Celebrating 20 Years of Impact

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM																Registration & Light Refreshments
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM																Welcome Ellen Rautenberg, Chair, Board of Directors, NYHealth
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM																President's Remarks David Sandman, President and CEO, NYHealth
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM																Panel 1: Changemaking: Health Policy in Action Panelists: Aparna Mekala, CEO, Primary Care Development Corporation Clyde “Butch” Tate, Chief Counsel, All Rise Andrés Vives, CEO, Hunger Solutions New York
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM																Fireside Chat: Protecting the Safety Net for the Future Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Katz, President and CEO, NYC Health + Hospitals
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM																Break
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM																Panel 2: Grassroots to Grasstops: Community Voice Driving Health Systems Change Panelists: Alzahraa (Zizi) K. Ahmed, Chair, New York State Community Health Worker Association Steering Committee; Research Education Program Coordinator, NYU Langone Health's Clinical and Translational Science Institute Helen Strom, Benefits and Homeless Advocacy Director, Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center Becca Telzak, Co-Executive Director, Make the Road New York
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM																Panel 3: Spreading Innovation: Scaling Proven Solutions for Better Health Panelists: Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance Lisa French, CEO and Co-Founder, Field and Fork Network Chris Ford, Corporate Impact Principal, Face The Fight, USAA
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM																Closing Remarks
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM																Reception

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