2025 Conference Agenda

When you arrive, please check in at the lobby of David Geffen Hall (645 W 130th Street). Detailed program materials will be available, as well as signage to assist you in finding the rooms of the various events. Check-in will begin at 8:00am on Friday, February 7th.

The below agenda is subject to change. For a more detailed speaker list, by event, please visit the ‘Speakers’ page.

 

Friday, February 7th, 2025

Event

Time

Location

Early Check-In & Breakfast

8:00 – 8:45AM

Geffen Hall, Lobby

Opening Remarks & Keynote Address:

Daniel O'Day, Chairman & CEO of Gilead Sciences, moderated by CBS Dean Costis Maglaras

8:45 – 10:00AM

Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons

Panel Breakout Session 1:

The Changing Employer Health Benefits Landscape: Cost & Quality Considerations

Putting the 'Health' in 'Health and Wellness': Exploring Consumer Health in Managing Chronic Disease

10:15AM – 11:30AM

Geffen Hall, 590 (Changing Employer Health Benefits)

Geffen Hall, 620 (Health in "Health & Wellness")

Lunch Break (lunch provided)

11:30AM – 1:00PM

Geffen Hall, Horton Lounge and Boardrooms

Keynote Address:
Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President & CEO of Sanford Health Plan, moderated by CBS Professor Carri Chan

12:00 – 1:00PM

Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons

Startup Exposition & Networking

1:15 – 2:15PM

Geffen Hall Boardrooms

Health Equity Case Competition

1:15 – 2:15PM

Geffen Hall, 590

Panel Breakout Session 2:

Accelerating Innovation: Scaling AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Bridging the Gap: Scaling Healthcare Access to Underserved Communities

2:30 – 3:45PM

Geffen Hall, 590 (Accelerating Innovation)

Geffen Hall, 620 (Bridging the Gap)

Keynote Address:
Dr. Bryan Kelly, CEO of The Hospital for Special Surgery, moderated by Brian Regan, General Partner at WCAS

4:00 – 5:00PM

Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons

Closing remarks

5:00 – 5:30PM

Geffen Hall, Cooperman Commons

Networking Reception & Happy Hour

5:30 – 7:00PM

Geffen Hall, Horton Lounge