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 a.m. | Opening Remarks

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

  • Brian Pasquale, Senior Director, Engineering & Infrastructure, UMass Chan Medical School
  • Brian Scott, Principal, Bespoke Project Management 
  • Jeff Rios, Senior Vice President, WSP Engineers 
  • Suzanne Wood, Senior Director, Sustainability & Campus Services, UMass Chan Medical School
  • Tim Peer, Vice President, District Energy, BOND
  • 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

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

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. | BREAK

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

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

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

  • Jim Sweeney, Senior Project Manager, Whiting-Turner Construction
  • Kathleen Hylka, Vice President, Facilities and Support Services, UMass Memorial Health
  • Kwang Lee, Healthcare Director, Healthcare Market Lead, NBBJ
  • Ron Gorham, Principal, Healthcare Practice Leader,Perkins & Will Design
  • Wayne Gietz, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Sturdy Health
  • 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.