Schedule of Events
| Monday, December 6, 2021 |
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| 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
| 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
| Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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| 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
Registration Open |
| 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks SPEAKER:  Bob Tierney President Starline Chairman, SIIA Board of Directors  |
| 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. | Hot Topic 1 – Price Transparency Market forces and cost pressures combined with new regulatory requirements are leading to greater health care price transparency, but what will the new environment really look like and how should your company be positioned? MODERATOR: .jpeg) Dr. Stacy Borans Founder and Chief Medical Officer Advanced Medical Strategies |
| 10:45 a.m. to Noon | Hot Topic 2 -- Specialty Drugs Growth in specialty drugs entering the market is at all-time high, and with it, hefty price tags for highly targeted patient populations. This has been a hot topic within the self-insurance industry for several years, but what does it mean for the self-insurance industry, how does it better manage these costs, and what’s ahead? MODERATOR:  Shaun Peterson Head of Employee Benefit Pricing Voya Financial |
| Noon to 1:30 p.m. |
Hosted Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Hot Topic 3 -- Cell & Gene Therapies Scientific advancements continue to accelerate in the area of cell & gene therapies. That’s great news for patients, but it’s more complicated for self-insurance industry stakeholders. So what’s the plan to prepare? MODERATOR:  Jay Ritchie Chief Executive Officer Tokio Marine HCC Stop-Loss |
| 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Hot Topic 4 – Technology In the post COVID world, we are all digital disrupters now to some degree …so what’s next in terms strategic technology strategies for companies involved in the self-insured marketplace? MODERATOR:  Jim Vertino Chief Executive Officer EBMS, LLC |
| 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
Networking Reception |
| Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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| 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. | Hot Topic 5 -- Workforce Development Business is a team sport, so how do you make sure you have the right players and keep them motivated? Let’s share our experiences with recruiting, mentoring, succession planning, diversity, and more to get our teams ready for the 2022 season. MODERATOR:  Kari Niblack President & CEO ACS Benefit Services |
| 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Closing Remarks SPEAKER: Bob Tierney President Starline Chair, SIIA Board of Directors |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Event Concludes |
