The Roundtable's 2008 conference on "Preparing for Change" was held Sept. 24-26 in Alexandria, Va. Click on a title for a summary of the presentation or on a speaker's name for a bio of the person.

Sept. 25

Keynote Address: National Health Care Reform: Is 2009 Our Window of Opportunity?

Ron Pollack
Founding Executive Director
Families USA

John McDonough
Special Advisor for National Health Reform
Office of Sen. Edward Kennedy

Dr. Dora Hughes
Senior Health Advisor
Obama for America

Andrea Maresca
Legislative Director, Health & Human Services Committee
National Governors Association

Joy Johnson Wilson
Health Policy Director/Federal Affairs Counsel
National Conference of State Legislatures

Steve Kreisberg
Director, Collective Bargaining and Health Care Policy
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Gregory Franklin
Assistant Executive Officer - Health
California Public Employees' Retirement System

Sept. 26

The Case for Evidence-Based Policy Making in Health Care

Dr. Steven Pearson
Director, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
Harvard Medical School

Leah Hole-Curry
Director, Health Technology Assessment
Washington Health Care Authority

Nathan Moracco
Employee Insurance Program Manager
Finance and Employee Relations Department
State of Minnesota

Sally Natchek
Senior Director, Research
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Bryce Williams
President and CEO
Extend Health

Terri Bierdeman
Roundtable Board Member and
Director of Government Relations
State Teachers' Retirement System of Ohio

Katherine Hayes
Vice President for Health Policy
Jennings Policy Strategies