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2025 Annual Conference

      2025 Annual Conference

      Gaylord Texan | Grapevine, TX
      March 26-29, 2025
      2025 Annual Conference

      Spring Leadership Council Meetings (C,$)

      Attend a Leadership Council meeting with other executives in similar roles to crowdsource ideas, discuss strategies, and share solutions. Attendance is limited to AMGA member medical groups only. Please note that your Leadership Council registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and the Council Reception on Wednesday, March 26 at 5:00 pm.  A specific title is not required to attend a Leadership Council meeting. However, your role and responsibilities should align with the meeting you are attending.

      12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 

      Joint Council Networking Lunch

      1:00 PM - 1:05 PM 

      Welcome, Introductions, & Meeting Overview

      During this session, we will recognize first time attendees and ask everyone to introduce themselves to the other people at their table.

      1:05 PM - 4:30 PM 

      Council Topics and Roundtables

      During this time, attendees will have a chance to discuss their approaches to the presented topic and learn from the others in the meeting. Please check https://www.amga.org/events/council-events for detailed agendas.

      5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

      Council Networking Reception

       

      7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 

      Joint Council Networking Breakfast

      8:00 AM- 8:45 AM 

      Joint Council Session:  Inside DC

      Speaker: Chet Speed, JD, LLM, Chief Policy Officer, AMGA
      Council members will have a front row seat to Washington DC policy updates from AMGA’s Chief Policy Officer, Chet Speed. With a new administration coming into town, healthcare issues are top of mind, and this presentation will provide you with what you need to become a more engaged and influential healthcare leader
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      9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

      Council Topics and Roundtables

      During this time, attendees will have a chance to discuss their approaches to the presented topic and learn from the others in the meeting. Please check https://www.amga.org/events/council-events for detailed agendas.

      Council membership is included as part of your AMGA medical group membership. There are no extra fees or participation requirements to join and access the digital resources. To learn more about the Councils or to join, contact Joe DeLisle, director of Council relations, at 703.838.0033 ext. 355 or jdelisle@amga.org.

      C (Council Members Only)
      $  (Additional Fee Required)
       

      • Advanced Practice Providers/Clinician Leaders

      • Chief Administrative Officers/Chief Operating Officers

      • Chief Executive Officers/Board Chairs/Presidents

      • Chief Financial Officers/Finance Directors

      • Chief Human Resources Officers/HR Directors

      • Chief Medical Officers/Medical Directors

      • Chief Nursing Officers/Nursing Directors

      • Quality Directors/Officers


       

      Women in Leadership Council Meeting

      Attend the meeting of AMGA’s largest and fastest growing Council to connect with other women—in all roles and career stages—to discuss approaches, solutions, and challenges unique for women in healthcare. The Women in Leadership Council will meet on Wednesday, March 26, from 8:00 am to noon.

      Please note that your Women in Leadership Council registration fee includes the Council Reception on the 26th at 5:00 pm. For more information specific to the Women in Leadership Council, please contact Erin Phillips, program manager, Councils at 703-838-0033 ext 388 or ephillips@amga.org.

      7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

      Women in Leadership Council Breakfast

       

      8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

      Welcome, Attendee Recognition, & Table Introductions

      Host: Angela Deftos, Senior VP of Operation, Care Delivery Optum, AMGA Chair, Women in Leadership Council

      During this session, we will recognize first time attendees and ask everyone to introduce themselves to the other people at their table.

      8:05 AM - 8:30 AM

      Ice Breaker (Group Activity)

      Angela Deftos, Senior VP of Operation, Care Delivery Optum, AMGA Chair, Women in Leadership Council

      8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

      Breaking Barriers: Advocating for Yourself and Redefining Success 

      Speaker: Ana Vela, Director of Clinic Operations, Austin Regional Clinic 

      9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

      Dyad Partnerships

      Speaker: Ashley Manfredonia, Director, MN Clinical Ops, Stephanie Thomas, Operations Manager, Violette Gray, MD, Cedars-Sinai

      10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

      Hot Topics

      Moderator: Angela Deftos, Senior VP of Operation, Care Delivery Optum, AMGA Chair, Women in Leadership Council

      During this session, attendees will be able to raise any topics they would like to discuss with the other Council members attending. 

      11:00 AM - 11:55 AM

      Navigating Menopause in the Workplace: Empowering Women in Healthcare

      Speaker: Katie Henry, J.D., CAO, Austin Regional Clinic & Elisabeth Stambaugh, MD;MMM, CMO, Atrium Health Wake Forrest Baptist

      11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

      Adjournment

      Host: Angela Deftos, Senior VP of Operation, Care Delivery Optum, AMGA Chair, Women in Leadership Council

      Register Online Now!

      Join us at AC25 for peer-to-peer learning and networking with other medical group and health system executives from across the country.