Program

2026 Annual Meeting:

• Program
• Register
• Hotel
• Speakers
• Exhibitor & Sponsor
• Exhibitor & Sponsor Advertising Opportunities

March 2–4, 2026

Future-Forward Leadership: Imagine. Innovate. Transform.

2026 Annual Meeting Program Committee

2026 Annual Meeting Schedule

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

    Salon III

    Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

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

   Salon II

   Sponsored by Odd Ball Industries

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

   Plaza II

   Innovative Approaches to Outpatient Treatment

   Plaza I

   Exploring Today’s Payor Issues

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

    Plaza I

    Preparing for Changes to State Medicaid Programs

    Plaza II

    NABH’s Quality Initiative

13. 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

    Board Chair’s Reception

    Salon II

14. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

    Exhibitor take-down (Optional)

    Salon II

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

1. 7:30 a.m.

   Registration Desk open
2. 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

   Policy Breakfast

   Salon I

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

   Mark Covall, Interim President and CEO, National Association for Behavioral Healthcare

3. 10 a.m.

   Annual Meeting Formal Program Ends
4. 10 a.m.

   Exhibitor take-down

   Salon II