Agenda At-A-Glance

Tuesday, August 11

• 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

  • Registration

• 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

  • Lunch On Your Own

• 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

  • Optimizing Health Plan Contracting: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Building Referrals, Revenue & Margins
    • Rick Gutierrez, Ph.D., BCBA, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Portfolio Management To Optimize Organizational Performance: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On How To Optimize, Retire & Build A Service Line Portfolio For The Future
    • Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, EdM, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

• 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Grand Opening Of The Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, August 12

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am

  • Executive Breakfast & Registration

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am

  • Keynote

• 9:45 am – 10:45 am

  • Thought Leader Discussion

• 9:45 am – 11:15 am

  • Perfecting Patient Engagement & Experience From Beginning To End
    • J.J. Johnston, Ed.D., BCBA, Vice President, Experience & Service Excellence, Easterseals Southern California

• 9:45 am – 5:30 pm

  • The 2026 OPEN MINDS Aging In Place Summit
  • The 2026 OPEN MINDS Digital Therapeutics Expo

• 11:30 am – 12:45 pm

  • Private Equity Unpacked: Balancing Innovation, Profit & Mission: A Panel Discussion
    • Michael Zhe, BCBA, Chief Executive Officer, Alora Behavioral Health
    • Rob Haput, MS, BCBA, Executive Vice President, LEARN Behavioral
    • Neil Hattangadi, M.D., Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cortica Care

• 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm

  • Lunch On Your Own

• 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm

  • Apple-A-Day Giveaway

• 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm

  • Integrated Supports For Dual-Diagnosis: The Convergence Of Mental Health & I/DD Services
    • Angela Yen, MA, BCBA, Regional Vice President, Consultation Services, Easterseals Southern California
  • An Update On Innovative New Payer Programs

• 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

  • Safety As Strategy: Reducing Risk For Patients & Staff
    • Ashley Brewer, Safety Compliance Manager, Community Health & Wellness Partners

• 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

  • Executive Networking Reception

Thursday, August 13

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am

  • Executive Breakfast

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am

  • Combining Smart Data & Collaboration For Better Performance
    • Marjorie Bessel, M.D., Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Banner Health

• 9:45 am – 10:45 am

  • Thought Leader Discussion
    • Marjorie Bessel, M.D., Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Banner Health

• 9:45 am – 11:00 am

  • From Assessment To Treatment: What AI Brings To Today’s Clinicians

• 11:15 am – 12:30 pm

  • Driving Outcomes For High-Needs Youth: Innovations In Foster Care Services
    • Jane Wintz, LAPSW, Chief Executive Officer, Omni Family Of Services
    • Patricia Cavanaugh, Ed.D., Chief Clinical Officer, Health Connect America
  • Building High-Performing Teams Through Effective Clinical Supervision

• 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

  • Lunch On Your Own

• 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

  • Raffle Prize Drawing

• 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

  • CFO Consortium Session

• 3:10 pm – 3:40 pm

  • Closing Keynote
    • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS