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September 24-26, 2024
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Step away from your everyday routine and immerse yourself in three interactive days of executive learning, peer collaboration, and hands on experiences designed to elevate your leadership skills.

250

Attendees

25+

Speakers

30

Case Studies

4

Learning Paths

Great Leadership Makes Change Happen!

The 2024 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat is a one-of-a-kind executive gathering dedicated to molding today’s health and human services executives into decisive and informed leaders. 

This year’s event will host 300 executives from leading provider organizations and health plans for three days of interactive experiences, dynamic sessions, and collaborative opportunities.   

 Attendees will discover new approaches for fortifying workforce resilience, strategies for capitalizing on growth opportunities, and get a firsthand look at the historic leaders and lessons who shaped America’s future.

This is a regularly sold out event, register today to secure your spot!

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Build a practical guide for overcoming modern workforce challenges and aligning workforce strategy with long-term organizational growth in The 2024 Health & Human Services Workforce Best Practices Summit.

Discover new approaches for fortifying workforce resilience, strategies for capitalizing on growth opportunities, and get a firsthand look at the historic leaders and lessons that shaped America’s future throughout 15+ sessions, four interactive tours, two half-day seminars, and one full day summit.

Step back in time and examine the parallels between challenges faced by modern executives today, and those faced by two prominent historical leaders: General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln in Navigating Uncertainty: What History Can Teach Us About Modern Leadership.

Network, engage, and learn from 300+ industry leaders throughout a variety of unique networking opportunities such as 4 interactive leadership experiences, a Gettysburg Pub Crawl, and the Executive Networking Reception at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, sponsored by Qualifacts.

Learn how to navigate change, embrace innovation, and ensure program alignment with the evolving needs of your organization’s mission and long-term strategic goals in Parting Ways With Tradition – Embracing Strategic Change & Crafting a Future-Ready Identity.

Uncover best practices for building, implementing, and managing a strategic plan for long-term growth and sustainability in How To Develop A Strategic Plan: The 2024 OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Best Practices In Strategy, Portfolio Management & Scenario-Based Planning.

Connect with women in leadership as they discuss facing challenges, overcoming barriers, and empowering women executives in the workplace during Women In Leadership: A Discussion Session and the Women Of Gettysburg Walking Tour.

Examine how Carelon has led clinical teams and initiatives through turbulent times, while also pivoting to address the behavioral, economic, medical, and social drivers of health impacting complex consumers in Leading Clinical Teams Through Challenging Times: The Carelon Perspective.

Explore how one organization successfully navigated external media relations and public relations messaging through turbulent times in Hoping For Sunshine, Preparing For Rain – Media, PR & The Executive Leader.

Gain clear insights into a digital-first approach focused on consumer experience, organizational efficiency, organizational resiliency, growth, and sustainability in Building A Digital Transformation Roadmap – Aligning Technology, Team & Processes For Superior Consumer Experience & Engagement: The 2024 OPEN MINDS Seminar.

Retreat Speakers & Faculty

Dr. Thomas Starling
Dr. Thomas StarlingSenior Associate, OPEN MINDS
Monica E. Oss
Monica E. OssChief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS
Kimberly Bond, MS, LMFT
Kimberly Bond, MS, LMFT Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

Explore Gettysburg Through Event Activities

  • Beer Tour: Join OPEN MINDS for a beer tour around the town square. A few of the stops will be Ploughman’s Cider, Reid’s Winery Tasting Room & Cider House, and Pilger Ruh Brewing Taproom.
  • Eisenhower Farm Tour: Did you know President Dwight Eisenhower retired here after his presidency? Come enjoy a tour of his farm and learn more about his legacy and family.
  • Little Round Top Tour: Enjoy a private tour of Little Round Top where Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin led his troops to victory. Learn how he used strategic thinking, necessary quick decisions, and preserved the goals of the Union Army.
  • Pickett’s Charge Tour: Retrace the steps of General James Longstreet and General Robert E. Lee through Pickett’s Charge. Learn how this pivotal fight determined the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg, and possibly the outcome of the Civil War. We will talk through their relationship and decisionmaking styles, with time for questions and discussion with our guide.

Attendee Testimonials

“I’m grateful for the chance to learn from colleagues around the country and find opportunities we can bring back.”

President & CEO For Private Non-Profit Corporation

“A great week of connecting and learning.”

Director For Multi-State Human Services Agency

“An amazing learning opportunity that pushed my thinking forward in exciting ways.”

CEO For A Mental Health Center