Rushia Brown
Inaugural WNBA Player; Founder, Women’s Professional Basketball Alumnae Association; Manager, Team and Player Development, Las Vegas Aces WNBA Team
Speakers
150+ Speakers — The Leaders Running Pharmacy Today
The lineup at Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit reflects the people making decisions inside pharmacy departments right now. It includes Chief Pharmacy Officers, VPs, and senior pharmacy leaders responsible for workforce, growth, and financial performance. This is one of the few events where more Chief Pharmacy Officers are in the room than at any other conference. The same leaders you benchmark against are the ones on stage.
About the Conference
Speakers come to be part of the conversations you need to be in
The roster is built around one question: who does this audience need in the conversation? Speakers are selected based on the decisions they own, the systems they run, and the peers they work alongside.
Over 90% of the speaker lineup is health system leaders and executives.
Featured Speakers
Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, FCCP, CPEL, BCPS
Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Michigan Health
Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA
Vice President, Pharmacy, Emory University
Marva Williams-Lowe, PharmD, MHA, CPEL, FACHE
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Medical University of South Carolina Health; Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, MUSC College of Pharmacy
Ashley Galla, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, BCACP, CSP
Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Vivo Health, Northwell Health
Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL
Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth
Noelle Chapman, PharmD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCSF Health
Amy Gutierrez, PharmD, CPEL
Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, John Muir Health System
Seth Hartman, PharmD, MBA
Vice President, Clinical Applications & Chief Pharmacy Information Officer, UChicago Medicine
Celebrity Keynotes
Leadership looks the same at the top
Select sessions bring in leaders from outside healthcare who have performed at the highest level under pressure. Their perspective sits alongside a program built around hospital and health system executives.
Doug Flutie
Heisman Trophy Winner, College Football & Canadian Sports Hall of Famer
Speaker Lineup
Explore the full 2026 speaker lineup
Browse and explore all 150+ confirmed speakers across the program.
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Abduqadir | Pharmacy Compounding Specialist, Centralized Sterile Compounding Center | Henry Ford Health |
| Habib Abraham | Director, Pharmacy Benefits | Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| Yemi Abudu | System Director of Pharmacy - Inpatient and Hospital Director | Texas Children's Hospital |
| Tim Affeldt | Vice President, Specialty and Infusion Operations | Fairview Pharmacy Solutions |
| Umar Afridi | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Foundation Health |
| Yahya Ahmed | Pharmacy Director Associate | UK HealthCare |
| Waseem Akhtar | Sr Financial Manager | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Ronnah Alexander | Chief Pharmacy Officer | Regional Health Care Affiliates, Health First Community Health Center |
| Irvin Alfonso | Director, Inpatient Pharmacy | Moffitt Cancer Center |
| Luis Alfonso | Director, Pharmacy Services, Jackson North Medical Center | Jackson Health System |
| Joseph Aloi | Director, Pharmacy Clinical Operations | UVA Health University Medical Center |
| John A. Armitstead | Vice President, Pharmacy Services | Lee Health |
| Ghada Ashkar | Associate Chief, Ambulatory Pharmacy | UCLA Health |
| Jennifer Bair | Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer | Prisma Health |
| Stephanie Baker Justice | Director, Pharmacy Services, Cabell Huntington Hospital; Interim Chief Pharmacy Officer | Marshall Health Network |
| Jason Baldwin | Director, Pharmacy | Tampa General Hospital-Brooksville |
| Akeem Bale | Vice President, Pharmacy Services | UTMB Health |
| Brett Benfield | Vice President, Infusion Consulting Services | Fairview Pharmacy Solutions |
| Jorge Berrios | Director, Clinical Consulting and Operations | Cardinal Health |
| Aron Beugli | Director, Pharmacy and Residency Program | Santiam Hospital and Clinic |
| Tanya Bolte | Market Director, Pharmacy | ScionHealth |
| Kathryn Bowman | Director, Outpatient Pharmacy | Adams Health |
| Caroline Briggs | Director, Pharmacy | St. Mary’s Hospital, Bon Secours |
| Kathryn Brown | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Kaiser Permanente Enterprise Pharmacy |
| Rushia Brown | Inaugural WNBA Player; Founder, Women’s Professional Basketball Alumnae Association; Manager, Team and Player Development, Las Vegas Aces WNBA Team | — |
| Kristina Bryowsky | Regional Vice President, Pharmacy Services | SSM Health |
| Madeline Camejo | Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer | Baptist Health South Florida |
| Thomas Carey | Incoming Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer | UCSF Health |
| Y-Nhi Carr | Director, Pharmacy | Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, Inc. |
| Kevin W. Chamberlin | Associate Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | UConn Health |
| Noelle Chapman | Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | UCSF Health |
| Kenny Cole | Director, 340B Strategy | Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Nicole Copley | Director, Pharmacy | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Institute of Libertyville |
| Jennifer Copple | Director of Pharmacy Infusion and Patient Assistance | Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| David L. Crosby | System Director, Infusion Pharmacy | Dartmouth Health |
| Kelley Curtis | Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy and Lab COE | St. Luke's Health System |
| Matt Dandino | Program Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Business, Department of Pharmacy | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Nilesh Desai | Chief Pharmacy Officer | University of Miami Health System |
| Doug DeStefano | Corporate Vice President, Pharmacy Operations | RWJBarnabas Health |
| Travis B. Dick | Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Research, and Education | University of Rochester Medicine |
| Jordan Dow | Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | Froedtert ThedaCare Health |
| Susan Downard | Senior Director, Clinical Drug Management and Pharmacy Benefits Programs | Ascension Rx |
| Patrice Dupart | Senior Vice President, Pharmacy and Apothecary-in-Chief | New York Presbyterian |
| Shelly Dusing Wiest | Senior Vice President, 340B Compliance and Communications | Apexus |
| Michael Eagon | Founding Enterprise Account Executive | Mandolin |
| Matthew Eberts | Senior Director, System Pharmacy Business and Outcomes | University of Maryland Medical System |
| Nephthalee Edmond Tefera | Director, Pharmacy | MedStar Harbor Hospital |
| Darra M. Edwards | Corporate Pharmacy 340B Program Director | Prime Healthcare |
| Nakia Eldridge | Director, Pharmacy | Frederick Health |
| Sterling Elliott | Clinical Pharmacist Lead, Ambulatory Surgery Practice, Surgery and Procedures | Northwestern Medicine |
November 4–6, 2026 · Swissotel Chicago
See the Speakers Live And Continue the Conversation After
Every session is open to every attendee. After the session, speakers are in the hallway, at receptions, and at roundtables. That's where the real conversations happen.