Are you waiting for more information on this year’s South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) 2026 Annual Convention, before registering? The wait is over! Not only is the 2026 Annual Convention Education Session Preview now available – we are excited to reveal this year’s opening keynote speaker!
Click here to explore session titles, presenters, times and more! Visit the link and learn more about what this year’s Annual Convention has to offer!
Whether you’re looking for educational opportunities focused on
- Care Delivery
- Leadership & Workforce
- Finance & Operations
- Quality & Safety
- Regulatory & Patient Experience
- Post-Acute Care
This year’s convention offers more than 25 educational sessions designed to help you customize your own learning experience.
This year’s Opening Keynote Speaker Reveled: Kyle Scheele
Kyle Scheele is a keynote speaker, author, and creativity expert known for transforming unconventional ideas into high-impact projects. Featured in Fast Company, WIRED, The Washington Post, and BuzzFeed, Kyle has inspired audiences in all 50 states to think differently, embrace innovation, and take action on bold ideas.
Kyle helps organizations understand how ideas work so they can create meaningful change. One attendee described his presentation by saying:
“Kyle didn’t just deliver a talk. He delivered an entire experience. We’re still buzzing.”
His book, How Ideas Work: Four Simple Steps That Turn Anyone into a Creative Thinker, expands on the same concepts that have made him one of today’s most sought-after keynote speakers.
For more than 20 years, Kyle has explored one question: Where do great ideas actually come from? His search led him to bestselling authors, award-winning filmmakers, entrepreneurs, musicians, and innovators across every industry. While their stories were different, Kyle discovered that every breakthrough followed the same underlying pattern. He will share his findings, leaving attendees feeling empowered and ready to tackle new ideas with excitement and a better understanding.
Throughout his career, Kyle has delivered more than 700 keynote presentations and inspired over 430,000 people. His presentations are fast-paced, research-backed, engaging, and practical, providing audiences with a repeatable process they can immediately apply to generate better ideas, solve problems more effectively, and inspire innovation within their organizations.
As SDAHO celebrates 100 years of serving South Dakota health care and looks toward the next century, there couldn’t be a more fitting time to welcome Kyle Scheele to our Annual Convention. His message of creativity, collaboration, and innovation aligns perfectly with our theme, “A Century Strong: Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future.”
Want a preview of Kyle’s engaging style? Be sure to check out his short videos on his YouTube channel.
Ready to see everything the 2026 Annual Convention has to offer taking place September 161, 2026 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center?
Explore the education sessions, learn more about our speakers, and register today by visiting 2026 Annual Convention.
