2025 Leadership Conference
December 04, 2025 | 12:00 AM EST - December 05, 2025 | 12:00 AM EST
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The Saratoga Hilton | 534 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Secure Your Spot Today and plan to join us on Thursday, December 4th and Friday, December 5th at the Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Conference Schedule
December 4th - 1:00pm-5:15pm
1:00 – 1:15PM
Opening Remarks
Michael Seereiter, President/CEO, New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation
1:15 – 2:15PM
Opening Plenary - The New Era of Workforce Strategy: Tools, Trends & Tactics for the I/DD Workforce
Amy S. Hewitt, Ph.D., Director, Institute on Community Integration, Director, Research & Training Center on Community Living, Director, MNLEND
2:15 – 3:00PM
2026 Trends in Workforce & Labor Market: New Realities of the Evolving World of Work (Rapidly Evolving!)
Sam Wise, SHRM-CP, AWI-CH, HR Project Leader, Clarity HR Solutions LLC
3:00PM
Break
3:15 – 4:15PM
Adapting to Change: Key Regulatory Shifts and Implications
Roger Bearden, Senior Counsel, Bond, Schoeneck and King
4:15– 5:15PM
Responsible. Realistic. Ready: AI in I/DD Services Today
Tools, guardrails, and results from the NY Alliance AI Community of Practice
Doug Golub, Principal Consultant, Data Potato, LLC
5:15-6:15PM
Networking Reception Sponsored by eVero
December 5th - 8:30am-2:45pm
8:30 – 9:30AM 2026-27 State Budget Outlook - Panel Discussion
Kate Breslin, President/CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy
Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow for Health Policy, Empire Center for Public Policy
Andrea Smyth, Malkin & Ross
Evan Sullivan, Executive Vice President, Ostroff Associates
Facilitated by: Al Kaplan
9:30 – 10:30AM
Ongoing Shifts in Laws, Policies & Politics - Federal Landscape
James Lytle, Consultant
10:30 – 11:45AM
OPWDD Commissioner’s Annual Presentation
Willow Baer, Commissioner, NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
11:45 – 12:45PM
Lunch
12:45 – 1:45PM
Auditing Updates & Hot Topics – The Latest and Greatest in Medicaid Audits
Melissa Zambri, Partner, Barclay Damon
Maggie Surowka, Partner, Barclay Damon
1:45 – 2:45PM
Opportunities & Challenges in 2026 and Beyond
Hotel Reservations
The NY Alliance has secured a block of rooms at a discounted rate for overnight accommodations at the conference venue.
To make a reservation at The Saratoga Hilton, click here.
Tickets
$265.00 NY Alliance Member Registration Per Person
$435.00 Non-Member Registration Per Person
$0.00 ELDS CURRENT Student Registration
$2,200.00 Sponsorship
