2025 Regional Affiliate Symposium

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2025 Regional Affiliate Symposium

Venue — Ken Garff University Club @Rice-Eccles Stadium, 451 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 | 801.581.5445

Parking — Free parking for attendees. Enter Stadium through Gate C (500 South) to the West Tower parking lot. Look for Symposium parking and entrance signs.

Attire — Dress for the Symposium is business casual

AGENDA

Day 1 – Thursday, April 17th, 2025

7:30 –  Breakfast for Workshop Attendees

8:00 – 11:30 am Pre-symposium Workshop (Optional)

Optional Pre-symposium Session: Innovative Leadership Through Conflict: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration and Healthy Disagreement

Session Summary:
This interactive, in-person learning session focuses on equipping leaders with the tools and insights to effectively manage conflict, fostering innovation and collaboration in their teams. Participants will explore their personal results of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), learning how to navigate different conflict modes and dimensions for better decision-making and team dynamics. Through assessments, reflective exercises, and peer interactions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of their own conflict styles and leave with actionable strategies for improving their conflict-handling skills.

Learning Objectives:
Throughout this session, participants will gain:

  • Personal insights into their conflict-handling tendencies; strengths and limitations of those tendencies.
  • Practical strategies for leveraging conflict to foster innovation, improve collaboration, and strengthen team dynamics.
  • A personal growth plan for improving their conflict-handling skills, supported by peer dialogue and recommendations.
  • Increased confidence in addressing and navigating conflict situations in a healthy, productive way, driving better results within their teams.
  • A comprehensive understanding of the TKI model and how to apply different conflict modes to leadership challenges.

Symposium Cost to University of Utah Health: The assessments will be billed at cost ($50 per participant). Link to the payment portal is provided when you RSVP yes to the session.

Assessment: Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument; to be completed in advance or as the participant arrive at
the workshop. Links to the assessment will be provided to each individual registering for the session in the RSVP.

Session Length: 3 hours
Number of Participants: Up to 80 with a max of 88

12:00 – 12:30 pm Lunch and getting settled

  • Call to order – Nate Gladwell

12:30 – 2:30 pm  Keynote speaker: Matt Ranan

2:30 – 2:45 pm  Break

2:45 – 4:15 pm  Medical Innovation in Technology, Cancer, and Beyond

4:30 – 5:30 pm  Networking with hors d’ouevres, drinks

5:30 – 8:00 pm  Dinner @ Ken Garff Club, 2nd Floor

  • Legacy of Leadership Award
  • Field Games & Networking  

Day 2 - Friday, April 18th, 2025

8:00 am  Breakfast

8:30 am  Welcome to Day 2 - Nate Gladwell

8:45 – 9:30 am  U of U Health Leadership: Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD; Dan Lundergan, MHA; Gina Hawley, DrPH, MHA

9:30 - 10:00 am  Health Care Champion Awards

10:00 – 11:00 am  The Future of Workforce Stability Panel Session, Benton Lyons 

11:00 – 11:30 am  Break - grab lunch to take to Breakouts

11:30 am – 1:00 pm  Partnership Breakouts - Working Lunch

  • Strategy Leadership – Business School
  • Quality Breakout - CME/Education
  • Workforce/Access – CMO, Clinical Leaders

1:00 – 2:30 pm  Closing Keynote

2:30 pm Symposium Conclusion