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.