Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

10th Annual Design Operations & Construction Conference

May 15, 2026 | 7:30 am - 1:30 pm

MHA Conference Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803

Please Note

Attendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering.

May 15 | 7:30 am – 1:30 pm

This conference is FREE for MHFPS, NEHES, and other facility professionals working for a hospital or system. If you are eligible for free registration please contact Laurie Snelson at  lsnelson@mhalink.org.

$199/pp Member Rate

$299/pp Non-Member Rate

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MHA Education Department
500 District Ave.
Burlington, MA 01803-5096

MHA Conference Center

500 District Ave
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 United States

Agenda

7:30 – 7:45 a.m. Opening Remarks

7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Energy Under Pressure: Navigating Mandates, Deadlines, and System Demands 

  • Jeff Rios, Senior Vice President, WSP Engineers  
  • Brian Scott, Principal, Bespoke Project Management  
  • Tim Peer, Vice President, District Energy, BOND 
  • Suzanne Wood, Senior Director, Sustainability & Campus Services, UMass Chan Medical School 
  • Brian Pasquale, Senior Director, Engineering & Infrastructure, UMass Chan Medical School 
  • Moderator: Jean Robinson, Associate Vice Chair, Facilities Management, University of Massachusetts, Lowell 

8:45-9:45 a.m. Portfolio Optimization for Healthcare: Funding Capital Projects Without Sacrificing Control

  • Teresa Wilson, Director, Project Management, Colliers Project Leaders 
  • Chris Chou, Managing Director, Capital Markets Analytics Group, Colliers Project Leaders 
  • Claudio Capone, Chief Strategy Officer & Consultant, Winding Lane Management 
  • Sam Sears, Executive Vice President, Remedy Medical Properties 
  • Tim Quirk, Vice President, Real Estate & Facility Planning, Brown University Health 

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. The Intelligent Hospital in Practice: Lessons from AI & Automation

  • Chad Pires, Manager, Hospital Environmental Safety, Boston Children’s Hospital 
  • Haley Theroux, Senior Director, Operations, Hexmodal Technologies 
  • Tony Armelin, Manager of Healthcare Facilities and Engineering, Trinity Health New England 
  • Jay Balapa, IT Director, JLL Healthcare, powered by ATG Intelligence 
  • Moderator: Keefe Buchanon, Regional Director, Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL)- ATG Intelligence 

11:15 – 12:15 a.m. Building Smarter: Better Practices in Design and Delivery from Two Massachusetts Teams 

  • Aimee Brewer, President & CEO, Sturdy Health 
  • Kwang Lee, Healthcare Director, Healthcare Market Lead, NBBJ 
  • Stephanie O’Brien, Director, Project Executive, Consigli Construction Co., Inc. 
  • Ron Gorham, Principal, Healthcare Practice Leader, Perkins & Will Design 
  • Moderator: Tim King, Director, Client Services (Healthcare), BOND Building 

12:15- 1:30pm Lunch & Networking

More speakers will be announced soon! 

Cancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.