Tuesday July 14, 2026
Speak at ASHHRA27
Inspire, educate, and lead at ASHHRA27 by sharing your expertise with fellow healthcare HR professionals and spark meaningful conversations.
Are you ready to inspire, educate, and lead? Share your knowledge and real-world experience with fellow healthcare HR professionals at ASHHRA27 — the premier event for advancing excellence in healthcare human resources.
Whether you’ve led transformative initiatives, navigated complex challenges, improved outcomes, or developed innovative strategies within your healthcare organization, your story matters. We welcome perspectives from healthcare HR professionals, workforce leaders, and subject matter experts who can share practical insights, real-world experiences, and lessons learned from advancing healthcare organizations and the people they serve.
Shine as a thought leader
Spark meaningful conversations
Shape the future of healthcare HR
Presenting at ASHHRA27 is more than an opportunity to share your expertise—it is a chance to become part of a national conversation, learn from colleagues, expand your professional network, and exchange ideas with healthcare HR professionals from across the country who are navigating many of the same workforce challenges and opportunities.
Your voice could be the one that inspires new ideas, meaningful change, and stronger healthcare workforces across the industry.
For questions regarding the Call for Proposals, please contact ASHHRA.EDU@ashhra.org.
Speaker Toolkit
ASHHRA27 Speaker Marketing Toolkit will be released after sessions are announced.
Timeline
- Week of July 13 – August 21, 2026: Call for Proposals open
- October 26, 2026 (week of): Decisions out to speakers
- October 30, 2026: Speakers accept or decline invitation to speak
- November 16, 2026 (week of): Learning Sessions announced
- March 5, 2027: Deadline for speakers to register for the conference and for any speaker/co-speaker changes
- February 26, 2027: Draft presentation due (for review; not required to be final or on ASHHRA template)
- April 30, 2027: Final presentation due (PPT slide deck on ASHHRA template)
- May 16–18, 2027: ASHHRA27 Annual Conference and Exposition
Educational Topics
The Annual Conference Education Committee aims to create a well-balanced program. Consider the topics below to gain a better understanding of what the committee is looking for. Have an idea not listed? No problem – submit it anyway! We welcome all innovative proposals.
- Non-Acute Healthcare: Rehabilitation Centers, LTACHs, Physician Practices, Retail Health, Pharma, Market Disruptors
- Centralized HR Functions: HRIS, EEO/Affirmative Action Plans, Call Center(s) Vendor Relationships)
- Employee and Labor Relations: Employment Law, Labor Law, Policies, Litigation, EEOC, OIG
- Regulatory Compliance: JCAHO, DNV, DOL, OSHA, Risk Management, States
- Future of the Workforce: Transition of the Workforce to Home, Telemedicine, Healthcare Environment/Marketplace
- Diversity and Inclusion: Disparate Impact, Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Candidates, Health Equity
- Recruitment and Onboarding: Sourcing, Staffing, Succession Planning, Employee Health, Orientation, Credentialing, Background Checks
- HR Operations: HR Metrics, Delivery, HR Business Partnership, RIFs, ERIPs
- Organizational Development: Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Culture, Talent Pipelines
- Technology: Cybersecurity, Use of Technology in Unconventional Methods, Risks and Vulnerabilities, Remote Work Technologies, Artificial Intelligence
- Total Rewards: Benefits, Compensation, Health and Wellness Programming, EAP, New Role Creation, Benefit Expectation Management/Perception
- Leadership and Employee Management: Leadership Development, Mental Health Awareness and Support
- Employee Safety and Well-Being: Safety and Violence, Harassment/Bullying
What we are looking for in ASHHRA27 conference content
ASHHRA attendees value practical, solution-oriented education grounded in real-world healthcare workforce experiences. We encourage proposals led by professionals working within hospitals, health systems, post-acute care organizations, physician practices, and other healthcare delivery settings who can share firsthand lessons learned, strategies implemented, outcomes achieved, and challenges navigated within their organizations.
Proposals should provide actionable content that attendees can immediately apply within their own organizations. Strong submissions clearly define a challenge, share an implemented approach, discuss outcomes and key takeaways, and offer practical recommendations for healthcare HR professionals.
ASHHRA welcomes contributions from HR practitioners/professionals, healthcare leaders, labor relations experts, attorneys, consultants, researchers, and industry partners whose expertise is in concert with the healthcare workforce. The strongest submissions demonstrate direct relevance to healthcare employers and feature real-world examples, case studies, or implementation experiences from healthcare organizations.
Educational sessions should be designed as peer learning opportunities rather than product demonstrations, sales presentations, or marketing-focused discussions. Proposals that emphasize healthcare employer perspectives, measurable outcomes, and practical application are most closely aligned with attendee expectations.
Session Formats
- Lecture: Classic session format for one to three presenters to cover content through a presentation with time for a brief Q&A at the end.
- Panel: A panel of three to four experts or peers share their story or stories collectively through discussion with time for a brief Q&A at the end.
- Workshop: This type of program focuses on hands-on learning, allowing for a deep dive of real world application that might include activities such as role-playing, interactive group projects, tool application, etc.
- Roundtable: This format allows for the audience to fully interact with each other and the content, with the help of a facilitator. This might involve discussion, writing tasks, brainstorming and sharing of stories within a smaller group.
PowerPoint Presentation Best Practices
- Slides should be used as a guide to focus the audience’s attention, not as a script that is read from – limit bullet points and text.
- Use professional colors and images to guarantee the slides are easy to view for the audience.
- Use high-quality graphics.
- Avoid distracting or cartoon graphics.
- Limit transition and builds (animation).
- Use a minimum font size of 22.
- Remain consistent with font and text placement.
- Avoid phrases such as “Um” or “Uh” and related placeholders.
ASHHRA27 PowerPoint Template
All learning sessions should utilize the ASHHRA-provided PPT template and additional logos should NOT be included. Presentations are reviewed by ASHHRA staff, with support from the Annual Conference Education Committee (ACEC).
PPT Template coming soon.