2026 HME News Business Summit® | Raising the Bar | October 12-14, 2026 | Seelbach Hilton | Louisville, KY

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2025 Conference Schedule

Mon, Oct 20
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Tues, Oct 21
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration
8 - 9 a.m. Continental breakfast
9 - 9: 10 a.m. Opening remarks
9:10 - 10 a.m. FIRESIDE CHAT Reimagining the role of HME providers in an outcomes-driven health care ecosystem
10 - 10:05 a.m. Fast five
10:05 - 11:05 a.m. PANEL Capital, change and catalysts: Leading HME companies through investment-driven transformation
11:05 - 11:25 a.m. Break & featured vendor tables
11:25 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. FIRESIDE CHAT Payer partnerships in progress: Navigating the future of policy and reimbursement
12:25 - 12:30 p.m. Fast five
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Networking lunch & featured vendor tables
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. PANEL Outside in: Why investors are betting on software to transform HME
2:30 - 2:35 p.m. Fast five
2:35 - 3:25 p.m. PANEL Fresh eyes, bold moves: Rethinking HME through a new lens
3:25 - 3:30 p.m. Fast five
3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Break & featured vendor tables
3:50 - 4:10 p.m. TABLE TALK Peer reflections & real conversations
4:10 - 4:20 p.m. Closing remarks
4:20 - 5:20 p.m. Featured Vendor Tables & Happy Hour
7 - 10 p.m. HME News Business Summit Networking Reception
8:00pm - Provider of the Year Live Announcement
Wed, Oct 22
8 - 10 a.m. Registration
8 - 9 a.m. Continental breakfast & featured vendor tables
9 - 9:10 a.m. Opening remarks
9:10 - 10:05 a.m. PANEL Voices from the field: Indie leaders on the future of HME
10:05 - 10:55 a.m. PANEL Navigating the new regulatory landscape: Policy and politics in a shifting Washington, D.C.
10:55 - 11 a.m. Fast five
11 - 11:20 a.m. Break & featured vendor tables
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. LIVE ANALYSIS 21st Annual HME News/VGM & Associates Financial Benchmarking Survey
12:20 - 12:25 p.m. Fast five
12:25 - 12:30 p.m. Closing remarks
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Networking lunch & featured vendor tables

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