Navigating the now and next of healthcare
June 4-5, 2025 | Columbus, Ohio
Quantum Health Connect is a day-and-a-half event in Columbus, Ohio, bringing together HR benefits leaders and industry experts to navigate today’s healthcare challenges while preparing for what’s next. This exclusive forum fosters thought leadership, collaboration and real-world insights through keynotes, panels and networking to inspire innovation and drive change.
A special thanks to our sponsors
Event schedule
Wednesday, June 4
At the Hilton Columbus Downtown
12-1:45 p.m.
Pick up nametag and complete security form
Quantum Health table — Tower 401 lobby
2 p.m.
Buses depart from Hilton Tower 401 lobby for Quantum Health
If you miss the bus, please head directly to Quantum Health and text us at 614-946-3611
At Quantum Health
If driving directly to Quantum Health, park in the visitor parking and enter through the center building with the roundabout
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Welcome, introductions and time with your Quantum Health team
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Reception and networking
Pod tours available during this time
4:30 p.m.
Buses depart for Lower.com Field
Out in Columbus
If you’re parking at Lower.com: Park in the Astor Parking garage: 101 Columbus Crew Way, Columbus, OH 43215. Enter in the West Lobby. Bring your parking ticket with you and validate it at our registration table.
5 p.m.
Dinner at Lower.com Field
Visit the Swag Store for goodies from Quantum Health and our partners
7 p.m.
Columbus Clippers baseball game begin
Game ticket and Clippers cash are tucked in your nametag. You’re welcome to walk to the game (Huntington Park) or stay at Lower.com Field
8 p.m.
Buses return to the hotel from Lower.com
9 p.m.
Buses return to the hotel from Huntington Park (Columbus Clippers game)
Thursday, June 5
At Lower.com Field
After checkout, bring your luggage to Lower.com Field. The staff will store your bags during the event.Parking: Astor Garage — 101 Columbus Crew Way. Validate at our registration table.
7:45-8:15 a.m.
Buses depart from Hilton Tower 401 to Lower.com Field
Departure times: 7:45, 7:50, 8:05, 8:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
Breakfast and Swag Store opens
9-9:30 a.m.
Quantum Health opening remarks
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Keynote: Building Trust in Healthcare, Chris Deacon
10:45-11:30 a.m.
Panel: Trends Within the Trends — Rethinking Drivers of Healthcare Cost
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Lunch
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Panel: Trends Within the Trends — Rethinking Drivers of Healthcare Cost
1:30-2 p.m.
Keynote: The Road Ahead for Digital Healthcare Solutions, Stephanie Davis
2-3 p.m
Panel: Employers Discuss What’s Next
3-5 p.m
Closing reception — Featuring Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Join us in creating paper chains to count down to a wish day, and write cards to celebrate wishaversaries and birthdays.
3:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5 p.m.
Buses to the airport leave Lower.com Field
Featured speakers
Hear from top industry leaders in healthcare.
Chris Deacon is a legal and healthcare expert with over 20 years of experience in public and private sectors. Formerly New Jersey’s Deputy Attorney General and Director of State Health Benefits, she now leads VerSan Consulting, advocating for transparency and systemic change in healthcare.
Stephanie Davis is a leading healthcare equity research analyst with 15 years of experience. She has led teams at Barclays, SVB Securities, Citibank and J.P. Morgan, and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. She earned a B.A. in economics and mathematics from Columbia University, is a CFA charterholder and serves on the boards of The New York Foundling and GalenusRx.
Meet our panelists
The Real Deal on Prescription Management
Joe Murad
President & CEO
Jordan Counts
Vice President of Pharmacy Services
Bonnie Smith
Chief Client Officer
Steven Knight (moderator)
Chief Operations Officer
Trends Within the Trends: Rethinking Drivers of Healthcare Cost
Sam Holliday
Co-founder and CEO
Aaryn Pure
Chief Commercial Officer
Sach Jain
Founder and CEO
Ellen Kelsay (moderator)
President and CEO
Employers Discuss What’s Next
Janet Brunk
Director, Global Benefits
Susana Villegas-Rosas
Manager US Health Plans, Abbott Laboratories
James Startare
Vice President, Benefits
More information
Getting there
Nametag and Security
Hotel
Getting there
Flying into John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)? Please arrange your own transportation to the hotel (10-15 minutes away, located downtown)
Driving to the Hilton Columbus Downtown Hotel? Use hotel valet parking - charges will be covered by Quantum Health.
Driving to Quantum Health? Park in visitor parking and enter through the center building at the roundabout.
Driving to Lower.com Field? Park in the Astor Parking garage: 101 Columbus Crew Way, Columbus, OH 43215. Enter in the West Lobby. Bring your parking ticket with you and validate it at our registration table.
Discover Columbus:
Surprising facts about our city and venues
Columbus is full of surprises, from its rich sports culture to quirky local traditions. Check out some of these fun facts!
Columbus, Ohio
Crew Stadium
Clippers Stadium
A vibrant city with endless opportunities
Test market capital – Columbus is the go-to city for testing new fast-food and retail trends — if it works here, it could work nationwide!
Underground secrets – Beneath downtown lies a network of historic tunnels once used for storage, transportation and even speakeasies during Prohibition.
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