Day 3: Symposium #1 – Central Park east 

The Next Era of Weight Health: Evidence, Innovation, & Access

9:30 AM

From Clinic to Couch: The Rise of Home-Based Obesity Treatment

Rena Goins, Commercial Trade & Distribution, Regeneron

10:00 AM

The Science of Metabolic Health: Innovations Driving the Next Generation of Therapies

Jacques Jospitre, Co-Founder & CEO, Soho MD

Dr. Lee Washington, Senior Medical Director, National Accounts, Aetna

10:35 AM

Networking BREAK

11:00 AM

Closing the Care Gap: Expanding Access to Obesity Treatment and Medication

Ramdev Regulapati, Co- Founder & CEO, MyPhysicianPlan

Gaurav Gupta, Co-founder & CTO/COO, MyPhysicianPlan

11:30 AM

Insurance, Reimbursement, and Cost Management in Weight Loss Care

Alexia Priest, Director, Business Development, HITLAB

12:00 PM

Payers, Policy, and the Economics of Obesity Treatment

Alexia Priest, Director, Business Development, HITLAB

12:30 PM

LUNCH

1:30 PM

Explore how apps and wearables support sustainable weight loss through behavior tracking

John Hammitt, Global Executive Director, HITLAB

2:00 PM

Designing for Impact: How R&D Can Differentiate Clinical Evidence in Weight-Loss Innovation

Lauren Bataille, Senior Director, Digital Strategy, Equinova

Dr. Lee Washington, Aetna

2:30 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

3:00 PM

Extending Weight Loss Services to Rural and Remote Populations

Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair Women’s Global Health Tech Initiative, HITLAB

3:30 PM

Scaling Weight loss Mediciation Access Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Alexia Priest, Director, Business Development, HITLAB