Agenda
Please see below for the HCD Forum 2024 agenda
Subject to change; updated Aug. 29, 2024
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
| 12:30-2 p.m. |
REGISTRATION AND LUNCH Location: Junior Ballroom and Terrace Description: Stop by the registration desk to check in and pick up your attendee badge. Enjoy a casual lunch at any time during this 90-minute window, as well. Attendees may eat on the Terrace or grab and go. |
| 2-2:30 p.m. |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Location: Junior Ballroom Description: All attendees will gather for a welcome from the HCD Forum team and to meet one another in a round of introductions. |
| 2:30-4:30 p.m. |
TEAM-BUILDING GROUP ACTIVITY: THE BEST OF VERMONT Description: We kick things off with an event utilizing top local outfitters to highlight the best of Stowe in a collaborative, competitive & dynamic challenge. |
| 4:30-6 p.m. |
ATTENDEE FREE TIME |
| 6 p.m. |
SHUTTLE PICK UP Location: Main Lobby |
| 6:30-9 p.m. |
DINNER Location: Idletyme Brewing Company, 1859 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT 05672 |
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST Location: Junior Ballroom and Terrace |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
KEYNOTE: THE HUMAN BRAIN AND ITS FUTURE - HOW TO MAKE YOUR BRAIN MORE CREATIVE, PRODUCTIVE, AND EFFECTIVE Location: Tamarack Ballroom Speaker: Heather Berlin, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Host of PBS Nova's "Your Brain" |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. (with Q&A) |
HCD INSIGHTS: 2024 A/E/C SURVEY RESULTS AND PANEL DISCUSSION Location: Tamarack Ballroom Speaker: Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Brand Director (Moderator) Description: HCD Brand Director Jennifer Kovacs Silvis will walk attendees through the results of the brand’s 2024 A/E/C Survey, followed by a panel discussion with industry leaders who will provide context on the project trends as well as industry opportunities and challenges that the survey captures. |
| 12-1 p.m. |
LUNCH Location: Junior Ballroom Terrace Description: Sponsored by Shaw Contract |
| 1-2:15 p.m. (with Q&A) |
OWNERS PANEL: MANAGING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Location: Tamarack Ballroom Description: From deferred maintenance to new bed towers, how do healthcare organizations afford it all? What is the fiscal responsibility of owners, and how does new project construction feed into it? In this moderated discussion, a panel of healthcare leaders will explore a range of issues they face in their roles and how they navigate today’s challenging healthcare landscape when approaching projects, both large and small. |
| 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 Friday morning. |
| 4:30-6 p.m. |
ATTENDEE FREE TIME |
| 6-9:30 p.m. |
HCD 10 AWARDS DINNER Location: Spruce Base Camp Description: 6 p.m. – Cocktails 7 p.m. – Dinner 8:15 p.m. – HCD 10 Awards An elegant awards dinner at the beautiful Spruce Camp located right at Spruce Peak Resort, honoring Healthcare Design’s 2024 HCD 10 winners. Sponsored by La-Z-Boy® Healthcare I Knú Comfort® |
| 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. |
AFTER PARTY Location: Whistle Pig Pavilion, The Lodge at Spruce Peak Description: Join us for one last nightcap (or more!) at The Whistle Pig right on property at the Lodge at Spruce Peak. |
Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST Location: Junior Ballroom and Terrace |
| 9:30-11 a.m. |
SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS CONT'D Location: Groups' choice (anywhere around the resort) |
| 11-11:15 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
SMALL GROUP REPORT-OUT Location: Tamarack Ballroom Description: Topic-based groups will present a high-level view of how two teams approached their assigned challenge as well as their collective takeaways. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
END OF EVENT |