Sunday, March 30–Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Join us at the 36th Quest for Excellence Conference, Sunday, March 30 - Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD! We are excited to be back in the Harbor East neighborhood in Baltimore - home to many great restaurants and shops.
This year’s Quest conference will feature keynote presentations by nationally recognized thought leaders, authors, and leading industry executives, including the 2024 Baldrige Award Recipients. Concurrent sessions will complement the keynotes and offer attendees a chance to get up close with current and former Baldrige Award recipients and representatives from other high-performing organizations, as they share their best practices in achieving organizational resilience and long-term success.
You can register and book your hotel room today through Showcare, the official conference registrar and housing bureau. So, don’t delay in reserving your seat.
Join the premier learning event for improving your organization’s performance and take home solutions to help your organization achieve breakthrough performance and results in areas such as leadership; strategy; customers; workforce; and operations.
Conference Highlights
Conference sessions and activities include:
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Baldrige Award Ceremony, Sunday, March 30
Recognizing the 2024 Baldrige Award recipients followed by a celebratory reception.
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Opening Keynote Presentation by Tucker Bryant
Poet and Innovation Keynote Speaker, formerly with Google.
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Monday and Wednesday Morning Plenary Sessions
Featuring leaders of the 2024 Baldrige Award recipients, who will share their Award-winning strategies for success.
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Monday Luncheon Keynote Presentation by José Pires
Founder and CEO of Global Excellence & Innovation, an executive leader and advisor for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 50 organizations.
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Tuesday Morning Business Executive Plenary Session
Featuring Ron Norris, Director of Innovation for Georgia-Pacific and
Mike Koralewski, Chief Supply Chain Officer for First Solar.
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Wednesday Morning Keynote Presentation by Rami Goldratt
CEO at the Goldratt Group and son of Eliyahu Goldratt, author of “The Goal”.
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Concurrent Sessions on Monday and Tuesday
Featuring former Award recipients and other high-performing organizations speaking on relevant topics of interest, such as leadership and social responsibility, community engagement, strategy, customer engagement, operations and operational continuity, and workforce issues.
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Baldrige Framework Pre-Conference Workshops
On the afternoon of Sunday, March 30 for beginner and intermediate users of the Baldrige Framework.
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Networking
Opportunities to network with and learn from Baldrige recipients, applicants, examiners, Alliance for Performance Excellence program representatives, Communities of Excellence participants, Quest sponsors, and Baldrige experts and users in all sectors.
Hotel and Conference Registration
Register and book your hotel room today. All hotel rooms will be booked through Showcare, the Quest conference housing bureau.
Become a Conference Sponsor Today!
Reserve a Sponsorship Today! Contact jracette@baldrigefoundation.org for more information and to keep up-to-date on developing sponsorship opportunities.
Contact
For more information about the Quest for Excellence Conference:
www.nist.gov/baldrige/qe | 301-975-2036 | baldrige@nist.gov | #BaldrigeQuest
For questions about Quest Registration and Hotel, contact Showcare:
quest@showcare.com | (888) 288-3598
For more information about Quest Sponsorship Opportunities:
jracette@baldrigefoundation.org | 614-563-2024
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