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Program

March 2–4, 2026

Future-Forward Leadership: Imagine. Innovate. Transform.

The Ritz Carlton Washington, DC
1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037

2026 Annual Meeting Program Committee

Cindy Meyer, M.S.S.W., Chair, Rogers Behavioral Health
Andrew J. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., Silver Hill Hospital
Lori Scharff, L.I.C.S.W., Boys Town Behavioral Health Division

2026 Annual Meeting Schedule

All times below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Monday, March 2, 2026

  1. 8:30 a.m.
    Registration Desk open
  2. 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
    Exhibitor tabletop display set-up
    Salon II
  3. 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    NABH Education & Research Foundation Board (Foundation only)
    Plaza I
  4. 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
    SUD Treatment Committee Meeting (Committee only)
    Plaza II
  5. 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
    Unit Committee meeting (Committee only)
    Salon IIIA
  6. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Luncheon with NABH Board of Trustees & Exhibitors
    Salon II
  7. 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    NABH Board of Trustees Meeting (Board only)
    Plaza I
  8. 12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
    Exhibitor tabletop display set-up
    Salon II
  9. 2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
    Gourmet Dessert Welcome
    Foyer II
  10. 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

    Welcome and General Session #1
    Moving to Great: Unleashing Your Best in Life and Work
    Salon I

    Speakers:

    NABH Board Chair Jim Shaheen, CEO, New Season/Colonial Management Group

    Eric Boles, CEO and Founder, The Game Changers; former NFL Wide Receiver

  11. 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

    General Session #2
    Salon I

    Speaker:

    Kimberly Brandt, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Deputy Administrator and COO

  12. 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
    Visit with Exhibitors
    Salon II
  13. 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
    Managed Care Committee Meeting (Committee only)
    Plaza II
  14. 6:20 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    New Member Welcome
    Salon III
  15. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Welcome Reception
    Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
    Salon III

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

  1. 8 a.m.
    Registration Desk open
  2. 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
    Quality Committee Meeting (Committee only)
    Plaza I
  3. 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
    Youth Services Committee Meeting (Committee only)
    Plaza II
  4. 9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
    Coffee with Exhibitors
    Sponsored by Odd Ball Industries
    Salon II
  5. 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

    General Session #1
    Salon I

    Speaker:

    Neil Pasricha, Former Director of Leadership at Walmart, Author/Blogger

  6. 11 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
    Break
  7. 11:15 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    Two Concurrent Breakout Sessions

    Innovative Approaches to Outpatient Treatment
    Plaza II

    Exploring Today’s Payor Issues
    Plaza I

  8. 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

    Annual Meeting Luncheon
    Salon III

    Speaker:

    Ron Brownstein, Political Analyst, CNN

    Sponsored by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care

  9. 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
    Visit with Exhibitors
    Salon II
  10. 2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

    General Session #2
    Health Policy & The Economy: An Overview
    Salon I

    Speaker:

    Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum and Former Director, The Congressional Budget Office

  11. 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Break & Visit with Exhibitors
    Salon II
  12. 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

    Two Concurrent Breakout Sessions

    Preparing for Changes to State Medicaid Programs
    Plaza I

    NABH’s Quality Initiative
    Plaza II

  13. 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
    Board Chair’s Reception
    Sponsored by Anonymous Health
    Salon II
  14. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
    Exhibitor take-down (Optional)
    Salon II

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  1. 7:30 a.m.
    Registration Desk open
  2. 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    Policy Breakfast
    Salon I

    Speakers:

    Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)

    Mark Covall, NABH Interim President and CEO

  3. 10 a.m.
    Annual Meeting Formal Program Ends
  4. 10 a.m.
    Exhibitor take-down
    Salon II

Thank you!

NABH thanks the Annual Meeting sponsors noted above and these additional sponsors:

Gold Sponsor LIO: Hotel Key Cards

Gold Sponsor MGB/McLean Hospital: Hotel Turndown Service

Gold Sponsor Pyrce Healthcare Group: NABH Annual Meeting