Monday, April 17
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop
 
Inside the CARA and CURES Act                                                           
 
 
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Plenary Presentations
 
Honorable Harold “Hal” Rogers, U.S. Representative (R-KY, 5th District), founding co-chair Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse;
Sam Quinones, Journalist and Author; Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic; Honorable Matt Bevin,, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, April 18
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Vision Sessions
 
Hosted by the Appalachian Regional Commission in cooperation with the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
 
Hosted by COMPAS Foundation (Coalition to Optimize the Management of Pain Associated with Surgery), a nonprofit foundation
 
Hosted by CleanSlate Centers
 
Hosted by the National Association of Attorneys General
 
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Plenary Presentations
 
William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and                                   Law Enforcement Affairs;
Honorable Edward J. Markey, U.S. Senator (D-MA)                                                                                              
 
Congressional Leaders Forum
                                                                                                                    
Honorable Harold “Hal” Rogers, U.S. Representative (R-KY, 5th District), founding co-chair Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse                                                                                 Honorable Earl “Buddy” Carter, U.S. Representative (R-GA, 1st District);                                                         Honorable John B. Larson, U.S. Representative (D-CT 1st District);
Honorable Patrick Meehan, U.S. Representative (R-PA, 7th District)                   
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
 
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall/Community Response Theater Presentations
 
Community Responses to Opiate Use: Challenges and Opportunities in the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia                                                                                                          
       
Collaborating for Success: Aligning Diverse Stakeholders for Lasting Change                                        
 
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Plenary Presentation
 
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, United States Surgeon General
 
Plenary Presentation
 
Nora Volkow, MD, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
 
General Barry McCaffrey (Ret.), Former Director of National Drug Control Policy
 
Wednesday, April 19
7:00 am - 8:15 am
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Plenary Presentations
 
Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health;
Anne Schuchat, M.D., Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Acting Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service
Stephen Ostroff, M.D., Acting Commissioner, United States Food and Drug Administration
 
 
Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Advocates for Opioid Recovery Founding Advisor
Patrick Kennedy, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Advocates for Opioid Recovery Founding Advisor 
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall/Community Response Theater Presentations
 
The New Heroin Epidemic in Camden County New Jersey: Heroin with Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogues and/or Other Adulterants                                                                                                
Community Response to RX Opioid and Heroin Epidemic – Lessons and Updates from Northern Kentucky                                                                    
 
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Plenary Presentations
 
Richard J. Baum, Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP);
Kana Enomoto, Acting Deputy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA);
Thomas E. Price, MD, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)   
 
Thursday, April 20
 
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Coffee
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
8:30 am  - 9:45am
Thought Leadership Roundtables
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Coffee
10:00 - 11:15 am
Thought Leadership Roundtables