July 30, 2025

5:30 - 7:00 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
HOSTED BY VIZIENT
Westin Irving Convention Center, Las Colinas Texas

July 31, 2025

8:00 - 8:45 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
HOSTED BY MCKESSON
McKesson Headquarters, Irving, Texas

8:45 - 9:00 AM
WELCOME
Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker, Angels for Change
Kirk Kaminsky, President, McKesson

9:00 - 9:45 AM
Executive Champions Panel: The GOLD Standard
Moderator: Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker, Angels for Change
Panelists: Rich Tremonte, EVP & President, U.S. Pharmaceuticals & Animal Health at Cencora, Kirk Kaminsky, President, McKesson, Arunesh Verma, President, Region US, Fresenius Kabi

9:45 - 10:30 AM
International Harmonization: Confronting a Global Crisis
Duke-Margolis ReVAMP Consortium and experts from healthcare, policy, and industry will address the growing challenge of drug shortages and explore collaborative strategies to mitigate their impact.

10:30 - 10:40 AM
BREAK

10:40 - 11:20 AM
Collaboration during Emergency Response
Moderator Christina Dialynas, Milken Institute
Panelists: ASPR, FDA, B.Braun, and Pfizer
Hear real-world multi-stakeholder response, best practices in response, lessons learned from past national disasters, and how these insights could be applied to future preparedness efforts.

11:20 - 12:00 PM
Onshore: Building Supply Chain Resiliency
Moderator: Erin Fox, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Utah Health
Panelists: Allan Coukell, Chief Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer, Civica, Eric Edwards, CEO, Phlow Corp., James Ferri, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Alex Oshmyansky, CEO, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, and Kevin Webb, President & COO, API Innovation Center

12:00 - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
Hosted by MEDIVANT

1:00 - 1:40 PM
Navigating Access in Trade Policy
Moderator: Michael Ganio, Sr. Director Pharmacy Practice, ASHP
Panelists: Angie Boliver, President & CEO, HSCA, Chip Davis, President & CEO, HDA, and Marta Wosinska, Sr. Fellow, Brookings Institution

1:40 - 2:10 PM
The Promise of Advocacy
Moderator: Amy A. Sonderman, Senior Director, Advocacy, USP
Panelist: Pam Traxel, Senior Vice President, ACS CAN

2:10 - 2:40 PM
2025 Drug Shortage Policy Update
Moderator: JD Derderian, Principal, Staton Park Group
Hear from Sarah Resavy, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Congressional Staff, and Administration leaders share the current focus of supply chain resiliency efforts in Washington DC.

2:40 - 3:10 PM
Pediatric Drug Shortage Network
Moderator: April Giles, Executive Director, End Drug Shortages Alliance
Panelist: Josh Bolin, Associate Executive Director, Government Affairs and Innovation, NABP, Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker, Angels for Change, Vimala Raghavendran, Vice President of Informatics Product Development, USP, Terri Lyle Wilson, Vice President of Pharmacy, CHA

3:10 - 3:40 PM
On the Frontlines: The Drug Shortage Crisis
Moderator: Michael O’Neal, Director of Pharmacy Supply Chain, Vanderbilt
Panelists: Blanca Alvarado, Caregiver, Gianna’s Mom, Beth Gore, CEO, The Oley Foundation, and Erika LaFluer, Senior Vice President, Fagron

3:40 - 3:45 PM
CLOSING

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