About the event

Opening Session | 8 a.m. ‐ 10:30 a.m. | Program Start 8:45 a.m.
Shifting the Paradigm

Networking Breakfast powered by Brian Communications

Welcome

• Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake
  President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation

Opening Remarks

• Stephen P. Fera
  Executive Vice President, Public Affairs and President, Government Markets, Independence Blue Cross

Leadership Remarks

• Gregory E. Deavens
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Independence Blue Cross

Health Equity and the Health Workforce: A Public Imperative

Moderated by: TaRhonda Thomas, Race and Culture Reporter, 6ABC

• Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, FAAFP
  The Deborah J. Tuttle, MD and John P. Piper, MD Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Drexel University and Chair, Consortium for DEI Health Educators
• Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, PMHCNS, ANEF, FADLN, FAAN
  Dean and Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing
• Eliza E. Heppner
  Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce

National Perspective: Successful Programs and Sustained Progress

Moderated by: Fawn Lopez, Publisher Emeritus, Modern Healthcare

• Anna Heard
  Senior Policy Analyst, National Governors Association
• Giridhar Mallya, MD, MSHP
  Senior Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Morning Session | 10:30 a.m. ‐ 12:30 p.m.
Rethinking Education — Lessons in Nursing

Serving Country and Community: Expanding Pathways for Military Veterans

Moderated by: Heather Falck Major, Executive Director, Independence Blue Cross Foundation

• Marie Ann Marino, EdD, RN, FAAN
  Professor and Dean, Jefferson College of Nursing
• Kate FitzPatrick, DNP, RN, ACNP, FAAN, NEA-BC
  Chief Nurse Executive Officer, Jefferson Health
• Jared Lyon, MPA
  National President and Chief Executive Officer, Student Veterans of America

Nurturing the Next Generation of Nurses — powered by Carmichael Lynch

Moderated by: Jacobia Solomon, EMBA, PMP, LSSBB, CSM, Strategic Visionary

• Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
  Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
• José Maciel, BSN, RN, CCRN
  Neuro Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Clinical II RN, Penn Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  2018 IBX Foundation Nurse Intern
• Leslie Njingang, Candidate for BSN, University of Pennsylvania
  2023 IBX Foundation Nurse Intern

Lunch | 12:30 p.m. ‐ 1:15 p.m.

Networking Lunch powered by Vynamic

Afternoon Session | 1:15 p.m. ‐ 3:30 p.m.
Redefining Delivery Models

The Health and Healthcare of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

• Shane Janick, MPH
  Executive Director, The Arc of Philadelphia

Orienting Systems and Practices with Patients and Populations

Moderated by: Nelly Ganesan, MPH, Strategic Advisor, Health Equity and Innovation

• Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, MPH
  Executive Medical Officer, Mazzoni Center
• Maureen Tomoschuk
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Volunteers in Medicine
• George J.S. Choe
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation

Closing Opportunity Gaps: Relationship-based Talent Solutions at Penn Medicine

Moderated by: Nikki Pumphrey, Vice President of Talent and Workforce, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

• Romaine Thrower, EdD
  Senior Director of Workforce Programs, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
• Antoinette Bright
  Program Coordinator for Nursing Education and Professional Development at the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania at Penn Medicine
• Larissa Morgan MSN, RN, NPD-BC
  Program Manager for Talent Acquisition Strategies and Programs at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Promoting Equitable Access to Care — powered by Carmichael Lynch

Moderated by: Dan Gorenstein, Founder and Executive Editor, Tradeoffs

• A. Scott McNeal, DO
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. (DVCH)
• Brenda Robles-Cooke, MBA
  Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer, DVCH

Closing Session | 3:30 p.m. ‐ 4:30 p.m.
Advancing New Archetypes

Beyond the Checklist: How Students Can Build, Lead, and Innovate

• Angela Udongwo
  Temple University College of Medicine, M4 student and Co-Founder Aspiring Physician Executives (APEx)

High School to Healthcare: Bloomberg Philanthropies National Healthcare High School Initiative

• Joanne McCool, MSOD, ACC, SHRM-CP
  Vice President of Human Resources Operations, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Saliyah Cruz, EdD
  Chief Equity Officer, Mastery Charter Schools

From Chasing My Cure to Unlocking Every Cure

• David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc
  Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Co-Founder and President, Every Cure

Closing Remarks

• Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake
  President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation