TIGERLILY’S 3rd Annual BEACON SYMPOSIUM:
Transformation with Patients Leading in Healthcare
Saturday, November 8, 2025
9:00 AM – 4 PM EST
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Capitol Room – Lobby Level
400 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tigerlily Foundation’s Third Annual BEACON Symposium is defining what nirvana looks like for patient-centric care in the real world by bringing patient advocates, health systems, providers and science together to co-create better solutions today. Together, we are the BEACON of hope and light that drives us forward to health equity. Lunch provided.
This year’s BEACON Symposium theme, “From Policy to Practice: Safeguarding Patient Access in a Shifting Landscape” will include panels with experts discussing:
- Navigating the Crossroads: Drug Pricing Policy, Innovation, and Unintended Consequences for Cancer Patients
- The New Frontline: Community Navigation Bridging Care Amid Funding Cuts
- Our Power, Our Voice: Defending Health Equity in a Challenging Political Climate
Moderator
Maimah Karmo
President & CEO, Tigerlily Foundation
Mistress of Ceremonies
Kimberly Aldridge, PhD
Healthcare Executive & Patient Advocate
Meet Our Panelists
Olivia Backhaus
Staff Attorney, Aimed Alliance
Rachel Landauer
Clinical Instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School
Veronica Robinson
Patient Rights Advocate, Sr. Advisory to HELA100, Great Granddaughter of Henrietta Lacks
Shyrea Thompson
Founder & Principal, IRIS Collaborative
Thomas L. Johnson
Executive Director, Alliance to Save America’s 340B Program (ASAP 340B)
Marquita Goodluck
Published Author, Breast Cancer Survivor, Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate
Jennifer Dean
Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate, Breastivist
Erica Fae
Content Creator, Published Author, MBC Survivor, Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate
Leticia Boughton Price, CHW, LCSW
Co-Executive Director Illinois Community Health Worker Association
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please contact lizzie@tigerlilyfoundation.org for more sponsorship information.
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