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Each year AHHA hosts a conference to bring together members and partners from facilities and communities throughout the state to discuss current topics, challenges, and opportunities across Alaska's healthcare system. It's a chance to share best practices, resources, and innovative solutions and to network with colleagues across the continuum of care.

 

Event Details:
Tuesday, September 16 - Wednesday, September 17
Annual Board Meeting | Monday, September 15, 2:00-5:00P

Alyeska Resort | Girdwood, Alaska
​Please note that our room block is almost filled and reservations will need to be made by August 18 to be included at the block rate of $229/night.

> Book your room in our hotel block - space is limited.

Agenda

Agenda

Below is a tentative agenda. Details on session topics and keynote presentation speakers will be added as they become available.

Tuesday, September 16
7:30AM

Registration Opens

7:30-8:30 AM

Buffet Breakfast

8:30AM - 8:45AM

Conference Welcome

  • Jared Kosin, President & CEO | AHHA

  • Phil Hofstetter, AHHA Board Chair / CEO | Petersburg Medical Center

8:45AM - 10:00AM

100 Jobs, One Purpose: Finding Meaning in Healthcare

  • Peter Murphy Lewis

TV host, documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and storyteller

10:15AM -11:30AM

Policy & Priorities: State and Federal Legislative Updates

  • Jared Kosin, President & CEO | AHHA

  • Phil Scalo, Chairman of the Board of Governors | American Healthcare Association (AHCA)

  • Stacey Hughes, Executive Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy |
    American Hospital Association (AHA)

11:45AM - 1:15PM

AHHA Healthcare Champions Awards Luncheon
Hosted by GCI

1:30PM-3:00PM

Using AI to Navigate Tomorrow's Healthcare Gigatrends

  • Tom Koulopoulos, Chairman and Founder | Delphi Group; Author and Inventor

3:15PM -  4:30PM Breakout Sessions:

Navigating Legal Aspects of Healthcare

  • Larry Jensen, Shareholder | Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman

  • Liz Callahan, Attorney | Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman


AI and Emerging Technologies in Healthcare​ - Breakout Session

  • Tom Koulopoulos, Chairman and Founder | Delphi Group; Author and Inventor

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Reception & Trade Fair

Wednesday, September 17
7:15AM - 8:30 AM

Buffet Breakfast

8:30AM - 10:00AM

Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader AND a Good Human

  • Urs Koenig, PhD, MBA, M.S., PCC

Military Peacekeeping Commander, Ultra Competitor, Executive Coach, Author

10:15AM - 11:45 AM

Healthcare Worker Well-Being: Strategies for Improvement at the Local and National Level

  • Dr. Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH

Board Member | Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation;
Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Dean for Well-Being and Resilience, and Chief Wellness Officer | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

12:00PM

Closing Remarks & Lunch

Speakers

Speakers

We look forward to welcoming speakers from across the country for this year's event!

Sponsors

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this year's event. 
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Jann Mylet at jmylet@alaskahha.org.

Elite Sponsors

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Champion Sponsors

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Star Sponsors

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Partner Sponsors

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Other Sponsors

  • Altman, Rogers & Co.

  • Color Art Printing

  • Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Foundation

  • Skinny Raven Sports

  • Temporary Wall Systems Anchorage

  • WWAMI / UW School of Medicine

2025 Healthcare Champion Awards

Nominations closed July 1 and awardees will be announced later this month. We will celebrate awardees at an awards luncheon on September 16 at the conference.

Awards
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