Offering more than 40 management sessions to choose from, the Quest for Excellence® is the leading conference designed around performance excellence. All types of topics and formats are available to take a deeper dive into areas important to you and your organization, including opportunities to share your own best practices.
(Preliminary schedule subject to change. A detailed schedule will be posted by February 2023.)
SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY
Facilitator: Pattie Skriba, VP Business Excellence, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (retired) and Former Chair, Baldrige Judges Panel
Facilitator: Karen Kiel Rosser, Vice President/Quality Improvement Officer, Mary Greeley Medical Center
Attendees have the opportunity to network with members of the Baldrige community such as Award recipients, Examiners, Judges, Overseers, Fellows, Foundation members, and Alliance program representatives!
Former Baldrige Award recipient top executives will speak on the topic of innovation in a Ted-talk style format.
Baldrige Award Recipient Innovation Session speakers will answer audience questions.
Concurrent sessions will feature former Award recipients and other high-performing organizations speaking on relevant topics of interest, such as leadership and social responsibility, workforce issues, and customers and strategy.
Former Baldrige Award Recipients Participating in Quest Concurrent Sessions
AARP, Adventist Health White Memorial, Alamo College District, Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), The Charter School of San Diego, City of Fort Collins, Elevations Credit Union, GBMC HealthCare, Inc., Integrated Project Management Company, Inc., Mary Greeley Medical Center, Mid-America Transplant, Southcentral Foundation, Tri County Tech, University of Wisconsin-Stout.
3:15–3:45 PM Coffee and Networking Break
Concurrent sessions will feature former Award recipients and other high-performing organizations speaking on relevant topics of interest, such as leadership and social responsibility, workforce issues, and customers and strategy.
9:45–10:15 AM Coffee and Networking Break
Awards luncheon honoring the recipients of the 2023 Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award, 2023 David Spong Lifetime Achievement Award, and other awards.
Concurrent sessions will feature former Award recipients and other high-performing organizations speaking on relevant topics of interest, such as leadership and social responsibility, workforce issues, and customers and strategy.
Session showcasing the Communities of Excellence 2026.
Baldrige Program Director, Bob Fangmeyer, will share his reflections on the conference and provide a brief overview on the future direction for the Quest conference and Baldrige Program.