

What a day to relive! From powerful keynotes to meaningful connections, the 2025 Together We Bloom Summit brought advocates, leaders, and changemakers together to grow a brighter future for Kentucky.
Schedule
8:30AM: Check In + Light Breakfast
Coffee, Pastries, Fruit
Exhibitors are open
9:30AM: Opening Plenary - Dr. Robert Sege
This keynote and panel conversation will center on the transformative power of Positive Childhood Experiences through the lens of the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) framework. Following this session, Dr. Sege will participate in a panel with Kentucky leaders.
Panelists: State Rep. Ken Fleming, KDPH Deputy Commissioner Dr. Connie White, KYOAAC Executive Director Chris Evans
11:00AM: Session 2 - Frameworks Institute
Communicating Your Message for Change – How to Effectively Discuss ACEs for Policy + Action
12:15PM: Lunch & Network with Table
Enjoy lunch, network, and meet and greet with summit exhibitors.
1:00PM: Session 3 - Keynote & Workshop
Using the concept of the “Pair of ACEs” – adverse childhood experiences in the context of adverse community environments—Dr. Ellis will share concrete examples of how multiple sectors including housing, public education, law enforcement and criminal justice are collaborating to address many of the antecedents that contribute to maladaptive behaviors, criminality and negative health outcomes. Attendees will learn how to identify key community assets and resources, promote upstream efforts to address social determinants and build community resilience.
2:30PM: Session 4 - Pantsuit Politics
Finding Common Ground during Challenging Times– Having Hope for Tomorrow!
3:30PM: Closing Remarks
Speakers

Dr. Robert Sege
Open Plenary Speaker
Robert Sege, MD, PhD, FAAP, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Tufts University School of Medicine, is the Director of the HOPE National Resource Center located within the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine at Tufts Medicine and is the Co-Director of the Community and Stakeholder Engagement program at the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, a national, nonprofit public policy, research and technical assistance organization.

Frameworks Institute
Frameworks Institute is a an organization led by researchers, strategists, and passionate communicators. Their quarter-century of wide-ranging research and deep partnerships has given a unique perspective on how people think about social issues—and how you can tell stories that advance justice in our world. To learn more about their approach.

Dr. Wendy Ellis
Keynote Speaker
Assistant Professor in Global Health and the Founding Director of the Center for Community Resilience at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. Ellis’ innovations provide a platform for cross sector partners to align resources, programs and initiatives with community-based efforts to address adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments– or as Ellis has coined it “The Pair of ACEs”.

Pantsuit Politics
Closing Speaker
Podcasters Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers take a different approach to the news. Authors of I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Grace-Filled Guide to Political Conversations.
Schedule
8:30AM: Check In + Light Breakfast
Coffee, Pastries, Fruit
Exhibits are Open
9:30AM: Opening Plenary - Dr. Robert Sege
This keynote and panel conversation will center on the transformative power of Positive Childhood Experiences through the lens of the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) framework. Following this session, Dr. Sege will moderate a panel of Kentucky leaders.
Panelists: Rep. Ken Fleming, Dr. Connie White, Chris Evans
11:00AM: Session 2 - Frameworks Institute
Communicating Your Message for Change – How to Effectively Discuss ACEs for Policy + Action
12:15PM: Lunch & Network with Table
Enjoy lunch, networking, and meeting and greeting with Exhibitors
1:00PM: Session 3 - Keynote & Workshop
Using the concept of the “Pair of ACEs” – adverse childhood experiences in the context of adverse community environments—Dr. Ellis will share concrete examples of how multiple sectors including housing, public education, law enforcement and criminal justice are collaborating to address many of the antecedents that contribute to maladaptive behaviors, criminality and negative health outcomes. Attendees will learn how to identify key community assets and resources, promote upstream efforts to address social determinants and build community resilience.
2:30PM: Session 4 - Pantsuit Politics
Finding Common Ground during Challenging Times– Having Hope for Tomorrow!
3:30PM: Closing Remarks
Speakers

Dr. Robert Sege
Open Plenary Speaker
Robert Sege, MD, PhD, FAAP, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Tufts University School of Medicine, is the Director of the HOPE National Resource Center located within the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine at Tufts Medicine and is the Co-Director of the Community and Stakeholder Engagement program at the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, a national, nonprofit public policy, research and technical assistance organization.

Frameworks Institute
Session 2 Speaker
Frameworks Institute is a an organization led by researchers, strategists, and passionate communicators. Their quarter-century of wide-ranging research and deep partnerships has given a unique perspective on how people think about social issues—and how you can tell stories that advance justice in our world. To learn more about their approach

Dr. Wendy Ellis
Keynote Speaker
Assistant Professor in Global Health and the Founding Director of the Center for Community Resilience at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. Ellis’ innovations provide a platform for cross sector partners to align resources, programs and initiatives with community-based efforts to address adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments– or as Ellis has coined it “The Pair of ACEs”.

Pantsuit Politics
Closing Speaker
Podcasters Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers take a different approach to the news. Authors of I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Grace-Filled Guide to Political Conversations.
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