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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.
Health Through Housing: Turning Mission and Assets into Service-Enriched Housing Solutions
Monday, February 8 (Coronado)
Across the Lutheran Services in America network, churches and social ministries are asking the same question: how can they address affordable housing with services to better meet the needs of individuals and communities through conversion of faith-based land assets? This CEO-level conversation moves past program mechanics to the key leadership decisions needed for progress: whether housing fits, the risks and capabilities needed, the role of organizational leadership, and assembling the right partners. Drawing on initial insights from our inaugural Health through Housing cohort, this conversation will explore how, bringing together shared capacity and investment can expand access to housing with services.
Panelists:
- Erika Brice, Social Investment Officer, Kresge Foundation
- David Gentner, President & CEO, Wartburg
Strengthening the Workforce for Today and Tomorrow
Monday, February 8 (Point Loma 1 & 2)
For many organizations, workforce is the single biggest barrier to growth. And the ability to hire ‘more’ people is elusive. With AI quickly changing how work gets done, as employee roles are shifting, while essential and needed skills are changing, hear from peer CEOs about how they are navigating the road ahead. Explore the strategies leaders are putting into practice —from leveraging emerging technologies to how they are listening to and engaging their existing workforce—to build the talent and capacity for today and tomorrow.
Panelists:
- Brett Anderson, President & CEO, Ebenezer Senior Living
- Ted Goins, President & CEO, Lutheran Services Carolinas
- Eric Gurley, President & CEO, Immanuel
- Anne Tumlinson, CEO, ATI Advisory
From What Works to What Lasts: Real Solutions for Children and Families
Tuesday, February 9 (Coronado)
What are the conditions, partnerships, and lived expertise that strengthen children and family practice? Through the Results Network, social ministries are developing forward-thinking approaches to ensuring families not only stay together, but can be set up for long-term health and well-being. We will explore how to ensure innovations lead to meaningful change in communities with a focus on emerging and evidence-informed solutions.
Panelists:
- Angela Bovill, President & CEO, Ascentria Care Alliance
- Andy Edeburn, Managing Partner, Elder Dynamics
- Adam Marles, President & CEO, EverTrue
- Lisa McCracken, Head of Research and Analytics, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care
- Jon Riewer, President & CEO, Eventide
Centering Lived Experience to Inform Strategy, Policy, and Investment to Improve Outcomes for Older Adults
Tuesday, February 9 (Point Loma 1 & 2)
Although older adults and family caregivers are aging rapidly and the fastest growing population, many recent policy shifts are working against this trend. With growing workforce and resource challenges, the future of ‘care’ will need to look different. Older adults and family caregivers hold critical expertise about what works, where systems fall short, and what meaningful change can look like. And at the same time, with technology changing rapidly, what are the considerations to ensure access and efficacy of long-term care? This session will include CEOs perspectives on engaging people with lived experience amidst rapidly changing state and federal landscapes to shape lasting policy, practice, and systems changes.
Panelists:
- LaSharnda Beckwith, Ph.D., President & CEO, Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
- Christine Caulfield, Psy.D., CEO, LSF Health Systems; Executive Vice President, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Lutheran Services Florida
- Héctor Colón, President & CEO, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (moderator)
- Robb Gray, Director of Policy and Advocacy, W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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