IOLC Florence 2026 Agenda

Sunday 1 November

14:00 - 16:00 Florence Walking Tour (subject to a separate registration fee)

17:30 - 19:00 Welcome Reception & Registration at The Hoxton Florence

Monday 2 November

All sessions will be held at Santa Maria Nuova Hospital in the Bufalini Room

9:00 - 9:20 Arrivals

9:20 - 9:30 Welcoming Remarks - Cindy Chavira, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, USA, IOLC Florence 2026 Chairperson

9:30 - 10:00 Keynote Speaker Session - Valentina Zucchi, Director, MUS.E Foundation

10:00 - 11:00 Double Leadership Session - From Expert to Enterprise Leader: Developing the Next Generation of Oncology Executives
Speakers:
Amber Campbell, CEO, Ambulatory, Sutter Health, United States
Barrett Blackmon, Service Line Executive, United States
Tiffany Hughes, Administrative Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

11:00 - 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 - 12:00 Standardization vs Adaptability in Oncology: A Leadership Framework for Complex Systems
Speaker:
Mohammad Bakhtiari, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital, United States

12:00 - 12:30 From Chair to Home: Achieving up to 90% Active Nurse Time Reduction through Self-Administration and Connect & Go in Oncology
Speakers:
Aart Beeker, MD, Clinical Oncologist, Spaarne Gasthuis, The Netherlands
Roelof van Leeuwen, PharmD, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center/ Healthbridgers, The Netherlands

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch on Your Own

14:00 - 14:45 World-Class Patient Experience: Lessons Learned from Two Industry-Leading Health Systems
Speakers:
Alan Dubovsky, Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, United States
Juliana Mordant, Patients Partenaires Programme, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland 

14:45 - 15:15 Rehabilitation Is Not Ancillary: A Leadership Imperative in Global Oncology
Speaker:
Leslie Waltke, PT, DPT, Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist, Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation, United States

15:15 - 15:45 Adherence to Evidence-Based Guidelines in Breast Cancer Surgery: Benefits for Patients and Healthcare Resource Utilization
Speaker:
Carlos A. Garcia-Etienne, Breast Surgical Oncology/Oncoplastic Surgery, Centro di Chirurgia Sant'Anna – Privatklinik, Merano, Bozen, Italy

15:45 - 16:30 Tour of the Santa Mario Nuova Hospital - the oldest active hospital in the world, founded in 1288

19:00 Group Dinner at Osteria Vini e Vecchi Sapori (optional; separate fee)

Tuesday 3 November

All sessions will be held at The Hoxton Hotel in the La Riserva Room

9:00 - 9:30 Arrivals

9:30 - 10:15 Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer: A European Perspective
Speakers:
Lorenza Marotti, Executive Director, EUSOMA, Italy
Didier Verhoeven, Vice-Chair, European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) 

10:15 - 11:00 Clinical Care Best Practice: The Role of Pharmacy in Successfully Translating Cellular Therapy from Bench to Bedside
Speakers:
Rachel Mashburn, Executive Director, Pharmacy, City of Hope, United States
Wafa Samara, Vice President, City of Hope, United States

11:00 - 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 - 12:15 The Power of the Dyad: Translating Oncology Strategy into Scalable Operational Impact
Speakers:
Amanda Wheeler, MD, Chair, Cancer Service Line, Sutter Health, United States
Rochelle Lonn, DNP, Sutter Health, United States

(Agenda Subject to Change)