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Harbor Entrepreneur Center

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Enjoy the full program with access to all main activities.

General Admission

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LXCL:Prominent event visibility | educational or innovationspotlight opportunity | 3 curated introductions |premium display presence | newsletter and digitalspotlight

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Featured Keynote: Professor Thomas Seyfried Metabolism, Chronic Disease &amp; a Different Way of Thinking About Health <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/biology/people/faculty-directory/thomas-seyfried.html" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Professor Thomas Seyfried</a> will explore the relationship between metabolism and chronic disease and why understanding metabolic health may reshape how we think about prevention, treatment, and long-term health. From Sick Care to Health Care: Functional Health in the WorkplaceWhat would happen if employers moved beyond simply managing healthcare costs and began helping employees address the underlying drivers of poor health? The discussion will explore what employers are experiencing today, where traditional benefits fall short, how functional health can complement existing healthcare strategies, and what implementation can realistically look like inside the workplace. Your current roster supports these four participants for this panel.&nbsp; Panelists: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://mergemedicalcenter.com/our-team/dr-lovegrove/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Dr. Patrick Lovegrove</a> &mdash; Moderator; Functional Medicine Physician, Founder of Merge Medical</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://spsconsultinghr.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Melanie Parrish</a> &mdash; HR Perspective, Strategic People Services</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://alestacare.com/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Dan Poch</a> &mdash; Former Benefits Leader &amp; Founder, AlestaCare</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.melissaaltman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Melissa Altman</a> &mdash; Functional Medicine Practitioner</li></ul> Rethinking Mental Health: The Whole-Person ApproachMental health doesn&#39;t exist in isolation. Stress, sleep, nutrition, metabolism, relationships, physical health, environment, and lifestyle can all be part of the broader picture. This panel will bring together leaders working across mental health, integrative care, research, and emerging approaches to treatment to discuss what a more comprehensive model of mental well-being could look like and how employers and communities can better support it. Panelists: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bemetahealth.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Kristin Cunningham</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Functional Medicine Practitioner, Moderator</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.jeffluther.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Jeff Luther</a> - EO Charleston President, Podcast Host of &quot;All Can, No Can&#39;t&quot;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.gnosiswellnessco.com/whoisgnosis" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Dr. Maia Gill</a> &mdash; Clinical Director, Gnosis Wellness Collective</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://researchers.hcc.musc.edu/ProfilePage?id=hylandk" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Kelly Hyland</a> &mdash; Director of Psychosocial Oncology Research, Survivorship and Cancer Outcomes Research (SCOR), MUSC</li></ul> Functional Health &amp; the Workplace isn&#39;t another benefits conference. It&#39;s a conversation about what may come next and how employers can become a catalyst for better health. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1791380014/wysiwyg/wkdah78dbloncdqqgj37.png" style="width: 1253px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 1253px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Featured Keynote: Professor Thomas Seyfried Metabolism, Chronic Disease &amp; a Different Way of Thinking About Health <a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/biology/people/faculty-directory/thomas-seyfried.html" target="_blank">Professor Thomas Seyfried</a> will explore the relationship between metabolism and chronic disease and why understanding metabolic health may reshape how we think about prevention, treatment, and long-term health. From Sick Care to Health Care: Functional Health in the WorkplaceWhat would happen if employers moved beyond simply managing healthcare costs and began helping employees address the underlying drivers of poor health? The discussion will explore what employers are experiencing today, where traditional benefits fall short, how functional health can complement existing healthcare strategies, and what implementation can realistically look like inside the workplace. Your current roster supports these four participants for this panel.  Panelists: <ul><li><a href="https://mergemedicalcenter.com/our-team/dr-lovegrove/" target="_blank">Dr. Patrick Lovegrove</a> — Moderator; Functional Medicine Physician, Founder of Merge Medical</li><li><a href="https://spsconsultinghr.com/about/" target="_blank">Melanie Parrish</a> — HR Perspective, Strategic People Services</li><li><a href="https://alestacare.com/about-us/" target="_blank">Dan Poch</a> — Former Benefits Leader &amp; Founder, AlestaCare</li><li><a href="https://www.melissaaltman.com/" target="_blank">Melissa Altman</a> — Functional Medicine Practitioner</li></ul> Rethinking Mental Health: The Whole-Person ApproachMental health doesn't exist in isolation. Stress, sleep, nutrition, metabolism, relationships, physical health, environment, and lifestyle can all be part of the broader picture. This panel will bring together leaders working across mental health, integrative care, research, and emerging approaches to treatment to discuss what a more comprehensive model of mental well-being could look like and how employers and communities can better support it. Panelists: <ul><li><a href="https://www.bemetahealth.com/about" target="_blank">Kristin Cunningham</a> — Functional Medicine Practitioner, Moderator</li><li><a href="https://www.jeffluther.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Luther</a> - EO Charleston President, Podcast Host of "All Can, No Can't"</li><li><a href="https://www.gnosiswellnessco.com/whoisgnosis" target="_blank">Dr. Maia Gill</a> — Clinical Director, Gnosis Wellness Collective</li><li><a href="https://researchers.hcc.musc.edu/ProfilePage?id=hylandk" target="_blank">Kelly Hyland</a> — Director of Psychosocial Oncology Research, Survivorship and Cancer Outcomes Research (SCOR), MUSC</li></ul> Functional Health &amp; the Workplace isn't another benefits conference. It's a conversation about what may come next and how employers can become a catalyst for better health. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1791380014/wysiwyg/wkdah78dbloncdqqgj37.png" style="width:1253px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

Harbor Entrepreneur Center

Functional Health & The Workplace

11 Ewall St

General Admission

Free

Presenting Partner

$5,000

Leadership Partner

$2,500

Innovation Partner

$1,000

Supporting Partner

$500

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