

6 THURSDAY___________________________________________________________________________________

7:30 - 8:30 AM 

Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Sessions

10:00 - 10:20 AM 

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:20 - 11:50 AM

Sessions

11:50 AM

Conference Adjourns

DETAILED CONFERENCE AGENDA

7:00 AMRegistration Opens  
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM2. Pharmacy Tech Triumphs: What’s Hot and Happening Right NowDong Bi, PharmD, Director, Epic Medication Systems, UC Davis Health
Carrie Dunford, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare
Lisa Mulloy, BS Pharm RPh, MBA, VP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Northwell Health
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM3. Overcoming Cost Barriers and Driving Therapeutic Innovation to Pioneer PharmacySepideh Shayani, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy System, City of Hope National Medical Center
Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center
Urshila Shah, PharmD, BCPS, CPEL, Executive Director, Pharmacy Services, Oncology Services, and Clinical Research, St. Joseph's Health
Jennifer Halsey, MS PharmD MHA BCPS, Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, UI Health
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM1. Ways to Make the Pharmacy POV Louder in the C-suite Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Chicago
Deepak Sisodiya, PharmD, MHA, CPEL, Chief, Pharmacy, UCLA Health
Mark Sullivan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, Senior Vice President - Pharmacy, Vanderbilt Health
Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, System Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise and Chief Pharmacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM2. Strategies to Tackle the Ongoing Drug ShortagesAmos Chery, FACHE, PharmD, MBA, DPLA, CLSSBB, Director, Pharmacy Operations and Regulatory Compliance, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Jonathan Lakamp, PharmD, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mercy
Joseph Pinto, RPh, MS, MHA, DPLA, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, Mount Sinai Health System
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM1. How Pharmacy's Role in Value-Based Care is Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Reducing CostsAnn Byre, PharmD, Vice President, System Pharmacy Services and Interim Lab, Allina Health
Kelley A. Curtis, BS, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, St. Luke’s Health System
Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM3. Future-Ready Pharmacy Trends and Strategies for 2026 SuccessMichael C. Dejos, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CHOP, CPPS, LSSBB, DPLA, System Medication Safety Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Tom Greenlee, PharmD, Senior Director, Pharmacy Services, University of Missouri Health Care
Ashley Halloran, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, Erie County Medical Center
Camille Hill, PharmD, Vice President, Oncology Pharmacy Services, West Cancer Center and Research Institute
9:25 AM - 9:50 AMNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM1. Infusion & Specialty Pharmacy Boom: Secrets to Explosive GrowthJordan Dow, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
Casey Orton, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Director, Pharmacy, Regulatory and Infusion Operations, HonorHealth
Matthew Rim, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Northwestern Medicine
Neil Gilchrist, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, DPLA, Vice President, Pharmacy Business Operations, Beth Israel Lahey Health
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM3. Revamping and Reinvigorating Pharmacy’s Role in Health System MakeoversJohn Armitstead, MS, RPh, CPEL, FASHP, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Lee Health
Arlene Johnstone, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy, MarinHealth Medical Center
Erin Shaughnessy, PharmD, MBA, CPEL, BCPS, FACHE, Senior Director of Pharmacy, Rush University Medical Center
Kersten Weber Tatarelis, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise Clinical Operations, Advocate Health
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM2. Game-Changing Tactics for 340B Program Success and SustainabilityNectaria Bonner, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy, St. Catherine Hospital INC.
Jordan DeAngelis, PharmD, MS, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, UVA Health
Rachel Joseph, PharmD, BCPS, 340B ACE, Manager, Specialty Pharmacy Services, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Todd Karpinski, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer and System Vice President, Hospital Administration, WVU Medicine
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM3. Costly Drugs and New Therapies: Navigating the Evolving LandscapeAmy Gutierrez, PharmD, CPEL, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Florence Osisanya, PharmD, Rph, Director, Pharmacy, Insight Hospital & Medical Center
William Chan, PharmD, Senior Director of Pharmacy, Finance and Business Operations, Stanford Healthcare
Andy Donnelly, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, Executive Director, Pharmacy, UI Health
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall  
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM3. Pharmacy Leaders' Guide to Managing Expensive Drugs and Emerging TherapiesGaurav Goyal, PharmD, Senior Pharmacy Manager, Infusion Services, University of Texas Medical Branch
Heath Jennings, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, BCPS, Executive Director, Business, Operations and Strategy, AdventHealth Central Florida Division
Sahil Sheth, PharmD, BCCCP, Director of Pharmacy Services and PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Director, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center
Amy Gutierrez, PharmD, CPEL, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Eun Lee, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Manager, Stanford Health Care
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM1. Pharmacy Power Play: Supercharging Your C-Suite Influence and ImpactAdetoro Oriaifo, PharmD, MBA, CHCEF, 340B ACE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Total Health Care, Inc.
Quan Pho, PharmD, CPh, MBA, FACHE, Senior Director, Pharmacy, Advent Health
Kim Spencer, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, SSM Health
Charlie Waters, PharmD, MBA, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services, ECU Health
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM3. The Next-Gen Pharmacy: What Will Be Possible With AI and Digital TechScott Lang, PharmD, MHA, Medication Safety Officer, Centra Health, Lynchburg General Hospital
Mark Makhinson, PharmD, Senior Director, Outpatient Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Health System
Noelle Chapman, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCSF Health
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM1. Pharmacy Talent Boost: Winning Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and GrowthKaye Dunham, PharmD, MHA, BCSCP, Director, Pharmacy Services, AdventHealth
Christopher Mendez, MBA, Providence Health & Services, christopher.mendez@providence.org
Vinay Sawant, RPh, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, System Pharmacy Services, Specialty, Retail and Home Infusion, Yale New Haven Health System
2:05 PM - 2:25 PMNetworking Break in Exhibit Hall  
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM1. Chief Pharmacy Officer 2.0: The Future is Here – Are You Ready?Nilesh Desai, RPh, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System
Matthew Jenkins, PharmD, MS, CPEL, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, VCU Health System
Amy Dickson, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Regional Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Carmel Health System, Trinity Health
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM3. Innovative Solutions for Managing Expensive DrugsLinda Fred, RPh, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Carle Health System
Christopher Martin, PharmD, MS, Director, Regional Hospital Pharmacy, UCHealth
Lisa Polinsky, RPh, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy and Respiratory Services, LifeBridge Health
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM3. Transforming Healthcare: Pharmacy's Impact on the Future of Health SystemsSeth Gazes, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Strategy and Planning, Geisinger
Ayesha Khan, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Director, Clinical Services, Rush University Medical Center
James Semrad, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy and Service Lines, ProHealth Care
Nikita Parchem, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Administrative Director, Specialty and Home Infusion Pharmacy, Franciscan Alliance
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM2. Pharmacy in 2030, What Does the Future Hold?Tanya Bolte, PharmD, MBA, System Director, Pharmacy, University of Missouri Health Care
Darren Evans, PharmD, MPH, MHA, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Phoebe Putney Health System
Michael Nnadi, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy and Lab Officer, Harris Health
Abbi Rowe, PharmD, MHA, Director of Pharmacy, AdventHealth
Daniel Peterson, PharmD, MBA, MSHI, Director, Pharmacy, Community Hospital, Powers Health
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMRegistration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM3. Building a Strong Pharmacy Team: Marketing Tactics and Workforce DevelopmentMegan McGugan, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Manager, Specialty Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sandy Salverson, PharmD, MBA, Senior Vice President Pharmacy Services, OSF HealthCare
Martin J. Torres, PharmD, FCSHP, Director of Pharmacy, Quality, Safety, Education, and Research, UC Irvine Medical Center
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM1. Future-Ready CPOs: Navigating the Next Era in Pharmacy LeadershipMichael Evans, RPh, MBA, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger
Girish Kaimal, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System
Jennifer Rodriguez, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University Health
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM3. Pharmacy on the Frontlines: Transforming Health Systems for TomorrowGhada Ashkar, PharmD, Associate Chief, Ambulatory Pharmacy, UCLA Health
Madeline Camejo, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Robert P. Granko, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, FNCAP, System Executive Director, Pharmacy, UNC Health
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM2. Pharmacy Pioneers: Navigating High-Cost Drugs and Innovative TherapiesTom Dilworth, PharmD, Assistant Vice President, Pharmacy Clinical Services, Advocate Health
Eric Huckins, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy, Lumicera Health Services, SSM Health
Mike Skafi, RPH, MSQA, AVP Pharmacy Ops, Providence health
Jenny Smith, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Vice President Pharmacy Services, BJC HealthCare
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM3. Specialty Pharmacy Secrets for Top Strategies in Infusion GrowthMichael Eagon, PharmD, DPLA, Senior Pharmacy Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy, University of Texas Medical Branch
Jorge J. García, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, Assistant Vice President, System Oncology, Infusion and Investigational Drug Pharmacy Services, Baptist Health South Florida
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
Kristen M. Kruszewski, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, Director, Pharmacy Channel Strategy, Geisinger
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM2. Pharmacy 360: Revolutionizing Practice with AI and Next-Gen TechGhalib Abbasi, PharmD, MS, MBA, System Director, Pharmacy Informatics, Houston Methodist Hospital System
Seth Hartman, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Applications and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer, UChicago Medicine
Nathan Vo, Senior Pharmacy Manager, Revenue Integrity, University of Texas Medical Branch
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM1. Elevating Pharmacy Needs Through C-Suite Presence and StrategyMelanie 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
Nicole Shoquist, Chief Pharmacy Officer, JPS Health Network
Marva Williams-Lowe, PharmD, MHA, CPEL, FACHE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Medical University of South Carolina Health;, Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, MUSC College of Pharmacy
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM3. Pharmacy Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership GrowthAmy Brent, MBA, RPh, Director of Pharmacy Operations, UPMC Williamsport
Robert Ingram, PharmD; MHA, Director of Operations, Pharmacy, Adventhealth
Vanessa Shurtleff, PharmD, BCPS, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Abrazo Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM1. Shaping Tomorrow’s Pharmacy: Trends and Transformations for 2030Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Dispensary of Hope, ministry of Ascension
Charlene Hope, PharmD, MS, CPPS, CPHQ, Chief Pharmacy Quality and Safety Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Dovena Lazaridis, PharmD, BCACP, Director, Pharmacy, Ambulatory and Population Health, Memorial Healthcare System
Elizabeth Oyekan, PharmD, FCSHP, CPHQ, Vice President, Pharmacy and Imaging Services, Stanford Health Care;, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM2. Critical Care, Critical Supply: Addressing Persistent Drug ShortagesMatthew Dandino, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, 340B ACE, Pharmacy Manager, Supply Chain, Finance, 340B, Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Taher Hegab, PharmD, PhD, MBA, Director of Pharmacy, Sutter Health
Ryan Roux, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Vice President, Pharmacy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:50 AMMeeting Adjourns 
Time Zone: (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]