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