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Attendees Enjoyed Exhibitor Innovations, Inspiring Keynotes, Engaging Sessions by Industry Leaders & Networking Connections September 24-26, 2024

Austin, TX (October 2, 2024)– On September 24-26, thousands of manufacturers, architects, designers, engineers, contractors and healthcare leaders united at the Austin Convention Center for the 37^th annual Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo, one of the country’s largest shows dedicated to healthcare design and facilities. The event was jam-packed with awe-inspiring programming including three Keynote Presentations and 60+ Conference Sessions featuring industry leaders, the latest innovations from 100+ Exhibitors in the Expo Hall and Networking Events, Symposium Distinction Awards, Facility Tours and much more.

“Gathering healthcare visionaries, partners, sponsors and exhibitors in one place, the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo is where innovation meets collaboration, paving the way for a future of improved patient care, sustainable design, and cutting-edge healthcare solutions for facilities worldwide.” said Jenabeth Ferguson, Vice President, Symposium Director. “It’s an exciting time in healthcare design and we look forward to see what the future holds for HFSE in 2025!”

Conference Sessions and Keynotes

The Symposium featured three days of 60+ educational and insightful sessions, case-studies and panels meant to inspire and improve current and future healthcare facilities. The sessions spanned multiple topics including Pediatrics, Safety, AI in healthcare, Behavioral Health, and Sustainability that are making an impact on the healthcare industry.

The ever-popular Keynotes included  Dr. Esmaeil Porsa, President and Chief Executive Officer for Harris Health System, Dan Chuparkoff, Innovation & A.I. Expert, and Tama Duffy Day, FACHE, FIIDA, FASID, LEED AP, FwA, Principal, Gensler. This year’s Symposium Keynotes offered meaningful insight into the defining trends that impact the healthcare facilities industry including the effects of Mass Incarceration on Population Health, AI in Healthcare, and the importance of design in healthcare and wellness.

“Working in and with leaders in the healthcare sector where all of us are challenged with limited resources, time spent anywhere has to deliver an ROI. If you want a conference where you can connect with large groups of your clients, potential clients, partners, and other vendors to learn about what is coming to stay in front of the future, there is no better event than HFSE.  I look forward to attending my 9^th HFSE in San Diego and highly recommend it to all our partners.” –Lisa Feeley, CSSMBB, IMEG | East Coast Business Development

“I have found so much value in attending and speaking at HFSE over the years as the variety of attendees are incredibly knowledgeable, experienced and engaged. Participating in sharing experiences on such a broad range of topics creates synergy for innovation and connection for years to come. I also find that the personal connections created each year develop over time and turn the conference into a backdrop for much reuniting and reconnection.”- Jodi Fernandez, EDAC, Regional BD Manager, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.

Expo Hall

The Expo Hall showcased the most innovative products and services in the healthcare facilities industry from 100+ top manufacturers and solution providers. Many exhibitors launched new products at HFSE, getting in front of important decision makers from healthcare facilities, architecture and design firms. The Expo Floor also featured two Design Solutions Theaters where the design team galleries came alive with 15 minute mini-presentations by leading architectural firms.

“The turnout was exceptional!  We will be back next year.”- Mark Tott, Sales Director/Partner, Skyline Glass

“We enjoyed our time in Austin. HFSE is one of the best run shows we have participated in.” –  Dave Stumpfig, President, MedViron

“Wow!  What an event. I am so happy that we participated!  It’s a completely different vibe than other conferences I’ve been to.  Everyone was very open to having discussions and honest feedback.” – Karen Schlanger, National Accounts Partnership Development/Healthcare, The Garland Company, Inc. 

Symposium Distinction Awards

The annual program recognized design teams, projects and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry. In addition, it recognized the best and most innovative new products within the healthcare design & construction industry. This year’s winners included:

Team Award: Children’s Wisconsin – Skywalk Building, The Boldt Group, User-Centered Award: Malone Family Tower, Perkins+Will, Adaptive Reuse Award: Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, Array Architects, Individual Award: Dave Redemske, HDR, George Pressler Under 40 Award: Judith Kanera, HDR, Product Awards: Most Innovative-Cove, DIRTT and HKS, Most Sustainable-Lotus Casegoods Collection, Stance Healthcare, Architect’s Choice-Cove DIRTT and HKS.

Raffle and Charity Partner

The Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo has a long history of selecting charitable organizations each year, holding a raffle onsite and donating the proceeds to that charitable organization. What started as a small endeavor has grown to a highlight of the annual event with diverse organizations across the country benefitting from the HFSE community’s generosity. Since 2006, HFSE has donated over $200,000 to various charitable organizations. The Raffle continues to be a favorite event for attendees and this year’s beneficiary was Hope Totes, a non-profit based in Austin, TX! Their mission; to deliver hope to every child entering foster care or emergency shelters. They seek to demonstrate to every child that someone does care about them by ensuring they are not dropped at the doorstep with a small trash bag of belongings. Instead, they are given a tote full of hope and love.

“For every Child, Inc. has a waiting list of shelters and safe houses who have requested totes form our ‘Hope Totes’ program.  We are so thrilled to be the charity benefiting from the 2024 Healthcare Facilities Symposium because this donation will allow us to start providing our totes to another Austin area shelter.” Julie Petrovic, For Every Child, Inc.

Emerging Leaders

The Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo’s Emerging Leaders Scholarship Program started in 2023 and gives recognition to individuals with less than 10 years (non-consecutive) of experience in healthcare design and construction including research and/or education. 35 Emerging Leaders attended the 2024 edition in Austin, TX and participated in all activities surrounding the event.

For more information about the 2025 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo taking place in San Diego, CA (September 23-25, 2025), visit www.hcarefacilities.com.

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The mission of the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo is to create a multi-disciplinary environment that inspires you to evoke change and the advancement of a better delivery of healthcare through the physical space. Competitors, clients, and colleagues come together as friends to collaborate, share research, hear fresh perspectives and participate in the ever-changing conversation of your industry.

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HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SYMPOSIUM AND EXPO ANNOUNCES SYMPOSIUM DISTINCTION AWARD WINNERS

Eight Award Recipients Selected by Industry Leaders

Austin, TX  (September 24, 2024) –The Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo, one of the country’s largest and leading shows dedicated to healthcare design and facilities, announces the prestigious winners of its 2024 Symposium Distinction Awards. The annual program recognizes design teams, projects and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry. The program accepts submissions of all types and sizes of patient care-related facilities. In addition, it recognizes the best and most innovative new products within the healthcare design and construction industry. A total of eight awards were announced during a lunch celebration on Tuesday, September 24.

“The Symposium Distinction Awards honor and recognize individuals, teams, projects and products making a difference in our industry,” said Jenabeth Ferguson, Vice President, Symposium Director. “Our esteemed team of judges have an important job evaluating submissions to choose this year’s winners and weare thrilled to honor the winners with a celebratory luncheon among their peers.”

Team Award
The Team Award focuses on a project team that has worked together to change the face of healthcare design through innovation, creativity, efficiency and teamwork.

Winner: Children’s Wisconsin – Skywalk Building, The Boldt Group

User-Centered Award
The User-Centered Award recognizes a healthcare design project or facility that best reflects and balances the requirements of patients, their family and practitioners.

Winner: Malone Family Tower, Perkins+Will

Adaptive Reuse Award
The Adaptive Reuse Award recognizes a healthcare design project that creatively achieved the reuse of an existing structure or space originally used for another purpose.

Winner: Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, Array Architects

Individual Award
The Individual Award seeks to distinguish a professional in the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations that have displayed leadership and vision over a significant period of their career. This award looks to recognize an individual whose passion and driven their organizations or project teams to enhance the healing environment and a way above and beyond.

Winner: Dave Redemske, HDR

George Pressler Under 40 Award 
The George Pressler Under 40 Award seeks the next generation of leaders within the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations. The George Pressler Award recognizes a young professional who has demonstrated leadership and vision within their organization or project teams.

Winner: Judith Kanera, HDR

Product Awards

The Product Awards recognize innovative new products that contribute to the enrichment of a healing environment through their unique design and operational support.

Product Award Categories
Awards will be presented to those outstanding new products whose unique design contributes to the enrichment of a healing environment in each of the following product categories:

Most Innovative

Winner: Cove, DIRTT and HKS

Most Sustainable

Winner: Lotus Casegoods Collection, Stance Healthcare

Architect’s Choice

Winner: Cove DIRTT and HKS

For more information about the Symposium Distinction Awards, please visit www.hcarefacilities.com

ABOUT

The mission of the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo is to create a multi-disciplinary environment that inspires you to evoke change and the advancement of a better delivery of healthcare through the physical space. Competitors, clients, and colleagues come together as friends to collaborate, share research, hear fresh perspectives and participate in the ever-changing conversation of your industry.

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July 31, 2023

Plant Based World Expo Europe, the biggest 100% plant-based trade event in Europe, is moving to a new, larger location to cater for the demand – taking place at ExCeL London on 15th and 16th November 2023.

Now in its third year, registration for the show is open for brands to connect with a mainstream audience of retailers, foodservice professionals and investors in the UK vegan food market, one of the largest in Europe growing 9.58%[1].

This comes as 40% of British consumers now demand plant-based options, meat consumption is steadily declining^[2] and a study by Oxford University proves plant-based diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones.^[3]

Across two days at Plant Based World Expo, professionals from the food and beverage industry will hear from industry leaders and pioneers, discover the latest in plant-based innovation, and make vital connections to help their businesses thrive in the world’s leading country for plant-based food.

Instantly recognisable names will join start-ups and challenger brands from all categories, including meat alternatives, non-dairy, snacks, desserts and visitors will see the latest lines and innovations from leading plant-based companies including La Vie, Fable Food, Greenvie Foods, OmniFoods, Sheese and Violife.

Abigail Stevens, Marketing Director of the show organiser JD Events, comments:

“Plant-Based 2.0 as we are calling it, represents the new frontier for plant-based innovation using technology to mimic proteins closer than ever before, and this will be front and centre at Plant Based World Expo Europe.”

In addition to over 275 companies exhibiting their plant-based products and solutions, the event boasts three content theatres which are open to all attendees.

Conference Program – New for 2023: all attendees are invited to join these sessions.

Join industry experts and thought leaders in the Plant Based World Pulse Theatre, as they take to the stage to discuss some of the most important topics in the Global Vegan Food Market, said to have surged by more than 980% over the last decade[4].

Sessions are set to include:

• What’s Next for the Meat-Alternative Market?
• Barriers to Innovation: The Novel Ingredients Pushing for Recognition in the EU
• Plant-Forward Businesses Changing the Conversation around Nutrition
• The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Pledges In Driving Social Change
• Navigating Foodservice for Long-Term Success

Abigail Stevens, comments:

“The plant-based industry is extremely well positioned to help businesses tackle some of the enormous challenges they face. From rising costs, to the environmental harm caused by climate change, a move to more plant-based options on shelves and menus can make a positive impact. We are encouraging everyone to join us in November and be a part of that change.”

The Culinary Theatre hosted by food and drink broadcaster Nigel Barden

Theatre sessions will be run by a mixture of industry and celebrity chefs to provide a real-time showcase on how plant-based products can create exceptional dishes. New for this year, it will also include sessions going back to the basics, helping chefs reimagine pantry staples to create enticing, low-cost dishes.

The Learning Garden Theatre will feature shorter educational sessions and company-led presentations on some of the latest research and new innovations in plant-based.

Those responsible for purchasing plant-based product within their business can also take advantage of a Key Buyer Program, and join key companies including Waitrose, Selfridges, Bidfood, Gate Group and more. Buyers on the program benefit from exclusive access to a VIP lounge, Supplier Matchmaking Program and networking events.

Abigail Stevens, Marketing Director of the show organiser JD Events, comments:

“It’s more important than ever to bring the entire supply chain into the conversation about where plant-based is going, including the challenges and opportunities it faces. It’s only with this level of collaboration that we can take the industry to the next level.”

For further information and to register, please visit http://www.plantbasedworldeurope.com/.

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About Plant Based World Expo Europe

Plant Based World Europe is the only 100% plant based B2B event to attract an audience of buyers and food and beverage professionals from across retail, foodservice, and public sector catering. This unique event will combine a world-class conference with an international exhibition of the biggest and best products in the market, as well as high-level networking and tasting opportunities.

Plant Based World connects and inspires industry pioneers and decision makers to facilitate sustainable transformation within the global food system. The event takes place at ExCeL London on 15-16^th November 2023. Online registration is available at: https://plantbasedworldeurope.com/register/

[1] report by Straits Research

^[2] report by Straits Research

^[3] research, published in the journal Nature Food July 2023

[4] https://straitsresearch.com/