BLF Co-Founder and Executive Director Rick Barlow addresses attendees at the start of the VIP Reception at BLFIRE17. BLFIRE17 attendees listen to announcements during the VIP Reception. Sue Tyk, Bellwether Class of 2022, chats with MedSpeed's Jake Crampton. The Schneller Family - Ellen Schneller, Andrew 'A.J.' Schneller and Gene Schneller, Ph.D., Bellwether Class of 2024. Carl Meyer, Bellwether Class of 2019, enjoys a lighter moment with Bergeth Guzman, Vizient, BLF Founding Sustaining Sponsor. Harpist Laura Utley provides classical musical ambience. Chico Manning (center), Future Famers Class of 2024, and Bryan Hardman (left), ASP Global, BLF Silver Sustaining Sponsor, converses. Having a great time at Vizient table 1 (left to right): Rand Ballard, Chief Customer Officer, Vizient; Régine Honoré Villain, Ammer Honoree of 2023, Vice President, Supply Chain Network, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Ochsner Health, New Orleans; Bergeth Guzman, Vizient; Chico Manning, MHA, Future Famers Class of 2024, System Vice President, Enterprise Supply Chain, PIH Health, Whittier, CA; Anand Joshi, M.D., MBA, Ammer Honoree Class of 2024, Vice President, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, New York-Presbyterian Hospital; and Jack Fleisher, Retired Vice President, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Having a greater time at Vizient table 2: Seated (left to right): Bryan Hardman, ASP Global, BLF Silver Sustaining Sponsor; Bergeth Guzman, Vizient; Jess Hurd, Future Famers Class of 2019, Vizient; Karen Kresnik, Future Famers Class of 2017, Vizient; Jamie Meyer, Vizient; Chris Lockhart, Vizient; and Danielle McCarthy, Vizient. Standing (left to right): Lara Latham, Vizient; and Amanda Chawla, MHA, FACHE, CMRP, Ammer Honoree Class of 2024, Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Stanford Medicine, Palo Alto, CA. Vizient's Rand Ballard with RDA Healthcare Supply Chain Services' Angie Haggard and Devin Denton, son of Ron Denton, Bellwether Class of 2024.