Agenda
Subject to change; updated March 26, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
| 1-2 p.m. |
REGISTRATION Description: Stop by the registration desk to check in and pick up your attendee badge. |
| 2-2:30 p.m. |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Description: All attendees will gather for a welcome from the HCD Forum team and to meet one another in a round of introductions. |
| 2:30-4 p.m. |
ACTIVITY TBD |
| 4-5 p.m. |
ATTENDEE FREE TIME |
| 5 p.m. |
SHUTTLE PICK UP Location: Main Lobby |
| 5:30-8:30 p.m. |
DINNER Location: U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, 200 S Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST Location: Lower Event Lawn |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
KEYNOTE AND WORKSHOP: "Want to Unlock High Performance? Emotions are the Key" Location: Constellation Ballroom Speaker: Ethan Kross, Author of Chatter and Shift, Faculty Lead at The Eisenberg Family Depression Center, University of Michigan Description: In this immediately actionable, scientifically backed talk, Ethan Kross will draw on his acclaimed book Shift to demonstrate how to use your emotions to gain an edge in all facets of your life. To help reach a state of high performance, he’ll provide a toolkit of simple skills to help make your emotions work for you instead of against you, achieving higher productivity, wellbeing, and mental fitness. |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. |
WORKSHOP - CONTINUED Location: Constellation Ballroom Speaker: Ethan Kross, Author of Chatter and Shift, Faculty Lead at The Eisenberg Family Depression Center, University of Michigan Description: Ethan Kross will lead attendees through an interactive workshop to explore the themes of his presentation and apply them to your work. |
| 12-1 p.m. |
LUNCH Location: Lower Event Lawn |
| 1-2:15 p.m. (with Q&A) |
OWNERS PANEL Location: Constellation Ballroom Speaker: Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Brand Director (Moderator) Description: A panel of healthcare owners will convene for a moderated conversation around the most pressing topics on their minds today that are inspiring the projects their organizations are delivering and the relationships they have with their design and construction partners. |
| 2:15-2:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 2:30-4:30 p.m. |
SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS Location: Groups' choice (anywhere around the hotel) Description: A highlight of HCD Forum every year, we assign attendees to smaller, multidisciplinary groups and give each group a healthcare challenge/concept to discuss and dissect. Each group comes up with talking points and suggestions that they will then share with the entire assembly Thursday morning. |
| 4:30-6 p.m. |
ATTENDEE FREE TIME |
| 6-7 p.m. |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION Location: Generations Terrace Description: Ahead of the HCD 10 Awards Dinner, convene on the terrace for pre-dinner drinks and hors d’oeuvres with a stunning view of the Pikes Peak region. |
| 7-9:30 p.m. |
HCD 10 AWARDS DINNER Location: Generations Ballroom Description: An elegant awards dinner to be held right at Hotel Polaris, honoring Healthcare Design Magazine’s HCD 10 winners for 2025. This professional awards program honors standout individuals and one outstanding organization across varied industry sectors. Sponsored by La-Z-Boy® Healthcare I Knú Comfort® 7 p.m. – Dinner 8:15 p.m. – HCD 10 Awards |
| 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. |
AFTER PARTY Location: The Aviator (onsite at Hotel Polaris) Description: Join us for one last nightcap (or more!) at The Aviator Bar at Hotel Polaris. Inspired by philanthropic supporter and 1964 Academy graduate Hugh Williamson and his wife Nan, The Aviator honors this distinguished class, which produced Rhodes scholars, four-star generals, astronauts, and more. |
Thursday, June 26, 2025
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST Location: Lower Event Lawn |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
MORNING PROGRAM Location: Constellation Ballroom |
| 10:30-11 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
SMALL GROUP REPORT-OUT Location: Constellation Ballroom Description: Small groups will present the challenges they tackled the prior day and the most salient takeaways their team explored. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
END OF EVENT |