A Comprehensive look at 1200.17
 Speaker: Derwood Haskell, JD

 ACOS-Only Session: Field Priorities and Needs, Engaging the Field in the Research Enterprise Initiative.
 Speakers: ORD, ACOS CONFERENCE PLANNING GROUP

 Breakfast with the Industry Partners

• Session 1: 
  
   8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

• Session 2:
   
  8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

 Welcome remarks by a special guest appearance

 Breakout Session 1:

• A Deep-Sea Dive into Building a CTC at your NPC Unit 1
  Panelists: Alanna Caffas, CCRC; Dr. Jeff Moore, PhD; and Dr. Ali Sonel, MD
  Moderator: Ron Hakes

• The DEI Journey
  Speaker: Terry Albritton

• Research Enterprise-Part 1: Strategies, Priorities, and Field Input for the Organizational Alignment Initiative 
  Speakers: Dr. Grant Huang, MPH, PhD (Deputy CRADO)

 Breakout Session 2:

• A Deep-Sea Dive into Building a CTC at your NPC Unit 2
  

  Panelists: Alanna Caffas, CCRC; Dr. Jeff Moore, PhD; and Dr. Ali Sonel, MD
  Moderator: Ron Hakes

• Talent Wins: Rethinking your Recruiting and Retention Strategies
  Speaker: Brenden Wright, MBA

• Research Enterprise-Part 2: Sustainability through Centralized Operations (HR, Contracts, Mentorship & Leadership Development)
  Speakers: Tony Laracuente (ORD Director, Field Operations), Melissa Middleton, Carrie May (Leadership Development Initiative)

 Refreshment Break
 Sponsored by 

• The Wisdom of Indirect Cost Rates! How to Use and Sustain Them!
  Speaker: Alex Weekes; Betty Tingle

• Promoting Education And Research Learning Sessions at your NPC; Formulary Roadmap for Building Education Programs
  Speakers: Katrina Washburn, PhD; Kevin Hull, JD; and James McCallum, MD

• VISN Support for Sustaining and Enhancing Research
   Speakers: Kristin Mattocks, MBA (ACOS Western MA, VISN 1); Jennifer Lee, MD (ACOS Palo Alto, VISN 21); Dr. Hanna Bloomfield, MD, MPH (ACOS Minneapolis, MN, VISN 23); Dr. Ann Rosenthal, MD (ACOS Milwaukee, WI, VISN 12)

Breakout Session 4:

• The P.E.A.R.L.S of NPPO Auditing: Navigating NPPO
  Speakers: Jeteseya Dennis, MS and Derwood Haskell, JD

• Strategic Planning
  Speaker: Michele Packard-Milam, CAE

• Persistence in Establishing Partnerships with Clinical Care for Research
  Speakers: Dr. Jacob Lindheimer, PhD (Deputy ACOS, Madison WI); Dr. Gery Schulteis, PhD (ACOS, San Diego CA); Dr. Amrita Kamat, PhD (ACOS, San Antonio), Dr. Alicia Brown, PhD

 7th Annual NAVREF Awards Dinner

 Special Guest Speaker: Rosie Torres, Executive Director of BurnPits360

 Breakfast with the Industry Partners

• Session 3 
  
  7:45 AM - 7:55 AM

• Session 4
  
  7:45 AM - 7:55 AM
  

• Session 5
  

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM




• Session 6 
  
  8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
  

• Session 7
  
  8:15 AM - 8:25 AM

• Session 8
  
  8:15 AM - 8:25 AM

• Meet your STAR Attorney

 Day 2 Opening Remarks

 Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Clancy, MD

 The ORD Enterprise Presentation

 Speaker: Dr. Rachel Ramoni, DMD, ScD

 Breakout Session 5:

• Using Checklists in Pre- and Post- Award Grants Management:  Shaping Grains of Sand into Polished Pearls Pt.1
  HANDOUT & SPREADSHEET

• Speakers: Rebecca Walker, MPA & Maggie McCarthy 

• KPI Pearls of Wisdom for NPC Boards: Best Practices for Meetings, Agendas and Reports
  Speaker: Michele Packard-Milam, CAE

• Ambition to Grow Programs through Collaborative Research: Local (NPC, VA Affiliate) and Extended Partnerships (Multi-VA, Multi-NPC)
  Speakers: Dr. Mark Yorek, PhD (ACOS IOWA City), Dr. Katrina Washburn, PhD (ED, South Florida), Krissa Caroff, MS (Partnered Research Program), Dr. Gery Schulteis, PhD (ACOS San Diego, Vice-Chair GAO Report Subcommittee)

 Breakout Session 6:

• Using Checklists in Pre- and Post- Award Grants Management:  Shaping Grains of Sand into Polished Pearls Pt.2
  HANDOUT & SPREADSHEET
  Speakers: Rebecca Walker, MPA & Maggie McCarthy 

• Formation of a Pearl: Building a Sustainable Multi-Site NPC Model
  Speaker: Danielle Fleumer, MPA; Cindy Reutzel, MPA; and Dr. John Givens, PhD. 

• Transition to VAIRRS- Successful Practices, Persistence in Developing Solutions to Challenges
  Speakers: Carol Palumbo (Deputy ACOS, Boston, MA), Puget Sound, WA), Angela Foster (VAIRRS Team)
  

• Pearl Jam: How to Rock it in Clinical Trials 
  Speakers: Dr. Kelly Willenburg, DBA, MBA, BSN, CHRC, CHC, CCRP

• Board Responsibilities - From Financial Statements to Fraud
  Speakers: Bennie Lewis, CPA

• Ensuring Longevity of Research Programs through Effective Administration of Research VERA and Research Protected Time
  Speaker: Dr. Gery Schulteis, PhD (ACOS San Diego)

Breakout Session 8:

• Fundraising: Revealing your Luster
  Speakers: Kevin Hull, JD

• VA Central IRB Update: Energy and Sustainability
  Speaker: Dr. Don Workman, PhD, VA IRB Network Director

• DEI: Health Disparities Research
  Speakers: Dr. Ernest Moy, MD, MPH (Exec Director VHA Office for Health Equity); Dr. Louis Dell'italia, MD (ACOS Birmingham); Dr. Mark Roltsch, PhD(Program Officer, ORD)