Speakers
We seek speakers who push the boundaries to advance the interests and objectives of the chain community pharmacy industry. Check back often as we add more speakers.
2023 Featured Speakers & Entertainment
Peggy Noonan
Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist
Business Program

OneRepublic
Grammy Nominated Artist
San Diego Extravaganza

Ron Brownstein
Renowned Journalist and National Political Correspondent
NACDS Political Involvement Reception

Michael Phelps
23-Time Gold Medalist & Mental Health Advocate
NACDS Foundation Dinner Keynote

2023 Speakers
Julie Akers, PharmD, FWSPA
Associate Dean of External Relations, Associate Professor
Business Program

Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM
President & CEO
San Diego

Pano Anthos
Managing Partner
NACDS Political Involvement Reception

Jason Ausili, PharmD, MSLS
Head of Pharmacy Transformation
NACDS Foundation Dinner Keynote

Scott Biggs
Director, Supplier Services
IQVIA

Victor Chapela
Founder and CEO
Suggestic

Emily Cohen
Co-founder and Chief Development Officer
Resist

Leigha Dunbar
Senior DMM/Senior Director
Walgreen Co.

Holly Freishtat
Senior Director, Feeding Change
Milken Institute

Bryan Gildenberg
Consultant
Market Performance Group LLC

Scot Hasselman
Co-chair
Reed Smith LLP

Summer Williams Kerley
Vice President, Clinical and Market Access Solutions
Rite Aid Corporation

James Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
Chief Commercial Officer
Kroger Health, The Kroger Co.

Doug Long
Vice President, Industry Relations
IQVIA

Laura Makaroff, DO
Senior Vice President of Prevention and Survivorship
American Cancer Society

Eric Marshall
Principal
Leavitt Partners & Executive Director of the Partnership for DSCSA Governance (PDG)

Nikhil Misra
CEO and Co-founder
MedsNow

Leon Nevers
Director, Procurement and Business Development
H-E-B

Andre Persaud
Consultant

Lesley Reynolds
Partner
Reed Smith LLP

Lori Schafer
CEO
Digital Wave Technology

Sue Smith
Partner/Co-Team Lead
The Emerson Group

Alexandra Sowa, MD
CEO and Founder
SoWell Health

Erika Tyburski
CEO and Co-founder
Sanguina

Deborah Weinswig
CEO and Founder
Coresight Research

Aaron Wiese
President
Hy-Vee, Inc. & Vice Chair, NACDS 2023 Advisory Group

Lauren Wittenberg
Director, Global eCommerce and Omnichannel
i-Health Inc, a Division of DSM

Michael Wysong
Chief Executive Officer
CARE Pharmacies Cooperative, Inc. and NACDS Chair

Guy Yehiav
President
SmartSense by Digi
