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9:00-9:45am
Registration

 9:45-10:00am
Welcome and Setting the Stage
Jim McGuirk, President, NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health & CEO, Astor Services for Children and Families

Shelly Weizman, Assistant Secretary for Mental Hygiene at the NYS Executive Chamber, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

10:00-11:30am
A New Commitment to Improving Access & Outcomes for Children: First 1000 Days on Medicaid
Jason Helgerson, NYS Medicaid Director

Nancy Zimpher, NYS Project Chair and Chancellor Emeritus of the State University of New York

11:30am – 11:45am
Break

 11:45am – 1:00pm
Health Care for Children and Families: Driving Transformation through Outcomes
Kallanna Manjunath, Chief Medical Officer, Better Health for Northeast New York

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunch

2:00pm – 3:30pm
The Well-Being of New York’s Children & Families: An Integrated Approach to Care
Facilitator: Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

Donna Bradbury, Associate Commissioner, Integrated Community Services for Children and Families, New York State Office of Mental Health

Suzanne Brundage, Program Director, Children’s Health Initiative, NYS Hospital Fund

Jim McGuirk, CEO, Astor Services for Children and Families

Patty Persell, New York State Head Start, Collaboration Director, NYS Council on Children and Families

Kathy Preston, Vice President, Government Programs, NYS Health Plan Association

3:30pm
Closing Remarks
Andrea Smyth, Executive Director, NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health