The educational schedule for the 2026 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, scheduled for Oct. 17-20 in New Orleans, is now live.
Across four days, the annual HCD Conference + Expo offers workshops, facility tours, networking events, keynote and educational sessions, and an expo hall featuring the latest products and services for healthcare environments.
The conference will offer more than 100 hours of programming focused on topics ranging from behavioral health and sustainability to technology. Find the full agenda here.
2026 HCD Conference Educational Session Tracks
The educational sessions for the 2026 event are organized across 12 tracks, including:
- Design Forward
- Project Planning & Delivery
- Technology & Innovation
- Sustainable Healthcare
- Specialty Populations & Care Environments
- Mental & Behavioral Health
- Research, Outcomes & Lessons Learned
- Owner/Provider Topics & Perspectives
- Clinical Voices
- AMFP Facility, Project & Asset Management
- Interactive Roundtable
- Resiliency & High-Performance Design
HCD Conference co-locates with IFHE World Congress
New in 2026 and in partnership with the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP), the HCD Conference is co-locating with the International Federation of Healthcare Engineering (IFHE) 29th World Congress. These two events will offer numerous opportunities for attendees to experience both, including shared keynotes, expo hall, and networking.
Register for the HCD Conference + Expo here and the IFHE World Congress here. For the full agenda, go here.
