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University of Louisville Shelby Campus
450 N Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
08:15am - 04:00pm

Overview

The healthcare ecosystem is operating in a period of uncertainty. Long-standing challenges related to cost, quality, and outcomes are intersecting with a rapidly changing social and political environment, reshaping how organizations approach care delivery, benefits, policy, and collaboration. These forces are intensifying existing structural issues while also creating new pressures and opportunities for meaningful change.

 

Healthcare In Motion: From Challenge to Change will bring together employers, providers, payers, policymakers, and community partners to examine the forces reshaping healthcare. The conference will equip attendees with insights to navigate this period of uncertainty while staying focused on long-standing goals of affordability, quality, and equity.

 

Join the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative on October 14, 2026 at our Annual Conference, where we will identify where momentum is emerging, what barriers persist, and how coordinated action can accelerate progress and drive lasting change in an evolving healthcare landscape.

 

Registration

  • KHC Members - Free
  • Non-KHC Members - $125


Learn more about becoming a member of the KHC at https://khcollaborative.org/join/.

 

Registration closes on Monday, October 12, 2026.

 

Conference Sponsorship

Registration as a sponsor has closed for 2026. Reach out to Merv Antonio at mantonio@khcollaborative.org if you are interested in 2027 sponsorship opportunities.

 

Lodging

Hotel rooms are available at a discounted rate of $164/night on October 13 and October 14, 2026 at:

Homewood Suites by Hilton Louisville-East

9401 Hurstbourne Trace, Louisville, KY 40222


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Conference Agenda

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Speakers

 

Allison Adams, MPA, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky

Valenchia Brown, DNP, MSN, APN, FNP-C, CIC

Lead - Pediatric Health Equity, Clinical Research Advanced Practice Provider

Norton Healthcare

Gail Carbol, MBA

HR Benefits Director

University of Kentucky

Donna Church

Director, Health Benefits and Leaves and Benefits Delivery

GE Appliances, a Haier company

Sarah K. Emond, MPP
President and Chief Executive Officer

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER)

Melissa King

Lead Benefits Specialist

LG&E and KU Energy

Trudi L. Matthews, BA, MA

Chief of Value-based Programs, Public Policy, and Community Initiatives

Office of the EVPHA, University of Kentucky

Gary Reckart

Principal, Chief Strategy Officer

Reckart Enterprises

Chris Huber Reitz

Enterprise AI Executive Director, Office of the CIO

Elevance Health (Anthem)

Christina Summerville

Senior Director of Healthcare Advancement

National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

Kamal P. Singh, MD

Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer, Privia Quality Network One President, Singh Medical Associates

Hemi Tewarson

Executive Director

National Academy for State Health Policy



 

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