2026 Spring Forum Agenda

7:30 AM –   Networking Breakfast
Be sure to join us early to enjoy a fantastic hot breakfast with peers from across the state!
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8:45 AM –  Welcome and Introductions
Jon Rankin, NCBCH President/CEO
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9:00 AM – Employer’s Legislative Update
Recent and upcoming legislation employers need to know
Scott Wold, JD, Brown & Brown
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10:00 AM – Redesigning the Employer Health Plan Experience: Plan, Payment & Primary Care
Employers are increasingly looking beyond traditional PPO and high-deductible plans—this panel will highlight emerging approaches to plan design, payment, and primary care that aim to improve affordability, access, and the employee experience.
Panel
Moderator: David Zieg, MD, National Director Clinical Services, Alliant
Danish Nagda, MD, Founder and CEO, Rezilient
Steven Serra, MD, National Medical Director, Aetna
David Kinsey, VP, TempoPay
Hannah Cockrum, Director of HR, PWT
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11:00 AM – Celebrating Workplace Wellbeing: 2026 Culture of Wellbeing Award 
NCBCH will announce and recognize the 5th Annual Culture of Wellbeing Award winners, followed by insights from these employers on the programs and strategies shaping a culture of wellbeing within their organizations.
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11:30 AM – Innovator Spotlight: Emerging Solutions for Employers
A fast-paced session featuring brief presentations highlighting innovative approaches and solutions designed to improve health outcomes, enhance the employee experience, and drive greater value in employer-sponsored healthcare.
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12:00 PM – Networking Lunch 
Enjoy a hosted lunch while connecting with fellow employers, HR leaders, and industry experts. This informal time is designed to encourage peer discussion, idea sharing, and relationship building around common challenges and opportunities in workforce health and benefits strategy.
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1:00 PM – Preventable Cancers & High-Cost Claims: Where Employers Can Make the Biggest Impact
A Multi-Perspective Discussion
Cancer continues to be a major driver of high-cost claims for employers. This session explores where prevention and early detection can make the greatest impact—and what employers can do to improve outcomes while reducing avoidable costs.
Rachael Baartmans, Regional Immunization Consultant, NC Dept of Health and Human Services
J. Michael Webb, MD, Co-Founder, CheckMySPot
Kearston Ingraham, DrPH(c), Executive Director, Holistic Health Empowerment
Cassandra Wineglass, PhD, Associate Professor, Winston-Salem State University

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2:45 – 3:00 PM : Wrap-up