
igniteEX Conference
Experience the region’s largest, most powerful conference focused on continuous improvement and organizational excellence!
About igniteEX
You don’t want to miss this conference, focused on the best and emerging practices that facilitate excellence in people, organizations, and communities! Explore excellence in leadership, customer focus, workforce engagement, operations, innovation, resilience, and other drivers of performance! Discussions will focus on tools, methods, insights, and proven practices that help you improve your processes and results. And this conference will offer unique and powerful ways to network, connect, and EXcel together.
Invest in yourself, your team,
and your organization
3 reasons to attend igniteEX:
High Value
It’s an affordable, high value professional development event, packed with insights, tools, best practices to help you navigate today’s challenges and to begin to position for improvement, innovation, and future growth.

Hybrid Flexibility
It’s a hybrid event, offering the networking & energy in an in-person option or the convenience, efficiency & accessibility of an online option. Either way, the same great content, same great energy.

Recordings
It’s being recorded, so you’ll have access to all proceedings after the conference: you can view ALL sessions, not just the one you pick to see live. Or watch one a few times to catch more insights. Now igniteEX has a shelf-life!

Keynote Speakers
Two powerful voices who will help us ignite our spark:
Also featuring:
Breakout Speakers

- Managing change
- Navigating staffing challenges
- Artificial intelligence
- Organizational & community resilience
- Diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI)
- Customer engagement
- And many more!

Pre-conference Workshops
Thursday, April 18, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Thank You, Sponsors & Exhibitors!
We are grateful for organizations and individuals who support PEN’s mission and the igniteEX conference as sponsors or exhibitors.
EXcitement (Gold):


EXchange (Silver):



EXperience (Bronze):



EXhibitors:









If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at igniteEX 2024, please email
[email protected]
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Location
The igniteEX conference will be hosted at Mystic Lake Conference Center – the largest casino in Minnesota – as well as streaming live online.
Note: Hotel room block available at Mystic Lake Casino! Room block expires March 27 but space still available — call 800-262-7799 and ask for “PENworks 2024” rate.
