October 21 - October 23, 2026

Chicago, IL

Speakers

Susan Barlow

Co-Founder, Managing Partner, & COO Blue Moon Capital Partners LP | Chair, NIC Board of Directors

Leigh Ann Barney

President & CEO

Trilogy Health Services, LLC

Holly Belter-Chesser

CEO

Atria Senior Living

Lauren Byrne

Director, Acquisitions

Enterprise Real Estate Equity

Tom Cassels

Managing Director, Manatt Health Strategies; Executive Partner, Health Enterprise Partners

Frank Cassidy

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Office of Housing, HUD

Aaron Conley

President & Founder

Third Act Solutions, LLC

Dr. Joe Coughlin

Director, MIT AgeLab

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jay Cougnet

Division Vice President, Industry Excellence

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Colette Dafoe

Partner

Nixon Peabody LLP

Joe Daniels

Vice President of Business Development

Direct Supply

Sarah Dirks

SVP of Business Development

Behavioral Health Solutions

Wendy Edelberg

Senior Fellow

Brookings Institution

Kim Elliott

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

Brookdale Senior Living

Kris Engskov

Co-Founder & CEO

Rippl

Ben Firestone

Co-founder & CEO

Blueprint

Jon Fletcher

President & CEO

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS)

Sarah Friedland

Writer, Director

Familiar Touch

Chip Gabriel

Partner

Senior Living TransFormation Company

Tana Gall

President

Merrill Gardens

Matthew P. Gourmand

President

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

Morgan Graphman

Director of Business Intelligence

Ascent Living Communities

Bre Grubbs

Partner & Chief Strategy Officer

Leisure Care

Stephanie Harris

CEO

Arrow Senior Living

Daniel K. Hayes

Senior Director and Head of Midwest Region Originations

New York Life Real Estate Investors

Stuart Jackson

Executive Vice President

Greystone

Lynn Jerath

Founder & President

Citrine Investment Group

Phil Kayden

Chief Investment Officer

Health Wave Partners

Sean Kelly

Chief Executive Officer

Front Porch Communities and Services

Chris Krager

AIA, Founder

KRDB + ma modular

Bob Kramer

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor

NIC

Megan Krull

Senior Vice President

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc

Steve Lindsey

CEO

Garden Spot Communities

Kevin Maddron

Chief Strategy Officer

Allegro Living

Ryan Marshall

President & CEO

PulteGroup Inc.

Lisa McCracken

Head of Research & Analytics

NIC

Monica Moreno

Senior Director, Dementia Care Navigation

Alzheimer's Association

Morgin Morris

Senior Vice President

KeyBank

Joe Mulligan

Managing Director

Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets

Dianne Munevar

Vice President, Health Care Programs

NORC

Max Newland

Founder

Newland Real Estate Capital LLC

Lee Newman

CEO

GSD&M

Ryan Novaczyk

co-CEO

New Perspective Senior Living

Brian Perry

VP Government Affairs

Direct Supply

Sevy Petras

CEO and Co-Founder

Priority Life Care

Michael Pittore

Co-CEO

Agemark

Kurt Read

Partner

RSF Partners

John Rijos

Co-Founder/Operating Partner | Chicago Pacific Founders

Founder/Chairman | CPF Living Communities

Joel Rosenberg

Vice President of Data and Analytics

LCS

Curt Schaller

Co-Managing Partner

Focus Healthcare Partners LLC

Jonathan Schatz

President

CoastWood Seniors Housing Partners

Ken Segarnick

CEO , Harmony Senior Services | Vice Chair, NIC Board of Directors

Loren Shook

President/Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of the Board

Silverado

Ken Simonson

Chief Economist

The Associated General Contractors of America

Joe Velderman

Chief Strategy Officer

K4Connect

Steven Vick

CEO

Signature Senior Living, LLC

Willy Walker

Chairman & CEO

Walker & Dunlop

Jason Zuccari

Managing Director

Hamilton Insurance Agency

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