Thursday, October 12
8:00am - 5:00pm
Summit Registration
Across from hotel registration desk, Lobby Level
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by The Carolina Center for ABA
Monarch Lounge, Lobby Level, Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Friday, October 13
8:00am - 9:00am
Summit Registration
Crystal Ballroom Foyer
9:00am - 10:15am
Welcome, Introduction to the Summit, and Overview of 2023 Developments
CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers
10:15am - 10:30am
Bathroom & Networking Break
10:30am - 11:15am
Parent Advocacy Spotlight
Criminal Law and Autism
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Legal Reform for Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled (LRIDD)
Partner, Harrington & Mahoney
Credits: 1 BACB CE, 1 APA CE, 1 CLE
CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA; Easterseals Southern California
11:15am - 11:45am
Updates from the ABA Coding Coalition
CEO, Proactive Strategies, LLC
Credits: .5 BACB CE
11:45am - 12:15pm
The Playbook Teaser
Playbook Leader
Founder & Executive Director ADEC Foundation
Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health
Director of State Government Affairs, Autism Speaks
President & CEO, Schooner Strategies
Regulatory and Policy Engagement Specialist, Regulatory Insurance Advisors, LLC
Founder and Executive Director, Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project
CEO, Catalpa Health
Credits: .5 BACB CE
12:15pm - 1:30pm
State Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Verbal Beginnings
Wright Ballroom on 4th Floor
1:30pm - 4:15pm
Accessing Medically Necessary Services in Schools through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Sponsored by Spectrum ABA and Billing
Law Office of Andrea Marcus, APC
President, Autism Legal Resource Center
Counsel, Ethridge Law Group
Partner, Connell Michael Kerr, LLP
Credits: 3 BACB CE, 3 CLE
CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA
Residential/Settings Workshop
Sponsored by the Lovaas Center Midwest
Chief Operating Officer, 29 Acres
The Playbook Workshop
Sponsored by Bierman ABA
Playbook Leader
Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health
Director of State Government Affairs, Autism Speaks
President & CEO, Schooner Strategies
Regulatory and Policy Engagement Specialist, Regulatory Insurance Advisors, LLC
Founder and Executive Director, Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project
Founder & Executive Director ADEC Foundation
CEO, Catalpa Health
Credits: 3 BACB CE, 3 APA CE, 3 CLE
CE Chair: Easterseals Southern California
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Bathroom & Networking Break
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Generally Accepted Standards of Care
Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder Law Firm
President, Autism Legal Resource Center
Erick Dubuque, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D
Director, Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ)
President & CEO, Schooner Strategies
CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, Therapeutic Pathways and Trumpet Behavioral Health
Credits: .5 BACB CE, 1 CLE
CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA
5:45pm - 6:45pm
Wine & Cheese Reception for Summit Speakers
Invitation only
TBD
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dining with Strangers
Saturday, October 14
9:00am - 11:00am
Legal Update 2023
President, Autism Legal Resource Center
Credits: 2 BACB CE, 2 CLE
CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA
11:00am - 11:15am
Bathroom & Networking Break
11:15am - 12:15am
What Should We Do About . . . ?
A facilitated group conversation about common issues
Crystal Ballroom
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Group Photo
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Lunch on Own
3rd & Market Food Hall is 2 blocks down Wisconsin Street
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Funding for ABA for Adults
President, Autism Legal Resource Center
Executive Director/Attorney, Disability Rights Connecticut
Diana Davis-Wilson, DBH, LBA, BCBA
Chief Executive Advisor, Aspen Behavioral Consulting
Credits: 1 BACB CE
CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA
2:45pm - 3:15pm
State Spotlight - Massachusetts
Crystal Ballroom
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Autism CARES Act Action Update
Crystal Ballroom
3:20pm - 3:30pm
Bathroom & Networking Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm
The Enforcers: A Panel Discussion with Insurance Regulators
Moderated by Katie Dzurec
Regulatory and Policy Engagement Specialist, Regulatory Insurance Advisors, LLC
Former North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Senior Health Policy Advisor to Washington State Insurance Commissioner
Credits: .5 BACB CE, 1.5 CLE
CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Awards Night and Talent Show
Empire Ballroom
Sunday, October 15 - Post Summit Event
9:30am-5:00pm
Attorney Workshop
Invitation Only, Hosted by the National Autism Law Center
Credits: ~6 CLE
