11:00 AM — 11:15 AM

Conference Welcome
Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN

President

American Academy of Nursing 

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Pamela Jeffries, PhD, RN, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN 

Dean & Valere Potter Professor of Nursing

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

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Land Acknowledgement

John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor & Joseph Blades Centennial Memorial Professorship
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing

Marquis Ballroom

11:15 AM — 12:15 PM

Opening Keynote
Health Equity is Social Equity: Transformative Change through Policy

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Speakers 

The Honorable Gale Adcock, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

State Representative NC-41

North Carolina House of Representatives 

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Adelita G. Cantu, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing

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Moderator

Pamela Jeffries, PhD, RN, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN 

Dean & Valere Potter Professor of Nursing

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Marquis Ballroom

12:15 PM — 12:45 PM

Break 

Marquis Foyer

12:45 PM — 1:45 PM

Interactive Panel 1
Advocating for Overlooked Communities: Health Equity Challenges 

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Speakers 

Michael Evans, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
Dean and Grover E. Murray Professor &
University Medical Center Endowed Chair for Excellence in Nursing

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing

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LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN

Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Planetary Health,
Independence Foundation Professor & Associate Professor of Nursing

Yale University School of Nursing

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Mary Frances Oneha, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer

Waimānalo Health Center

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Moderator

Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Dean and Professor of Nursing

Kent State University College of Nursing

Marquis Ballroom

1:45 PM — 2:00 PM

Day 1 Closing 
Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN

President

American Academy of Nursing

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*Lifetime Legacy Award Presentation

Marquis Ballroom

2:00 PM — 3:00 PM

Offline Break 

N/A

2:00 PM — 3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Live Hours

Marquis Ballroom 
Salons 1-3

3:00 PM - 6:30PM

Institute for Nursing Leadership 2021 Signature Event

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Marquis Ballroom
& Virtual

3:00 PM — 3:05 PM

Welcome Remarks

Marquis Ballroom

3:05 PM — 4:05 PM

OPENING PANEL: Elevating Nursing Leadership to Advance
Health Equity

Marquis Ballroom

4:05 PM — 4:20 PM

15 Minute Break & Transition Remarks 

Marquis Ballroom

4:20 PM — 5:20 PM

DIALOGUE 1: Health Equity in Action

Marquis Ballroom

5:20 PM — 5:25 PM

Transition Remarks

Marquis Ballroom

5:25 PM — 6:25 PM

DIALOGUE 2: Global Perspectives on Health Equity

Marquis Ballroom

6:25 PM — 6:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Marquis Ballroom

7:30 PM — 9:00 PM

2020 Fellows Reception 
in-person only

Mezzanine Foyer

7:30 PM — 12:00 AM

Affiliate Receptions 
in-person only

Marriott Marquis