October 21 - October 23, 2026

Chicago, IL

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October 21, 2026 | Chicago, IL

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Sessions

October 21, 2026

NIC Premier Session: Aging Reimagined: What Comes Next for Senior Housing and Care

Date and Time: October 21, 2026 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Location:Main Stage

Speaker

Ken Dychtwald, PhD ­

Founder and CEO

Age Wave

Moderator

Tana Gall

President

Merrill Gardens

Panelist

Anne Doyle

CEO

Spark Living and Learning

Panelist

Ryan Frederick

Founder & CEO

Here

Panelist

Adam Kaplan

CEO & Founder

Solera Senior Living

Panelist

Bill Pettit

Bill Pettit

Black Dog Capital Advisors

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October 22, 2026

NIC Signature Session: The Lodging Sector Evolution & Playbook: Possible or Practical for Senior Housing?

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location:Main Stage

Moderator

Kurt Read

Partner

RSF Partners

Panelist

John Arabia

Founder & CEO

Taylor Vance LLC

Panelist

Jack Callison

Chief Executive Officer

Sunrise Senior Living

Panelist

Dave Johnson

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Horizon Capital

Panelist

Julienne Smith

Head of Americas Growth

Hyatt

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Old Bones, New Returns: Repositioning Dated Communities

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location:Innovation Lab

Moderator

Joe Daniels

Vice President of Business Development

Direct Supply

Panelist

Sheryl Marcet

CIO

Arcus Healthcare Partners, LLC

Panelist

Earl Parker

President and CEO

Commonwealth Senior Living

Panelist

Diana Watts

Senior Vice President, Asset Management

Benchmark Senior Living

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NIC Insights Session: The Case for Quality in Skilled Nursing Investment

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Location:Main Stage

Moderator

Mark Parkinson

Principal, American Health Care Association

CEO, Park Place

Panelist

Matthew P. Gourmand

President

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

Panelist

Dave Sedgwick

President & CEO

CareTrust

Panelist

Ben Shibe

EVP / Chief Investment Officer

Cascade Capital Group

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Choose Your Lane: Different Business Models Winning in Active Adult

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Location:Innovation Lab

Moderator

Brett Robinson

President

Sparrow Living

Panelist

Allison Joseph Pendleton

Chief Operating Officer

One Clover

Panelist

Michael Levine

Senior Managing Director

Greystar

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NIC Insights Session: It’s Time to Make Middle Market Housing & Care a Reality

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location:Main Stage

Moderator

Bob Kramer

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor

NIC

Panelist

Bre Grubbs

Partner & Chief Strategy Officer

Leisure Care

Panelist

Laura Lamb

President & CEO

Episcopal Retirement Services

Panelist

Tod Petty

Chief Investment Officer

Mainstay Financial Services

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The Longevity Revolution: Turning Healthspan into a Growth Strategy

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location:Innovation Lab

Moderator

John Cochrane

President and CEO

HumanGood

Panelist

Tim Fields

Co-founder & CEO

Ignite Medical Resorts

Panelist

Lori Alford

CEO

Avanti Senior Living

Panelist

Nathan D. Price, PhD

Professor & Co-Director, Center for Human Healthspan

Buck Institute for Research on Aging

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NIC Insights Session: Service as a Strategy: Building a Culture of Radical Hospitality

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Moderator

Debbie Brown

Owner & Principal

dbconsulting LLC

Panelist

Dirk Burghartz

President

Áegis Living

Panelist

John Hetzel

Vice President of Culinary

Atria Senior Living, Inc

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How to SHOP: New Opportunities for Operator Growth

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Location:Innovation Lab

Moderator

Nicole Funari

Senior Principal, Capital Strategies

NIC

Panelist

Dan Lahey

EVP, Chief Financial And Investment Officer

LCS

Panelist

Jeff Miller

Chief Operating Officer

Janus Living, Inc

Panelist

Melanie Mooney

VP, Investments

NHI

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NIC Premier Session: Tracking the U.S. Economy: Insights and Implications for Senior Housing and Care

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location:Main Stage

Speaker

Eric Winograd

Senior Vice President and Director of Developed Market Economic Research

AllianceBernstein

Moderator

Lisa McCracken

Head of Research & Analytics

NIC

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AI is Already Talking to Your Prospects

Date and Time: October 22, 2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 am

Location:Innovation Lab

Speaker

Kristen Paris

Vice President, Market Research

ProMatura

Moderator

Andrew Smith

Vice President Operations and Innovation

HumanGood

Panelist

Renee Kimberly

Director of Business Systems Intelligence

Watermark Retirement Communities

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October 23, 2026

NIC Insights Session: From Standstill to Strategy: Reigniting Senior Housing Development

Date and Time: October 23, 2026 | 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Location:Main Stage

Moderator

Aaron Becker

Senior Managing Director, Head of Seniors Housing & Healthcare Production

Lument

Panelist

Samantha Eckhout

Managing Director of Investments

REDICO

Panelist

Steve Marker

Senior Vice President of Development

Brightview Senior Living

Panelist

Molly Odgers

Vice President, Senior Housing Group

BOK Financial

Panelist

Julie Robinson

Managing Director and Head of Healthcare

Clarion Partners

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NIC Signature Session: Capital Markets & Valuations

Date and Time: October 23, 2026 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location:Main Stage

Moderator

Sarah Anderson

Executive Managing Director

Newmark

Panelist

Ayesha Menon

Managing Director

Bain Capital

Panelist

John Pawlowski

Managing Director

Green Street

Panelist

Gabe Willhite

Chief Operating Officer

American Healthcare REIT

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