Healthcare is at a pivotal crossroads, with several powerful forces driving its evolution in 2025 and beyond.  

Centering on the overarching theme of Aligning Strategy, Leadership, and Innovation to Drive Engagement and Meaningfully Impact the Care Continuum, the 2025 Chief Nursing Institute will bring together nursing executives to explore the evolving role of nurse leaders in a rapidly transforming healthcare landscape.  

Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and wearable health devices are transforming how care is delivered, making it more personalized and accessible. Meanwhile, the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care models is pushing for better patient outcomes at lower costs, emphasizing preventative care and long-term wellness. Demographic changes, such as an aging population, are also reshaping healthcare needs, driving demand for chronic disease management and elder care.  As these forces converge, healthcare is moving toward more innovative, patient-centered, and sustainable solutions, but it requires a careful balance to manage challenges such as workforce shortages, clinician burnout, data security, and financial sustainability. 

With a focus on operational excellence, workforce transformation, and the integration of AI and digital tools to enhance care delivery and staff efficiency, attendees will engage in think tanks and panels that address challenges such as workforce shortages, burnout, and the need for scalable, tech-enabled solutions, and that highlight the strategic role of Chief Nursing Executives (CNEs) and Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) in leadership development, fostering cultures of accountability and recognition, nurse well-being and safety, and financial stewardship.  

Through collaboration, case studies, and actionable insights, the Institute aims to equip nursing executives with the strategies and tools to lead transformational change and build resilient, future-ready healthcare organizations.

Join us in November to experience in-depth content, exceptional learning, and unparalleled networking, which one recent attendee described as “One of the best conferences that I have ever been to!”  

Click on the agenda to view the content and speakers in more detail; we look forward to seeing you in early November in Ojai!