Schedule
Wednesday 09.23.26 | 8:00A – 6:30P PST
Time
Program
8:00am – 9:00am
REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Clark Construction
9:00am – 9:15am
OPENING REMARKS
9:15am – 10:15am
Keynote: Changes and Trends Impacting California Healthcare Facilities
Deb Sheehan – Healthcare Market Strategy Leader, DPR
10:15am – 10:50am
Fireside Chat: Where Will the Patients go?
Rebekka Morrison – Manager Architecture & Design Department, Family Health Centers of San Diego
Moderated by Kristi Byers, AIA – Senior Vice President, Architects Mosher Drew
10:50am – 11:00am
COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by Cumming Group
11:00am – 11:50am
Panel #1: Evolving Trends in Cancer Care
Ashley Umana – Vice President, Stanford Medicine Cancer Center Redwood City
Annette Morgan – MBA, Chief Operating Officer, City of Hope Orange County
Moderated by: Teresa Endres, AIA – Principal, Senior Medical Planner – HOK
11:50am – 12:05pm
AIA California Lifetime Achievement Award in Healthcare Facility Design Presentation
12:05pm – 1:15pm
LUNCH
Sponsored by HGA
1:15pm – 2:10pm
Keynote | The State of California Hospitals: Challenges, Opportunities, and What’s Ahead
Dietmar Grellman – Senior Vice President, California Hospital Association
2:10pm – 3:30pm
Panel #2: Technology
Carlos Amato, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, EDAC – Principal (Healthcare), Cannon Design
Dr. Yuman Fong – Chairman, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Medical Center
John C. Barto – Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Microsoft
Moderated by Phil Crompton – Senior Principal/Partner, Vantage Technology Consulting Group
3:30pm – 3:40pm
California Architectural Foundation, Kain Scholarship Recipients Recognition
3:40pm – 3:50pm
BREAK
3:50pm – 4:55pm
Panel #3: Owners Panel
Jeff Missad, AIA, LEED AP – Vice President Facilities Development and Real EstateEl Camino Health
Whit Robinson – Corporate Vice President, Facilities, Design and Construction, Scripps Health
Tom Van Pelt – Executive Director of Planning for Facilities Planning and Development, UC Davis Health
Gillian Tiede – Assistant Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Public Works, Project Management Division
Moderated by Muhsin Lihony, AIA – Director of Healthcare, Principal, Architecture, LPA Design Studios
4:55pm – 5:00pm
CLOSING REMARKS
5:00pm – 6:30pm
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Hosted by Steelcase & Tangram