ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Lights, Camera, Action! The Time Is Now: Transformation, Innovation, and Policy Change

Each year, NAHSE brings together healthcare leaders, innovators, students, and changemakers for a dynamic national experience centered on leadership, strategy, visibility, and action across the healthcare ecosystem.

Oct 7–9, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Everett V. Fox Case Competition
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The NAHSE Annual Educational Conference is a national gathering designed to connect purpose with action. It is where healthcare leaders, policymakers, clinicians, innovators, entrepreneurs, students, and future executives come together to explore what is next and decide who we choose to be in this chapter of healthcare.

Built around leadership development, strategic conversation, and community, the conference creates space for bold ideas, meaningful connection, and the kind of engagement that strengthens both individual leaders and the broader healthcare landscape.

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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

A national conference experience designed to challenge ideas, strengthen leadership, and create the conditions for transformation across healthcare.

Theme

“Lights, Camera, Action! The Time Is Now: Transformation, Innovation, and Policy Change” serves as a call to move beyond conversation and into courageous action.

Who Attends

Executives, policymakers, clinicians, students, educators, entrepreneurs, and future leaders from across the country gather for learning, visibility, and connection.

What to Expect

Keynotes, panels, leadership conversations, networking experiences, strategic sessions, and the Everett V. Fox Case Competition all in one national setting.

This is Los Angeles, and this is our moment. From October 7–9, 2026, NAHSE will bring together voices that matter to confront what is next in healthcare and decide how leadership shows up in practice, policy, and community.

This year’s conference theme is a call to stop waiting for permission. It is an invitation to move beyond ideas and into courageous action, to transform systems that were never designed with all of us in mind, and to reimagine healthcare through equity, innovation, and bold leadership.

At the center of it all is an experience designed to connect people who are ready to lead. This is where visibility meets responsibility, and where future-focused conversations become real-world momentum.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Key experiences that make the Annual Educational Conference one of NAHSE’s signature national gatherings.

Executive & Leadership Sessions

Thought-provoking conversations with leaders shaping healthcare strategy, operations, workforce development, and equity-centered systems change.

  • Keynotes and Mainstage Conversations Big-picture sessions centered on leadership, innovation, and impact.
  • Policy and Strategy Discussions Sessions focused on what is changing and how leaders must respond.

Networking & Community

Opportunities to build relationships that extend beyond the conference through chapter connection, peer networking, and intentional community-building.

  • National Community Access Connect with members, leaders, students, and partners from across NAHSE.
  • Visibility and Relationship Building Create meaningful introductions and lasting professional connections.

Everett V. Fox Case Competition

A premier academic and leadership experience that spotlights the brilliance, strategy, and executive presence of the next generation of healthcare leaders.

  • Student Team Presentations Real-world healthcare cases analyzed and presented with clarity and purpose.
  • Leadership in Action A platform where emerging leaders demonstrate readiness on a national stage.

TRAVEL & PLANNING

Venue, hotel, and arrival details for attendees traveling to Los Angeles.

Travel & Planning

Westin Bonaventure
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

  • Conference Dates October 7–9, 2026
  • Venue Location Westin Bonaventure, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
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  • Travel Information Flying to Los Angeles, LAX is the airport.
  • Direction to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites From Los Angeles International Airport
    Approx. time: 25–35 min traffic dependent

    1. Exit LAX and take I-105 East toward the Los Angeles area.
    2. Continue onto I-110 North toward Downtown LA.
    3. Follow signs for Downtown / 10 Freeway, then exit toward downtown streets.
    4. Turn onto Figueroa Street, then follow local downtown signs to the hotel address at 404 S Figueroa Street.
  • Parking Valet Parking available and subject to hotel parking fee.
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  • Conference Experience A high-energy national setting for education, networking, and leadership engagement.

CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP

Leaders helping guide the strategy, programming, and execution of the Annual Educational Conference.

Richelle Webb Dixon

Chair

Richelle Webb Dixon, FACHE

Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

University of Maryland Medical System

Baltimore, MD

Cassandra Willis-Abner

Co-Chair

Cassandra Willis-Abner

Chief Human Resources Officer

Press Ganey

Novi, MI

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