2026 Conference Agenda

The 2026 conference agenda is still being finalized. Please continue to check back here for updates.

8:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:15 am

The Challenge of Affordability

Sabrina Corlette, JD
Co-Director
Center on Health Insurance Reforms
McCourt School of Public Policy
Georgetown University

9:00 am

The Impact of Federal Health Policy on New York: A Discussion with the Health Secretary

Megan Baldwin
Deputy Secretary of Health
Office of the Governor

10:00 am Break
10:30 am

The Changing Federal Healthcare Landscape & Its Impact on NY

Hon. Amy Paulin (invited)
Chair
Assembly Health Committee

Hon. Patricia Fahy
Chair
Senate Disabilities Committee

Hon. Catalina Cruz
Member
Assembly Health and Insurance Committees

Hon. Jake Ashby (invited)
Member
Senate Insurance Committee

Hon. Josh Jensen
Republican Ranker, Assembly Health Committee
Member, Assembly Insurance Committee

11:15 am

On the Bill: What’s Ahead at the Capitol for 2027

Jack O’Donnell
Managing Partner
O’Donnell and Associates

Matt Nelligan
CEO & Partner
Syndicate Strategies

Shontell Plummer
Partner & Head of NY Practice
Tusk Strategies

Trip Yang
Founder & CEO
Trip Yang Strategies

12:00 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm

Luncheon Keynote

The Importance of Representation
A Fireside Chat with John Quiñones

John Quiñones
Award-Winning Journalist

1:30 pm Wrap-Up

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