The Nation's Leading Conference to Discover What Excellence Really Looks Like!
Sunday, March 29 – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Join us for the 37th Quest for Excellence Conference, Sunday, March 29 - Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland!
The conference will feature new and exciting opportunities to learn role model best practices from nationally recognized thought leaders, Baldrige Award recipients, and representatives from other high-performing organizations.
Register and book your hotel room today through Showcare, the official conference registrar and housing bureau. So, don’t delay in reserving your seat.
Enjoy sessions featuring leaders of Baldrige Award recipients and other high-performing organizations 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
Pre-Conference Workshops I Sunday, March 29
Getting Better at Getting Better: Leveraging the Baldrige Framework
Integrating Strategy and the Baldrige Excellence Framework for Sustainable Success
Culture Mapping - A Practical Tool for Building Intentional Culture
Award Ceremony and Reception I Sunday, March 29
Join us Sunday evening for the Baldrige Award Ceremony and Reception honoring the 2025 recipients. Attendees have the opportunity to network with members of the Baldrige community, such as Award Recipients, Examiners, Judges, Overseers, Fellows, Foundation members, and Alliance program representatives
Networking
Opportunities to network with and learn from Baldrige Recipients, Applicants, Examiners, Alliance for Performance Excellence program representatives, Communities of Excellence participants, and Baldrige experts and users in all sectors.
Keynote Speakers and Plenary Sessions
Monday and Wednesday morning keynote speakers and plenary sessions featuring thought leaders on organizational resilience and future emerging challenges.
Concurrent Sessions
Monday and Tuesday concurrent sessions will feature current and former Award Recipients and other high-performing organizations speaking on relevant topics of interest, such as leadership and social responsibility, workforce issues, and customers and strategy.