CEO Summit 2025: Catalyst Roundtables

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CATALYST ROUNDTABLES

The Catalyst Roundtables offer deeper exploration of key issues, combining industry expertise and peer insights, providing opportunities to engage with leaders in policy, healthcare, philanthropy, academia and business. Don’t miss this unique experience to hear from leading topical experts and service providers on emerging trends and future thinking as well as shared successes and learnings to inform our paths forward. Choose a session and join the conversation.

What Does It Look Like When Social Care and Health Care Collaborate to Strengthen Families?

Monday, January 27 (Lagoon Room)

Lutheran Services in America is leading a multi-year initiative to reshape and foster alignment between health and social care systems to strengthen families. Our focus aims to address racial disparities and improve outcomes for children, youth and families enrolled in Medicaid, with an initial focus on behavioral health. Last fall, we launched the Strengthening Families Initiative to explore innovative and sustainable solutions emerging across the LSA network and beyond. Join us as we explore “what’s next?” to continue to shape the approaches that connect health and social care providers to equitably support families to improve health and opportunity for all.

Moderator: Ray Ratke, CEO, enCircle

Cheryl Fischer, Vice President of Business Development for Foster Care and Child Welfare Programs, Centene

Grace Araya, President and CEO, Concordia Place

Chris Tonniges, President and CEO, Lutheran Family Services (invited)

Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Housing Security

Monday, January 27 (Ballroom 1)

Housing insecurity is a crisis across the United States, with a lack of affordable housing supply, including rental prices that are out of reach for far too many, along with challenges in addressing the supports and services people need to thrive. The pathway to a stronger Lutheran response to improve housing and health means building and strengthening multi-sector partnerships with stakeholders who share a commitment to health and equity across the life span for all. Join this conversation with leaders who have forged public-private partnerships for housing and health for insights on the most effective ways to cultivate partnerships in your community, state and nationally.

Patrick Briaud, Principal, Advisory, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Scott Larson, CEO, HomeAid
Dave Morin, CEO, Samaritas

The Forgotten Middle: How are Policy Makers, Payers and Providers Preparing for this Surge?

Tuesday, January 28 (Ballroom 1)

Over the next decade, the number of middle-income older adults who do not qualify for Medicaid and who also cannot afford long-term services and supports, known as “The Forgotten Middle,” will almost double to 15.9 million and become the fastest-growing proportion of older adults. Join the conversation to hear how policy makers, payers and providers are thinking about and preparing for this surge and what more needs and can be done to support the Forgotten Middle!

Moderator:  Ted Goins, President and CEO, Lutheran Services Carolinas

Fred Bentley , Managing Director, Medicare Innovation, ATI Advisory

Pilar Carvajal , CEO, Innovation Senior Living

Davis Baird, Director of Federal Health & Aging Policy, The Scan Foundation

Building a Future–Ready Workforce

Tuesday, January 28 (Lagoon Room)

Workforce shortages continue to impact all aspects of our work in health and human services. A range of factors including demographic trends and broader social and societal shifts continue to be at play, along with increasing imbalances in available workforce due to issues including immigration pressures, artificial intelligence, declines in people with college degrees, among others. These pressures underscore the urgent need for leaders to develop short-term and long-term solutions to better address the shortages. This session will explore local, state and national level strategies to foster a future-ready workforce.