Sunday, Oct. 27
First General Session:
Sponsored by Anda, Inc.
The Passing Zone is known for putting on an unforgettable performance packed with laughter, crazy stunts, and audience interaction. They will showcase the three cornerstones of success—innovation, collaboration, and execution—to help your team elevate its performance. Through trust, cooperation, communication, and practice, they don’t just talk about teamwork—they live it. Expect flying chainsaws, audience participation, and non-stop laughter as you learn the true power of partnership and how to become part of a high-performance team.
The Passing Zone
The Passing Zone, featuring Jon Wee and Owen Mors, holds four Guinness World Records, was a finalist on “America’s Got Talent,” and has performed on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” “The Tonight Show,” and at the White House. They have also spent many years headlining theaters, performing arts centers, and special events, as well as opening for numerous comedy legends.
Monday, Oct. 28
Second General Session:
Sponsored by RedSail Technologies and PioneerRx.
The 2024 elections are shaping up to be the most interesting in recent history, with control of the United States Senate and House of Representatives hanging in the balance. And, of course, the presidential race has the whole nation on the edge of its seat. Will it be Harris or Trump? What could it all mean for health care—specifically the future of PBM reform?
The legislative panel, sponsored by Cardinal Health, will feature seasoned Washington, D.C., policy experts Jim Flood and Scott Douglas, who will join Anne Cassity, NCPA's senior vice president of government affairs, to break it all down as election day approaches.
Jim Flood
Jim Flood is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C., office and assists health care, energy, and financial services clients with legal, legislative, and regulatory issues. He is also chair of the firm’s government affairs group.
A former federal prosecutor and counsel to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jim has more than 20 years of experience assisting clients with matters before the White House, Congress and a long list of federal agencies. He also works with the firm’s health care group and health care fraud practice team to counsel clients on Medicare, Medicaid, Part D, long-term care, health care fraud, the False Claims Act, and the anti-kickback statute.
Scott Douglas
Scott Douglas is a senior policy director in Crowell & Moring’s government affairs and health care groups, where he focuses on assisting clients with legislative and regulatory issues.
A veteran lobbyist with over 25 years of experience in government and politics, Scott has worked at the highest levels of federal and state government. He uses his health care public policy experience to assist health care companies; managed care, long-term care, and long-term care pharmacy facilities; trade associations; and other organizations with legislation before the U.S. Congress. In addition to his government affairs background, Scott worked as the finance director for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the current Senate minority leader. He also served as the Kentucky campaign manager for Bush-Cheney 2000 and as the political director for Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) 1998 campaign.