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NAVIGATING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN HEALTHCARE

WESTMARC HEALTHCARE INNOVATION SUMMIT Join us for a robust conversation on the rapidly changing healthcare environment. This Summit will address impacts from technology and innovation, to shifting regulations and requirements for healthcare professionals. Learn from key industry experts about policy and operational changes requiring new approaches to ensure your company’s continued competitiveness. The WESTMARC Healthcare Summit is designed for key decision makers, influencers, and thought leaders that operate in the health care space. The valuable information shared will help organizations in a variety of sectors—from providers such as hospitals, pharmacies, behavioral health, and long-term care to universities, payers, investors, entrepreneurs, and technology companies—compete and thrive in this fast-changing environment. Date: March 1, 2018 Time: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Location: Phoenix Biomedical Campus - Virginia Piper Building Address: 600 E. Van Buren Street | Phoenix, AZ 85004 Cost: $100 Members, $125 Non-Members Register online at westmarc.org/healthcaresummit2018 *Seating is limited, reserve your place today!

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WESTMARC

Healthcare Innovation Summit

8:00 am

Breakfast and Networking

 8:30 am

Welcome, Opening Remarks – Len Kirschner, MD

 8:45 am

WESTMARC: A Year of Success – Jon Howard, JD - Quarles and Brady

 9:00 am

HEALTHCARE POLICY PANEL: What to Expect for AZ and the West Valley Marcus Johnson - Vitalyst Health (Moderator) Jennifer Carusetta - Health System Alliance of Arizona Pele Peacock, JD - Arizona Medical Association Ann-Marie Alameddin - Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Kathleen Collins-Pagels - Arizona Health Care Association Brenda Shafer, Partner, JD - Quarles and Brady | Deb Gullett, - AZAHP This experienced panel will provide insights into challenges that our hospitals, post-acute, physician, and insurance groups are facing that will require innovative solutions. Gain a better understanding of policy issues these groups are lobbying for and what they are hearing both locally and federally.

10:15 am

HEALTHCARE ACQUISITIONS: An Ever-Changing Landscape Brian Moll, Partner, JD - Quarles and Brady | Chris McCrory - Fulham Partners Amy Cotton Peterson, Partner, JD - Quarles and Brady Hear the current trends and issues facing healthcare companies looking at engaging in an M&A transaction. Attendees will learn about significant deal issues in an M&A transaction, including the size of the M&A Healthcare Market, recent purchase price multiples for transactions, due diligence and other material deal issues, and how the regulatory environment is impacting the M&A market.

10:45 am

HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE: Evolution in Scope Lynda Ransdell, MD - Northern Arizona University (Moderator) Jesus Rivera, Batt. Chief - City of Surprise Lisa Frank - Banner Health | Kirsten Bonnin, PA-C - Midwestern University Ronald Weinstein, MD - University of Arizona Doris Savron, Executive Dean - University of Phoenix Attendees will hear about advancing technologies, innovative approaches to healthcare delivery, and new roles that have been created to meet workforce demands. Learn from providers and educators on how today’s workforce is being reinvented and tomorrow’s pipeline equipped with the right programs to meet patient needs more efficiently and effectively.

12:00 pm

KEYNOTE: Innovations in Community Health Avein Saaty-Tafoya, MD, CEO - Adelante Health Keynote Speaker Avein Saaty-Tafoya will share insights and inspirations from her own journey as a healthcare innovation leader and as CEO of Adelante Healthcare an organization that has grown 300% and evolved from a community health center to a leader in sustainable healthcare.

1:00 pm

HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS: Looking into the Future Chris Camacho, CEO - Greater Phoenix Economic Council (Moderator) Justin Bayless, CEO - Bayless Integrated Health | David Berg, DC, Co-Founder - Redirect Health Patrick McFarland, CEO - Korwave | Robb Leigh, MD, CMO - AKOS Lucas Nyabero, CEO - NewSpring Pharmacy | Kendrick Johnson, DO - Ark Family Health Explore the way technology and patient voices can guide the future of this emerging industry to new heights. Discover how companies are connecting researchers, providers, and systems to patients through innovative wearables, telemedicine, and personalized healthcare.

 2:00 pm

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