Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Highlights Commitment
| Hours: | *BCBSMA speaker schedule listed |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Exhibits |
The HUB (Blue Cross experiences)
The IDEAS Stage presented by BCBSMA (speakers)
City Hall Plaza | Boston, MA 02201
Through its presenting partnership of HUBweek’s Ideas Dome, Blue Cross will convene visionary leaders to explore innovative approaches that look to shape the future of health, work and mobility with an emphasis on empathy, diversity and inclusion, and healthy living.
Speakers will share their insights as part of a series exploring how to build a more inclusive and equitable future.
Blue Cross will also feature additional speakers and opportunities for the public to share ideas and spark creative solutions at The HUB on City Hall Plaza.
Blue Cross programming at other HUBweek spaces throughout the festival includes:
• A demonstration of Blue Cross’ groundbreaking new opioid toolkit for employers, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at preventing lethal overdoses in the workplace
• Design Museum Boston’s upcoming Bespoke Bodies: the Design & Craft of Prosthetics exhibition, featuring VR & interactive prosthetic demonstrations
• A Blind Spot Activity, an interactive and interpersonal experience focused on identifying unconscious bias
• A “Shark Tank”-style health care innovation competition
• Family-friendly innovation activities
Blue Cross has convened visionary speakers to share their stories on HUBweek’s Ideas Stage, including:
• Nataly Kogan, founder of “Happier” and author of “Happier Now,” who will explore how to find gratitude and joy in everyday moments – Wed. October 10, 1-2pm
• Glennon Doyle, author, activist, philanthropist, creator of the online community Momastery, and founder and president of Together Rising, who will be interviewed by her wife, Abby Wambach, Olympic Medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion – Thurs.
October 11, 1-2pm (at Faneuil Hall)
• Taylor Carol, Co-Founder, GameChanger Charity, who will share how his experience as a child leukemia survivor led to an innovative use of virtual reality to change the patient experience – Fri. October 12, 1-2pm
• Michael Botticelli, Executive Director of the Grayken Center for Addiction, who will highlight the role of personal narrative in changing drug policy – Sat.
October 13, 1-2pm
• Dr. Joseph Shrand, Psychiatrist and founder of Drug Story Theater, who will speak about the “Theory of the Mind” and the power of empathy – Sat.
October 13, 3-4pm
• Tatyana McFadden, U.S.
- Paralympian athlete, who overcame a childhood spent in a Russian orphanage with spina bifida to become a world champion wheelchair racer – Sun. October 14, 1-2pm
• Drug Story Theater actors, who will perform improvisational pieces about their journeys through addiction and recovery – Sun. October 14, 3-4pm
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