Ascend 2024 Speakers

Join us at the unconference. Supercharge your business and control your future.

Learn how to transform from a broker to a Next Generation Advisor from the country's best advisors. Education, community, and fun!

SPEAKERS

Melissa Alexander

Manager of Clinical Operations,
Ault International Medical

Spencer Allen

Managing Partner,
IOA

Steven Amiel

Chief Marketing Officer, NextGen Benefits

Deb Ault

President,

AIMM

Eric Barker

RPh, Chief Growth Officer, TrueRx

Jen Berman

CEO, MZQ Consulting

Jaime Bowling

Spire Wellness,
Director of Business Development and Owner

Jessica Brooks

CEO,

NABIP

Bernard Bubanic

President & CEO, Integrated Source One

Scott Cantrell

Founder, Smart Solutions Media

Ben Conner

President & CEO, Conner Insurance

David Contorno

Founder,

E Powered Benefits

Cristin Dickerson

CEO, Green Imaging

Kenneth Finneran

Vice President Human Resources, eMed

Doug Geinzer

Founder/President
High Performance Navigation

Nelson Griswold

Founder & President, NextGen Benefits

Randy Hansen

President,

PSG Washington

Tim Hawley

CEO, Exemplar Insurance Associates

Jen Hern

Senior Consultant,

Gilsbar

Phillip Holowka

Chief Operating Officer, Complete Captive

Lois Irwin

President,

EZaccessMD

Princy Jain

Chief Results Officer,
Mulberri

Beth Johnson

President
Mitchell Insurance

Ken Kemker

Partner
DisclosedRx

Dan LaBroad

CEO, Ovation Health & Life Services

Deke Lape

Benefits Consultant, D2E Health Plans

Ed Ligonde

Partner, Market Director
Nava Benefits

Vince Lewis

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, UME

Renzo Luzatti

President,
US-RX Care

Daniel McCauley

President, Mac Consulting Group

Lorie Montague

Managing Principal
Benefit Strategies Agency

Gabrielle Morella

Attorney,

Morella & Associates

Matt Ohrt

Co-Founder,
 Self Fund Health

Kasha Ozog

CEO,

CAS

Mike Patton

CEO, Excel Health Plans

Stefanie Pigeon

Founder, Affiliated Associates 

Naama O. Pozniak

Founder & CEO, rightplan.com

Wendell Potter

President, Center for Health & Democracy

Dr. Sanjay Prasad

CEO,

SurgiQuality

Dr. Dino Prato

Founder & CEO Envita Medical Center

Reid Rasmussen

Co-Founder & CEO, Freshbenies

David Rainbolt

Executive Chairman, BancFirst Corporation

Derek Rine

Chief Executive Officer

Trifecta Health Solutions, Inc.

Zachary Rogers

Chief Revenue Officer
LLH Healthcare

Dr. Robert Scott

President,

Life University

Terry Shook

President, Primum Risk Strategies

Shabsai Shuchatowitz

Founder & CEO, Evergreen Benefits Group

Dan Thompson

Chief Benefits Officer
Vensure Employer Services

John Troutman

Director of Business Development, PES Benefits

Laurence Turell

President, Customized Consulting Services

Dara Wanzer

Executive Vice President Human Resources, BancFirst

Whitney Waters

Senior Sales Executive, MedWatch