Southeast Connect Recognizes Southeastern Pennsylvania's Best-of-the-Best in Service to Patients and Families
HAP's 2026 Southeast Connect is where health care leaders from across Southeastern Pennsylvania come together to exchange ideas, build connections, and celebrate progress. Join us for a look at the issues shaping health care leadership in Pennsylvania and beyond. We’ll provide a timely update on the mid-term elections, including what the results may mean for hospitals and health systems and HAP’s advocacy priorities.
Keynote speaker Amer Kaissi, an internationally recognized expert on leadership and resilience, will explore practical ways leaders can build trust, encourage candor, and create environments where people feel safe to speak up, learn, and contribute.
We will also take time to celebrate the region’s hospitals for their exceptional commitment to organ donation.
Join us and be part of the conversation shaping the future of health care in Southeastern Pennsylvania! Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Meeting Agenda
7:30 a.m. Registration, Coffee, and Networking
8:30 a.m. Breakfast, Networking and Gift of Life Awards
8:35 a.m. Welcome, Shelly Buck, DNP, MBA, President of Ambulatory and Professional Services, Main Line Health
9:15 a.m. Mid-Term Elections: What Happened and What It Means for Health Care, Jake Felker, Director, Political Engagement, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
9:30 a.m. Keynote: Leadership & Psychological Safety, Amer Kaissi, Author, The Positive Intent Mindset: Exceptional Leadership Through Trust & Accountability
Who Should Attend
Whether you’re a manager, director, senior director, vice president, president, department chair, CEO, CMO, CNO, COO, patient advocate, quality leader, public relations professional, human resources leader, or government relations executive, this is a must-attend event for all health care leaders.