OVERVIEW

About the Summit

With disruption coming from every angle, leaders have a seize-the-moment opportunity to take on the big questions shaping Illinois healthcare.

This year’s Leadership Summit will explore how to shift from reactive survival strategies to proactive transformation initiatives. National experts and leaders across our state will discuss productively engaging with decision-makers and influencers in their orbit. You’ll benefit from participating in candid conversations and connecting with peer leaders as our Illinois hospital community navigates disruption together.

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AUDIENCE

Who Should Attend

The Summit will benefit:

  • Chief executive officers
  • Chief operating officers
  • Chief financial officers
  • Chief nursing officers
  • Chief medical officers
  • Chief human resources officers
  • Chief quality officers

 

  • Chief strategy officers
  • Physician leaders
  • Nurse leaders
  • Legal counsel
  • Government relations leaders
  • Trustees and directors

Our Featured Speakers

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Scott D. Anthony

Clinical Professor of Strategy, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

Craig E. Deao

Managing Director, Huron

Rick Pollack

President and CEO, American Hospital Association

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Michael Hildebrand

Senior Vice President, Regional Health System Practice Lead, Jarrard Inc.

Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Gretchen Evans

Keynote Speaker

A.J. Wilhelmi

President and CEO
Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Details

WHEN

Day 1: October 1, 2026
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Day 2: October 2, 2026
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

WHERE

Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center

3500 Midwest Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523

PLANNER

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