Conference Outline

Agenda - Updates Coming Soon!

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Exhibitor Setup
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Brian Dickerson, Director of Human Resources, City of Fort Worth, DFWBGH President
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM
General Session 1
Bringing the "Data Revolution" to Healthcare Benefits

Speakers: Nathan Counts, Assistant Vice President of Benefits, AT&T
Nate Freese, Senior Director of Data Strategy , Grand Rounds
Todd Thames, MD, MHA, FAAFP, Regional Medical Director, Senior Staff Physician, Grand Rounds
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
General Session 2
Healthcare Advocacy: Implementation, Experiences and Results

Moderator: Robyn Bayne, Senior Vice President, Aon
Speakers: Misty Hambright, Senior Manager Benefits Strategy, American Airlines
Matt Eurey, SVP Customer & Health Plan Partnerships, Accolade
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
General Session 3
Understanding, Evaluating, and Integrating Innovative Solutions - What's being done and what might be next!

Speakers: Tom Meier, Vice President of Market Solutions, Health Care Service Corporation
Barbara Bardos, Head of Benefits North America, Ericsson
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
General Session 4
Contracting for value: Leveraging next generation network configuration options and progressive payment mechanisms to generate value and optimize outcomes
Speakers: Elizabeth W. Koonin, Vice President of Network Innovation, UnitedHealthcare
Chanel DeLaney, Vice President of Network Solutions, UnitedHealthcare
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors and Presentation of the 2019 Texas Star Benefits Award
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
General Session 5
Working "Out": A Bipolar GC's Journey from Secrecy to Support

Speakers: Kelly Rentzel, General Counsel/EVP, Texas Capital Bank
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
General Session 6
Through the Looking Glass: Line of Sight to Mental Health on the Front Line
Moderator: Wally Gomaa, CEO, ACAP HealthWorks
Speakers: Dan Phillips, National Director, Responder Health
Ray White, Founder, Joyages
Ali Payne, Practice Leader, Organizational Well-Being, ethos
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
General Session 7
A Clearer Vision for Carve-out: The Do's and Don'ts of Care Management, Rx, Stop Loss and more
Speakers: Lisa Cummings, SVP Total Rewards, Hertz
Eddie Hightower, Senior Vice President, Teammate Services, Caliber Collision Centers
Caroline Susie, Sr. Associate, Mercer
Mark Chronister, Partner, Mercer
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
General Session 8
2020 Vision: Looking ahead at the role & impact of employer coalitions in local markets
Moderator: Marybeth Gray, Trion Group, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC
Speakers: Susan Prochazka, Director, Benefits, Rice Universtiy, HBCH Chair
Brian Dickerson, Director of Human Resources, City of Fort Worth, DFWBGH President
Chris Skisak, Executive Director, Houston Business Coalition on Health
Marianne Fazen, Executive Director, Dallas Fort Worth Business Group on Health
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hosted Reception with Exhibitors and Door Prize Drawings
6:00 PM
Adjournment