31st Annual “Best of the Best”

Wednesday, December 9, 2026
8:30AM – 9:00AM – Check in and badge pick up
9:00AM – 2:30PM – Programming

Center for Health and Wellbeing
2005 Mizell Avenue
Winter Park, Florida 32792

For 31 years, the Florida Alliance’s Best of the Best has brought employers together to learn from benefits leaders who are challenging the status quo and finding better ways to improve health and manage healthcare costs. This year’s program focuses on what has become mission critical for employers: improving the health of their workforce while ensuring that healthcare benefits deliver greater value.

The program will feature a line-up of Florida Alliance employer members and benefits leaders from other organizations, sharing real-world strategies, results, and lessons learned. We’ll explore clinical oversight that is improving outcomes for people with chronic conditions, strategies for managing high-cost oncology claims, and the journey of employers that have fundamentally redesigned their benefits to better serve their workforce.

These aren’t theoretical solutions. They are approaches employers are putting into practice today — learning what works, what doesn’t, and what they would do differently.

Because health benefits aren’t simply an expense to manage. They are mission critical to the health of the workforce and the financial health of the organization.

Event Sessions and Speakers

Changing Tracks: A New Direction for Employee Health

Chelsea Ryckis (moderator)
President & Founder
Ethos Founder

Scott Conard, MD, DABFM, FAAFP
Chief Innovation Officer
Converging Health

Susan McBroom
Director, Benefits & Compensation
Patriot Rail

Wellness That Works: Driving Engagement and Reducing Healthcare Costs

Alan “A.J.” Cline, MBA
Human Resources Director
City of Mount Dora

Leading the Way; A Conversation with Two Healthcare Purchasing Trailblazers

Russell DuBose
Vice President, Human Resources
Phifer, Inc.

Rosa Novo
Administrative Benefits Director
Miami-Dade County
Public Schools

The Cancer Journey: Making Every Step of Care Count

Employer Panelist TBD

Karen van Caulil, PhD
President and CEO
Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value

Kenneth Aldridge, Jr.,
RN, BSN, MS-HSA

Director of Health Services
Rosen Hotels & Resorts

Additional Session Reveal Coming Soon!

Local Hotels

The Florida Alliance does not have a block of hotel rooms available for this event.
The following list are hotels not far from the venue. 

The Alfond Inn
300 E New England Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 998-8090

SpringHill Suites
1127 N Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
( 407) 960-4624 

Hilton Garden Inn
1275 Lee Rd, Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 755-3733

The Celeste Hotel, Orlando
4105 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826
(407) 207-4700

Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando/East UCF
3450 Quadrangle Blvd, Orlando, FL 32817
(407) 282-0029

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orlando UCF
11805 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826
(407) 214-9388

Thank you to our host!

Thank you Silver-Level Sponsor!

Thank you Bronze-Level Sponsors!

For more information on our generous sponsors, click HERE.

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Lisa Hain at lisa@flhealthvalue.org for more information.