The Princeton Regional Chamber’s Sixth Annual Healthcare Symposium will focus on giving guests a glimpse at “The Business of Health,” on Tuesday, September 20, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bart Luedeke Center at Rider University in Lawrenceville.

“Over the past five years, our regional Healthcare Symposium has presented facts on topics ranging from corporate healthcare, individual wellness, gene cell technology, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), providing information and knowledge to businesses and consumers in our region,” said Peter Crowley, president and CEO of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. “This is one of the most important symposiums in Central New Jersey, one where you will hear the answers to tough healthcare questions and walk away with information you can’t get anywhere else.”

Attendees will hear from keynote speaker Cathleen Bennett, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, who will discuss the Department of Health’s current healthcare trends. Following the keynote presenter will be two panel discussions. Panel one, “The Art of the Deal: Doing Business with Hospitals in our Region,” and will be moderated by Tanya Spirk (NJM), and include panelists Wes Strange from Capital Health, Ron Boyer from Robert Wood Johnson, and Mike Mulyk from St. Francis Medical Center. Panel two is returning for the fifth year in a row, and will be an update on the ACA including: Bill Rue, Rue Insurance and Ryan Petrizzi, AmeriHealth, and moderated by Wardell Sanders, president of New Jersey Association of Health Plans.

“Individuals will hear from the experts about the issues impacting them, their employees, and their business, including sessions on health policy, health delivery, and doing business with the region’s health systems,” said Jerry Hampton of Primepoint, and Chair of the Event Committee.

The symposium will conclude with a CEO Roundtable Discussion from the region’s leading hospitals focusing on healthcare trends and strategies, and the future of healthcare in the region. Executives will include: Richard Freeman, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Hamilton; Darlene Hanley, president of St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center in Lawrenceville; Vince Costantino, MBA, chief administrative officer of St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton and Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health in Hopewell. Attorney Christine Stearns will moderate the roundtable.

Tickets for the Symposium are $60 for Chamber members and $75 for future members and can be reserved online at www.princetonchamber.org or by calling (609) 924-1776.