Keynote Speakers Announced for Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo

Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo announces a lineup of keynote speakers headlined by Liz Ogbu, founder and principal, Studio O, Oleksii Iaremenko, deputy minister for European integration, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, and closing keynote, Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez, executive director, facilities management & operations, University of Texas Health San Antonio.

Keynote Presentations:

9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 
The opening keynote, Liz Ogbu is a designer, urbanist and spatial justice activist and expert on engaging and transforming unjust urban environments. Her multidisciplinary design and innovation practice, Studio O, operates at the intersection of racial and spatial justice. She collaborates with/in communities in need to leverage design to catalyze sustained social impact.

9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28
Oleksii Iaremenko has 16 years of experience in health policy formulation and management and five years of experience in technical assistance in implementing healthcare reform, including financing and management. He will discuss the reform of the Ukrainian health system that started in 2020 from access to medicine, finances, medical care, humanitarian aid and clinical personnel levels. Iaremenko will discuss the Ukrainian healthcare recovery plan that will be submitted for approval to WHO/EIB and World Bank at the end of September.

11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29
The closing keynote, “Leading with Heart”, will inspire attendees looking to cultivate environments that not only take great care of users, but actually inspire the full spectrum of users to improve their lives. Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez will challenge and inspire attendees with her gripping personal account of blazing a courageous heart-centered leadership trail through the domains of health, healthcare and design. In the face of countless obstacles, she will describe how she has developed her leadership approach to transcend these challenges and create a highly successful career for herself – as well as for many other individuals.

For more information, visit www.hcarefacilities.com.