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  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Triad Leadership Intensive: Integrated Management for Operational Success Boot Camp | ACHE/ASA (INTEG)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Lugano
    Bootcamp Presenter: Christopher J. Dussel, MD, FACHE – University Hospitals Health System
    Bootcamp Presenter: Ashley M. Carlucci, DNP, RN, CEN – University Hospitals Health System
    Bootcamp Presenter: James L. Hill, Jr., MD, CPE, FASA, FACHE – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
    Career ResourcesCommunication & Relationship ManagementOperationsLeadershipPhysician & Clinical Relationships
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    CEO Boot Camp (CEOB)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Vevey 1
    Bootcamp Presenter: Britt Berrett, PhD, FACHE – BYU Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University
    Bootcamp Presenter: Scott Ellner, DO, FACS – Peak Health Technologies
    Communication & Relationship ManagementLeadershipCareer Resources
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    COO Boot Camp (COOB)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Vevey 2
    Bootcamp Presenter: Michael Gitman, MD, FACP – Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health
    Bootcamp Presenter: Jon Sendach, FACHE – North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health
    Communication & Relationship ManagementCareer ResourcesLeadershipOperations
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Emerging Executive Boot Camp (UPCB)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Vevey 3
    Bootcamp Presenter: Carson F. Dye, FACHE – Exceptional Leadership LLC
    Bootcamp Presenter: Denise Brooks-Williams, FACHE – Henry Ford Health
    Career ResourcesLeadership
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Driving a Long-Term Culture of Successful Employee Engagement Boot Camp (EMPEB)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - St. Gallen 1-2
    Bootcamp Presenter: Dawn Zell Wright, JD, FACHE – CHRISTUS Health
    Career ResourcesLeadershipPhysician & Clinical RelationshipsWorkforceCommunication & Relationship Management
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Navigating Net Zero: Essential Leadership for Today and Tomorrow Boot Camp | ACHE/IHF (ENVIR)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - St. Gallen 3
    Bootcamp Presenter: Andrew N. Garman, PsyD – Rush University/IHF Geneva Sustainability Centre
    Bootcamp Presenter: Seema Wadhwa, ALM – Kaiser Permanente
    Bootcamp Presenter: Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI – The Joint Commission Enterprise
    Strategy & InnovationLeadership
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Cracking the Healthcare Leadership Code Boot Camp: How Purpose, Humility and Accessibility Can Transform Your Organization (LCODE)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Montreux 3
    Bootcamp Presenter: Kevin Joseph, MD, FACHE
    Career ResourcesLeadershipPhysician & Clinical RelationshipsStrategy & InnovationWorkforce
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Leading with Quality as a Business Strategy Boot Camp | ACHE/NAHQ (LQUAL)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Montreux 1
    Bootcamp Presenter: April M. Taylor, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB, CPPS, CPHQ, FACHE – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Bootcamp Presenter: Robin Betts, RN, CPHQ – Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, Northern California
    Bootcamp Presenter: Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, CPHQ, FACHE – Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
    Delivery of CareLeadershipOperationsSafety & QualityStrategy & Innovation
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Moving Into a Physician Leadership Role Boot Camp (with WittKieffer) (PLEAD)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Montreux 2
    Bootcamp Presenter: Linda Komnick – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Raj Ramachandran, EdD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Michael Robert Anderson, MD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Patrice M. Weiss, MD, FACOG – Vanderbilt University Medical Center | WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Richard W. Nesto, MD – WittKieffer
    Bootcamp Presenter: Clarence Braddock, III, MD – WittKieffer
    Career ResourcesCommunication & Relationship ManagementFinancial ManagementLeadershipOperationsPhysician & Clinical RelationshipsStrategy & Innovation
  • Sunday, Mar 24th
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Future-Focused Strategic Planning Boot Camp | ACHE/SHSMD (STAPL)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Vevey 4
    Bootcamp Presenter: Jennifer Weiss Wilkerson, FACHE – Sheppard Pratt
    Bootcamp Presenter: David C. Grandy, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Bootcamp Presenter: Holly Sullivan – Corewell Health
    Strategy & InnovationLeadershipDelivery of Care
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Welcome & Opening Session: Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture: Leadership, Culture and the New Principles of Influence (OPNSN)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Ballroom Overflow rooms: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall Rooms and Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Keynote Speaker: Daniel H. Pink – New York Times Bestselling Author
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    CEO-Exclusive Session with Dan Pink (CEO1)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Michigan 1
    Keynote Speaker: Daniel H. Pink – New York Times Bestselling Author
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Identifying and Developing Physician Leaders for CEO Roles (03X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall I
    Speaker: Patrice M. Weiss, MD, FACOG – Vanderbilt University Medical Center | WittKieffer
    Speaker: Robert Higgins, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Speaker: Amir K. Jaffer, MD – New-York Presbyterian Queens
    Speaker: Linda Komnick – WittKieffer
    LeadershipPhysician & Clinical Relationships
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Leadership for Accelerating Transformation: New C-Suite Teaming and Alignment (39X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom C/D
    Speaker: Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE – University of Alabama–Birmingham
    Speaker: Christina (Tina) M. Freese Decker, FACHE – Corewell Health
    Speaker: Jason R. Joseph – Corewell Health
    Speaker: Janet Guptill, CPHIMS, FACHE – The Scottsdale Institute
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Your Essential Self: The Interpersonal Skills That Lead to Career Success (S01X)
    Room: Fairmont - International Ballroom
    Speaker: Kevin O'Connor, CSP, LCPC, LMFT, CCMHC – Kevin E O'Connor & Associates, Ltd.
    Speaker: Karin Cain – Navigation Healthcare Strategy
    LeadershipCareer Resources
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    The Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship in Career Advancement (S03X)
    Room: Fairmont - Crystal Room
    Speaker: Alesia A. Coe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – UChicago Medicine
    Speaker: Gayle Capozzalo, FACHE – The Equity Collaborative
    Speaker: Angelique L. Richard, PhD, RN – Rush University Medical Center
    Speaker: Jennifer Nickoles – Johns Hopkins Health System
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    11:45 AM – 1:45 PM CT
    Bachmeyer Memorial Address and Luncheon: Intentional Leadership: Tools for Maximizing Your Success (LUNCHM)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Ballroom
    Keynote Speaker: Carla Harris – Morgan Stanley
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Masters of Executive Leadership: Cultivating Cultures that Foster Organizational Health and Impact (MSTR1)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Warner Thomas, FACHE – Sutter Health
    Moderator: Katherine A. Meese, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Fellow-Exclusive Session with Carla Harris (FEL1)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Michigan 1
    Keynote Speaker: Carla Harris – Morgan Stanley
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 25th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Mindful Leadership: Reducing Stress and Navigating Healthcare in the Age of Ambiguity and Constant Change (23H)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Speaker: Hala Kershah – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
    Speaker: Dante Green, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    InternationalLeadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    7:00 AM – 8:15 AM CT
    ACHE/AUPHA Joint Address: Trends, Tension and Transformation—Maintaining Mission During Times of Change (AUPHA)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom A/B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Andy Shin, JD – Mass General Brigham
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    7:00 AM – 8:15 AM CT
    Women Healthcare Executives Address: Navigating a Changing Healthcare Landscape—Leading With Joy and Authenticity to Improve Outcomes for All (WHEBR)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Moderator: Kadesha Thomas Smith – SFC Group
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Shaping Your Career Narrative: Building Your Leadership Legacy at Any Stage (44X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom C/D
    Speaker: Sara M. Johnson, FACHE – Indiana University
    Speaker: David L. Schreiner, PhD, FACHE – Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Facing the Storm Together: How to Build Strong Executive-Board Partnerships while Facing Intractable Challenges (132X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall K
    Speaker: Karma H. Bass, FACHE – Via Healthcare Consulting
    Speaker: Maria G. Hernandez, PhD – Impact4Health, LLC
    Communication & Relationship ManagementGovernanceLeadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Leadership Insights: The Human Margin: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Why TRUST Is the Key To Maximizing It (LEAD01)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Katherine A. Meese, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Major Symposium Speaker: Quint D. Studer – Healthcare Plus Solutions Group
    Major Symposium Speaker: Dan Collard – Healthcare Plus Solutions Group
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Leading in Difficult Times: The Role of Leader Humility and Ambition in Improving Engagement and Innovation (49H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom C/D
    Speaker: Amer Kaissi – Trinity University
    LeadershipWorkforce
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Transforming Teams With Dyad Leadership in Behavioral Healthcare (55H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall I
    Speaker: Dawn Zieger – Geisinger
    Speaker: Imad M. Melhem, MD, CPE – Geisinger
    WorkforceLeadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Culture as a Competitive Advantage (57H)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Speaker: Chad T. Lefteris, FACHE – University of California Irvine Health
    Speaker: Laura Hunt Newman, MAOD – Upstart Logic
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Using Team-Based Leadership Models and Bidirectional Mentorship to Drive Organizational Results and Professional Growth (58H)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Lucerne
    Speaker: Suzanne Kaseta, MD, FACHE, FAAP, FAAPL – Boston Children's Health Physicians
    Speaker: Emily Sheboy Scarcello, FACHE – Boston Children's Health Physicians
    Speaker: Gerard M. Villucci, FACHE – Boston Children's Health Physicians
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Leadership Insights: The Challenge of Addressing Healthcare Inequities—Today and in the Future (LEAD09)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Omar Lateef, DO – RUSH
    Moderator: Knitasha Washington, DHA, FACHE – ATW Health Solutions
    DEILeadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Professional Development for Clinical Administrative Leaders (64H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: James L. Hill, Jr., MD, CPE, FASA, FACHE – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
    Speaker: Ashley M. Carlucci, DNP, RN, CEN – University Hospitals Health System
    LeadershipCareer Resources
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Leadership Insights: Redefining Healthcare’s Boundaries Towards the Future (LEAD10)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Wright Lassiter, III – CommonSpirit
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Leading Change, DEI and Health Equity: A Framework for Healthcare Leadership (72H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom C/D
    Speaker: Brandi Newman, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC – Advocate Health
    Speaker: Jakki Opollo, PhD, RN, NEA-BC – Atrium Health
    Speaker: Peggy D. Harris, RN, FACHE, CDM, SPHR – Atrium Health
    DEILeadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    How Healthcare Leaders Can Leverage the Latest Technology to Better Prepare, Respond and Recover from Future Climate-Driven Disasters (82H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall I
    Speaker: Attila Hertelendy, PhD – Florida International University
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Leadership Insights: Building Your Personal Board of Directors: Cultivating Your Career for Success (LEAD11)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Fayola Edwards-Ojeba, MD – RechargedMD
    Major Symposium Speaker: Ije Akunyili, MD – Jersey City Medical Center
    Major Symposium Speaker: Rachael L. McKinney, FACHE – Sutter Health in Northern California
    LeadershipCareer Resources
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Leveling Up: Building a Culture and Leadership Pipeline Through Targeted Leader Development (85X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Leslie Solomon, PhD – FMG Leading
    Speaker: Mamoon Syed – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Speaker: Cynthia S. Herrington, MD – Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
    Speaker: Myra Gregorian – Seattle Children's
    Speaker: Keturah Hallmosley, PhD – Seattle Children's
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Succession Matters: Characteristics of an Effective Leadership Development Program (88X)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Debbie Moysychyn, EdD, FACHE – Children's Hospital of Orange County
    Speaker: Coleen Cunningham, MD – Children's Hospital of Orange County
    WorkforceLeadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Transitioning From the Military to Civilian Healthcare (89X)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Alpine
    Speaker: Gigi A. Simko, FACHE – Connecticut Children's
    Speaker: Stephanie J. Underwood
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Using a Leadership System to Generate Aligned, Integrated and Sustained Change (95H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Hall L/M/N
    Speaker: John Chessare, MD, FACHE, FAAP – GBMC HealthCare System
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Leadership Insights: Excellence, Efficiency and the Evolution of the VA’s Care Delivery Model (LEAD13)
    Room: Swissotel Chicago - Zurich
    Major Symposium Speaker: Shereef Elnahal, MD – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    Gintzig Commemorative Lecture and Luncheon: The Caring in Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities in a Technological Era (LUNCHW)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Grand Ballroom
    Keynote Speaker: Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP – Stanford University School of Medicine/Bestselling Author
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Neuroscience-Based Strategies to Navigate Your Team Dynamics Through Positive Conflict Resolution, Inclusive Culture Building and Achieving Team Wellness (103H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Plaza Ballroom
    Speaker: Marzena Buzanowska, MD – River City Rehabilitation and Spine
    Speaker: Mary Rensel, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Speaker: Tiffany Love, PhD, APRN, FACHE, GNP, ANP, CHC, PLC – Love Leadership Foundation
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Delivering Margin While Developing Middle Managers' Leadership Skills (104H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Crystal Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Tim J. Alba, FACHE – Caldwell Butler & Associates
    Speaker: Kevin Cook – Sutter Health , Silicon Valley Market
    Financial ManagementLeadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Creating a Culture of Engagement Through Coaching (108H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Michael A. Sokolowski, FACHE, PCC, CDFM – US Navy
    Speaker: Erica R. Harris, PhD, ACC – US Navy
    Speaker: Robert C. Rawleigh – US Navy
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Fellow-Exclusive Session with Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP (FEL3)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Michigan 1
    Keynote Speaker: Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP – Stanford University School of Medicine/Bestselling Author
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 27th
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Strategies for Becoming a Leadership Organization and Optimizing Performance (117H)
    Room: Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom A/B
    Speaker: Jaason Geerts, PhD – The Canadian College of Health Leaders
    Leadership