September 22-24, 2026
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
Event
2026 - Behavioral Health Tech Conference
NovaOne
Behavioral Health Tech (BHT) is the largest conference dedicated to expanding access to mental health, substance use, and autism/IDD care through technology and innovation, bringing together health plan executives, providers, employers, and investors for three days of sessions and networking September 22-24, 2026 in Nashville, TN.
Booth #611
Come visit our booth to see the NovaOne platform in action and grab a BH NOT BS t-shirt while supplies last!
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET
NovaOne Attendees
Joe Burton
President & CEO, NovaOne
Rachel Goldberg
Vice President, Growth & Clinical Strategy, NovaOne
Janice Rybicki
Senior Director, Customer and Provider Success, NovaOne
Brian Lynch
Sales Analyst Business Development, NovaOne
Session Details
September 22, 2026 | 1:45 p.m. CT Behavioral Health, Not BS: Raising the Bar on Evidence-Based Care
Session Description
In a market flooded with hundreds of point solutions, inflated network claims and unvalidated care models, distinguishing real behavioral health impact from noise has never been harder. In this candid panel, NovaOne leaders join health plan leaders and founders of leading behavioral health organizations to challenge the status quo and define what “Behavioral Health, Not BS” looks like in practice. This session will move beyond buzzwords to provide a clear, practical framework for payers, employers and partners seeking solutions that actually deliver results.
Presenters
- Kristina Saffran, Cofounder & CEO, Equip
- Dr. Cynthia Anderson, Chief Clinical Officer and Co-Founder at Avela Health
- Stephen Smith, Cofounder & CEO, NOCD
- Chris Segura, Product Strategy & Management Behavioral Health, HCSC
- Joe Burton, President & CEO, NovaOne
September 22, 2026 | 2:45 p.m. CT
Beyond the Screening: Reimagining Care at the Intersection of Women’s, Maternal & Behavioral Health
Session Description
Women’s physical and behavioral health are deeply interconnected, including across fertility and family planning, pregnancy and postpartum care, pregnancy loss, chronic illness, caregiving, menopause, and every stage in between. Yet care delivery, reimbursement, and benefit design remain largely fragmented, leaving critical needs unidentified or inadequately addressed. Facilitated by leaders from a health plan, hospital, and health policy, this interactive session will examine where women’s health providers, behavioral health providers, health systems, and payers are successfully working together, and where the industry is still falling short. Participants will explore persistent gaps in screening and follow-up, access to specialized care, provider coordination, data sharing, reimbursement, health equity, and continuity across major life transitions. The conversation will then shift from identifying problems to building solutions. In a facilitated working session, attendees will consider what is missing from today’s market and develop practical recommendations for better benefit design, clinical integration, provider partnerships, payment models, and accountability. Participants will leave with a clearer vision for what truly connected, whole-person care should look like, and the concrete changes each part of the healthcare ecosystem must make to deliver it.
Presenters
- Christine Brocato, System VP, Strategic Innovation, CommonSpirit
- Rachel Goldberg, Vice President, Growth & Clinical Strategy, NovaOne
September 22, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. CT BHT Focus Group For Women's Behavioral Health
Session Description
Coming Soon
Presenters
- Rachel Goldberg, Vice President, Growth & Clinical Strategy, NovaOne
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