Summit Agenda

May 14, 2026

7:30 a.m. Registration, Exhibitor Trade Show and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

8:45 a.m. Keynote: 2026 State of the Industry: Navigating Uncertainty as Industry Assumptions Unravel  
‍ ‍Presenter: KD Weitzel, Executive Partner | Advisory Board

9:25 a.m. NEEBC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting

9:50 a.m. Break | Networking | Trade Show

10:05 a.m. Breakout Session 1:
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AI and Governance
TBD

AI and Rising Costs
TBD

10:45 a.m. Transition between Sessions
10:50 a.m. Breakout Session 2:

Your Guide to Navigate the Political Noise

Panelists:
Stacy Barrow, Partner | Barrow Lent, LLC
Chris Byrd, SVP, Strategy and Government Relations | WEX
Kristin Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Public and Community Affairs Officer | Point32Health
Moderator: Mira Estaphanous, Senior Vice President – Employee Benefits Consultant, USI

Gene and Cellular Therapies: The Cost of Changing Lives

Panelists:
Rebecca Miksad, Chief Medical Officer | Color Health
Ryan Murphy, Vice President of Health Solutions | Sun Life
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Carter, MD, MPH, MBA, Founder and CEO | Medzown

11:30 a.m. Keynote: TDB

12:15 p.m. Lunch | Scholarship Presentation | Networking | Trade Show

1:40 p.m. Transition between Sessions

1:45 p.m. Breakout Session 3:

Invisible Second Shift: Mental Health on Caregiver Island
TBD

Cybersecurity
Featured Speaker: Casey Cullinan Schepers, Head of Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions | Norton Lifelock

2:25 p.m. Break | Networking | Trade Show
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2:50 p.m. Keynote Panel:‍ CHRO
‍ ‍Panelists:
Chad Cotter, Chief People Officer | Vinfin
Stephan Dolling, AVP Global Benefits & Well-being | Merck
Susan Sgroi, Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Information Technology | Eversource

Moderator: TBD

4 p.m. Social Reception