Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 4:15 PM CST

LEAD Program (Invitation Only)

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Board Meeting (Invitation Only)

9:30 AM – 4:15 PM CST

Executive Director Leadership Institute (Separate Registration Required)

EDLI

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CST

Love, Loyalty and the Language of Leaders During Chaos and Change! Part 1

Presenter: Christopher Ridenhour

EDLI

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM CST

Achieving a High Impact Sales Culture

Presenter: Lacy Jungman – OneDay

EDLI

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM CST

EDLI Lunch

EDLI

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CST

Love, Loyalty and the Language of Leaders During Chaos and Change! Part 2

Presenter: Christopher Ridenhour

EDLI

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Covering Your Assets: Practical Risk Management Strategies Part 1

Presenter: Joel S. Goldman – Hanson Bridgett LLP

Presenter: Tara Clayton, J.D. – Marsh

EDLI

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Executive Round Tables

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CST

Vision Session

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Educational Sessions

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Enhancing Connections with AI Powered Social Companion Robots

Speaker: Assaf Gad – Intuition Robotics

Speaker: Liz Cramer – Intuition Robotics

Speaker: Christopher Leech – Intuition Robotics

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Increase Engagement and Retention Through Scheduling

Speaker: Beth Baerman – WorkSync

HR & Workforce

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Unlocking the Social Media Potential in Senior Living

Speaker: Nathan Jones – Dash Media

Sales & Marketing

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Using Data to Improve Senior Living Operations

Speaker: Benoit Levesque – COGIR Management USA

Speaker: Erez Cohen – August Health

Operations & Leadership

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM CST

Leadership Luncheon (Invite Only)

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM CST

Lunch on your own

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Breaking Down Implicit Bias in the Workplace

Speaker: Stacy Davison – Benchmark Senior Living

HR & Workforce

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Bringing Your Food & Beverage Program Front & Center: Generating Revenue & Brand Awareness with Your Senior Living Foodservice Program

Speaker: Aaron Fish – Trestle Hospitality Concepts

Dining & Hospitality

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Designing for the 100-Year Life and an Active Aging Future

Speaker: Jeremy Southerland – Gensler

Speaker: Michelle DeCurtis – Gensler Research Institute

Finance & Development

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Harnessing the Power of Data for Health, Safety and Security

Speaker: TK King – Accushield

Speaker: Lever Stewart – Accushield

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Women in Leadership

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Breaking New Ground: National Benchmarks for Senior Living Sales Performance

Speaker: Lana Peck – Sherpa

Sales & Marketing

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Technology and AI in Senior Living-Calculating the ROI

Speaker: Ara Sayabalian, EdD – TIM by TotalDry

Speaker: Josh Allen – Allen Flores Consulting Group

Speaker: Ali Rivzi – TotalDry

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CST

The 4 Dimensions of Data-driven Memory Care

Speaker: Marc McGrann – Vayyar Imaging

Operations & Leadership

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Women in Leadership

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Your Brain on Music

Speaker: Anthony Cirillo – The Aging Experience

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CST

The Hero Effect® - Creating a Culture of Heroes at Every Level

Keynote Speaker: Kevin Brown

Keynote

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST

Hero Awards

Keynote

5:45 PM – 7:15 PM CST

Expo Hall Opening Reception

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST

Best of the Best Awards

Hive

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST

Culinary Showcase

6:45 PM – 7:15 PM CST

Culinary Showcase

6:45 PM – 7:15 PM CST

Hive - Value Based Care & Senior Living

Moderator: Alan Fairbanks, MHA – Bickford Senior Living

Hive

7:30 PM – 9:45 PM CST

CEO Dinner (Invitation Only)

7:15 AM – 8:00 AM CST

Continental Breakfast

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

State of the Industry & Public Policy Address

Speaker: James Balda – Argentum

Featured Sessions

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Educational Sessions

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Best Practices in Dining Technologies: A Panel Discussion

Speaker: Julie Cavaliere, MHA, RD – MealSuite

Speaker: Jonathan Addess – Acts Retirement Life Communities

Speaker: Tess Sutter MS, RD, LDN – US Foods

Speaker: Jill Connelly, RDN, LDN – HCF Management, Inc.

Dining & Hospitality

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Creating a Wholistic Approach to Crisis Management

Speaker: Erin Smith – WayForth

Speaker: Kiera DesChamps – WayForth

Operations & Leadership

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Digital Recruitment - Speed to Lead is Key

Speaker: Terri Sullivan – Waypoint (formerly AgingChoices Pro)

Speaker: Bobby Youngs – Canopy Ad Company, LLC

Speaker: Hollie Walker – Arrow Senior Living

Speaker: Amanda Tweten – Arrow Senior Living Management

HR & Workforce

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

So Many Leads, So Little Conversion: Using Data to Nurture Leads and Differentiate From the Competition

Speaker: Melinda Gisbert, M.S. – Big Buzz, Inc.

Sales & Marketing

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

The 3 Keys to Unlocking Loneliness: An Interdepartmental Approach

Presenter: Orla Concannon – Eldergrow

Presenter: Mallory DaCosta – Frontier Management

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

The Journey to Joint Commission Assisted Living Accreditation

Speaker: Kathleen O'Connor – Achieve Accreditation

Speaker: Gina Zimmermann – The Joint Commission

Speaker: Stephanie Harris – Arrow Senior Living

Speaker: Derek Harris, RN – Arrow Senior Living

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Balancing Mission & Margin

Co-Presenter: Tana Gall – Merrill Gardens

Co-Presenter: Chris Guay – Vitality Living

EDLI

9:30 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Executive Director Leadership Institute (Separate Registration Required)

EDLI

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Innovative Recruiting Tools and Strategies in a Tough Labor Market

EDLI

9:30 AM – 4:30 PM CST

Exhibit Hall

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CST

Exhibit Hall Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CST

Culinary Showcase

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CST

Hive - Developing Your Talent: Recruit, Retain & Grow

Moderator: Pam Engle – New Perspective

Hive

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Culinary Showcase

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Hive

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

A Dining and Hospitality Leaders Guide for More Transparency, Efficiency, and Savings for Your Dining Operations

Speaker: James Perry, BA Mass Communications and 15 year of foodservice experience. – Entegra

Speaker: John Csukor – Entegra

Dining & Hospitality

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Argentum in the States

Panelist: Bear Mahon – Oaks Senior Living

Moderator: Catie Ramp – Georgia Senior Living Assocation

Panelist: Tana Gall – Merrill Gardens

Panelist: Chris Mahen – Legend Senior Living

Operations & Leadership

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Enhancing Engagement and Building Community Across the Aging Lifespan

Speaker: Kyle Rand – Rendever

Speaker: Kelly McCarthy – Northbridge Companies

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

How To Fire Your Staffing Agency

Presenter: Matt McGinty – IntelyCare

HR & Workforce

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Incorporating Active Violence/Shooter Training into Senior Living Communities

Speaker: Doris Fischer-Sanchez – Marsh

Speaker: Carol Shaw-Burns, Ph.D. – Vi

Speaker: Jonathan Frost, CPP, PSP – Marsh

Speaker: Mike Perkins – Benchmark

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Maximizing Capacity through Transitional Living

Speaker: Gordon Gunning – CANES Community Care

Sales & Marketing

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Educational Sessions

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Best Practices for Quality of Care and Risk Management

Speaker: Rebecca Adelman – Adelman Law Firm

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Capital Market and M&A Trends

Co-Presenter: Chris Utz – Ziegler

Co-Presenter: Eric Johnson – Ziegler

Finance & Development

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Cultivating a Sustainable Senior Living Business Model: Utilizing Transformative AI Technology To Ease Senior Care

Speaker: Brandon Neustadter – Kami Vision

Operations & Leadership

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Meeting the Challenge of Wellness for the Coming Consumer

Speaker: Patricia Jacobs – Juniper Communities

Speaker: Lynne Katzmann – Juniper Communities

Speaker: Katie Kensinger – Juniper Communities

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Moving Forward: Advanced Audience Segmentation for Senior Living Marketing

Speaker: Timothy Duer, PT, MBA – Causeway Solutions

Sales & Marketing

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Optimizing Employee Recruitment and Retention Through Effective Clinical Performance and Resident Engagement

Speaker: Antonio Galvan – Vi Living

Speaker: Renee Fath – Vi Living

Speaker: Melissa Evraets – Vi Living

HR & Workforce

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Covering Your Assets: Practical Risk Management Strategies Part 2

Speaker: Joel S. Goldman – Hanson Bridgett LLP

Speaker: Tara Clayton, J.D. – Marsh

EDLI

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Executive Director Leadership Institute (Separate Registration Required)

EDLI

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Educational Sessions

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

5 Ways & 100 Days to Keep Your People

Speaker: Chris Magleby – Pinnacle Quality Insight

Co-Presenter: Quintin King – Brightwater Senior Living

HR & Workforce

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

CBD, Cannabis, and Seniors: Is it safe? Is it Legal? Does it really work? How Your Facility can be Prepared

Speaker: Megan Mbengue, BSN, RN, CHPN – Trusted Canna Nurse

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Pairing Purpose + Profit: Opportunity Knocks with Value-Add Acquisitions

Speaker: Don Pelgrim – Wilshire Finance Partners

Speaker: Dana Scott – Green Tree Assisted Living

Finance & Development

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Resident 2028, What Will It Look Like?

Speaker: Ara Sayabalian, EdD – TIM by TotalDry

Speaker: Josh Allen – Allen Flores Consulting Group

Speaker: Ali Rivzi – TotalDry

Speaker: Darla Bailey – Integrated Real Estate Group

Operations & Leadership

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Senior Living and the Emerging Role of the Risk Manager

Speaker: Rhonda DeMeno, RN, BS, MPM, A-IPC, CPHRM – WTW

Speaker: Joan Porcaro – WTW

Speaker: Samia Amamoo – Mather

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

The “Cost” of 100% Occupancy: Teach Sales Directors to Think Like Operators to Grow NOW

Speaker: Julie Podewitz – Grow Your Occupancy

Speaker: Amy Birkel – Heritage Communities

Speaker: Adam Parton – Hillstone Healthcare

Sales & Marketing

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CST

Insights From the C-Suite

Panelist: Adam Kaplan – Solera Senior Living

Panelist: Doris-Ellie Sullivan – Retirement Unlimited Inc

Panelist: Stephanie Harris – Arrow Senior Living

Moderator: Mercedes Kerr – Belmont Village Senior Living

Featured Sessions

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CST

State Partner Meeting

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST

Special Interest Reception

7:15 AM – 8:00 AM CST

Continental Breakfast

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

Educational Sessions

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

How Education & Empowerment Can Unlock Your Hidden Audience

Speaker: Nate O'Keefe – Roobrik

Speaker: Geri Lynn Baumblatt – Articulations Consulting

Sales & Marketing

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

Preparing Now For the Next Wave of Organized Labor Initiatives

Speaker: Laurel Cornell – Fisher Phillips

Speaker: Jason Geller – Fisher Phillips

HR & Workforce

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

Re-Engineer Your Food Safety Program

Speaker: Lisa Robinson – Ecolab

Dining & Hospitality

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

Stop Talking, Start Acting on Collaborative Care: What It Means And How It Impacts Your Bottom Line

Co-Presenter: Katherine Wells – Serenity

Operations & Leadership

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

Surviving an OSHA inspection - What you need to comply and survive

Speaker: Scott Bertulis – Marsh Senior Living & LTC Industry Practice

Speaker: Todd Logsdon – Fisher Phillips

Speaker: Mike Perkins – Benchmark

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

The Silent Epidemic of Hearing Loss, the What, the Why and How You Can Build Engaging Programming

Co-Presenter: Matt Reiners – Eversound

Co-Presenter: Mary-Kate Hansford – Retirement Unlimited Inc

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

8:15 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Executive Director Leadership Institute (Separate Registration Required)

EDLI

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CST

The Employee Experience: Developing and Sustaining Employee Engagement

Co-Presenter: Traci Taylor-Roberts

Co-Presenter: Jayne Sallerson

EDLI

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

EDLI Executive Panel

Panelist: Traci Taylor-Roberts

Panelist: Jayne Sallerson

Panelist: Chris Hyatt – New Perspective Senior Living

Panelist: Sevy Petras

EDLI

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Educational Sessions

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Designing Employee Experience For Today’s Labor Market and Beyond

Presenter: Beatrice Oywer – Sunrise Senior Living

HR & Workforce

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Grow Your Organization Without Brick and Mortar

Speaker: Mark Goetz – HomeCare Advocacy Network

Finance & Development

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Healthcare Integration as a Pillar in Senior Living

Speaker: Kyle Kircher, MD, MBA – Optum at Home

Speaker: Chad Solvie – Cascade Senior Living Services

Speaker: Patricia Banta – Chelsea Senior Living

Speaker: Kim Elliot – Brookdale

Resident Engagement & Clinical Wellness

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Inspiring Stakeholders to Reimagine Senior Living while Securing Census, Satisfaction & Sustainment

Speaker: Prentice Lipsey – CHI Living Communities

Speaker: Rebecca Hilton – CHI Living Communities

Speaker: Katherine Wells – Serenity

Sales & Marketing

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Small Changes Big Impact. Respond to Resident Feedback for the Win.

Speaker: Dr. Lynn Ackerman, Ph.D. – Sensight Surveys

Speaker: Ben Blankenship, MBA, HFA – Westminster Village West Lafayette

Speaker: Jonna Wisnieski – LCS

Speaker: Emily Garba, MHA, NHA – Friendship Village Tempe

Quality Improvement & Risk Management

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Tech Enabled Value Based Care

Speaker: Rick Grindrod – Provider Partners

Operations & Leadership

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Community of Service

Keynote Speaker: Ben Nemtin

Keynote