ADILN Conference Schedule
Day 1: Monday, September 21, 2026
10 a.m.
Registration Opens
12-1 p.m.
Lunch
1-5 p.m.
Concurrent Intensives Sessions
- Ethics and Boundaries
- Motivational Interviewing
- New ADRCs Directors Training
- Reframing Fundamentals
Day 2: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
President Jon Greendeer, Ho Chunk Nation
9-10:15 a.m.
Keynote: Better Together
Carrie Molke, Keynote Panel Moderator and Executive Director, Director of the Bureau of Aging & Disability Resources, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
Tracey Gendron, Director for the Virginia Center on Aging, Author and Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology
Theo Braddy, Executive Director of NCIL and National Council on Disability, Author and Disability Rights Leader
Alison Barkoff, Harold & Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law & Policy; Hirsh Program Director at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
11:30 a.m.-noon
Mission: Briefing Break
12-12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Keynote: From Isolation to Connection: The Public Health Imperative for Our Time
Alison Gilbert
Author & Speaker on Social Health & Human Connection
1:45-2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Mission: Briefing Break
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
4:15 p.m.
Intriguing Connection
Day 3: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Keynote
9:30-10 a.m.
Mission: Briefing Break
10-11 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
12:30-1 p.m.
Lunch
1-2 p.m.
Award Ceremony
More About Your Presenters
Learn about our presenters, a distinguished group of national leaders, scholars and advocates whose work is shaping the future of aging, disability, health policy and human connection. Together, these speakers bring decades of expertise and lived experience, offering insights that bridge research, policy and practice to drive meaningful, inclusive change.
Carrie Molke: Panel Moderator
Executive Director, Director of the Bureau of Aging & Disability Resources, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
Carrie Molke provides statewide leadership in aging and disability policy and oversees a broad portfolio of programs and services that advance inclusion and ensure full participation in community life as we age or experience disability. She has 30+ years of experience in her field, including 25 years with DHS, where she has been instrumental in implementing aging and disability resource centers (ADRCs), advancing publicly funded long-term care reform, leading dementia systems redesign and strengthening numerous community living initiatives across the state. She chairs the Wisconsin Dementia Plan Steering Committee.
Tracey Gendron, Ph.D.
Director for the Virginia Center on Aging
Dr. Tracey Gendron is the author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It and serves as Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology. She is an internationally recognized gerontologist with 30+ years of experience as a grant-funded researcher. She speaks to audiences globally about the real-world impact of age bias.
Theo W. Braddy
Executive Director of NCIL and National Council on Disability
Theo W. Braddy is a renowned disability rights leader with over four decades of experience advocating for disability rights, serving on national corporate boards and holding influential roles appointed by governors. He’s a dedicated professor, husband and father, inspiring change nationwide. He authored and narrated his memoir: From Shack to White House: A Memoir of Four Lives. Mr. Braddy is a person with a disability; a football accident at age 15 resulted in him being paralyzed and a C-4 Quadriplegic. He uses a complex motorized wheelchair.
Alison Barkoff
Harold & Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law & Policy; Hirsh Program Director at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Alison Barkoff's research and scholarship focus on healthcare access, health and public health law, civil rights, disability and aging policy and long-term services and supports (LTSS). For 25+ years, Alison has focused on legal and policy advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities, older adults and others who face barriers to accessing health care and other critical community services. She has testified before Congress and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and is a nationally recognized expert on LTSS, disability and aging policy, Medicaid and civil rights.
Allison Gilbert
Author & Speaker on Social Health & Human Connection
Allison Gilbert, an Emmy Award–winning journalist, is known for translating complex research and personal stories into meaningful insights and delivers talks and workshops on social health and connection. Author and co-author of six critically acclaimed and bestselling books, including most recent national bestseller, The Joy of Connections, she also hosts Connected Lives, the signature conversation series at 92NY that explores how we create and sustain meaningful relationships in today’s world.
Schedule Questions?
For questions about the conference schedule, please contact:
Nicole Virant
Continuing Education & Workforce Training
UW-Green Bay
virantn@uwgb.edu
This event is planned in partnership with UW-Green Bay Conference Services.