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2021 Healthcare Governance Conference

Celebrate 60 years of Texas Healthcare Trustees! THT’s 2021 Healthcare Governance Conference will be held as a hybrid event from July 22-24, offering limited in-person attendance at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, as well as virtual live-stream options for keynote and select breakout sessions.

THT’s priority is the health, safety and well-being of our members, staff, corporate sponsors and exhibitors. THT is working closely with our conference hotel to ensure a safe learning environment and follow appropriate COVID-19 health protocols, including masking, social distancing and proper hygiene. All in-person event attendees will be required to adhere COVID-19 health and safety requirements.

For general questions, please contact Lindsay Thompson, Senior Director of Education, at lthompson@tha.org.

For sponsorship and exhibitor questions, please contact Noelle Parsons, Manager of Corporate Relations at nparsons@tha.org.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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BEN HAMMERSLEY

Futurist/Author/Digital Thought Leader
New York

Ben Hammersley, one of the most thought-provoking futurists of our time, has been addressing audiences around the globe for over 10 years. He brings a practical, proactive approach to future technologies, inspiring and educating audiences and preparing them for the future, while exploring the effects of the internet and the digital network on the world's business, political and social spheres.

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MARA LIASSON

Journalist/White House Correspondent/Political Pundit
Washington DC

Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC -- focusing on the White House and Congress -- and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

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CRAIG DEAO

Leader/Managing Director/National Speaker/Author
Florida

Craig Deao has been a senior leader for Studer Group's speaking team, and he now also serves as a Managing Director across Huron's healthcare practice. Splitting his time between executive leadership and speaking, Craig is a highly regarded expert on topics including leadership, engagement, quality and patient safety.

 

Safe Meeting Protocols

The health and safety of Texas Healthcare Trustees’ members, staff and sponsors remain our top priority. This year’s hybrid event requires a dedication to safe meeting protocols.

By registering and attending the 2021 Healthcare Governance Conference, you agree to participate in all reasonable measures enacted as a precaution against the transmission of COVID-19. This may include a requirement to:

  • Wear a mask;
  • Maintain social distance of 6 feet from others;
  • Wash your hands; and
  • Comply with other requirements set forth by local, state, or federal authorities.

You agree and assent to regular temperature checks and self-assessments of COVID-19 symptoms, or any other reasonable preventative check carried out by or for THT. Your registration and attendance acknowledge your full and irrevocable acceptance of the risk of COVID-19 exposure or infection at the event, despite THT’s efforts to combat transmission, and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, disability, and/or death.

PLEASE NOTE: All in-person attendees at this year’s conference will be asked to sign a waiver acknowledging their compliance with safe meeting protocols.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, in-person attendance at HGC is limited this year due to occupancy limits, seating capacity restrictions and safe room set-ups at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa. If capacity restrictions are lifted, members will be notified.

Unfortunately, due to capacity limitations, we cannot invite guests to participate in conference activities (including the Awards Luncheon on Friday, July 23). However, you are welcome to bring guests with you to the JW Marriott Resort & Spa. If capacity restrictions are lifted for the program, registrants will be notified.

The JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa has implemented various new protocols and elevated practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read a full list of their commitment to cleanliness on their What to Expect website.

At present, the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa requires masking in all public areas of the hotel, including lobbies, meeting rooms, elevators and corridors. THT also strongly encourages masking to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. For more information on Marriott’s Commitment to Clean and other safety policies in place, please visit their website.

No, you will not need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or vaccination record to attend the in-person meeting. You will be subject to health screening at HGC registration and asked to monitor COVID-19 symptoms.

If you develop COVID-19 symptoms while attending HGC, you will be turned away from general and breakout sessions and asked to isolate in your hotel room.

Your registration fee, less a 20% administrative charge, is refundable if we receive a cancellation notice in writing by 5 p.m. on July 6, 2021. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after this date. Should THT cancel the conference, there will be a 100% refund of the registration price. To cancel your registration, please send an email to registrar@tha.org or fax to 512/692-2653.

THT will be live-streaming the three keynote sessions on Friday and Saturday, July 23-24. Select breakout sessions will be live-streamed, recorded and available on THT’s virtual conference platform for 30 days post-event.

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