Summit Schedule
This year’s conference features a diverse array of sessions, panels, and keynote presentations designed to engage and inform you on the importance of safeguarding health through collaboration. Details about speakers and specific sessions will be added in the coming weeks. Get in on the action and register today!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Dinner with John Quiñones
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Pre-dinner reception
6:30 pm
Dinner
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration and exhibits
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Terri Burke, Executive Director, The Immunization Partnership
Jeff Webster, President and CEO, The Greater San Antonio Chamber
9:15 am – 10:30 am
Keynote address and moderated Q/A. Creating Health Equity – what is it, what works, and what doesn’t
Speaker: Daniel Dawes, JD, Meharry Medical College
10:30 am – 10:45 am
BREAK AND EXHIBITS
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Panel: Health for All: Challenging Inequities, Building Solutions
Moderator:
Ashley Ford, The Arc of Texas
Panelists:
Dr. Renee M. Poole, Double board certified primary care physician and community advocate
Dr. Rosamaria Murillo, El Buen Samaritano, Austin
11:45 am – 1:15 pm
LUNCH, NETWORKING, EXHIBITS
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Panel: From Compassion to Change: Philanthropy’s Influence on Health Outcomes
Moderator:
Zahyrah Blakeney, Episcopal Health Foundation
Panelists:
Charito Lincoln, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
Domingo Barrios, Nonprofit advisory group, Cadence Bank and Trustee of Rockwell Fund
2:20 pm – 3:05 pm
Plenary Session: Systemic Challenges in the Health and Health Care System
Speaker: Ken Janda, Wild Blue Health Solutions
3:05 pm – 3:20 pm
BREAK AND EXHIBITS
3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
Panel: Narrative Health: Exploring the Intersections of Storytelling, Wellness, and Social Impact
Moderator: Dr. Michael Mackert, Moody School of Communications, UT Austin
Panelists:
Tim Archuleta, El Paso Times
Dr. Rachel Pearson, UT San Antonio
4:25 pm – 5:25 pm
Panel: Faith and Wholeness: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Soul
Moderator: Dr. Mary Brandt, Baylor College of Medicine. Theologian.
Panelists:
Caesar Rentie, Methodist Hospital, Dallas
Rabbi Mara Nathan, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio
5:25 pm -5:30 pm
Closing Remarks
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception, Networking, Exhibits
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Private movie screening of Shot in the Arm
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast, Exhibits
8:45 am – 9:45 am
Plenary Session
Speaker: Dr. Michael Mackert, Moody School of Communications, UT Austin
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Plenary Session: Highs and Lows of the Texas Legislature
Speaker: Karen Reagan, Lucinda Saxon. Texas Star Alliance.
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Panel: Turning Talk into Change: Activating Advocacy for Impact
Moderator: Jason Sabo, Frontera Strategy
Panelists:
Chris Tackett, Advocate, Political Finance
Yvonne Guitierrez, Reproductive Rights for All
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Closing Remarks
12:00 pm
Lunch to Go