2024 Sessions | The Kennedy Forum
Welcome Remarks by Patrick J. Kennedy, Co-founder, former U.S. Representative (D-RI)

Patrick J. Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum; U.S. Congress

Keynote Address #1

Xavier Becerra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Meeting Our Shared Goals: How We’ll Achieve the 90-90-90 by 2033 Goals

Rebecca Bagley, The Kennedy Forum
Kana Enomoto, McKinsey & Company

Measuring Progress: How We’ll Know We’re on Track to the 90-90-90 by 2033

Ashraf Shehata, KPMG
Charisse Dean, KPMG
Anita Whitehead, KPMG LLP

Youth & Addiction – Exploring Its Intersection with Policy and Pathways to Change

Steven Adelsheim, Stanford Department of Psychiatry
Dave Anderson, Child Mind Institute
Zainab Okolo, The Jed Foundation
Duncan Young, Effective School Solutions
Joan Steinberg, Morgan Stanley

How Stigma – Structural, Public and of the Self – Will Impact Our Success

Rachael Cooper, Shatterproof
Seth Kahan, Stop Stigma Together
Philomena Kebec, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Andy Dunn, Pie

CEO Alliance for Mental Health’s Unified Vision and its integration into the 90-90-90 Goals

Rebecca Bagley, The Kennedy Forum
Shawn Coughlin, National Association for Behavioral Healthcare
Robert Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Rick Kellar, Peg’s Foundation
Kathleen Pike, One Mind
Schroeder Stribling, Mental Health America
Tyler Norris, CEO Alliance for Mental Health
Anthony Estreet, National Association of Social Workers
Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center
Daniel Gillison, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Keynote Address #2

Neera Tanden, The White House

Post-Election Impacts on Mental Health and SUD

Emily Gee, Center for American Progress
Bill Hoagland, bipartisan policy center
Nelson Dunlap, Meharry Medical College

Bipartisan Perspectives on States’ Mental Health Needs

“David T. Jones, Office of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
Kate Woodsome, Invisible Threads”

Evening Awards Ceremony for the Ask Not Awards

Patrick J. Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum; U.S. Congress
Michael Smith, AmeriCorps
Christopher McKelvy, K. Ventures
Stephen Fried, Columbia University

Welcome Remarks

Rebecca Bagley, The Kennedy Forum

Keynote Address #3

Lisa M. Gomez, U.S. Department of Labor

Advancing the Frontiers of Access and Quality

“David Smith, Third Horizon Strategies
Brad Lerner, Elevance Health
Malekeh Amini, Trayt Health”

Featured Speakers

Christopher McKelvy, K. Ventures
Sandy Ho, Disability & Philanthropy Forum
Kristen Clarke, U.S. Department of Justice

The Economics of Mental Health

Caroline Pearson, Peterson Health Technology Institute
Ashwin Vasan, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Nathaniel Counts, The Kennedy Forum

Profiles in Mental Health Courage

Stephen Fried, Columbia University
Patrick J. Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum; U.S. Congress
Gabrielle Anwar, Profile, Profiles in Mental Health Courage
Tonie Dreher, CASES
Justin Maffett, HEC Paris Business School
Ashley Dunlop, Participant
Mark McMurrey, N/A
Belton McMurrey, Profiles in Mental Health Courage
Naia Butler-Craig, N/A
Gene Barduson, Addiction Research Institute
Philomena Kebec, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Philanthropy’s Role in Our Shared Success

Margaret Boasberg, The Bridgespan Group

Driving Private Payor/Provider Alignment in Measurement-based Care

Thomas Insel, Vanna Health
Samuel Nordberg, Reliant Medical Group
Margaret Wilson, UnitedHealth Group

Beyond Meaningful Use for Behavioral Health

Nawal Roy, Holmusk
Arpan Waghray, Providence Well Being Trust
Caroline Carney, Magellan Health
Seth Howard, Epic

State Innovation: Multi-Payor Alignment & Ecosystem Development

David Lee, Leavitt Partners
Rebecca Messing Haigler, The Kennedy Forum
Tammer Attallah, Intermountain Health
Thomas Novak, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy

Working Lunch – Hear from Members of Congress
Workforce Pathways: Policy Barriers and How to Fix Them

Stuart Archer, Oceans Healthcare
Anthony Carter, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Erin Parks, Equip Health
Teresa Garate, HMA

Sustaining Momentum in School-based Mental Health

Alex Briscoe, California Children’s Trust
Alexia Everett, U.S. Department of Education
Amy Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum

Advancing the 90s by Leveraging HHS

Carole Johnson, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Rachel Levine, Department of Health and Human Services
Terri Tanielian, The White House
Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Innovations to Address Opioid Crisis

Patrick J. Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum; U.S. Congress
Stephen Fried, Columbia University
Tom Coderre, SAMHSA

Commitment Makers
Closing Remarks

Patrick J. Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum; U.S. Congress