{"id":27921,"date":"2025-03-31T08:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=27921"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:07:30","slug":"reserve-your-spot-marshall-community-invited-to-forward-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/reserve-your-spot-marshall-community-invited-to-forward-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve your spot: Marshall community invited to Focus Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to join more than 400 state and regional leaders at Focus Forward: Long Live West Virginia on April 22 at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. The statewide conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a special reception from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to celebrate West Virginia University President Gordon Gee as he nears retirement. Registration is free but required to attend both the conference and\/or the reception.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the seventh annual Focus Forward conference will explore health, wellness, the future of work, economic prosperity and longevity through a personal, state and global lens.<\/p>\n<p>Several Marshall University leaders will be participating as featured speakers and panelists.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to connect, learn and be part of the conversation driving meaningful change. Plus, there are plenty of great networking opportunities!<\/p>\n<p>Find the full program, speaker lineup and registration details <a href=\"https:\/\/wvpec.wvu.edu\/events-and-initiatives\/focus-forward-preparing-today-for-the-west-virginia-of-tomorrow\/2025-focus-forward\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Featured speakers include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Brad D. Smith, President, Marshall University<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Scott Raynes, President and CEO, Marshall Health Network<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dr. David Gozal, Dean and Vice President for Health Affairs, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nancy LeaMond, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, AARP<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dr. Joseph Maroon, Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, UPMC; Pittsburgh Steelers Physician<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Roderick Moore, Sport Science Coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 David Ramsey, President and CEO, Vandalia Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dr. Clay Marsh, Chancellor, Health Sciences, West Virginia University<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Albert Wright, President and CEO, WVU Health System<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dr. Randy Nelson, Professor and Chair, Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research, West Virginia University<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Associate Professor, Economics, John Chambers College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ken Gabriel, CEO, BioForge<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Vishal Agrawal, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, Humana<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 David Luckey, Senior International, Defense Researcher, RAND Corporation; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to join more than 400 state and regional leaders at Focus Forward: Long Live West Virginia on April 22 at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. 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