Wednesday, May 15 | The Scholastic Building

12 p.m.: Lunch and Networking

1 p.m.: Welcome and opening messages
Marty Martinez, CEO, Reach Out and Read; Jennifer Hoos Rothberg, Executive Director, Einhorn Collaborative

Keynote: Inscribed on Every Page: Taking Early Relational Health From Story to Lasting Practice
Junlei Li, PhD, Senior Lecturer and Co-Chair, Human Development and Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education

2 p.m.: Session 1: Stone Soup: Early Relational Health as a Core Element in Our Systems of Care
Facilitated by Nathan T. Chomilo, MD, Medical Director for the State of Minnesota’s Medicaid & MinnesotaCare Programs, with panelists:
— Jean and LaMartha Boock, father and daughter graduates of Reach Out and Read at Bellevue Hospital, NYC
— Pahoua Hoffman, Senior Vice President, Government & Community Relations for HealthPartners
— Aditi Mallick, MD, Acting Director of the CMS Office of Minority Health

3:30 p.m.: Session 2: Maybe a Bear Ate It: Proving the Impact of Early Relational Health
Facilitated by Tyson Barker, PhD, Chief of Science and Innovation at the Institute for Child Success, with panelists:
— Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chair of COMBO initiative, Columbia University
— Jeannette Mejias, Family Engagement Program Director, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
— Clare Viglione, MPH, Research Manager, Vital Village Networks
— Dr. Rong Yi, PhD, Principal, Data Science Modelling Practice, Milliman

5:30-8:30 p.m.: Welcome reception sponsored by Scholastic

May 16 | New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: Sessions
6:30-9 p.m.: Reception sponsored by All About Books

May 17 | New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge
7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Sessions and lunch
1 p.m.: Departure

Reach Out and Read will provide all meals and materials for the conference. Attendees are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.

Download the full list of participant bios here.