Speakers at the 2024 Behavioral Health Tech Conference

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View our speakers from our 2024 event below.

Dennis Depenbusch

New Ventures Initiative - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Desiree Priestley

Health Experience Officer, Otsuka Precision Health

Devika Bhushan, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Daybreak Health

Diana Chao

Executive Director, Letters to Strangers

Donald Ramos

Program Development Director, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes

Donna Milavetz, MD, MPH, FACP

Chief Medical Officer, Cambia Health Solutions

Dorothea Scattaglia

Sr. Director, Emotional Well-Being, Comcast NBCUniversal

Doug Henry, PhD

VP Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Highmark

Doug Nemecek, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Evernorth Behavioral Health

Douglas Newton, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Rula Health

Dylan Ross, PhD

Head of Clinical, Blueprint

Elizabeth Freedman

Sr. Director, Quality Measurment, National Quality Forum

Ellen Hallsworth

Director, Bradley REACH, Bradley Hospital

Ellen Herlacher

Partner, LRVHealth

Erica Scott

Director of People and Organizational Culture, Grand Canyon Trust

Erin Parks, PhD

Cofounder and Chief Clinical Officer, Equip Health

Erin Sietstra

Head of Investments, Hopelab

Erin Terkoski Young

Mental Health Leader, WTW

Farid Chaouki

Chief Innovation Officer, Within Health

Frank O'Halloran

Crisis Services Public Safety Coordinator, Mercy Care Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA)

Frank Webster, MD

CMO, Behavioral Health, Health Care Service Corporation

Gael Aitor

CEO, Astrolescence

Gary Abernathy

VP, DE&I Practice Leader, Marsh McLennan Agency

Gaurang Choksi

Founder & CEO, Violet Health

Georgia Gaveras, DO

Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder, Talkiatry

Gloria Umanah

Founder/CEO, Hope Booth

Grant Riewe

CTO, Vibrant Emotional Health, National Administrator of 988

Gregory Harris, MD, MPH, DLFAPA, CHIE

Senior Medical Director, Mental Health, BCBSMA

Greta McAnany

CEO/Founder, Blue Fever

Gus Georgiadis

Area Chairman, Gallagher Benefit Services

Hannah Zaitlin

Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Harris Eyre, MD, PhD

Lead of Neuro-Policy, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

Heidi Arthur

Chief Campaign Development Officer, Ad Council

Heidi Williams

Senior Manager, ZS

Helen Egger, MD

Co-founder and Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Little Otter

Helena Plater-Zyberk

CEO & Co-Founder, Supportiv

Hoangmai (Mai) Pham, MD, MPH

President and CEO, Institute for Exceptional Care

Hossam Mahmoud, MD

Regional Chief Medical Officer, Carelon Behavioral Health

Howard Kraft

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, XO Health, Inc

Howard Weeks, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, Eating Recovery Center & Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center

Ignacio Handal

CEO, Clinicom Healthcare Inc

Inderpreet Dhillon, M.D., MBA

Senior Medical Director, Grow Therapy

Isobel Rosenthal, MD

Cofounder/Medical Director, Nema Health

James Gilson

Sr. Manager, BH Case Management, HCSC

James Polo, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, Carelon Behavorial Health

Jamie Zahlaway Belsito

Founder/Director of Policy, Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance

Jana Dost

Vice President Behavioral Health Network Strategy and Partnership, Evernorth Behavioral Health

Jason Lehmbeck

Managing Director, Innovation Hub at Georgetown's Thrive Center for Child

Jay Chaudhary

State Mental Health Commissioner, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration

Jay Taylor

Chief Growth Officer, Brave Health

Jayla Stokesberry

Research Assistant, Hopelab

Jayme Banks, PsyD, MBA

Interim Chief of Student Support Services, School District of Philadelphia

Jeff Luce

VP Government Sector, Optum

Jeff Smith

CEO, Bamboo Health

Jen Lee, PhD

Director, Clinical Research, Lyra Health

Jena Grady

Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

Jenna Carl, PhD

Chief Medical Officer, Big Health

Jenna Ciotti

Vice President, Transformation Capital

Jenna Glover

Chief Clinical Officer, Headspace

Jenna Tregarthen

Co-Founder & CEO, Bright Theraputics

Jennifer Butler, LISW-CP/S

Director of Public Education, SCDMH

Jennifer Christian-Herman, Ph.D.

Vice President, Behavioral Health & Clinical Strategy, Blue Shield of California

Jennifer Huberty, PhD

CEO and Founder, Jen Huberty, PhD

Jennifer Palumbo

Freelance Writer, Wonder Woman Writer, LLC

Jennifer Riha

Chief Strategy Officer, Boundless

Jennifer Schugam, LCSW-C, MSW

Director, Behavioral Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Jenny Ahn

Chief Well-being Officer, Deloitte Consulting

Jeremy Kreyling

Senior Vice President, Healthcare Informatics, NeuroFlow

Jeremy Mercer

Vice President, Public Sector Growth, Optum Behavioral Health Solutions

Jeremy Weisz

Co-Founder and CEO, Greenspace Health

Jessi Gold, MD, MS

Chief Wellness Officer, University of Tennessee System

Jessica Gaulton, MD

CEO/Founder, FamilyWell Health

Jessica Jackson

CEO/Founder, Therapy Is For Everyone Psychological & Consultation Services

Jessica Johnson

Director of Complex Health Solutions Research and Development, CareSource

Jessica Kantor

Independent Journalist, Fast Company

Jessica Swank

Chief People Officer, Box

Jill FitzGerald, MSW, LICSW

SVP of Clinical Operations, Confidant Health

Jim Huffman

President/CEO, Integrated Benefits Institute

Jocelyn Guyer

Senior Managing Director, Manatt

Joe Parks, MD

CMO, firsthand

John Bailey

Strategic Advisor, Fiore Ventures

John Boyd, PsyD

Vice President, Behavioral Health & Wellness, Kaiser Permanente

John Driscoll

President and CEO, Caron Treatment Centers

John Snook

Chief Policy Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Johnnie Gasper

Director, Crisis and Justice System, Arizona Complete Health Complete Care Plan

Jonathan Seltzer

CEO, SimplePractice

Joseph Perekupka

Chief Executive Officer, Freespira

Josh Schoeller

CEO, Qualifacts

Joshua Golomb

CEO, Hazel Health

Juan Acosta

Mental Health Activist, Speaker and Content Creator

Julie Krause

Group Manager, Global Wellness, Microsoft

Justin Coffey, MD, DFAPA, FANPA, CHCIO

Chief Medical Officer, Workit Health

Kacie Kelly

Chief Innovation Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Karen Mitchell

Chief Growth Officer, Quartet Health

Kat McDavitt

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Linda Perryman Evans Presidential Chair, Innsena

Kat Thompson

Founder & CEO, Fractal Health & Fractal Soul

Kate Mellor

SVP of Payer Partnerships & Strategy, Alma

Kate Wolin, ScD

Chief Science Officer, CaringBridge

Katherine Hobbs, MD, MPH

CEO, Author Health

Katie Adams

Senior Reporter, MedCity News

CE
Credits

in-person & online

Earn up to 13 continuing education (CE) hours

In partnership with PESI, our event offered CE credits for mental health professionals who attend. For those unable to make the trip to Arizona, the CE credits were attainable virtually via PESI's streaming platform during the live event.