Speaking Information
IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions Open – November 4, 2024
Deadline for Submissions – February 14, 2025
Submissions Notified of Status – week of March 24, 2025
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SYMPOSIUM & EXPO SPEAKING GUIDELINES
All parties interested in speaking at the 2025 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo must read through the information below and complete the online submission form in order to be considered by the proposal review committee. Unless a submission is received via the online form it will not be considered for inclusion in the program. Please review our guidelines and policies prior to preparing your submission. By submitting a proposal you are agreeing to the conditions outlined below.
WHO SHOULD SPEAK
Industry executives, experts, senior leaders in healthcare planning, design, construction, and operations, as well as companies showcasing innovative case studies, are most likely to be selected as presenters.
All case studies must include a representative from a healthcare facility as a co-presenter to ensure a well-rounded presentation. Submissions without a client representative will be automatically disqualified.
Vendors unable to secure a case study and client speaker will have limited chances of being selected.
Please ensure all speakers are committed to presenting before submitting your session proposal.
WHAT SHOULD THE SESSION BE ABOUT
Your proposal should include factual, educational content and avoid any puffery or sales pitches. We seek more than just case studies and lectures; we are interested in interactive and experiential sessions. Our highest-rated sessions consistently present challenges and solutions, and we value hearing your lessons learned—both the good and the bad. Remember, we often learn more from our mistakes than our successes. Here are some of the themes we are interested in for 2025:
- Surge and Adaptability Planning
- Alternate Care Sites
- Emergency Preparedness
- Post Occupancy Evaluation
- Sustainable Practices
- High Performance Hospital Practices
- Impact of Technology
- Remodeling/Renovation/Conversions
- Behavioral Health
- Senior Living
- Special Facilities and Departments
- Financing & Funding
- Clinical Perspectives
- Telehealth
- Patient Experience
OTHER THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
If selected the exact presentation must not be presented at any other industry event within the same calendar year. The project can be presented but please ensure the presentation has a different slant, title and description.
The final presentation will correspond with the original session description.
All final presentations will be submitted to our review process and if they do not comply with all of our conditions your presentation will be removed from the program.
All speakers must provide HFSE with a copy of their presentation (proprietary information can be removed) to post online for attendees to download. Attendees will have the opportunity starting 1 week prior to the event to download the proceedings.
All speakers must pay for their own travel expenses. Each speaker will be given a complimentary conference registration but are responsible for all other expenses.
REVIEW PROCESS
JD Events, Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo and the Advisory Board will review all proposals. Due to overwhelming response and limited slots, unfortunately we’re not able to select and showcase all proposals.
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo requires that each submission include a complete description of the presentation that is being proposed.
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo Management reserves the right to work with speakers to adjust or change their session title, description or content to meet the needs of our audience and conference programming.