Agenda
Perioperative and surgical services leaders at leading systems come together to compare what is in motion, where they are investing next, and how they are navigating change across their organizations.
More perioperative executives attend this conference than any other.
Focus Areas
Led by VPs, directors, and perioperative leaders, these sessions focus on how organizations are prioritizing investment, navigating pressure, and making decisions across OR efficiency, workforce, and cost performance. Leaders move between conversations based on organizational priorities, rather than following a fixed path.
For leaders governing OR strategy, measuring ROI, and aligning teams around decisions that cut across scheduling, workforce, and supply chain.
Sample topics: OR Efficiency Frameworks · Block Time Optimization · Workforce Models, Cost Discipline, Analytics
For finance and operations leaders working through margin pressure, supply costs, and the operational decisions that define performance right now.
Sample topics: Implant Costs, Preference Cards, Supply Chain, Automation
For nursing and perioperative leaders making decisions about how staffing takes shape across nursing, anesthesia, and techs.
Sample topics: Retention, Coverage Models, Scheduling, Turnover
Program
Each day is anchored by key conversations, with time between sessions for the discussions that shape how ideas are applied. Some of the most valuable moments happen outside the session room, in the exhibit hall, over lunch, and between meetings.
Celebrity Keynote
Agenda
Search sessions by day, speaker, or topic to explore the full range of conversations across the conference.
| Time | Track | Type | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | — | General | |
| 1:30 PM | 01 | Panel | |
| 1:30 PM | 02 | Panel | |
| 1:30 PM | 03 | Panel | |
| 2:20 PM | 01 | Panel | |
| 2:20 PM | 02 | Panel | |
| 3:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Opportunities | |
| 3:20 PM | 02 | Panel | |
| 4:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Opportunities |
September 14–15, 2026 · Hilton Chicago
Every fall, the perioperative leaders driving OR efficiency, workforce, and cost performance spend two days comparing notes, pressure-testing ideas, and deciding what comes next at Becker's 2026 Perioperative Summit.
