Agenda At-A-Glance

Tuesday, June 8

• 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

  • Registration
    Registration

• 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

  • Lunch On Your Own
    Networking

• 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

  • Creating A Winning Tech Strategy: The 2027 OPEN MINDS Seminar On What To Buy & Who Governs It
    Best Practices Seminar
    • Sharon Hicks, MSW, MBA, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • M&A Strategy For A Shifting Market: The 2027 OPEN MINDS Seminar On Buying, Partnering, Or Being Bought
    Best Practices Seminar
    • Ray Wolfe, J.D., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

• 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Grand Opening Reception of The Exhibit Hall 
    Networking

Wednesday, June 9

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am

  • Executive Breakfast & Registration
    Networking

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am

  • Keynote
    Keynote

• 9:45 am – 10:45 am

  • Thought Leader Discussion
    Thought Leader

• 9:45 am – 5:30 pm

  • The 2027 OPEN MINDS Autism & I/DD Executive Summit
    Agenda Coming Soon!

• 9:45 am – 11:15 am

  • Using Market Intell Data To Decide How & Where To Grow
    Core Session

• 11:30 am – 12:45 pm

  • Choosing The Right Path For Growth – Organic Growth, Affiliation, Or Merger/Acquisition
    Core Session
    • Tracy Garner, Chief Operating Officer, Easterseals National
  • Inside Payer Innovation: Emerging Programs Transforming Care Delivery
    Breakout Session

• 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm

  • Lunch On Your Own
    Networking

• 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm

  • Bringing Together Multiple Funding Sources To Make Whole Person Care Work
    Core Session

• 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

  • Strategy Implementation That Works – Syncing Your Plans For Growth, Capital, Technology & More 
    Core Session

• 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

  • Executive Networking Reception
    Networking

Thursday, June 10

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am

  • Executive Breakfast
    Networking

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am

  • Keynote
    Keynote

• 9:45 am – 10:45 am

  • Thought Leader Discussion
    Thought Leader

• 9:45 am – 3:00 pm

  • The 2027 OPEN MINDS Future Of Aging Services
    Agenda Coming Soon!

• 9:45 am – 11:00 am

  • How To Fund Growth – Getting the Capital You Need To Expand
    Core Session

• 11:15 am – 12:30 pm

  • Managing Multi-state Growth – The Art & Science Of Managing Performance In Multiple Locations
    Core Session

• 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

  • Lunch On Your Own
    Networking

• 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

  • Raffle Prize Drawing
    Networking

• 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

  • Strategies For The Executive Team To Get Their Boards “On Board” For Growth
    Core Session
    • Cassandra Sheets, LMSW, Chief Executive Officer & Light Maker, Center For Family Life & Recovery

• 3:10 pm – 3:40 pm

  • Closing Keynote
    Closing Keynote
    • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS