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Event Details
Hours
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM CT. Doors open at 8:00 AM
Location
Convene, 311 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60606
Behavioral Health Business (BHB) presents the inaugural Autism & Addiction Treatment Forum, a single-day, two-track event highlighting current trends shaping these two distinct areas of behavioral health.
This fast-paced education and networking conference will bring together BHB’s community of health care providers and industry professionals.
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Breakfast & Networking
Opening Remarks
Panel Sponsored by The Braff Group
Networking Break
C-Suite Outlook for Substance Use Disorder
Lunch & Networking
Track A - Value Based Care & Mental Health
Track B - Addiction Treatments
Track C - Specialized Care
Inside At-Risk Addiction Treatment Models
Breakout Sessions
8:00 - 9:00 AM
9:00 - 9:10 AM
9:10 - 9:40 AM
10:15 - 11:00 AM
9:45 - 10:15 AM
11:00 - 11:30 AM
12:00 - 1:00 PM
After a record-breaking year in behavioral health M&A in 2021, the question going into 2022 was could it possibly last. Especially with inflation, rising interest rates, and the unrest In Ukraine. Tapping into our proprietary transaction database and in-depth conversations with strategic and financial buyers alike, we’ll answer this question and discuss which segments may be hot, which ones may be cooling, and what we expect over the next 6-12 months.
Networking Break
2:00 - 2:30 PM
As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction. Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!
Dexter Braff
President
The Braff Group
SUD providers have had to adapt to new regulations, payment challenges and persistent workforce pressures. All the while, their patients are becoming more complex. This panel will examine the trends, challenges and opportunities that are at the forefront for today’s operators.
Mark Shalvarjian
CEO
Gracent
SOLD OUT
Interested in Sponsoring?
We provide sponsors an intimate setting to promote their brand and develop relationships with industry movers and shakers.
Past Attendees
Here's a sample of past BHB VALUE attendees:
Companies
Anthem, Inc.
Arise Recovery Centers of America
Aware Recovery Care
Beacon Health Options
BMO Harris Bank
Center for Medicaid Medicare Innovation
Consonance Capital Partners
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Discovery Behavioral Health
Eleanor Health
Epic Behavioral Health Group
Landmark Recovery
Meadows Behavioral Healthcare
Meridian Capital
Mind 24-7
New Day Recovery
Optum Behavioral Care
Titles
Associate Vice President, Value Based Care
CEO & Co-Founder
Chief Development Officer
Chief Impact Officer
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Director of Clinical Services
Government and Public Affairs Director
Group Director, State and Population Health
SVP Telehealth and Innovation
VP Behavioral Health Business Intelligence
VP Finance & Business Development
VP of Behavioral Health Services
VP of Clinical Strategy
VP Payor Relations
VP Sales and Marketing
VP Strategic Partnerships
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Dr. Nasser Khan
Operations Group President - Comprehensive Treatment Center Division
Acadia Healthcare
Jason Kletter
President
BayMark Services
Shana Hoffman
President & CEO
Lucet
Value-Based Managed Care Strategies
Yusuf Sherwani
Co-Founder & CEO
Quit Genius
Samir Malik
CEO
firsthand
Sonia Garcia
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Amae Health
Executive Connect
As part of the Executive Connect program, qualified executives from behavioral health providers or operators may register for free and participate in a set number of meetings with pre-screened vendors at the event. *A refundable deposit is required to register and is refunded if you attend the required meetings at the event. No show or cancellations will forfeit the deposit, no exceptions.
Emerging Serious Mental Illness Models
Track A
Track B
Breakout Sessions
11:30 - 12:00 PM
As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction. Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!
Dr. Benjamin Zaniello
Chief Medical Officer PointClickCare
Panel Coming Soon
Ben Dittman
SVP Partnerships
Kipu Health
Dan Hilferty Jr.
CEO
Project Manifesto
Eric Gremminger
CEO
ERPHealth
Track A
Track B
Breaking into the Competitive Autism Treatment Market – and Scaling Fast
Breakout Sessions
1:00 - 1:30 PM
Incentive programs. Psychedelics. Emerging medications and treatment plans. This panel will take a look at several measurement-backed innovations helping SUD providers achieve better outcomes – in turn, boosting their business.
Brett Blevins
Founder & CEO Commonwealth ABA
Outcomes-Backed Innovations in SUD
Eric Meier
CEO
Owl
Pamela Greenberg
CEO
ABHW
Natalie Johnston
Executive Director, Behavioral Health Network
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina
Chris Gay
Co-Founder & CEO
Evry Health
SUD Payment Landscape: Emerging Revenue Opportunities
Christina Mainelli
President & CEO
Quartet
Cooper Zelnick
Chief Revenue Officer
Groups Recover Together
Jake Schwartz
Co-founder & Executive Chairman
Brave Health
Ling Shao
Founder & CEO
SpectrumAi
Dr. Samit Desai
Chief Medical Information Officer
Ascension
Solome Tibebu
Founder & Host
Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech
Robert Capobianco
CMO & Payer Market President
NOCD
Justin Funches
President
LEARN Behavioral Health
Edie Calamia
Chief Medical Officer
Aetna Medicaid
July 18, 2024 • Chicago, IL
Frequently Asked Questions
Where will the Autism & Addiction Treatment Forum be held?
The event will be held on July 18, 2024 at Convene, 311 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60606.
Which ticket type should I purchase?
Provider tickets are for owner, operators, and providers of behavioral health services. Vendor tickets are for vendors and professional firms providing products, services and capital to the behavioral health industry.
What is the refund policy?
We will refund up to 45-days out from the event.
My company or organization owns or is an active investor in a provider. Which ticket type can I purchase?
If your organization owns or invests in a provider or providers in this space, your firm is classified as a private equity investor. If you wish to get the provider pricing, you would need to use that organization's email system/domain to register for the ticket to qualify as a provider. No exceptions.
How do I contact the organizer?
Email us at [email protected].
Track A
Track B
Track C
Right-Sizing Autism Care: Aligning Outcomes with Payment
Breakout Sessions
9:30 - 10:00 AM
As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction. Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!
Christopher Wolfington
Founder & Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer
FinPay
Investment Perspectives on Value-Based Care in Behavioral Health
Yusuf Sherwani
Co-Founder & CEO
Quit Genius
Samir Malik
CEO
firsthand
Jeff Richardson
COO & VP, Community Services
Sheppard Pratt Health Systems
Katie DiPerna Cook
SVP, Partnerships
Headspace Health
Melissa Reilly
Chief Growth Officer
Evernorth Behavioral Health
Candace Richardson
Principal
General Catalyst
Value-based care is shaping the health care investment strategies of venture capital and private equity firms alike. This panel will look out how and why that’s the case, with a focus on behavioral health.
Successful value-based care models are able to respond and adapt to patient needs. In this panel, attendees will hear from providers on how they’ve built fully integrated care delivery models to thrive in value-based care frameworks.
Several industry challenges have slowed value-based care adoption within the autism treatment space. Some providers and payers have made progress, however.
Becoming a One-Stop Shop: Service Diversification as a Value-Based Care Pillar
March 12, 2024
March 13, 2024
Program Concludes
3:30 PM
Track A
Track B
A New Kind of Care: How Technology, Diagnostic Advancements Are Transforming the Autism Industry
Breakout Sessions
3:00 - 3:30 PM
As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction. Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!
What’s New: Service Line Diversification Strategies for the Next-Gen SUD Business
From telehealth and gambling-addiction services, to eating disorder treatment and more, many SUD providers have expanded their offerings. In this panel, providers will share what works, what hasn’t – and what’s to come. The goal of this discussion: Figure out what it takes to become a “next-generation” SUD business.
Technology advancements and digital health trends are reshaping how autism treatment services are delivered. They’re also helping individuals and families better understand autism, opening up new doors for providers.
Breakout Sessions
Track A
Track B
Autism C-Suite Outlook
In this 30-minute panel conversation, C-suite executives from three autism treatment providers will discuss the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in the field. The goal: to give attendees the understanding of what it will take to thrive as a business in autism in 2024 – and beyond.
From government programs to commercial payers and cash-pay, this 30-minute panel will explore the latest SUD payment trends (including value-based care developments) among providers and payers.
Breakout Sessions
Track A
Track B
Whole-person care as a trend has defined health care over the last several years. That’s increasingly true in the autism industry as well. In this panel, providers and payers will speak to how fully integrated, multi-channel care models are shaping today’s cutting-edge autism programs.
Delivering Whole-Person Autism Care Strategies
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Panel Coming Soon
The autism treatment space has drawn significant interest from a variety of investors, from venture capital firms and private equity groups, to dedicated funds and more. In turn, the field has become more crowded for existing players and upstarts alike. This panel will break down the market and examine what it takes to successfully scale.
Track A
Track B
Breakout Sessions
1:30 - 2:00 PM
As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction. Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!
Dr. Benjamin Zaniello
Chief Medical Officer PointClickCare
Panel Coming Soon
Ben Dittman
SVP Partnerships
Kipu Health
Dan Hilferty Jr.
CEO
Project Manifesto
Eric Gremminger
CEO
ERPHealth
Ling Shao
Founder & CEO
SpectrumAi
Dr. Samit Desai
Chief Medical Information Officer
Ascension
Justin Funches
President
LEARN Behavioral Health
Edie Calamia
Chief Medical Officer
Aetna Medicaid
As part of the Biden administration’s health care goals, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has steadily carved more behavioral health services into the Medicare program – or proposed action to do so in the not-so-distant future. In this conversation, three Medicare experts will provide an overview of behavioral health within Medicare, including what’s likely to happen next.
While behavioral health providers and payers both say they’re eager to move toward value-based care, the two parties aren’t always on the same page. During this panel, attendees will hear about the biggest dos and don’ts for value-based care contracting.
Behavioral health is increasingly being woven into primary care models, and the provider groups at the leading edge of value-based care are placing it front and center within their risk-taking strategies
Panel Coming Soon
Track A
Track B
Breakout Sessions
2:30 - 3:00 PM
As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction. Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!
Dr. Benjamin Zaniello
Chief Medical Officer PointClickCare
Panel Coming Soon
Ben Dittman
SVP Partnerships
Kipu Health
Dan Hilferty Jr.
CEO
Project Manifesto
Eric Gremminger
CEO
ERPHealth
Ling Shao
Founder & CEO
SpectrumAi
Dr. Samit Desai
Chief Medical Information Officer
Ascension
Justin Funches
President
LEARN Behavioral Health
Edie Calamia
Chief Medical Officer
Aetna Medicaid
As part of the Biden administration’s health care goals, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has steadily carved more behavioral health services into the Medicare program – or proposed action to do so in the not-so-distant future. In this conversation, three Medicare experts will provide an overview of behavioral health within Medicare, including what’s likely to happen next.
While behavioral health providers and payers both say they’re eager to move toward value-based care, the two parties aren’t always on the same page. During this panel, attendees will hear about the biggest dos and don’ts for value-based care contracting.
Behavioral health is increasingly being woven into primary care models, and the provider groups at the leading edge of value-based care are placing it front and center within their risk-taking strategies
Panel Coming Soon
Who Attends
Providers, vendors, investors, insurers, and other professionals in behavioral health care.
Ticket Prices
Early Bird Provider: $600
Early Bird Vendor: $900
Jennifer Riha
CSO
I Am Boundless
Suzette Glasner
Chief Scientific Officer Pelago
Rosa Bromka
Chief Operating Officer Boulder Care
Kathleen Stengel
Chief Executive Officer NeurAbilities
Andrew Rothermel
Chief Executive Officer Defining Wellness Centers
Maks Danilin
CRO
Guardian Recovery
Robert M. Poznanovich
Chief Business Growth Officer Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
John Driscoll
CEO
Caron Treatment Centers
Kate Sheldon Princi
Chief Operating Officer
360 Behavioral Health
Dr. Neil Hattangadi
CEO
Cortica
Dr. Adam Hahs
Chief Science Officer
Hopebridge
Jeremy Klemanski
CEO
Gateway Foundation
Jessica Fear
Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health
VNS Health
Jeff Beck
CEO & Co-Founder
AnswersNow
Dr. Pete Vernig
VP of Mental Health Services
Recovery Centers of America