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500+ Pharmacy Executives Shaping the Future of Workforce, Growth, and Clinical Strategy

Chief Pharmacy Officers and senior pharmacy leaders at leading systems come together to compare what is in motion, where they are investing next, and how they are navigating change across their organizations.

More Chief Pharmacy Officers attend this conference than any other.

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What's Driving the Conversations

Led by Chief Pharmacy Officers and senior pharmacy leaders, these sessions focus on how organizations are prioritizing investment, navigating pressure, and making decisions across workforce, financial performance, and clinical strategy. Leaders move between conversations based on organizational priorities, rather than following a fixed path.

AI Strategy & Innovation

For leaders governing pharmacy strategy, measuring ROI, and aligning teams around decisions that cut across clinical, finance, and operations.

Sample topics: Workforce Strategy · Specialty Pharmacy Growth · Drug Cost Management, Technology Adoption, Regulatory Pressures

Drug Cost and Financial Strategy

For pharmacy finance leaders working through margin pressure, drug spend, and the operational decisions that define performance right now.

Sample topics: Drug Spend Management, 340B Strategy, Reimbursement, Payer Contracting

Clinical Integration and Operations

For pharmacy and clinical leaders making decisions about how integration takes shape across systems and patient care.

Sample topics: Automation, Technology Adoption, Care Coordination, Patient Engagement

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Wednesday, April 21

TimeTrackTypeSession
7:00 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesRegistration Opens
8:00 AMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersKeynote PanelA. Redefining the Strategic Value of Pharmacy in the C-Suite
8:00 AMC: 340B, supply chain and accessSemi-Keynote PanelC. Best Practices to Improve Medication Access in Underserved Communities
8:00 AMD: ROI and FinancesSemi-Keynote PanelD. Championing the CPO's Role in Enterprise Growth
8:00 AME: Workforce and LeadershipSemi-Keynote PanelE. Embedded Clinical Pharmacists: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of Cardiology and Diabetes Care
8:50 AMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersPanelA. Pharmacy-Led Population Health and Owning Chronic Disease Management Across the Continuum
8:50 AMC: 340B, supply chain and accessPanelC. Rethinking the 340B Program: Navigating an Uncertain Regulatory Landscape
8:50 AMD: ROI and FinancesPanelD. Aligning Pharmacy and Payer Strategy for PBM, Rebates and Managed Care Integration
9:40 AMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersPanelA. From Weight Loss Drug to Enterprise Growth Engine: Capitalizing on GLP-1 Momentum
9:40 AMB: Specialty Pharmacy and Pharmacy outside the HospitalPanelB. Infusion Off-Site: Designing Care Models for the Next Era of Outpatient Delivery
9:40 AME: Workforce and LeadershipPanelE. Engaging Legislators: How Pharmacy Leaders Are Influencing State Policy
10:20 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 AMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersPanelA. AI-Powered Medication Adherence: Turning Data into Action
10:45 AMC: 340B, supply chain and accessPanelC. Drug Shortages in a Fragmented Supply Chain: Building Resilience for the Next Decade
11:35 AMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersFireside ChatA. Fireside Chat with Dr. Will Carroll, CPO at Sutter Health
11:35 AMB: Specialty Pharmacy and Pharmacy outside the HospitalPanelB. Supercharge Specialty Pharmacy Results and Growth
11:35 AMD: ROI and FinancesPanelD. Tariffs, Pricing Reform and Drug Costs: What Pharmacy Leaders Need to Know Now
11:35 AME: Workforce and LeadershipPanelE. Redefining Pharmacy Roles in Value-Based Care: Where Scope Expansion Is Driving Impact
12:25 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 PMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersPanelA. Proven Solutions to Bolster the Pharmacy Talent Pipeline
1:30 PMD: ROI and FinancesPanelD. Pharmacy Metrics That Move Total Cost of Care
1:30 PME: Workforce and LeadershipPanelE. Closing the Caliber Gap: Igniting New Pharmacist Preparedness
2:20 PMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersPanelA. Best Systemwide Integration Strategies for Ambulatory, Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy
2:20 PMB: Specialty Pharmacy and Pharmacy outside the HospitalPanelB. Building the Digital Pharmacy: Interoperability, EHR Integration and Data-Driven Care
2:20 PMC: 340B, supply chain and accessPanelC. Cell and Gene Therapy Readiness: Building the Governance and Workflow Infrastructure
2:20 PME: Workforce and LeadershipPanelE. Pharmacy’s Role in Closing the Health Equity Gap
3:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:25 PMA: Keynotes and Chief Pharmacy OfficersKeynote PanelA. Pharmacy Futures: Predictions, Innovation and Impact
3:25 PMC: 340B, supply chain and accessSemi-Keynote PanelC. Advocacy in the C-Suite: Best Practices to Elevate the CPO Role
3:25 PME: Workforce and LeadershipSemi-Keynote PanelE. How Pharmacy Leaders Are Shaping C-Suite Dynamics
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking OpportunitiesHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

April 21–22, 2027 · Swissotel Chicago

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Every spring, the pharmacy leaders driving workforce, growth, and financial strategy spend two days comparing notes, pressure-testing ideas, and deciding what comes next at Becker's Spring Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit.

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