Speakers

• Jason Bogroff

  Partner, Strategy Consulting

  IntegriChain

  • What’s Shaping the Evolution of Distribution in the Next Five Years

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 9:00—10:15 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

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  Jason Bogroff

  Partner, Strategy Consulting

  IntegriChain

  • What’s Shaping the Evolution of Distribution in the Next Five Years

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 9:00—10:15 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

  Jason is a partner with Integrichain Consulting (formerly Blue Fin Group). In his 20 years with Blue Fin Group, he has worked with manufacturers on channel, patient services and data strategy for hundreds of drugs ranging from pre-commercial to top five products.

• Charlie Cook

  Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report

  Columnist for the National Journal

  • Morning Session: Election Forecasting

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 9:20—10:15 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

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  Charlie Cook

  Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report

  Columnist for the National Journal

  • Morning Session: Election Forecasting

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 9:20—10:15 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

   Charlie Cook is widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S. elections and political trends. In 1984, at the age of 30, he started The Cook Political Report, an independent, nonpartisan newsletter that The New York Times once referred to as “being regarded as authoritative by both parties,” while legendary CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer has called it “the bible of the political community.”

   

  In addition to lecturing, Charlie continues to write his weekly column for National Journal, while also serving as a political analyst for the publication. He is also the co-author of the 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2026 editions of The Almanac of American Politics.
  

  Al Hunt, in the Wall Street Journal, referred to Cook as “the Picasso of election analysis.” The late David Broder of The Washington Post, long considered "the Dean of the Washington political press corps," once wrote that Charlie Cook is “perhaps the best nonpartisan tracker of Congressional races.”

   

  Charlie has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, and on ABC’s This Week — as well as several other leading news programs. He has also made more than a dozen appearances on NBC’s Meet the Press —
  

  the longest-running show on television — and was initially recruited for the show by then-host Tim Russert in the early 1990s. Over the years, he has served as an Election Night analyst for CBS and CNN — including many election nights on Decision Desk in New York.

   

  In 2010, Charlie was the co-recipient of the American Political Science Association’s prestigious Carey McWilliams award to honor “a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics." In 2013, Charlie served as a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

   

  For speaking engagements, Charlie is represented by Leading Authorities Inc, and has been for more than 30 years. 

• Chester "Chip" Davis, Jr.

  President and Chief Executive Officer

  Healthcare Distribution Alliance

  • Opening Session: HDA President’s Welcome and Perspective from the Chair

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 8:45—9:20 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

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  Chester "Chip" Davis, Jr.

  President and Chief Executive Officer

  Healthcare Distribution Alliance

  • Opening Session: HDA President’s Welcome and Perspective from the Chair

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 8:45—9:20 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

  Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., JD, is the President and Chief Executive Office of HDA and President of the HDA Research Foundation. HDA is the national association representing pharmaceutical distributors — the vital link between the nation’s 1,400 manufacturers and nearly 330,000 sites of care. Mr. Davis oversees HDA’s day-to-day
  

  operations and is responsible for ensuring that the organization’s members have a strong advocacy voice in legislation, regulation and policy.

   

  Mr. Davis joined HDA in March 2020 from the Association of Accessible Medicines (AAM), the nation’s leading trade association for manufacturers of generic and biosimilar medicines, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015. Prior to AAM, Mr. Davis held leadership roles at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and AstraZeneca, where in 2007 he was recognized as one of the inaugural winners of the CEO Leadership Award.

   

  Mr. Davis earned an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Delaware, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

• Maria FG

  Technology Exec, Speaker, Author

  Former Global Director, Gmail & Meta Video

  • Velocity: The Operating System for Uncertainty

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 10:15—11:15 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

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  Maria FG

  Technology Exec, Speaker, Author

  Former Global Director, Gmail & Meta Video

  • Velocity: The Operating System for Uncertainty

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 10:15—11:15 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

  Maria FG is a transformative product executive with extensive experience in tech innovation. She has guided companies from startups to industry giants like Meta and Google in bringing cutting-edge consumer and B2B products to market at a global scale. Maria is the creator of Inspirational Pragmatism, a leadership framework built for moments of high uncertainty and rapid change. She helps organizations move fast with clarity and purpose by aligning people,
  decisions, and product strategy around speed as a competitive edge. She is also a keynote speaker and published author in entrepreneurship, having co-authored Sail to Scale: Steer Your Startup Clear of Mistakes from Launch to Exit (2024).

• Debbie Weitzman

  Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions

  Cardinal Health, Inc.

  • Opening Session: HDA President’s Welcome and Perspective from the Chair

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 8:45—9:20 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

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  Debbie Weitzman

  Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions

  Cardinal Health, Inc.

  • Opening Session: HDA President’s Welcome and Perspective from the Chair

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 8:45—9:20 AM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

• Don Yaeger

  13 X NYT Best-selling Author

  Former Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated

  • What Makes the Great Ones Great

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 7:00—9:00 PM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2

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  Don Yaeger

  13 X NYT Best-selling Author

  Former Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated

  • What Makes the Great Ones Great

    Monday, September 14, 2026 | 7:00—9:00 PM

    The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Plazas 1&2