2nd Annual Technology Leadership Summit - Agenda
(times subject to change)
Friday, October 22
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Continental breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Braddock, CEO, Coleman Institute
Renee Pietrangelo, CEO, ANCOR
Laura Galbreath, Director of Health Integration and Wellness Promotion, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
Lisa Burck, President, NADSP
9:00 am - 9:15 am
DSPs and Technology Contest: Understanding Opportunities for the Frontline Workforce
Results from an ANCOR/The National Council/NADSP collaborative contest will be shared with the audience.
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Empowering Consumers with Accessible Cognitive Technology: Improving Quality of Life and Reducing Cost
Daniel K. Davies, Founder and President, AbleLink Technologies, Inc.
Adjunct Researcher, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas
Technology has become part of the fabric of everyday life and this will soon be true for consumers with developmental disabilities as well. This session will highlight the state of the art in cognitive technologies designed specifically to support independence at home, in social networking, and for community access and employment. Technologies for today and tomorrow will be discussed which take advantage of the convergence of mobile, desktop, and online resources to improve quality of life for consumers while improving efficiencies for providers.
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Q & A period
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Getting Social: One Organization’s Success
Fred Hobbs, Director of Marketing and Communications, Imagine!
Imagine! has created a comprehensive social media plan to help increase name recognition, build capacity, and gain additional funding. This session will highlight the rationale behind Imagine’s strategy; outline the benefits derived; and discuss the positive impact this approach has had on consumers’ lives. Elements of a successful social media plan and a forecasting of the future such tools hold for service providers will be noted.
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Q & A period
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch and Roundtable discussions
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Technology and Reimbursement: Results from an ANCOR/National Council Study
ANCOR and the National Council conducted a survey of its state associations in October 2010 on key issues regarding reimbursement. See what's being funded, what's not and what to do next in this presentation.
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Creating a National Policy and Practice Agenda
Engage in the creation of the Technology Summit's Top 5 Issues in Technology and Medicaid Policy/Financing; a core set of provider issues that ANCOR and the National Council can use when advocating for Medicaid and health care reform implementation.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Finding the Money to Make it Happen: Strategies to Consider
Providers will share strategies they are employing outside of traditional funding mechanisms to support investments in technology.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Discussion and concluding remarks
3:30 pm
Adjourn