PLEASE JOIN US FOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
HARD ROCK CASINO CINCINNATI
8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM
GUESTS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE MUST BE APPROVED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE
THIS UNIQUE CONVENING WILL BRING TOGETHER LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS FROM
HEALTHCARE, FINANCE, INVESTMENT, POLICY, PHILANTHROPY, AND BUSINESS TO EXPLORE
HOW ADVANCING HEALTH AND WEALTH FOR ALL PEOPLE AS INTERCONNECTED STRATEGIC
IMPERATIVES CAN STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND DRIVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
FEATURING
DR. ASHISH K. JHA
GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADER ON PUBLIC HEALTH
FORMER DEAN, BROWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DR. UCHE BLACKSTOCK
FOUNDER & CEO
Dr. Uche Blackstock is a physician and thought leader on bias and racism in healthcare. She appears on air regularly as an MSNBC medical contributor and is the Founder & CEO of Advancing Health Equity, as well as a former associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the former faculty director for recruitment, retention, and inclusion in the Office of Diversity Affairs at NYU School of Medicine.
Dr. Blackstock received both her undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University, making her and her twin sister, Oni, the first Black mother-daughter legacies from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Blackstock currently lives in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, with her two small children.
PRESENTED BY
CITY OF CINCINNATI | UC HEALTH
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | MESSER CONSTRUCTION
METRO | THE CHRIST HOSPITAL HEALTH NETWORK | TRIHEALTH
FIRST FINANCIAL BANK | ST. ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE
BLUE OCEAN DEVELOPMENT | CINTAS CORPORATION | FIFTH THIRD BANK
MIAMI UNIVERSITY | THE KROGER CO.
AGENDA
8:00 - 8:30 AM
NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 - 9:20 AM
A CONVERSATION WITH
DR. ASHISH JHA & CORY SHAW
9:30 - 10:20 AM
INVESTING IN HEALTH & ECONOMIC MOBILITY:
THE TRANSFORMATION OF WEST LOUISVILLE
10:30 - 11:20 AM
SCALING HEALTH & WEALTH:
THE POWER OF CROSS-REGIONAL COLLABORATION
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
DESIGNING THE FUTURE: CROSS-SECTOR STRATEGIES
TO ADVANCE HEALTH & WEALTH
12:30 - 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:15 - 3:45 PM
BREAKOUT LABS
4:00 - 4:30 PM
LAB REPORT-OUTS
PRESENTERS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
DAVID ERICKSON
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
METRO
ADRIENE HAIRSTON
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
ROBERT KILLINS
PRESIDENT & CEO
UC HEALTH
CORY SHAW
CHIEF HEALTH EQUITY OFFICER &
ASSOCIATE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
TRIHEALTH
DR. THOMAS SHOCKLEY
PRESIDENT & CEO
ONEWEST, LOUISVILLE
EVON SMITH
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ECONOMIC INCLUSION
MESSER CONSTRUCTION
SONYA WALTON
