Powerful connections. Inspired action.
Our Confab of Women ChangeMakers is an intimate community for women and men driving industry change by understanding how women at the top are taking on the big issues.
We go beyond the talking points to have honest, transparent conversations with the dynamic, diverse voices leading health care. We dive deep into their front-line stories, go personal on the “how” of these leaders, unpack broader societal issues, and discover new perspectives on our biggest challenges. New friends and colleagues invigorate our thinking and spark ideas that help us tap opportunities ahead to transform health care.
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2019 Confab of Women ChangeMakers Agenda
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| Get Real: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (optional morning program) Powered by Humana, Oliver Wyman, Perspective and Whiterabbit Leaders come together in small, intimate groups for candid, honest, transparent conversations with peers who "get it" to share stories and advice on today's biggest leadership challenges. |
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| The Lunch Exchange Fueled by Medecision and Surescripts What’s Killing Us: Deconstructing Addiction Discussion Leaders: Carolyn Clancy, Deputy Under Secretary for Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Gary Mendell, Founder & CEO, Shatterproof It is hard to comprehend. For the first time since WWI and the 1918 flu pandemic, life expectancy is falling. Fatal overdoses account for more deaths than car crashes, gun violence and even breast cancer. One-in-ten deaths among working adults is due to alcohol misuse. This addiction and substance misuse shatters our lives, our society, our economy and our social infrastructure, costing us $700 billion annually. But we have the power to fix this. We will deconstruct persistent myths about these conditions to provide clarity about root causes, and what we, as leaders, can do to turn around this deadly trend. Lives depend on it. |
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| The Feminine Advantage: Front Line Stories Fresh Perspectives from Outside our Health Care Bubble Discussion Leaders: Shari Ballard, Former Senior EVP & President-Multi-Channel Retail, Best Buy Margo Georgiadis, CEO, Ancestry Terri Kelly, Retired President & CEO, W.L. Gore and Associates It’s not healthy to confine yourself to the same room, breathing the same air day in, day out. But as an industry, that is often what we do, gravitating towards familiar ways of thinking and claiming that we are “different” from other industries. Yet it’s difficult to stand back and get much needed perspective without some fresh air and input. Together, we will step outside of our “bubble” to talk with female leaders from other industries about our shared leadership challenges, on everything from engaging with consumers to major organizational transformation to the role of diversity at the leadership level. Let’s step out and breathe in some fresh ideas. Organizational Paralysis: Getting Unstuck Discussion Leaders: Nancy Agee, President & CEO, Carilion Clinic Deb Rice-Johnson, President, Highmark Tom Skelton, CEO, Surescripts As the industry continues massive shifts at a sometimes dizzying pace, most organizations are forced to tweak models that have been in place for years or often decades. Getting unstuck from the old to establish the new requires both creativity and discipline. It can be difficult to avoid losing direction or stalling in the dreaded state of “decision paralysis.” These seasoned leaders have been there and have tales to tell about finding their footing, corralling the troops and persevering when the going gets tough. |
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| Confabulation Networking Break Ritz-Carlton, Monarch Bay Courtyard Powered by Spencer Stuart and WebPT |
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| Get Real: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Powered by Humana, Oliver Wyman, Perspective and Whiterabbit |
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| Cocktails & Confabulation Fueled by Vyne |
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| Dinner + The Final Share Fueled by Medecision and Surescripts |
2018 CONFAB REPORT
Highlights from the 2018 Confab of Women ChangeMakers
The Next Health Tsunami: The Epidemic of Loneliness
Host: Alexandra Drane, Cashier, Walmart; Co-Founder, ARCHANGELS and Eliza Corporation; Confab Chair
Discussion Leaders:
Esther Dyson, Executive Founder, Way to Wellville
Joan Harvey, VP, Consumer Health Engagement, Cigna; Partner Committee
Dean Ornish, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, Sharecare
Leadership Activism: The Art of Taking a Stand
Host: Donato Tramuto, CEO, Tivity Health
Discussion Leaders:
Madeline Bell, President & CEO, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Annie Lamont, Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Kate Walsh, President & CEO, Boston Medical Center
