Reserve your spot: Marshall community invited to Forward Focus

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to join more than 400 state and regional leaders at Focus Forward: Long Live West Virginia on April 22 at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. The statewide conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a special reception from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to celebrate West Virginia University President Gordon Gee as he nears retirement. Registration is free but required to attend both the conference and/or the reception.

Hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the seventh annual Focus Forward conference will explore health, wellness, the future of work, economic prosperity and longevity through a personal, state and global lens.

Several Marshall University leaders will be participating as featured speakers and panelists.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn and be part of the conversation driving meaningful change. Plus, there are plenty of great networking opportunities!

Find the full program, speaker lineup and registration details here.

Featured speakers include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Brad D. Smith, President, Marshall University

· Scott Raynes, President and CEO, Marshall Health Network

· Dr. David Gozal, Dean and Vice President for Health Affairs, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University

· Nancy LeaMond, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, AARP

· Dr. Joseph Maroon, Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, UPMC; Pittsburgh Steelers Physician

· Roderick Moore, Sport Science Coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers

· David Ramsey, President and CEO, Vandalia Health

· E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University

· Dr. Clay Marsh, Chancellor, Health Sciences, West Virginia University

· Albert Wright, President and CEO, WVU Health System

· Dr. Randy Nelson, Professor and Chair, Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research, West Virginia University

· John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Associate Professor, Economics, John Chambers College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University

· Ken Gabriel, CEO, BioForge

· Vishal Agrawal, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, Humana

· David Luckey, Senior International, Defense Researcher, RAND Corporation; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School