LeadingAge Colorado 2025 Annual Conference Speaker RFP

LeadingAge Colorado is proud to deliver high-quality, engaging speakers on a variety of critical topics in aging services at the Annual Conference and Exhibition. We appreciate your consideration of bringing your expertise to our members! Please review the information on this page prior to submitting your proposal at this link. 

We are excited for our 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Vail in Vail, CO on May 12-14, 2025, offering presenters an unparalleled forum to showcase a variety of forward-thinking ideas and innovations in senior care and services. LeadingAge Colorado cannot provide compensation (honorarium, reimbursement, program development, etc.). Session presenters will receive a complimentary registration for the day of their presentation and may attend other same-day sessions at no charge. 

Conference Theme

“Ripples of Impact” is a critical inflection point, leveraging the power of LeadingAge Colorado members across the continuum to create a far-reaching pattern of profound change. The actions that begin here will reverberate throughout the field. Similarly, attendees will take solutions they gain at this gathering and make an influential impact that creates a ripple effect extending to the people, families and communities they serve around our states. 

Conference Audience

The conference audience is comprised of professionals from across the continuum of care in the aging services and senior housing sector. This conference attracts C-Suite professionals; middle/senior managers; department directors; administrators; nursing leaders; finance, quality and safety officers; public relations, communications and marketing professionals; human resources and information technology directors; affordable senior housing managers; social service coordinators and occupancy specialists; home and community-based services providers; and more. Professionals in aging services and allied fields (i.e., fundraising, architecture, marketing, education, law, financial management and public administration) also attend the conference.

Begin Your Proposal Submission

Proposal Guidelines:

Submissions that are incomplete or fail to meet the following guidelines will not be considered for review:

• Speakers must agree to speak on site in Vail on Tuesday, May 13.
• All proposals must be submitted by December 20, 2024
• In order to develop a high-quality, well-balanced education program, LeadingAge Colorado reserves the right to limit the number of sessions an organization may submit to no more than three sessions.

LeadingAge Colorado urges you to consider the following as you develop content and identify speakers for proposed sessions.All proposals are peer-reviewed. A committee of LeadingAge Colorado members considers the following criteria when evaluating the merits of each proposal:

• Relevance of topic and applicability of concepts to aging services providers.
• Experienced speakers, knowledgeable about the subject matter and LeadingAge Colorado audience.
• Diversity of voices, perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences represented, including demographic diversity. Racial diversity and balanced gender representation on panels is strongly preferred. 
• Sessions are expected to incorporate the LeadingAge Colorado member viewpoint vs. solely feature business firms or consultants. We encourage applicants to incorporate senior care providers as speakers on your presentation.
• Sessions should include the voice of elders, especially when the content touches on the resident/client experience.
• Be mindful of the language you use. Refer to LeadingAge’s Anti-Ageism Quick Guide to ensure your proposal reflects person-centered values and language.
• Tailor the information to the intended audience; be specific about the topic’s relevance and applicability to a specific setting or professional discipline.
• Consider education delivery methods that create opportunities for meaningful audience interaction and engagement.
• Avoid focusing your session content around a specific product or service. 

For your convenience, gather the following session components before starting your submission.

Session Title: list a succinct headline that clearly conveys what your session is about.

Session Narrative (300-500 words / 3,000 character limit): provide a clear, detailed description of the content to be covered in your 60-minute session.

Learning Objectives: outline the key takeaways (specific skills and/or practical knowledge) the audience will gain by attending your session. Please click on this link to determine the appropriate and best action verb for each learning objective: Blooms Taxonomy Verbs. 

Program Diversity: describe how your session will contribute to an inclusive and diverse program with respect to voices, perspectives, populations, topics, education delivery methods, and/or audience engagement.

Education Tracks: Presentation must fit into one of the educational tracks listed below:

• Professional Development: Leadership & Team Management; Stress Management & Burnout; Coaching & Mentorship
• HR & Financial Operations: Recruitment & Retention; Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement; Medicare/Medicaid
• Growth & Services: Innovative Business Models/Alternative Revenue Streams; Changing Demographics & Aging Service Expectations; Activities Programming
• Legal Compliance: Regulatory & Legislative Policy Updates; Contesting Deficiencies; Preparing for Survey
• Technology: Artificial Intelligence; Digital Health Tools & Smart Technology; Data Security & Social Engineering
• Clinical Operations: Behavioral & Mental Health; Fall Risk; Physical & Cognitive Fitness
• Food and Beverage
• Other Idea Not Listed

Speaker Information: List job title, organization, contact information for each speaker and provide a brief overview of the speaker’s knowledge, professional experience, and educational background related to the proposed session topic and the aging services field. (Please limit panels to no more than four (4) panelists to ensure each can contribute meaningfully to the discussion).

Please Note: LeadingAge Colorado reserves the right to change session titles, descriptions, etc. for use in promotional materials.

Speaker Commitment: If selected to participate, speakers are asked to:

• Keep the conference dates available to present during any of the session dates & times; scheduling requests cannot be accommodated.
• Participate in-person and incur all expenses related to the development and implementation of their sessions.