Agenda At-A-Glance

Tuesday, June 13

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Creating Growth Strategies To Maximize Revenue & Scale: The OPEN MINDS 2023 Best Practice Marketing Seminar

  • Emily Del Vecchio, Executive Vice President, Partnerships, OPEN MINDS
  • Allegra Landers, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Building A Stronger Brand & Reputation - Best Practice Brand Management: The OPEN MINDS 2023 Seminar

  • Allegra Landers, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Emily Del Vecchio, Executive Vice President, Partnerships, OPEN MINDS
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening

Wednesday, June 14

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast & Registration

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Kaiser's Human Centered Approach To Strategic Care Innovation

  • Richie Grantham, Principal Design Lead, Human Centered Design Strategic Innovation and Care Solutions SCPMG Care Transformation, Kaiser Permanente
9:45 am - 10:45 am

Thought Leader Discussion

  • Richie Grantham, Principal Design Lead, Human Centered Design Strategic Innovation and Care Solutions SCPMG Care Transformation, Kaiser Permanente
  • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS
9:45 am - 11:15 am

Strategy For Turbulent Markets: Keeping Your Plan On Top Of Market Changes

  • Elizabeth Carey, President & Chief Executive Officer, Starr Commonwealth
  • Jim Huben, Director Of Strategic Planning, Arc Of Mid-Hudson
  • Kimberly Bond, MS, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

The Due Diligence Process For Mergers, Acquisitions & Affiliations - How To Navigate The Hurdles To Success Without Undue Exposure

  • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Knowledge Partner Session

  • Emily Del Vecchio, Executive Vice President, Partnerships, OPEN MINDS
11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Creating A Value-Based Center Of Excellence Proposal For Health Plans

  • Jennifer Duncan-Sanford, National and Strategic Account Director, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Tim Daley, Senior Vice President, National Network Development & Delivery Strategy, Magellan Health
  • Dee DeWitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Roundtable Discussion: Results Of The 2023 OPEN MINDS National Innovation Survey: Innovation Adoption Among Specialty Provider Organizations

  • Paul Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS
  • Sharon Hicks, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Build Or Merge? How To Expand Your Service Line Portfolio Or Merge To Get It

  • C.J. Davis, President & Chief Executive Officer, Brightli & Burrell Health Centers
  • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Post Lunch Pick Me Up

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Planning A Digital Consumer Experience

  • Vincent Bemmel, Ph.D., Director, Technology & Innovation, Catalight
  • Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D, BCBA-D, Vice President, Clinical Excellence, Catalight
  • Lauren Evangelist, Chief Revenue Officer, OPEN MINDS

Preparing For CalAIM – Developing A Strategy For New & Innovative Service Line Development

  • Stuart Buttlaire, PhD, MBA, Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
  • Richard Louis III, Vice President, Western Region, OPEN MINDS

Reflections: The State Of Health & Human Service Organizations After A Merger – What They’ve Learned & Where They’re Headed

  • Kathleen Jordan, DHA, Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Seven Hills Foundation
  • Diane Gould, LICSW, President & Chief Executive Officer, Advocates
  • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

An Expert Panel Discussion On Trends In Behavioral Health & Human Services

  • Paul Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS
  • Leslie Groves, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

The Tech & Human Infrastructure For Hybrid Care: Coordinating Virtual, In-Clinic & In-Home Services

  • Dr. Doug Wright, Chief Operations Officer, Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
  • Shawna Wright, Ph.D., LP, Director KU Center For Telemedicine & Telehealth, University of Kansas Center For Telemedicine & Telehealth
  • Sharon Hicks, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Too Small To Survive – How Do I Find An Acquisition Or Affiliation Partner?

  • Jeff Holsinger, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies
  • Anne Tyree, MPA, CFRE, Chief Operating Officer, Centerstone
  • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

From Paper To Action – How To Successfully Implement Your Strategic Plan

  • Karyn Pratt, MBA, Vice President Of Marketing & Strategy Development, Adelphoi
  • Ashley Sandoval, MBA, SHRM-SCP, Associate Chief Executive Officer, Emergence Health Network
  • Chrystal L. Davis, Chief Clinical Officer, Emergence Health Network
  • Kimberly Bond, MS, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Executive Networking Reception

Thursday, June 15

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Behavioral Health Advantage - The Elevance Health Approach To Innovations In Substance Use, Suicide Prevention

  • David Lederman, Senior Product Manager, Anthem/Elevance
9:15 am - 10:30 am

Integrating Digital Tools Into Service Delivery

  • Stephen Smith, Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer, NOCD
  • Brandon Ward, Chief Innovation Officer, Jefferson Center
  • Jessica Dunbar, Chief Business Development Officer, Jefferson Center
  • Allegra Landers, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Best Practices In Working With Payers For Children With Complex Needs

  • Tamra Williams, Director, Department Of Human Health & Services, Montgomery County, PA
  • Kimberly Bond, MS, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

The Cigna/Evernorth Centers Of Excellence Model: A Briefing & Discussion Session

  • William M. Lopez, MD, CPE, National Medical Director-Virtual Care, Evernorth

How Non-Profit Provider Organizations Can Create a For-Profit Subsidiary - And Leverage Private Investor Funds For Growth

  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
9:15 am - 10:15 am

Thought Leader Discussion

  • David Lederman, Senior Product Manager, Anthem/Elevance
  • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Programs For Addressing The Needs Of Children & Teens With Physical & Mental Service Needs

  • Juliana Harper, Senior Vice President & Chief Program Officer, Easterseals MORC
  • Sharon Hicks, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

One Year Later: Where We Are With 988

  • Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC, MBA, Regional Vice President National Crisis Center Of Excellence, Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Dee DeWitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

The Kaiser Approach To Managing Behavioral Health Care

  • Stuart Buttlaire, PhD, MBA, Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
  • Richard Louis III, Vice President, Western Region, OPEN MINDS

A For-Profit Subsidiary Success In The Non-Profit World: The Safe Harbor Behaviroal Health, Innovatel, & Quartet Case Study

  • Paul Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Post Lunch Pick Me Up

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Successful Models For Serving Children With Complex Needs

  • Lori Poston, LCSW, AADC, CS, Vice President Of Clinical Services, Northeast Region At Mid-South Health Systems, An Affiliate Of Arissa Health
  • Walter Philips, Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Youth Services
  • Kimberly Bond, MS, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

Making Tough Decisions: When & How To Close Or Change Services

  • Sherrie Crabb, Chief Executive Officer, Arrowleaf
  • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Using Content Marketing To Build Your Brand & Drive Referrals

  • Jodi Bopp, Vice President Of Advancement & Communications, Boundless
  • Cheryl Tuning, Chief Marketing Officer, Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia
  • Emily Del Vecchio, Executive Vice President, Partnerships, OPEN MINDS
  • Allegra Landers, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Raffle Prize Drawing

  • Lauren Evangelist, Chief Revenue Officer, OPEN MINDS
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Strategic Success & The Customer Experience

  • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS