2026 Spring Forum Agenda
(Times and titles are subject to change)
Thursday, April 30
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Join us for our evening reception.
All Forum registrants are welcome
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6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
NC Healthcare Advisory Council Dinner Meeting
(By invitation only)
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Friday, May 1
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.
Speakers To Be Announced
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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
Cancer continues to be a major driver of high-cost claims for employers. This extended early-afternoon discussion brings together multiple perspectives to explore prevention and early detection strategies that can improve outcomes while helping employers address one of the fastest-growing drivers of healthcare costs.
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1:00 PM – Cancer & Employers: Prevention Strategies to Reduce High-Cost Claims
A Multi-Perspective Discussion
Cancer continues to be a major driver of high-cost claims for employers. This extended early-afternoon discussion brings together multiple perspectives to explore prevention and early detection strategies that can improve outcomes while helping employers address one of the fastest-growing drivers of healthcare costs..
Speakers to be Announced
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2:45 PM – Wrap-up