Date: October 29, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Riverside Revival (East Nashville)
Join us for the important conversation of improving maternal and infant health in Tennessee. Through table discussions and insight from a panel of experts, we will learn more about how we can make a difference in our community.
Tickets and sponsorships will be available in early September. Please email Catherine Birdsong for more information.
Event Panelists
- Connie Graves, MD, FACOG – A leading expert in maternal-fetal medicine and maternal mortality, recognized internationally for her work in obstetrical critical care, research, and advocacy. She is currently the Medical Director and managing partner of Tennessee Maternal Fetal Medicine and the Medical Director for Perinatal Services at St Thomas Health Systems.
- Hannah Dudney, MD, FACOG – The Associate Medical Director of Women’s Health for the TN Department of Health, a Women’s Health Physician Consultant, chairing committees focused on birth defects and maternal mortality, with a special focus on quality care and eliminating health disparities.
- Rolanda Lister, MD – A Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist at Vanderbilt, whose research addresses maternal diabetes, heart defects, and health disparities in maternal care.
- Stephanie DeVane-Johnson, PhD, MSN’97, CNM, FACNM – An associate professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Her whose passion is for research on, and improvement of, breastfeeding and health disparities in the African American/Black community.
Event Moderator
- Nikki Burdine – An Emmy Award-winning news anchor with a 17-year career in TV news, a children’s book author, a lifestyle blogger, podcaster, wife, mom, animal lover, and Volunteer’s fan. She’s passionate about maternal health as a mother herself. Visit her website at nikkiburdine.com.
Event Schedule
- 11:30 – Registration and Lunch
- 12:00 – Program and Panel Discussion
Tickets & Sponsorships
- Individual Tickets – $55
- Table for 8 – $400
- Sponsorships
- Friend of NFN – $500 includes 4 seats, recognition in program and socials
- Partner for Progress – $750 includes 8 seats, recognition in program and socials, plus ad space
- Champion for Change Presenting Sponsor – $3,000 includes 8 seats, recognition in program and social, plus ad space
