Secure Your Spot Today and plan to join us on Thursday, December 3rd and Friday, December 4th at the Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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 for Thursday-Friday evening, click here. Deadline for receiving the discounted rate: November 10th. Reservations made after this date are not guaranteed the discounted rate.

Please note that there are no more rooms available for the evening of Wednesday, December 2nd.

Overflow hotels near the Saratoga Hilton are as follows:
Hampton Inn and Suites, Downtown Saratoga (Located Behind the Hilton)
25 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866, USA

Courtyard Marriott
11 Excelsior Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Full Agenda

Thursday, December 3

12:00pm   Registration Opens
 
1:00-1:15pm   Opening Remarks
Michael Seereiter, President & CEO, NY Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation
 
1:15-2:30pm   Journey Along the Hype Cycle: Innovation, Impact & The Road Ahead (Presentation & Panel Discussion)
Doug Golub, Principal, Data Potato
Panelists:
Ron Colavito, President/CEO, Access Supports for Living
Jawanda McNair, Quality Assurance Consultant, Element Health Consortium – North Carolina
 
2:30-3:15pm   Empowering Choice: The Next Chapter in New York’s Supported Decision-Making Initiative
Chris Lyons, President/CEO, AIM Services
 
3:15-3:30pm  Break
 
3:30-4:15pm  The People, The Policy & The Politics 
Barbara Merrill, President/CEO, ANCOR
 
4:15-5:30pm   Commissioner’s Annual Update
Willow Baer, Commissioner, NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities 

5:30pm Networking Reception
Sponsored by eVero

Friday, December 4

8:00am Continental Breakfast

9:00-10:15am  Keynote: Michael Dowling On Leadership
Michael Dowling, CEO Emeritus, Northwell Health
 
10:15-11:15am   Policy Pulse: Tracking State and Federal Developments 
James Lytle, Former Managing Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (Retired)
 
11:15-11:30am  Networking Snack Break 

11:30-11:45am  A Look at the 2027 Session of the NYS Legislature
Honorable Patricia Fahy, Chair, NYS Senate Disabilities Committee (invited)

Presentation of NY Alliance 2026 Distinguished Public Service Award to Senator Patricia Fahy

11:45am-1:00pm Olmstead’s Legacy & The Future of Inclusion – A Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Kirk Lewis, General Counsel, NY Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation
Panelists:
Willow Baer, Commissioner, NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Roger Bearden, Partner, Bond, Schoeneck & King
Jim Lytle, Former Managing Partner, Manatt, Phelps and Philips (retired)
Barbara Merrill, President/CEO, ANCOR

Thank You Conference Sponsors