Agenda: Becker's Fall 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, November 5, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	2. Pharmacy Tech Triumphs: What’s Hot and Happening Right Now	Dong Bi, PharmD, Director, Epic Medication Systems, UC Davis Health Carrie Dunford, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare Lisa M. Mulloy, RPh, MBA,, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Pharmacy Service Line, Northwell Health
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	1. KEYNOTE PANEL - Ways to Make the Pharmacy POV Louder in the C-suite	Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, System Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise and Chief Pharmacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Chicago Deepak Sisodiya, Chief, Pharmacy, UCLA Mark Sullivan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	3. Overcoming Cost Barriers and Driving Therapeutic Innovation to Pioneer Pharmacy	Sepideh Shayani, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy System, City of Hope National Medical Center
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	1. How Pharmacy's Role in Value-Based Care is Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Reducing Costs	Ann 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 AM	3. Future-Ready Pharmacy Trends and Strategies for 2026 Success	Michael 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
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM	2. Strategies to Tackle the Ongoing Drug Shortages	Amos 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
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM	3. Revamping and Reinvigorating Pharmacy’s Role in Health System Makeovers	John Armitstead, MS, RPh, CPEL, FASHP, System Director, Pharmacy, 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
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM	1. Infusion & Specialty Pharmacy Boom: Secrets to Explosive Growth	Jess De Jesus, PharmD, MBA/HCM, FACHE, President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health Jordan 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, MD, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer Ambulatory Services, Northwestern Medicine
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM	2. Game-Changing Tactics for 340B Program Success and Sustainability	Nectaria 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
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM	3. Pharmacy Leaders' Guide to Managing Expensive Drugs and Emerging Therapies	Gaurav Goyal, 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
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM	1. Pharmacy Power Play: Supercharging Your C-Suite Influence and Impact	Adetoro Oriaifo, PharmD, MBA, CHCEF, 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 PM	1. Pharmacy Talent Boost: Winning Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Growth	Kaye Dunham, PharmD, MHA, BCSCP, DPLA, 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
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM	3. The Next-Gen Pharmacy: What Will Be Possible With AI and Digital Tech	Farah Barada, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy Director, Ambulatory Clinical Services, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Scott Lang, PharmD, MHA, Medication Safety Officer, Centra Health, Lynchburg General Hospital
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM	1. 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 Nishaminy Kasbekar, BS, PharmD, FASHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM	3. Innovative Solutions for Managing Expensive Drugs	Linda 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 PM	2. 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 System Abbi Rowe, PharmD, MHA, Director, Pharmacy, AdventHealth Orlando Central Fill Pharmacy
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM	3. Transforming Healthcare: Pharmacy's Impact on the Future of Health Systems	Seth 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
Thursday, November 6, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	1. Future-Ready CPOs: Navigating the Next Era in Pharmacy Leadership	Michael Evans, RPh, MBA, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Geisinger Girish Kaimal, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	3. Building a Strong Pharmacy Team: Marketing Tactics and Workforce Development	Megan McGugan, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Manager, Specialty Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Sandra Salverson, PharmD, BCPS, Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Services, OSF HealthCare Martin J. Torres, PharmD, FCSHP, Director of Pharmacy, Quality, Safety, Education, and Research, UC Irvine Medical Center
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	2. Pharmacy Pioneers: Navigating High-Cost Drugs and Innovative Therapies	Tom 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
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	3. Pharmacy on the Frontlines: Transforming Health Systems for Tomorrow	Ghada 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
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	1. Elevating Pharmacy Needs Through C-Suite Presence and Strategy	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 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
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	2. Pharmacy 360: Revolutionizing Practice with AI and Next-Gen Tech	Ghalib 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 AM	3. Specialty Pharmacy Secrets for Top Strategies in Infusion Growth	Michael 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
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	1. Shaping Tomorrow’s Pharmacy: Trends and Transformations for 2030	Hillary 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 AM	3. Pharmacy Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership Growth	Amy Brent, MBA, RPh, Director, Pharmacy Operations, UPMC Williamsport Robert Ingram, PharmD, MHA, Director, Pharmacy, Operations, AdventHealth Vanessa Shurtleff, PharmD, BCPS, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Abrazo Health
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM	2. Critical Care, Critical Supply: Addressing Persistent Drug Shortages	Matthew 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

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