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 2022.)
SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY
Facilitator: Pattie Skriba, VP Business Excellence, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (retired) and Chair, Baldrige Judges Panel
Facilitator: JoAnn Sternke, Senior Director and Coach, Studer Education and former member, Baldrige Judges Panel
The senior leaders of Baldrige Award Recipients will provide an overview of their organizations, their strategic challenges, and the keys to their success.
Baldrige Program Director will moderate a question-and-answer session with leaders from Baldrige Award Recipients. The talk show format features questions submitted by attendees via the Quest conference app.
Current Award recipients present on a Baldrige Framework process category and related results. Former Award Recipients present special topics affecting role model performance.
3:15–3:45 PM Coffee and Networking Break
Current Award recipients present on a Baldrige Framework process category and related results. Former Award Recipients present special topics affecting role model performance.
9:45–10:15 AM Coffee and Networking Break
Awards luncheon honoring the recipients of the 2022 Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award, 2022 David Spong Lifetime Achievement Award, and other awards.
Current Award recipients present on a Baldrige Framework process category and related results. Former Award Recipients present special topics affecting role model performance.
Why do some people just play notes they are handed while others write new music in the world? In this captivating presentation, Kai Kight tackles this question, performs original music and shares the inspiring story of how he became an innovative composer in a field of conformity. His session will leave you feeling inspired to take your future into your own hands and bring your unique ideas forward.
The senior leaders of Baldrige Award Recipients will provide insights into one key organization-wide practice or initiative that all attendees should take back to their organizations.
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.