Agenda

Day 1 - Thursday, September 24th, 2026 

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Arrival, Check-in, & Networking Dinner

5:00 pm - 5:10 pm: Welcome & Housekeeping

5:10 pm - 5:30 pm: Opening Remarks & Symposium Welcome Featuring PA Secretary of Health, Dr. Debra Bogen

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm: Inaugural Award Reception

5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Keynote Setting the Stage: Public Health 250

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm: Panel Discussion Public Health 250 - Honoring the Past, Recognizing the Present, and Shaping the Future 

Panelist: 

• University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health Dean, Dr. Maureen Lichtveld

• Special Advisor PA Department of Human Services, Karin Rhodes

• Senior Director of Health Program at The Pew Charitable Trusts, Kathy Talkington

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Dessert Reception

Day 2 - Friday, September 25th, 2026 

7:30 am - 8:30 am: Registration, Breakfast, and Networking

8:30 am - 8:45 am: Opening Remarks

8:45 am - 9:15 am: Welcome Introduction: PA Public Health Matters Featuring Senator Art Haywood

9:15 am - 9:45 am: Fireside Chat Featuring CEO of Philabundance, Loree Jones Brown and PA Secretary of Human Services, Valerie Arkoosh

9:45 am - 10:44 am: Know Your PA State Health Improvement Plan and Public Health Partners

10:45 am - 11:00 am: Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Implications of Federal Changes and Working Defensively Together

Panelist: 

• Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority, Devon Trolley

• Chief Community Impact Officer at the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania, Kat Royer

• Director of the Social Determinants of Health Program at Highmark Health, Christina Pechette

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch

12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: Lunch Session: Innovation in Action - Building the Future of Public Health Featuring Founder and CEO of Sharing Excess, Evan Ehlers

1:00 pm - 1:30pm: AI in Public Health 

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Futurism in Public Health - Visioning, Tools, and Trends

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Keynote - APHA and the State of Public Health Featuring APHA President, Nandi Marshall

Please note: The agenda is subject to minor changes leading up to the Symposium 

For additional questions or inquiries please reach out via email to Simone Erickson at contact@pa-pha.org