Agenda | SOAR 2025

*** There will be no refunds after 8/31/25

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

12:00 – 1:45 PM: Pre-Event Workshop | A Leader’s Guide to LinkedIn: Building Authority, Visibility, and Impact, Led by Khalid Turk. Register Here

2:00 – 3:45 PM: Pre-Event Workshop |Thought Leaders 2030: You Can’t Be Successful in the Future with the Knowledge You Have Today, Led by Mike Mosquito. Register Here

6:00 – 8:00 PM: Pre-Event Workshop | Cocktail Hour | Sip, Savor, and Connect.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

6:30 – 7:30 AM: Morning Wellness Sessions

  • Yoga: Sarah Huntington
  • Breathwork: Cally Cripps

7:00 – 8:00 AM:  Breakfast

8:00 – 8:20 AM:  Opening Day 1 

Rebecca Woods, Founder

8:20 – 8:50 AM: Cultivating courage with clarity 

  • Naren Kini 

8:50 – 9:30 AM: Opening – Keynote by Dawn Whitney

9:30 – 10:30 AM: Panel | Leading with impact in healthcare and technology

  • Sarah Richardson
  • Corina B. Clark
  • Erika Glenn
  • Erica Williams

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break 

10:45 – 11:30 AM: Panel | Health IT Policy 2025: Trends, Threats & Transformation

  • Robyn Ewers 
  • Bevey Miner
  • Helen Oscislawski
  • Mari Savick

11:30 – 12:00 PM: Panel | Doing The Impossible – Thriving in a Digital World

  • Moderator: Kevin Ledet
  • Dustin Hufford
  • Dr. Dan Low
  • Jiby Varghese

12:15 – 12:30 PM: Sponsor Spotlight

12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 – 2:00 PM: Panel | Patient Experience Technology with Heart: Designing Digital Tools for Better Patient Care

  • Josh Cutler
  • Scott McEachron
  • Grace Vinton

2:00 – 2:45 PM: Panel | Women’s CIO Panel
Boldly Connected: Women CIOs on Tech, Leadership & Legacy

  • Tiffany Crenshaw
  • Tracy Donegan
  • Heather Nelson
  • Laura Prietula

2:45 – 3:00 PM: Break & Refreshments

3:00 – 3:45 PM: “Partner: Panel | Founder Rebecca Woods, custom panel of executive Partners (Wifes, husbands & life partners on stage)

  • Scott Crenshaw
  • Allyssa Seider
  • Rebecca Woods

3:45 – 4:30 PM: Robin Daniels

430 – 4:45 PM: Conference Closure & Gala Logistics 

6:00 PM: Pink Dress Awards and Gala Red Carpet with Drinks and Hors d’oeuvres

6:30 PM: Opening Remarks & Awards 

7:00 PM: Dinner

9:00 PM: Gala Closure

Friday, September 26, 2025

6:30 – 7:30 AM: Morning Wellness Sessions

  • Yoga: Adrienne Jones
  • Breathwork: Naren Kini

7:00 – 8:00 AM:  Breakfast

8:15 – 8:30 AM:
  Opening Day 2

Marissa Maldonado, Bluebird Leaders Board Chair

8:30 – 9:30 AM: Opening
Keynote by Eric Williamson

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Panel | Balancing Culture, Cost, and Offshore Supports

  • Laurie Wheeler
  • Debbie Embree

10:00 – 10:15 AM: Break 

10:00 – 10:30 AM: Finding Compassion in the Chaos

  • Bridget Bell

10:30 – 11:15 AM: Panel | Emerging Leaders: The Future Is Soaring, Meet the Next Generation of Leaders

  • Michelle Flemmings
  • Bethel Becker
  • Laura Marquez
  • Amy Oliver

11:15 – 12:00 AM: Panel | Application of generative AI in the workplace

  • Barbara Casey
  • Aaron Hillman
  • Kris Nessa
  • Adam Tallinger

12:00 – 12:15 PM: Closing Remarks

After Party: 

Limelight Denver 7-10pm