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SUMMARY:The 36th Quest for Excellence® Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 36th Quest for Excellence® Conference\nCOME. LEARN. NETWORK. ENGAGE\nJoin us at the Quest for Excellence 2025!  We are excited to bring the Baldrige community together to celebrate and learn from the 2024 Baldrige Award recipients. \nEnjoy sessions featuring leaders of Baldrige Award recipients and other high-performing organizations and take home solutions to help your organization achieve breakthrough performance and results in areas such as leadership; strategy; customers; workforce; and operations. \nRegistration\nConference registrations will be made through Showcare. \nExisting Reservations: If you would like to make changes to your existing reservation\, call the Marriott directly at 410-385-3000. Please do so after March 10\, 2025. You will receive a confirmation email from the hotel approximately two weeks prior to arrival. For questions about existing hotel registrations\, through March 10\, contact Showcare. After March 10\, contact the hotel directly at 410-385-3000. \nNew Reservations: The Quest conference room block is closed\, and the conference rate is no longer available. You may call the hotel directly at 410-385-3000 or book online to reserve a room at the prevailing rate. If you are unable to book a room\, we recommend that you reserve a room at a nearby hotel in the East Harbor area of Baltimore. There are several options to choose from\, all within a short walk to the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. \nAward Ceremony  | Sunday\, March 30 \nJoin us Sunday evening for the Baldrige Award Ceremony and Reception honoring the 2024 recipients. Attendees have the opportunity to network with members of the Baldrige community\, such as Award recipients\, Examiners\, Judges\, Overseers\, Fellows\, Foundation members\, and Alliance program representatives \nMeet the KEYNOTE SPEAKER\n\n\n\nTucker Bryant\nPoet and Innovation\nKeynote Speaker \n\n\nCONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS\nKeynote Presentations\nThis year’s Quest conference will feature keynote presentations by nationally recognized thought leaders\, authors\, and leading industry executives. \nOpening Plenary Session\nFollowing the Monday keynote\, an opening plenary session featuring the leaders of the 2024 Baldrige Award recipients. \nConcurrent sessions\nMonday and Tuesday will feature Baldrige Award recipients and other high-performing organizations speaking on relevant topics of interest\, such as leadership and social responsibility\, operational continuity and resilience\, workforce issues\, and customers and strategy. \nClosing Plenary Session\nThe Wednesday morning plenary session will feature the 2024 Baldrige Award recipients.
URL:https://baldrigealliance.org/event/the-36th-quest-for-excellence-conference/
LOCATION:Baltimore Marriot Waterfront
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SUMMARY:igniteEX 2025: Achieving EXtraordinary Together
DESCRIPTION:The Upper Midwest’s largest\, most powerful conference focused on continuous improvement and organizational excellence! IgniteEX is focused on the best and emerging practices that facilitate excellence in people\, organizations\, and communities. It explores excellence in leadership\, customer focus\, workforce engagement\, operations\, innovation\, resilience\, and other drivers of performance! Sessions focus on tools\, methods\, insights\, and proven practices that help you improve your processes and results. And this conference offers unique and powerful ways to network\, connect\, and EXcel together. \n\n\n\nPost-conference on-demand option for those who can’t attend in person.\n\n\n\n\nRegister and learn more here! \nLinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1606157/ \n 
URL:https://baldrigealliance.org/event/igniteex-2025-achieving-extraordinary-together/
LOCATION:Mystic Lake Conference Center\, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd\, Prior Lake\, MN\, 55372\, United States
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Webinar - Using Predictive Analytics to Help Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest
DESCRIPTION:April Third Thursday Webinar – Using Predictive Analytics to Help Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest\, presented by: The Partnership for Excellence\, PiPEx\, CCE\, SWAE\, OQF\, QNM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKen Cohen\, PhD\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer for The Synergy Organization\, presents Using Predictive Analytics to Help Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3301496312162267478\n\n\n\n\n\n#ThirdThursdayWebinar
URL:https://baldrigealliance.org/event/third-thursday-webinar-using-predictive-analytics-to-help-separate-the-best-leaders-from-the-rest/
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