2025 Summit Schedule
Day 1
April 7, 2025
BHB+ Summit: Engaging Payers
This invite-only forum will address critical issues in the management, delivery and payment of autism services. Click here to learn more.
Welcome Reception
Network with fellow attendees while enjoying drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Sponsored by CentralReach
Day 2
April 8, 2025
Continental Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Autism M&A - Sponsored By The Braff Group
Dexter Braff
President, The Braff Group
Industry Outlook: The State of the Autism Therapy Market in 2025
David Harbour
CEO, Centria Autism
Yagnesh Vadgama
VP of Clinical Care - Autism, Magellan Health
Morning Break
Navigating the M&A Comeback in ABA: Understanding Market Forces, Challenges to Dealmaking, and Insights from Investors and Sellers
John Arnold
Partner, Holland & Knight
What Buyers Want: Identifying Valuable Autism Treatment Businesses
Derek Bullard
CEO, Already Autism Health
Preston Brice
Partner, Grant Avenue Capital
How BHCOE Accreditation and NADR’s ASD Quality Index Drive Provider Success: Behind the Scenes at Jade Health
Jenna Kokoski, BCBA
VP of Clinical Strategy, Jade Health
Melissa Sallustio, BCBA
VP of Product and Compliance, Jade Health
Mike Germain
Chief Technology Officer, Jade Health
Lunch
The Turnaround: Reinventing the Business and Recapturing Success
Jamie Bassos
Executive Vice President, BrightBridge ABA
Natesh Kumar
CEO, Empower Behavioral Health
Sarah Trautman
CEO, Inspire Horizons
Positioning Your Business for Value-Based Care: Common Pitfalls, Best Practices
Jeff Beck
CEO and co-founder, AnswersNow
Chris Sullens
Chief Executive Officer, CentralReach
Afternoon Break
Valuations, Equity, Deal Structure and Beyond: What to Expect When Working with PE
Chryssy Moor
Founder, Florida Autism Center
John Hennegan
Founding Partner, Shore Capital Partners
Dr. Ronit Molko
CEO, Autism Spectrum Interventions
Trends in Autism Care Delivery
Dr. Mitze Burnett
Founder & CEO, Burnett Therapeutic Services
Dr. Garima Singh
Chief Medical Officer, Burrell Center Inc.
Brittany Rader
President, Clinical Services, Behavioral Framework
Innovations in Autism: Fast-Pitch Sessions
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Day 3
April 9, 2025
Continental Breakfast
Panel Coming Soon
Growing Pains: How Operators Can Overcome Challenges of Scaling Fast
Brad Zelinger
CEO, JoyBridge Kids
Kristin Hanson
CEO and Founder, Axis Therapy Centers
Michael Cairnes
CEO, JoyBridge Kids
Trends in Autism Services Reimbursement
Briana Duffy
Market President, Carelon Behavioral Health
Rob Haupt
Executive Vice President, LEARN Behavioral
Jonathan Mueller
Founder & Co-CEO, Element RCM & Ascend Behavior Partners
Beyond the Bottom Line: The Impact of Clinical Quality on Autism Service Providers
Jill Young
President, CalABA
Amanda “Mandy” Ralston
Founder and CEO, NonBinary Solutions
Rick Loewenstein
CEO, TeamGame Advisors
Beyond ABA: Building Multidimensional Care Models
Adnan Bhanpuri
Owner, Treehouse Pediatric Therapy
Jessica Zawacki
Director of Research, ABA Centers of America
Doreen Samelson
Chief Clinical Officer, Catalight Foundation