Event Schedule

8:15 am – 9:00 am

Registration and Heart-Healthy Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Plenary Session: One Woman’s Journey - Laurie Singer Sievers, award winning network television news producer and widow of journalist and ABC News "Nightline" executive producer Leroy Sievers shares her inspiring tale as a caregiver who continues her husband's nationally acclaimed "My Cancer" blog, now known as "Our Cancer."

10:15 am – 11:15 am

Select one of eight seminars for Session I

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Select one of eight seminars for Session II

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Enjoy Lunch with the Faculty -Things I’ve Been Silent About
Author of the international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, Dr. Azar Nafisi reveals the deeply personal story of her relationship with her mother amid international political turbulence.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Select one of eight seminars for Session III

3:15pm – 4:15 pm

Select one of eight seminars for Session IV