2024 Conference Agenda

Monday, September 23th
5:30 – 9:00pm PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION  
Tuesday, September 24th
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast & Registration  
9:00 – 9:30am Welcome to MAMA & State of the Association Geoff Gross, President, MAMA
9:30 – 10:15am Keynote Presentation:
Trends around Senior Tech innovation
supporting Care at Home
Dr. Jean Accius, CEO, Creating Healthier Communities
10:15 – 10:30am BREAK  
10:30 – 11:15am Fireside Chat:
Evolving CMS Reimbursement Policies for Remote Monitoring
OR The Impact of Telehealth Expansion on PERS and RPM

Lead Participant:
Susan Janeczko, Deputy Director of Outpatient Care at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Moderator:
John Mack, Executive Vice President, Imperial Capital

11:15 – 11:30pm Global Strategic Partner Essence:
Innovative Around the Globe – Your Partners for PERS and Beyond!
11:30 – 12:30pm Managed Care Panel:
Latest trends in LTSS and solutions to increase PERS utilization across Managed Care programs.

Moderator:
Alex Prough, Chief Commercial Officer, Medical Guardian 

Panelists:
– Martha Roherty, Executive Director at Advancing States
– David Crawford, Vice President, Modivcare
– Aaron Nye,

12:30 – 1:30pm LUNCH  
1:30 – 2:30pm Emerging Senior Technology:
Focus on Remote Monitoring and other
innovative service based solutions

Moderator:
Shea Gregg, Founder & President, Fall Call Solutions 

Panelists:
– Casey Pittock, CEO, Smart Meter
– Justin Schorn, Co-Founder, Chirp
– Monty Alexander, CEO, Yokeru

2:30 – 3:30pm Current and Future state of Monitoring:
How to utilize AI & Data – their role in
impacting member experience.

Moderator:
Daniel Oppenheim, CEO, Affiliated Monitoring 

Panelists:
– Don Maden, SVP, COPS Monitoring
– Justin Bailey, President/COO, Avantguard
– Caroline Brown, President, Security Central

3:30 – 5:30pm Afternoon Break  
5:30pm Transportation to Awards Reception:
Coaches will depart from hotel lobby promptly at 5:30pm
 
6:00 – 9:00pm MAMA Awards Reception & Dinner International Spy Museum
Wednesday, September 25th
7:45 – 8:30am Breakfast  
8:30 – 9:30am PERS Industry Market Overview & Company Survey Results Featuring Henry Edmonds, President,
The Edmonds Group
9:30 – 10:25am Emergency Transport:
The Future of PERS and Emergency
Transport/ EMS Perspective

Moderator:
Morgan Hertel, VP Technology and Innovation, Rapid Response 

Panelist:
– John Peterson, Executive Director, Mecklenberg EMS Agency
– Richard Belle, Director Operations, Acadian Ambulance

10:25 – 10:40am BREAK  
10:40-11:25am Enhancing Emergency Response:
A Deep Dive into Innovation

Moderator:
John Mack, Executive Vice President, Imperial Capital 

Panelists:
– Daniel Oppenheim, Co-Chair of ASAP service & CEO of Affiliated Monitoring
Michael Martin, CEO Rapid SOS

11:25 – 11:30am Closing Remarks Geoff Gross, President, MAMA

MAMA sincerely thanks our sponsors and partners for supporting our mission and making the Annual Conference a success!

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about mama

The Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA) is the only professional trade association representing the needs of the medical alert monitoring and personal emergency response services industry. MAMA is headed by committed leadership that is focused on professionalism and the advancement of technology in our industry. Members benefit from timely information and meaningful conferences that give them the tools to properly protect and grow their businesses. Our members provide services to over 80% of medical alert customers in the United States.

Formally constituted in 2007, MAMA represents the changing needs of its members, the industry and its customers. MAMA also advocates on behalf of legislation and regulations that enhance end-user safety. Incorporated in Delaware as a non-profit corporation, MAMA holds IRS 501(c)6 status as a trade association.

Among its initiatives, MAMA supports training and education to foster the growth and professional development of its membership. MAMA’s two annual meetings are essential to any serious business committed to the industry.

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membership directory

Board Members

Geoff Gross, President
Medical Guardian

Rob Flippo, Vice President
MobileHelp

Daniel Oppenheim, Immediate Past President
Affiliated Monitoring

Yaniv Amir
Essence

Ryan Bangerter
Mytrex

Dan Cebula
Kore

David Crawford
Modivcare

Shea Gregg, MD FACS
FallCall Solutions

Ken Gross
Connect America

Morgan Hertel
Rapid Response Monitoring

Kelly Johnston
HandsFree Health

Steve Richards
Becklar

Matt Westphal
Bay Alarm Medical

Eric Pritchard, Legal Counsel
Pierson Ferdinand LLP

REGULAR MEMBERS

ADT, LLC
Affiliated Monitoring
Alarmguard
Alert Medical Alarms
Alert Response, LLC
All Well
Aloe Care
Bay Alarm Medical
Becklar
Connect America
Consumer Cellular, Inc.
C.O.P.S.
FallCall Solutions
FIH Mobile
HandsFree Health
Home & Wellness Co.
Kings III
LifeStation
Medical Care Alert
Medical Guardian
MobileHelp
Mytrex
National Monitoring Center
NXTD-ID /LogicMark
Rapid Response
Security Central
Silvertree
SmartLife Care
STAAR Alert
UnaliWear
VRI
Yokeru

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Essence Group
KORE Wireless
Imperial Capital
Viiz
Raymond James & Associates
CIBC
Central Insurance Agency
The Edmonds Group
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Kleinbard, LLC
RapidSOS
Capital One

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Medical Alert Monitoring Association

191 Clarksville Road
Princeton, NJ 08550
Telephone – 609-297-2234

For information about membership
and conference sponsorship contact:

Amanda White
Membership Coordinator
609-297-2216
membership@mama.org