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Just Announced: Arianna Huffington Keynote 

We’re honored to welcome Arianna Huffington—acclaimed business leader, wellness pioneer, and founder of Thrive Global—as one of our 2025 keynote speakers. Her insights on redefining success, preventing burnout, and leading with intention promise to inspire and energize our global community. 

Plan Ahead to Experience Every Moment of #HBAAC25 

To get the most out of your time at the 2025 HBA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, we encourage you to arrive early and stay through the closing moments. While official programming begins on Tuesday, we’ve designed Monday’s Pre-Conference offerings to provide valuable opportunities for learning, networking, and connection. You won’t want to miss a minute! 

Even if you don’t plan to attend Monday’s sessions, we still recommend arriving by Monday afternoon so you can settle in and fully enjoy everything Las Vegas—and the stunning Fontainebleau property—has to offer. Before joining us at the Welcome Reception Monday evening, why not explore the Fontainebleau’s restaurants, pools, or spa? You could try your luck at a game of Blackjack or even take in one of Las Vegas’ world-class shows.  

Booking your travel early ensures you can take advantage of the best rates and fully immerse yourself in all that #HBAAC25 has to offer. 

Schedule at a Glance: 

Monday, 29 September (Pre-Conference Day): 9 AM – 8 PM 
Pre-Conference sessions, Leadership Summits, social gatherings, and Welcome Reception 

Tuesday, 30 September (Conference Day 1): 8 AM – 5:30 PM 
Breakfast followed by a full day of programming  

Wednesday, 1 October (Conference Day 2): 8 AM – 2:30 PM 

Recommended Travel Plans: 

We strongly recommend planning your arrival by Monday morning (or Sunday evening if you want to settle in) so you can join our Welcome Reception and other pre-conference opportunities. To enjoy the full experience, please plan your departure for after 4 PM on Wednesday so you don’t miss our closing programming. 

Stay tuned, our detailed agenda will be posted soon. We can’t wait to welcome you to Las Vegas for #HBAAC25! 

Sneak Preview at Our Content Overview

Leadership Unplugged

You want to grow as a leader—to think more strategically, act with clarity, and lead with greater impact. But the nonstop pace of work, competing priorities, and constant demands make it hard to find the time and space to invest in yourself. These pre-conference sessions are designed to give you that space. Leadership Unplugged offers a rare opportunity to step away from the day-to-day, disconnect from distractions, and focus fully on your development. Through immersive, high-value learning experiences, you'll gain the tools, perspective, and renewed energy to lead with intention in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

Insights Breakout Sessions

Professional growth doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens when you stay plugged into the real-world shifts shaping your industry and your role as a leader. But staying ahead is challenging when your focus is pulled in a hundred directions. Breakout Sessions are designed to reconnect you with the timely trends, practical skills, and leadership behaviors that matter most right now. Equipped with relevant insights and fresh perspectives that support your development regardless of your career stage, these sessions help you step out of reactive mode and re-engage as a forward-thinking professional. You'll leave with ideas you can act on, strategies you can share, and a renewed connection to your purpose as a business healthcare leader for life.

Leadership Strategy Labs

It’s one thing to know what you want to strengthen as a leader. It’s another to find the time, space, and support to actually build it. That’s where Leadership Strategy Labs come in. These interactive workshops are designed for leaders who are ready to move from insight to action. Each session focuses on a critical leadership capability and guides you through real-time reflection, discussion, and planning. You’ll walk away with more than just ideas; you’ll leave with a personalized roadmap to apply what you’ve learned in your day-to-day work. These sessions are built to meet you where you are and move you forward—helping you lead with greater clarity, confidence, and intentional impact. 

HBA Talks

Sometimes the most powerful leadership lessons don’t come from a keynote or a course. They come from a story that hits home. But in the whirlwind of professional life, we rarely have space to reflect on the pivotal moments that shape us or hear those moments from others. HBA Talks creates that space. In a series of fast-paced, 3- to 5-minute talks on the Empowerment Zone mainstage, HBA members share defining career experiences, game-changing mentorship, and the personal insights that shaped their leadership journeys. These real, raw, and relatable stories bring the HBA’s mission of Creating Healthcare Leaders for Life to life and may just spark your next moment of clarity, courage, or change.

Empowerment Zone Micro Sessions

What if 30 minutes could change how you show up, get noticed, and move forward in your career? The Empowerment Zone Micro Sessions are designed to do just that. These power-packed sessions offer focused, practical guidance on personal branding at every career stage—whether you’re stepping into something new, repositioning during a transition, or leveling up where you are. You’ll also explore how AI tools can help you work smarter and strengthen your professional presence. If you've been too busy to focus on your brand or haven’t known where to start, this is your chance to reset, refocus, and walk away with clear, actionable strategies that fit your goals.

We are still developing some fantastic programming for the 2025 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. 
Please check back for new details as we prepare for the conference.