TPM® Healthcare Industry SummitNov 4–5, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

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November 4–5, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

TPM® Healthcare Industry Summit

Join 100+ industry leaders and healthcare innovators for the first-ever TPM® Healthcare Industry Summit. Collaborate to tackle workforce challenges and build scalable, real-world solutions.

Days
2 Days

General & Working Sessions

100+

Industry Leaders

Phoenix, AZ

Host City

Summit at a Glance

Day One

Morning

Main Stage Sessions

Employer collaboratives already moving healthcare talent pipelines, plus a live look at Community of Practice tools.

Throughout the Day

Four Rounds of Breakouts

Implementation Labs and Collaborative Design Studios, with two concurrent sessions each round.

To End the Day

Healthcare Workforce Action Lab​

Work with an action team to identify and assess partners and resources, align to your intended goal, map out your ecosystem, and define your first next steps for when you get back home. 

Day Two

To Start the Day

Clinical Simulation Facility Site Visit

Optional Morning Experience. A real-world example of a TPM strategy in action, bringing workforce solutions to life beyond the conference room.

Throughout the Day

Healthcare Workforce Challenges in Rural and Native Communities

A working session on healthcare workforce challenges in rural and native communities.

Afternoon

Live Healthcare Employer Collaborative

A live healthcare employer collaborative session (TPM practitioners; invite-only).

See the full detailed agenda. Session-by-session schedule for both days, further down this page.

Built to accelerate healthcare talent pipelines.

Where healthcare employers lead and workforce systems align.

Who Should Attend
The TPM Healthcare Industry Summit is designed for leaders who are actively shaping the future of healthcare talent pipelines, including:

✓   Healthcare employers and industry leaders

✓   TPM practitioners

✓   Education and training providers

✓   Workforce and economic development leaders

What You'll Do

→ Engage directly with employer collaboratives leading talent pipeline efforts

→ Share and learn proven TPM strategies that drive measurable workforce outcomes

→ Align across employers, education, and workforce partners to address critical talent shortages

→ Leave with practical tools, frameworks, and next steps to strengthen healthcare talent pipelines in their regions

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION

Registration is Now Closed

Registration for the TPM® Healthcare Industry Summit is now closed. If you still need to register, please reach out to TPMSupport@uschamber.org for assistance.

Plan Your Visit

Summit Venues

The TPM® Healthcare Industry Summit takes place across two locations in Phoenix.

Day 1
Creighton University Health Sciences Campus – Phoenix

The Creighton University Health Sciences Campus in Phoenix trains future physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, and occupational and physical therapists, making it a fitting home for a conversation about building the healthcare workforce.

3100 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012

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About the campus

Day 2
Hyatt Regency – Downtown Pheonix

Centrally located in the heart of downtown Phoenix near Chase Field, Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix Convention Center and the city’s leading entertainment venues, Hyatt Regency Phoenix boasts the best walkable access to the city’s top attractions.

122 N 2nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85004

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Session by Session

Detailed Agenda

Open a day to see the full session-by-session schedule.

8:00 – 8:45 AM

Registration and Breakfast

Check in, grab breakfast, and connect with fellow attendees.

8:45 – 8:55 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Kick off the summit with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and a thank-you to the sponsors and partners who made this day possible.

8:55 – 9:45 AM

Setting the Stage and Defining Our North Star

Ground the day in the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) approach and the NTC framework, then work with your team to set a shared North Star goal that will guide your summit work.  

9:45 – 9:50 AM

Transition Break

9:50– 10:40 AM

Breakout Round 1: APPLY

Breakout A

Build Talent, Don’t Just Buy It

Learn how health systems are moving from competing for scarce talent to growing their own through apprenticeships, earn-and-learn models, and internal career pathways.

Breakout B

Camp to Career: Building Regional Healthcare Talent Ecosystems

See how North Carolina partners are linking healthcare camps, career exploration, apprenticeships, and clinical experiences into one regional pipeline, and leave with a framework you can use in your own region.

10:40 – 10:50 AM

Transition Break

10:50 – 11:30 AM

Breakout Round 2: DESIGN

Breakout A

From Programs to Pipelines: A Community Healthcare Workforce Strategy

Using lessons from western Kentucky, learn how to connect existing workforce programs to employer demand, then map one priority healthcare occupation in your own community.

Breakout B

Your Next Hire, Funded: An Apprenticeship Workshop for Employers

Bring your hard-to-fill entry-level clinical roles and leave with them mapped to an apprenticeship structure, plus a clear view of the funding available in your state.

11:30 – 11:40 AM

Transition Break

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

TPMxHealthcare: Community Spotlights

Hear how three TPM communities are putting employer-led healthcare workforce solutions into action.

  • TPMxHealthcare: Solutions in Motion: How a Kentucky employer collaborative turned a middle school healthcare camp into a growing career exploration pipeline.
  • TPMxHealthcare: Getting Further, Faster: Connecting Healthcare TPM Across California: How a statewide network is connecting regional healthcare TPM efforts across California.
  • TPMxHealthcare: How Phoenix Health Systems Are Building Talent Together: How Phoenix-area health systems are working together through an employer-led collaborative to take on shared workforce challenges.

12:00 – 12:10 PM

Sponsor Spotlight: College Board

12:10 – 12:50 PM

Lunch

12:50 – 1:10 PM

Fireside Chat: From Service to Care

Join Hiring Our Heroes and Johnson & Johnson for a conversation on how healthcare employers can connect with military-connected talent and build pathways into high-demand careers.

1:10 – 1:20 PM

Transition Break

1:20 – 2:00 PM

Breakout Round 3: DESIGN

Breakout A

From AI Insight to Action: Building Smarter Healthcare Talent Pipelines

Explore a Sacramento-region case study on how AI is reshaping 12 allied health occupations, and learn to apply an interactive dashboard to your own talent pipeline planning.

Breakout B

To be announced

2:00 – 2:05 PM

Transition Break

2:05 – 2:55 PM

Breakout Round 4: APPLY

Breakout A

Leveraging K-12 Students to Solve Healthcare’s Talent Gap

Hear how Northern Indiana employers, schools, and community partners are using regional workforce data to make K-12 students an intentional part of the healthcare talent pipeline.

Breakout B

Capacity Planning Tool

Get hands-on with a tool developed by the TPM Healthcare Community of Practice that helps employers and education partners assess clinical training capacity and plan how to expand it.

2:55 – 3:05 PM

Transition Break

3:05 – 4:40 PM

A Healthcare Workforce Action Lab

Work with your action team to identify and assess partners and resources, align to your intended goal, map out your ecosystem, and define your first next steps for when you get back home.  

4:40 – 4:50 PM

Closing Reflections

Reflect on the day’s work and look ahead to Day Two.

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Optional Healthcare Simulation Facility Tour – Sign Up Required

Start your morning with an optional visit to a local healthcare simulation training facility to see how simulation supports healthcare workforce training.

  • 7:00 am: Site Visit Check-In and Bus Boarding. If you need a ride to the tour, please arrive for check-in at 7:00 AM so you are ready to board before buses depart promptly at 7:15 AM.
  • 7:15-7:30 AM: Travel to Healthcare Simulation Facility. 
  • 7:30–8:30 AM: Group Healthcare Simulation Facility Tour. Explore how simulation is used to train the healthcare workforce in two segmented groups. 

Traveling directly?
You may also make your own way to the GateWay Community College, 555 N. 18th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006. Please arrive before the tour begins at 7:30 a.m.

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

Check in, grab breakfast, and connect with fellow attendees. 

9:00 – 9:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15 – 9:50 AM

Data Connectivity

Explore how states can align data collection, definitions, and reporting across Regional Healthcare Transformation Grants, the Connecting Talent to Opportunity (CTO) Challenge, and other grants to reduce duplicate reporting and build a shared framework for regional workforce planning. 

9:50 – 10:00 AM

Transition Break

10:00 – 10:50 AM

Full-Circle Workforce Solutions Round 1

Breakout A

Skills- and Competency-Based Hiring: C-BEN and the Navajo Nation

Learn how C-BEN and the Navajo Nation defined and validated workforce-relevant skills to build culturally responsive pathways into employment, and explore skills-first hiring practices that expand healthcare career access in rural and tribal communities.

Breakout B

Building Radiography Talent Where It’s Needed

Explore an emerging Vermont partnership that brings accredited radiography training to communities without nearby programs through an education partner, shared simulation capacity, and employer-provided clinical experiences, and see how shared cohorts can expand local upskilling opportunities.

10:50 – 10:55 AM

Transition Break

10:55 – 11:45 AM

Full-Circle Workforce Solutions Round 2

Breakout A

Leading Data-Informed Talent Strategies

Learn how a lead state agency can unite workforce, education, health, and economic development partners around a shared healthcare talent strategy, with clear roles, aligned investments, and coordinated data to guide decisions and address regional needs.

Breakout B

Elevating Hidden Talent: Upskilling Pathways for the Incumbent Workforce

Learn how competency-based, earn-while-you-learn pathways build on the skills of CNAs, patient care techs, medical assistants, and EMTs to prepare them for high-demand critical care roles, and leave with two proven models and a draft pathway plan for your region.

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

1:00 – 3:30 PM

Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation Healthcare Workforce Collaborative Meeting

A live healthcare employer collaborative session (TPM practitioners; invite-only).

Co-Hosted in Partnership With

Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation

The TPM® Healthcare Industry Summit is proudly co-hosted by the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation. The Foundation has a long-standing, strategic relationship with the healthcare industry in Greater Phoenix, grounded in executive-level engagement, employer-led workforce strategy, and sustained cross-sector collaboration. Through the Healthcare Workforce Collaborative, the Foundation has demonstrated measurable impact by convening competing systems around common challenges, including nursing shortages, clinical training capacity, and regional talent attraction.

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