igniteEX 2025 Conference
The region’s largest, most powerful conference focused on continuous improvement and organizational excellence!
April 10-11, Mystic Lake Conference Center (location & hotel information below)
New this year: post-conference on demand option also available for those who can’t attend in person!
Hosted in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center.
Time is running out — Register NOW!
New this year: post-conference on demand option also available for those who can’t attend in person!
Time is running out — Register NOW!
Members use discount code “member25” for $200 off all tickets!
Premium Members use “premium25”; those paying by invoice use “invoice25”
About igniteEX
IgniteEX is focused on the best and emerging practices that facilitate excellence in people, organizations, and communities. The conference explores excellence in leadership, customer focus, workforce engagement, operations, innovation, resilience, and other drivers of performance! Sessions focus on tools, methods, insights, and proven practices that help you improve your processes and results. And this conference offers unique and powerful ways to network, connect, and EXcel together.
Conference Details
ANNOUNCING KEYNOTES!
Reconnecting in a Disconnected World
Dr. Janel Anderson
The rise of technology has connected us more than ever before, but it has also led to a growing sense of disconnection from the people and communities around us.
Janel’s opening keynote is a call to action for individuals to take a more proactive role in building strong, supportive organizations that can withstand the challenges of our rapidly changing work and world. By embracing the power of connection, we can create a more vibrant, healthy, and fulfilling workplace and society that benefits us all.
Transform Your Next 30 Days: Achieve Success in Work, Relationships & Life
Antonio Neves
Life presents us with challenges that test our resilience and shape who we become.
In this dynamic closing keynote, Antonio helps audiences take a powerful step back and examine the last 30 days of their life as a reflection of where they are headed. Are your actions leading you towards the success you envision, or are they holding you back? Come learn actionable tools to ensure that your next 30 days are better than your last — for leaders, for people, for entire organizations!
Powerful baldrige plenary speakers!
Explore best practices from three world-class organizations, each recipients of the 2024 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award — insights from extremely high performing organizations!
Chickasaw Nation Dept. of Health (OK)
Freese and Nichols, Inc. (TX)
Northeast Delta Dental (NH)
Powerful breakout sessions!
Learn from more than 30 local, regional, and national speakers, each sharing methods, tools, best practices to improve organizational & community performance.
Experience a mix of formats — “TEDtalk” sessions, panel discussions, interactive audience collaborative sessions — to stimulate thinking, sharing, learning, networking.
Hear from all sectors — businesses, healthcare, governmental agencies, nonprofits, and educational institutions.
Powerful pre-con workshops!
Three highly interactive workshop options, all April 10 9am-12pm. All carry additional investment.
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.
Local Forum
Great content; great networking; great energy — a world class event close to home, reducing the burden and expense of travel.
On Demand Recordings
All sessions will be 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!
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):
Other Sponsors:
Name Badge Sponsor
Networking Breaks Sponsor
EXhibitors:
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at igniteEX 2024, please email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Location
The igniteEX conference will be hosted at Mystic Lake Conference Center, one of the largest casinos in the Midwest. (Post-conference sessions are also all available on demand.)
Note: Hotel room block available at Mystic Lake Casino! Room block expires March 19 or until rooms no longer available — call 800-262-7799 and ask for “igniteEX2025” rate. More info on location here.
