Monday, November 2, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
01. Keynote Interview with Dr. Anita Allemand, Chief Growth Officer at Elevance Health
A. ACA at a Crossroads: Growth, Subsidies, and the Innovation Behind Marketplace Momentum
A. AI and Digital Transformation: The New Frontier in Health Plan Performance
A. Driving Impact Through Preventative Healthcare: How Payers Are Shaping a Healthier Future
A. Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back, Businessman and Entrepreneur
A. Future-Proofing Health Plans for the Next Era of Growth
A. Harnessing AI and Digital Tools to Elevate Health Plan Performance
A. Health Plan Crystal Ball: Predicting Growth and Innovation for the Next 5 Years
A. Inside the Startup Payer Playbook, and What It Means for Incumbents
A. Proactive Health Plans: Aligning with Member and Employer Priorities
A. Vision 2026: The Future of Health Plan Strategies
B. Building Stronger Health Plan-Provider Partnerships
B. From Intention to Impact: Making Health Equity a Business Imperative
B. GLP-1s and Metabolic Health: Aligning Cost, Access, and Innovation
B. How Payers Are Managing Industry Volatility to Stay Agile
B. ICHRA Unleashed: Strategies for Growth in a Shifting Benefits Market
B. Making Compliance, Policy, and Audit Readiness a Strategic Advantage
B. Next-Gen Value-Based Care: Strategy and Vision for the Future
B. Payer-Provider Collaboration: Strategies That Drive Results
B. The CMO's Strategic Edge: Leading the Next Era of Healthcare
C. Bypassing the Bureaucracy: Lessons from the Largest Direct Contract in U.S. History
C. Data to Decisions: How Payer Research Teams Are Shaping the Future of Care
C. Designing Value-Based Models That Work for Payers, Providers and Patients
C. From Integration to Impact: Leveraging CINs and Learning Health Systems for Sustainable Value-Based Care
C. Ignite Growth With Effective Contracting and Value-Based Care
C. Innovating Chronic Care for the Next Generation of Health Plans
C. Medicaid's New Era: Partnering for Sustainability, Member Retention, and Value Amid Policy Uncertainty
C. Resilient Health Plans: Adapting for Growth Amid Change
C. Strategic Growth in Medicare Advantage: What�s Next for Payers
C. Taking Care Upstream: The Playbook for the Next 3 Years
C. The Dynamic Duo: Real-World Examples of Payer-Provider Relationships That Work
C. The Future of Health Plan Administration
C. Turning Data into Decisions: Practical Playbooks that Make Analytics Matter for Plans and Members
C. Winning Member Trust: New Playbooks for Engagement, Transparency, and Lasting Loyalty
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
D. Closing the Gap: How Payers Are Tackling Behavioral Health Access and Affordability
D. Cyber Resilience in a High-Stakes Industry: How Payers Are Fortifying Their Defenses
D. Pankhuri Sharma, Strategy and Operaions Leader, Humana
D. Paul Markovich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascendiun
D. The New Data Playbook Health Plans Are Writing Right Now
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Panel
Presentation
Keynote Panel
Keynote Interview
Fireside Chat
Celebrity Keynote
Networking Opportunities
Nebeyou Abebe, Senior Vice President, Social Determinants of...
Deborah Adewale, Investor, Care First
Felix Aguilar, MD, MPH, MHCM, Quality Medical Director, L.A...
Faris Ahmad, MD, FACOG, MBA, Senior Medical Director and As...
Ayo Ajaiyeoba, MD, MBA, FACHE, Chief of Clinical Operations...
Jason Aldous, MBA, Program Director, Planning & Business St...
Anita Allemand, PharmD, Chief Growth Officer, Elevance Heal...
Amit Anand, Vice President, IT, Community Health Choice
Nishant Anand, MD, FACEP, President and Chief Executive Off...
Michael Bagel, Vice President, Policy, Alliance of Community...
Siva Balu, Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Digi...
Jonathan Baran, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Self...
Mary Benson, Growth Strategy Director, Blue Cross of Idaho
Elizabeth Benz, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Governme...
Julie Bogorad, Director, Public Policy, Independence Blue Cr...
Howard Brill, PhD, Senior Vice President, Population Health...
Claire Brockbank, Director, Policy and Strategy, Building Se...
Julia Bruner, MD, MBA, FAAFP,, Chief Medical Officer, Aetna...
Jennifer Callahan, President and Chief Operating Officer, At...
Todd Carlson, Senior Vice President, Engineering, CareSource...
Caroline Carney, MD, MSc, FAPA, FAPM, CPHQ, Chief Executive...
Ravi Chawla, Vice President and Chief Analytics Officer, Ind...
Jocelyn Chisholm Carter, JD, President, MedStar Family Choi...
Jonathan Cho, Vice President, Medicare Product, Strategy, an...
Ceci Connolly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allian...
Mia Connolly, Director, Market P&L, Oscar Health
Rishikesh P. Dalal, MD, MPH, Regional Vice President and Ch...
Raul Daza, MD, Vice President, Payor and Provider Collabora...
Dennis Depenbusch, Director, New Ventures Initiative, Blue C...
Louis DeStefano, Senior Vice President, Growth, Oscar Health...
Todd DeYoung, Associate Vice President, Clinical Vendor Mana...
Meredith Duncan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Texi...
Jennifer Eisberg, Vice President, Network Market Enablement,...
Michael Ellis, Vice President, Corporate Development, Blue S...
Mark El-Tawil, Chief Administration and Finance Executive, B...
Melanie Fernando, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aet...
Ashley Fisher, Vice President, Strategy, HAP
Nancy Garrett, Ph.D., Vice President, Market and Provider A...
Cristal Gary, President and Chief Executive Officer, Meridia...
Chris Gay, Chief Executive Officer, Evry Health
James Grana, Vice President, Value Based Care Programs, Netw...
Emily Griese, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Blu...
Deborah Hammond, MD, Vice President Medical Director, Healt...
Caleb Hemmer, Vice President, Growth, Belong Health
Jessica A. Hohman, MD, MSc, Associate Chief Medical Officer...
Melissa Honour, Vice President, Product, Stellarus
Casey Hossa, MBA, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer, Health
Bethany Irvin, Senior Director, Pharmacy Partnerships and Tr...
Karen Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Clever Care Health P...
Gautam Kapur, Vice President, Head of Consumer Strategy, Hum...
Vaish Katarey, Associate Vice President, Regulatory Complian...
Vishal Kaushik, Director, Strategy Advancement, Membership a...
Anwer Khan, Managing Director, Payer Consulting Services, Im...
Daniel Knecht, MD, Chief Medical Officer, EmblemHealth
Kevin Knight, Chief Marketing Officer, Sidecar Health
Tiffany Kobashigawa, MBA, Director Strategy Sales and Servi...
Ifedayo Kuye, MD MBA, Senior Medical Director, Oscar health...
Shawn Larsen, Vice President, Quality Stars, Medica
Umair Lateef, MBA, PMP, Associate Director, Digital Platfor...
Ben Lerer, Chief Executive Officer, Longevity Health Plan
Gina Mangus, Senior Director, Ecosystem Development, GuideWe...
David Mao, Ph.D., Divisional SVP, AI, Transformation, and P...
Paul Markovich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascen...
Christine McKinney, Vice President, Digital Transformation,
Rhonda Mims, Executive Vice President, Chief Public Affairs
Sarah Moyer, Chief Medical Officer, Regional Vice President,...
Beejadi Mukunda, MD, Vice President and Market Chief Medica...
Emily Newell, Vice President, Carrier Strategy, Take Command...
Jennie Nowak, LMSW, Director of Population Health Activatio...
Chris O'Donnell, Vice President, Provider Network Innovation...
Samantha Olds Frey, Vice President, Medicaid Regional Presid...
Uche Olekanma, MD, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Operations...
Christina Ott, Chief Payer Relations And Strategy Officer, Q...
Ganesh Padmanabhan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aut...
Wayne Pan, MD, PhD, MBA, Medical Director, San Francisco He...
Dipul Patadia, MD, MBA, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Cl...
Lindsey Peugh, Staff Vice President Product Performance, Cen...
Harlon Pickett, President, Eagle Care Health Solutions
Latha Raja Shankar, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President...
Anoop Raman, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Addiction Medicine...
Johnathan Randle, MBA, Director, Compliance Operations, HAP...
Christina Rassi, Chief Growth Officer, Evry Health
Kristen Recker, Executive Director, Provider Relations, Heal...
Michael Roan, Market Lead - South Atlantic Markets, Oscar He...
Beth Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cr...
Bruce Rogen, MD, MPH, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Clevelan...
Jon Rosen, Associate Vice President, Clinical Pharmacy, Huma...
Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH, FCCP, Associate Chief Medical Off...
Prashant Shanti Kumar, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Enterpri...
Pankhuri Sharma, Strategy and Operations Leader, Humana
Alvia Siddiqi, MD, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross...
Elizabeth Signorella, Senior Director, Payor Contracting, Cl...
Doug Smith, Chief Medical Officer, New Mexico and Utah, Cign...
Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back, Busine...
Nicholas Stefanizzi, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Northwel...
Lisa Stephens, Svp, Chief Operating Officer - Insurance Segm...
Monique Stoner, Vice President, Network Management Services,...
Martina Lee Strickland, Head of Marketing, PR, and Brand, Cl...
Corinne Stroum, Head, Emerging Tech, Scan Health Plan
Jennifer St. Thomas, Senior Vice President, Commercial and M...
Justin Stubstad, PharmD, JD, Vice President, Operations Exc...
Ruchika Talwar, MD, MMHC, Medical Director, Office of Episo...
Vic Tandon, Director, Health Innovation Strategy, Stellarus
Audrey L. Tanksley, MD, FASAM, Chief Medical Officer, Count...
Anthony Thompson, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Network
Brandy Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Benefitbay
Crissy Turino, MPH, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, CountyCar...
Jessica Van Fleet-Green, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Pa...
Conrad Vial, MD, President, Sutter Health Network
Gretchen Wagner, Associate Vice President, Risk Management,
Ty Wang, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Angle Healt...
Tom Ward, CCP, PHR, SHRM-CP, Vice President, Chief Human Re...
Lee Washington, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Director, National
Erin Weber, Chief Policy and Research Officer, CAQH
Maggie Williams, MD, DipABFM, DipABLM, Senior Medical Direc...
Anika Winters, Enterprise Clinical Strategy and Operations M...
David Wollenberg, Vice President, Enterprise Data and Analyt...
Devon Zoller, MD, FACP, Associate Medical Director, Clevela...
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