The Employer Advantage: The Keys To Unlocking Your Power

7:30 – 8:30 | Registration & Continental Breakfast; Exhibits Open

8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome and Opening Remarks: Keys to the Journey

8:45 – 9:15 | Regulation, Reform, and Employer Readiness: A Washington Briefing

• Matthew Muma, Senior Counsel, Health Policy, American Benefits Council

9:15 – 9:45 | The Chamber View: The Impact of Healthcare on Regional Competitiveness

• Jim Rhodes (moderator), VP, HIF Fund Governance & Executive Director, PERMA Risk Management Services
• Luke Bernstein, President & CEO, PA Chamber of Business and Industry
• Michael Quaranta, President, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

9:45 – 10:10 | Unlocking Compliance Power: Managing Fiduciary Risk In a New Era of Scrutiny

• Jamie Greenleaf, Co-Founder, Fiduciary In A Box
• Julie Selesnick, Executive Director, Legal and Compliance, Judi Group

10:10 – 10:30 | Break & Exhibits

10:30 – 11:00 | From Information to Impact: Empowering Employers Through Actionable Analytics

• Dare Henry-Moss, Director, Benefits Analytics and Evaluation, Comcast
• Paul Coty, VP, Total Rewards Analytics , Cognitio Analytics

11:00 – 11:50 | Direct Hospital Contracting: The Keys to Building a Win/Win Strategy

• Dave Houston (moderator), Growth Executive / National Director of Business Development, Imagine360
• Rebecca Adkins, SVP Enterprise Population Health, Jefferson Health
• Heather Gelting, Executive Director, PAISBOA Health Benefit Trust
• James Startare, Vice President, Benefits, Aramark

11:50 – 12:00 | Special Remarks

12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch Break & Exhibits

1:00 – 1:05 | Unlocking the Afternoon

1:05 – 1:45 | Primary Care as a Key to Unlocking Better Outcomes For Employers

• Tom Belmont (moderator), President & CEO, GPBCH
• Reetika Kumar, MD, SVP Chief Customer Product, Clinical Solutions & Ph*rm*cy Services, Independence Blue Cross
• Lindsey Tauber, Sr. Director Employee Benefits, Northwestern Mutual
• Joseph Teel, MD, Chief, Regional Primary Care, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

1:45 – 2:20 | Navigating Ph*rm*cy Spend: Keys to Transparency, Access and Sustainable Cost Control

• Josh Golden (moderator), Senior Vice President of Strategy, Judi Health | CapitalRx
• Lauren Gazonas, Sr. Director, Total Rewards, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Maria Scheeler, Executive Director/Fund Administrator, Teamsters Health & Welfare Fund of Philadelphia

2:20 – 2:35 | Break & Exhibits

2:35 – 3:05 | The Accountable Partner Model: The Key to Solving Point Solution Fatigue

• Samantha Boyd, Benefits Director, Five Below
• Christine Hale, MD, Chief Medical Officer, US Benefits, Gallagher
• Dany Matar, Chief Operating Officer, Color

3:05 - 3:20 | From Noise to Navigation: Employer Communication that Drives Action - Empyrean

3:20 – 4:00 | Finding the Master Key: Aligning Benefits and Culture

• Jennifer Arches, Head of Global Benefits, Susquehanna International Group
• Christopher Ballard, Sr Vice President, Director of Total Rewards, WSFS Bank
• Ginger Miller, Director of Health and Benefits, Utz Quality Foods
• Kathryn Rider, AVP of Benefits, The Campbell’s Company

4:00 – 4:15 | Wrap-up

4:15 – 5:30 | Reception

The 2026 GPBCH Annual Conference has been approved for 4.75 PDCs.

** Registrants are entitled to a full refund 30 days prior to the event. Within 30 days, GPBCH will not issue refunds but registrants are allowed to substitute attendee(s) in their place. **

* Interested in becoming a member of the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health? Contact Tanika Smith ([email protected]) for more information. You can view our .

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City, 237 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, United States

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