Conversations on Technology, Accessibility and Affordability

Thursday, September 10, 2026
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Drexel University
Bossone Research Enterprise Center/ Mitchell Auditorium
3125 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
 

PRESENTED BY:  Casa Farnese, Inc.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

     
   

 
Photos courtesy of Mark Garvin

 2026 SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

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8 am             Up to Speed: Farnese Technology Expo

Continental Breakfast and Networking (Bossone Lobby)

9 am              Welcome (Mitchell Auditorium)

  • Joseph H. Jacovini, Chairman, Casa Farnese Board of Directors
  • Honorable Annette M. Rizzo (Ret.), President, Casa Farnese Board of Directors

9:10 am        Keynote Speaker

Rose Ann DeMaria-Ghalili PhD, RN, FASPEN, FAAN, FGSA,

Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research; Interim Associate Vice Provost for Research & Innovation

 

9:40 am        Case Study and Panel

                        “Applied Tech in the Home: New Models of Care”

Moderator: 

D. S. Nicholas, PhD, NCIDQ, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, ASID, Associate Professor Drexel University, Westphal College; Director MS Design Research, MsDes, Drexel Design Research for Health Lab

Panelists:

  • Sharon Cilione- Berger, Vice President, Emerging Technology, Comcast
  • Ken Honeycutt, Director of Health, Samsung Electronics America

10:40 am      Coffee Break (Bossone Lobby)

10:50 am     Design Sprint/ Breakout Session (Mitchell Auditorium and Bossone Lobby)

Small groups led by Drexel Graduate Design students, professors and experts

Noon:                          Plenary Talk:

Jill Michal, Founder and CEO, Kith + Kin, 2020; former Business Transformation Leader at Independence Blue Cross; CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Healthcare Sector Leader at Arthur Andersen

12:30 pm                  Design Sprint Shareback

1 pm.                           Symposium Concludes          

 

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