Please see below for special events from HCD 2019. The 2020 agenda is coming soon!
BREAKFAST & OPENING KEYNOTE
Sunday, November 3, 2019
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Location: Great Hall
Speaker: David Eagleman
Neuroscientist, Inventor, Host of PBS’ “The Brain,” Author of “The Runaway Species”
NEXTGEN FORUM
Sunday, November 3, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Stop by the NEXTGEN LOUNGE, located on the 2nd level near main entry to sessions, to expand and build your network of colleagues!
Lounge furniture generously provided by Om Smart Seating
BREAKING THROUGH: WHAT’S COMING NEXT?
Monday, November 4, 2019
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Location: Great Hall
Panelists:
– Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Design magazine
– Kevin Mahoney, CEO, UPMC
– Suzen Heeley, executive director, design and construction, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
– Scott Nelson, system vice president, planning, design, and construction, Advocate Aurora Health
– Chris Connell, chief design officer, Cleveland Clinic

“A NIGHT ON THE BAYOU” PARTY
Monday, November 4, 2019
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Generations Hall – 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130
Sponsored by: AVA by Novalis Innovative Flooring and VividBoard
Join us Oct. 25-28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. for the ultimate healthcare design education, networking, and product-sourcing event!