OCTOBER 13–14, 2026

Our Participants/Notable Attendees

The Heinz History Center • Pittsburgh, PA

Special Guests

Heather Cianfrocco

Chief Operating Officer, Highmark Health

Keynote Speaker

Merril Hoge

Presenting “Find a Way Every Day”

Motivational Speaker

We are pleased to announce the following distinguished industry experts who will participate in our program. Additional participants will be announced as they are confirmed.

Maria Athanas

Area Vice President

Gallagher

Christina Barrington, PharmD

SVP, Chief Pharmacy Officer

UPMC Health Plan

Justin Bioc, PharmD

AVP Pharmacy

Devoted Health

Jenny Bradham

VP, Industry Relations

PCMA

Joe Cardosi, PharmD, MBA

Founder & CEO

Free Market Health

Jeffrey Cohen, MD

Physician Executive

AlphaLab Health

Michael Consuelos, MD, MBA, FAAP

SVP, Pharmacy Services

Highmark, Inc.

Wendy Dameron

Chief Human Resources Officer

KTA-Tator, Inc.

Mike Einodshofer, MBA

CEO Specialty, Frontier, and Home Delivery Pharmacies

Optum

Jeremy Fredell, PharmD, BPS

VP, Pharma Strategy and Contracting

Express Scripts

Bernie Good, MD, MPH

Senior Medical Director, Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives

UPMC Health Plan

Alex Hindman, PharmD, MBA

Chief Commercial Officer

Emisar

Heath Ingram, JD

Partner

Goodwin

Sarah Marche, PharmD

SVP, Pharmacy Services

Highmark, Inc.

Stephanie McGrath, PharmD

Executive Director

Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network

David Mike

Chief Financial Officer

Aetna

Josh Parker, MBA

VP, Pharma Trade Relations and Contracting

Accredo

Ven Raju, MBA, MSc

President, CEO & CIO

Innovation Works

Mark Rubino, MD

President

AHN Forbes Hospital, AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital

Margaret Rudolph, MLHR

Chief Human Resources Officer

Pittsburgh Public Schools

Michelle Schoy

Director, Total Rewards

Eat’n Park Hospitality Group

Will Shrank, MD, MSHS

Co-Founder and CEO

Aradigm

Bethanie Stein, PharmD

Segment President, Pharmacy

Humana

Harry Travis

President

The Travis Group

Phani Veeranki, DrPH

VP and Principal Consultant

Optum

Don Vidic, MBA

Chief Pharmacy Officer

Free Market Health

Caleb Wallace, JD, MPH

Divisional CLO and VP, Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs

UPMC Health Plan

Jay Weaver, PharmD, MPH

VP, Payer Relations

PANTHERx

Paul Yater, MBA

CIO and Chief Human Resources Officer

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