Thursday, September 11, 2025

12:30 PM – Welcome and Opening Plenary
Speakers: Shelley Fiscus, Brian Abramson
Session Overview: Welcome to the National Vaccine Law Association and Conference, with an overview of the current environment and weakening infrastructure affecting vaccine law and policy.

1:00 PM – Opening Plenary (Crosscutting)
Topic: Threats to the Vaccine Ecosystem
Plenary Speaker: Paul Offit, MD
Moderator: Shelley Fiscus
Session Overview: An examination of threats to the vaccine ecosystem and how public policy undermining vaccine confidence endangers public health.

2:00 PM – Concurrent Sessions

• A: Vaccine Regulation / Development / IP – Vaccine Law and Future Developments
  Speakers: Nick Diamond, Brian Malkin, Justin Coen
  Moderator: Brian Malkin
  Overview: Vaccine development and licensing from early formulation through post-market compliance, with focus on changes under the new administration.

• B: Employer, Provider, Payor – Coverage and Payment Issues (Changes with ACA)
  Speakers: Richard Hughes, Jacob Madden, Bola Popoola, Jim Paul
  Moderator: Bola Popoola
  Overview: Discussion of vaccine coverage and payment issues under shifting health policy frameworks.

• C: Public Health and Preparedness – Trust Fall: A New Era for Vaccine and Public Health Authorities
  Speakers: Noel Brewer, Stacie Kershner, Mike Osterholm
  Moderator: Ana Santos Rutschman
  Overview: Examining public confidence decline in public health and vaccination authorities, and tools available to strengthen trust and response.

• D: Safety and Public Confidence – Perception, Communications, and the Law
  Speakers: Ashley Chambers, Jerry Williamson, Claudia Haupt
  Moderator: Dorit Reiss
  Overview: How misinformation and communication impact vaccine law, and legal approaches to counter or inadvertently support misinformation.

• E: Nuts and Bolts – Intro to Vaccine Science and Biology: Refuting Myths and Memes
  Speaker: Karen Ernst (Voices for Vaccines)
  Moderator: Shelley Fiscus
  Overview: Basics of vaccine science and common myths fueling misinformation.

3:00 PM – Concurrent Sessions

• A: Vaccine Regulation / Development / IP – Vaccine Pipeline
  Speakers: To Be Announced
  Moderator: Darshan Kulkarni
  Overview: The pipeline for new vaccines and legal frameworks shaping development and distribution.

• B: Employer, Provider, Payor – Implementing and Administering an Effective Workforce Vaccine Mandate
  Moderator: Jim Paul
  Overview: Challenges and solutions for workforce vaccine mandates.

• C: Public Health and Preparedness – Global Health Security
  Speakers: Montrece Ransom, Ximena Benavides, Julia Barnes-Weise
  Moderator: Ana Santos Rutschman
  Overview: Global health security in an era of reduced U.S. participation and pandemic treaty challenges.

• D: Safety and Public Confidence – Vaccine Liability and Injury Compensation
  Speakers: Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran, Heather Perlman, David Carney
  Moderator: Renée Gentry
  Overview: Overview of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and evolving legal issues.

• E: Nuts and Bolts – Intro to Vaccine Law (Regulations and IP)
  Speakers: Brian Abramson, Vanessa Burrows
  Moderator: Denise Hill
  Overview: Vaccine law fundamentals including liability, regulatory authority, and intellectual property issues.

4:00 PM – Plenary
Understanding and Addressing Parental Risk Perception
Plenary Speaker: Charlotte Moser (CHOP)
Moderators: Renée Najera, Shelley Fiscus
Overview: Exploring how parents weigh vaccine risks and benefits, and strategies to address hesitancy.

4:50 PM – Thank You and Adjourn

7:30 PM – Vanguard Event

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Friday, September 12, 2025

10:00 AM – Welcome and Opening Plenary (Crosscutting)
Plenary Speaker: Dr. Chelsea Clinton
Moderator: Shelley Fiscus
Overview: A conversation on current public health challenges and the role of legal frameworks.

11:00 AM – Concurrent Sessions

• A: Vaccine Regulation / Development / IP – Federal Development of Vaccines: IP Case Studies
  Speakers: Dick Wilder, Ha Kung Wong, Jordan Jacobson
  Overview: Intellectual property and economic strategies for vaccine technology.

• B: Employer, Provider, Payor – Post-COVID Medical Contraindications and Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs
  Moderator: Jim Paul
  Overview: Evolving medical and non-medical vaccine exemption landscapes.

• C: Public Health and Preparedness – The Changing Scope of Public Health Powers
  Speakers: James Hodge, Lindsey Wiley, Rob Gatter
  Moderator: Montrece Ransom
  Overview: Diminishing public health powers and consequences for vaccine law and policy.

• D: Safety and Public Confidence – Vaccine Advocacy
  Speakers: Abby Bownas, Amy Pisani, Brent Ewig
  Moderator: Dorit Reiss
  Overview: New and emerging challenges facing vaccine advocates in an era of hesitancy and misinformation.

• E: Liability – Legal and Policy Challenges to Sustaining High Vaccination Rates
  Speaker: Jim Beck, Matthew Motta
  Moderator: Jim Beck
  Overview: Product liability and other challenges affecting vaccination rates.

12:00 PM – Closing Plenary
Then and Now: What Past Epidemics Can Teach Us About Today—and Tomorrow
Speaker: Dr. René Najera
Moderators: Renée Najera, Shelley Fiscus
Overview: Lessons from past measles epidemics for today’s vaccine challenges and public health response.

1:00 PM – Thank You and Adjourn