Policy Forum: Combating Minnesota's Opioid Epidemic

• Erik Paulsen, Former Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
• CAPT Jeffrey Coady, PsyD, Regional Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Marta Sokolowska, PhD, Associate Director for Controlled Substances, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Moderator: Ralph Hall, JD, Principal, Leavitt Partners, Professor of Practice, University of Minnesota Law School

Minnesota Data

• Colin Planalp, Senior Research Fellow, State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)

Legislative Spotlight

• Rep. Dave Baker (R), Representative, MN House of Representatives
• Rep. Liz Olson (DFL), Representative, MN House of Representatives

Moderated: Tom Hauser, Chief Political Reporter, KSTP

Local and Tribal Policy

• Jackie Dionne, Director of American Indian Health/Tribal Liaison, Minnesota Department of Health
• Noya Woodrich, ABD, Deputy Commissioner, Health Department, City of Minneapolis
• Toddrick Barnette, JD, Assistant Chief Judge, Minnesota Judicial Branch

Moderator: Harold Tu, MD, DMD, Associate Professor, Director of Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

• Antony Stately, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Native American Community Clinic
• Halena Gazelka, MD, Chair of Mayo Clinic Enterprise Opioid Stewardship Program, Mayo Clinic
• Joseph Bianco, MD, Director of Primary Care, Essentia Health
• Tyler Winkelman, MD, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare

Moderator: Kathryn Nixdorf, MD, Pain Management Specialist, Fairview

• Darshak Sanghavi, MD, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement
• Mark Steffen, MD, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield 

Moderator: Archelle Georgiou, MD, Industry Advisor, Executive in Residence, MILI, Carlson School of Management

• Amy Burt, DO, Medical Director, UCare
• Anne Marie Polak, JD, Senior Director, Leavitt Partners
• Patrick Gleason, PharmD, Assistant Vice President, Health Outcomes, Prime Therapeutics
• Virginia Kakacek, MD, Medical Director, HealthPartners

Moderator: Archelle Georgiou, MD, Industry Advisor, Executive in Residence, MILI, Carlson School of Management

• Lexi Reed Holtum, Executive Director, Steve Rummler Hope Network
• Phil Rutherford, Director of Operations, Faces and Voices of Recovery
• Wendy Jones, Executive Director, Minnesota Recovery Connection 

Moderator: Elisha Friesema, President, MILI Affiliates Board, Founder & Principal Consultant, EMF Consulting