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Fall Leadership Forum 2020

Event Date: 10/6/2020 - 10/8/2020

Event Overview

REGISTRATION FOR ALLIANCE MEMBERS WILL BE CLOSED ON OCTOBER 1st. YOUR WELCOME PACKET WITH ACCESS DETAILS WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY ON OCT 5th. CONTACT US IF YOU NEED EVENT SUPPORT.

In the face of a global pandemic, heightened social unrest and economic uncertainty, Alliance leaders remain committed to delivering on their health plans’ missions.

Providing solid leadership, protecting your organizations’ cultures and capitalizing on your competitive edge is a tall order in the best of times … how in the world do health plan executives drive outcomes in the current environment? Welcome to the 2020 Alliance Fall Leadership Forum, a completely virtual event designed to create space. Where leaders can think. And connect. Join us to explore these very real, very tough issues.

We know you can’t really step out of your (home) office to join us, but trust us when we say the Fall Leadership meeting is much-needed time for you to consider the challenges you’re facing from an entirely fresh perspective. For example: we’ll hear from champion poker player and psychologist Maria Konnikova, whose doctoral work was on risky and emotional decision making in uncertain environments.

We’re also chatting with Adam Grant, renowned organizational psychologist, who challenges our health plan executives to think about resilience in the face of hard times—and how to build it—in our teams and in ourselves.

Featured presenters

2020 CATHY K. EDDY HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES SPEAKER

Cathy K. Eddy founded the Alliance in 1996 and retired from the organization on April 30, 2018. Over the course of her career, she has championed the success of Alliance members, and has been an invaluable catalyst of collaboration throughout the health care industry.

The CKE Lecture Series brings in nationally recognized experts who will inform, inspire and push our thinking on the issues Cathy cares about most: collaboration, innovation, governance, and mentorship.

We are excited to announce this year's CKE speaker is Adam Grant, organizational psychologist at The Warton School Business; best selling author and host of WorkLife, a TED original podcast.

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Adam Grant

Organizational Psychologist, The Wharton School of Business; Bestselling Author; Host: WorkLife, a TED Original Podcast

Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for 7 straight years. As an organizational psychologist, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world's 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune's 40 under 40.He is the author of 4 New York Times bestselling books, Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. Adam is the host of WorkLife, a chart-topping TED original podcast.

KEYNOTE

Bob Cusack
**Editor-in-Chief, the Hill and national policy and politics analyst**

Bob Cusack has developed a nuanced, insider's knowledge of policy and politics over his years, evolving from his post at the most respected news organization in Congressional circles. Cusack's insights support Alliance members who want to learn what's happening behind-the-scenes in the halls of Congress, how it could affect you, and what makes Washington's leaders tick.

KEYNOTE

Maria Konnikova
New York Times Best-Selling Author & Champion Poker Player

Maria Konnikova is an award-winning author, professional poker player, and writer for The New Yorker. She is an ambassador for PokerStars Team Pro and has written two New York Times bestsellers, The Confidence Game, winner of the 2016 Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, an Anthony and Agatha Award finalist. Maria is currently working on a book about poker and the balance of skill and luck in life, The Biggest Bluff, to be published in 2019 by Penguin Press. Maria holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University. Her doctoral work was on risky and emotional decision making in uncertain environments—the precise sorts of conditions you encounter not only at the poker table but in many corporate settings. Maria’s writing has been featured in Best American Science and Nature Writing and has been translated into over twenty languages. Maria’s podcast for The New Yorker and WNYC, “The Long-Distance Con,” was a finalist for the National Magazine Awards for 2019. Maria also hosts the podcast The Grift from Panoply Media, and is currently a visiting fellow at NYU’s School of Journalism. She graduated from Harvard University.

KEYNOTE

David Epstein
**#1 NYT Best-Selling Author of Range & The Sports Gene, Expert on the Science of High Performance**

David Epstein has made it his mission to uncover the keys to achieving high performance. In his latest book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, which is on the top ten New York Times bestsellers list, named one of Amazon's best business books of 2019 as well as Inc.’s 2019 Must Read Books for Entrepreneurs, Epstein examines the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and Nobel laureates. Epstein brings bold new insights on the best approach to career development. His conclusion: In most fields, especially those that are complex, unpredictable, and difficult to automate, generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Sharing fascinating examples, Epstein shows that at every stage of life, from the development of children in math, music and sports to students fresh out of college trying to find their way, to mid-career professionals in need of a change and would-be retirees looking for a new vocation after moving on from their previous one — generalists triumph as the world around them becomes increasingly specialized. Merging stories from the worlds of sports, business, medicine, and education, Epstein sheds light on the paths to peak performance. From how to best prepare for our specialized world to how to optimally incorporate AI into our workplaces, Epstein unpacks the science of success — and will leave Alliance members with actionable takeaways to improve how they live, work, and prepare for the future.

Caroline Styr
Research Director, Insight222

Caroline is the Research Director at Insight222. She is a thought-leader, researcher and writer on people analytics and the future of HR. Prior to joining Insight222, she worked at the Center for the Future of Work where she was an advisor and in-demand speaker on topics related to the future of work. She has also held roles in digital services and transformation consulting at Cognizant.

Colleen Risk
Chief People Officer, Vizient, Inc.

Colleen Risk believes that values drive performance. As Chief People Officer for Vizient®, she makes sure that the principles guiding interactions with employees internally carry externally for an exceptional experience with members and suppliers.

Responsible for the company's people and culture, Risk leads a diverse team that includes human resources; change and organizational effectiveness; learning and development; corporate services; inclusion and diversity; community outreach; corporate sustainability; and public policy and government relations.

Most recently, Risk served as Vizient executive vice president of research, public policy and human resources. Prior to this, she was executive vice president of member networks and human resources for VHA Inc., where she provided strategic leadership for the company's national education and networking services as well as oversight for VHA's regional offices.

Alan Weil
Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs

Alan Weil became the Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs on June 1, 2014. A multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the serious exploration of domestic and international health policy and system change, Health Affairs is the nation’s leading journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. For the previous decade he was the executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research and policy organization. Previously, he directed the Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism project, one of the largest privately funded social policy research projects ever undertaken in the United States; held a cabinet position as executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing; and was assistant general counsel in the Massachusetts Department of Medical Security. Mr. Weil is a frequent speaker on national and state health policy, Medicaid, federalism, and implementation of the Affordable Care Act. He is the co-editor of two books, publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals, has testified before Congress more than half-a-dozen times, and is called upon by major media outlets for his knowledge and analysis.

Like you, the Alliance has had to re-imagine what we do. The Fall Leadership Forum is the perfect blend of the powerful authenticity you count on, with just a dash of the fun you enjoy. Here’s how we’ll deliver in a virtual world:

Each day fills just over four hours. If you commit to “showing up,” we promise you’ll benefit from the time to learn, think and connect
Invigorating, fresh perspectives are balanced with Alliance member voices. You’ll hear from your colleagues in case studies, panels, and small group discussions
The tools we share make it easy to continue the conversation with your peers