VSPA Fall 2026 Conference - Charlotte, NC

November 11 - 14, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

The VSPA Fall 2026 Conference warmly invites the owners and administrators of independently owned veterinary specialty and emergency hospitals that are not in the competitive area of a current member to see what VSPA is about by attending our conference in person. Is that you? If so - Welcome!

Check the VSPA Member Directory - Veterinary Specialty Practice Alliance (specialtyvets.com). We are available anytime by email, text, or phone, and we look forward to hearing from you. pam@specialtyvets.com or 919.219.5210.

We will again be using a rooming list for this event. Your confirmation email letter has the HOTEL and booking information. Submit your information early!

Agenda

Wednesday, November 11

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Board of Directors Meeting

Executive Board Only

Thursday, November 12

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Registration

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Members Business Meeting (required at least 1 pp)

VSPA NDA Members Only

12:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Ꙭ Lunch and Poster Session (Guests Join Here)

1:20 PM - 1:50 PM

Ꙭ Presidents Welcome & Introductions

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Where Are You Putting Your Focus?

This section opens participants to the reality that most of us operate largely on default — our thinking, relating, and acting shaped by long-held, unexamined patterns of reaction. (more..)

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Bio Break

3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

How Are You Relating? Predictable Paths and What They Produce

Building on Section 1, this section takes up the second vital question: “How Are You Relating?” Participants are introduced to (more...)

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

Leadership Show & Tell

The day’s final session gives participants time to integrate the learning and realizations from Sections 1 and 2 through personal reflection, structured small-group discussion, and in-the-moment self-noticing as they head into the evening. Discussion

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM

Ꙭ Bio Break

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Ꙭ Sponsor Networking & Reception

Friday, November 13

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Ꙭ Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Calgon, Take Me Away!” a.k.a. Great — Now What?!

Opens w/paired share and large-group debrief of D1 key insights, then introduction to the Drama Triangle’s mirror model, the Empowerment (more...)

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

What Actions Am I Taking?

In the fifth and final section, participants take up the third vital question — “What Actions Am I Taking?” — and bring the full arc (more...)

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Ꙭ Bio Break

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM

The road to partnership part I: the bumpy years

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Ꙭ Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

The road to partnership part II: a new beginning

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Ꙭ Bio Break

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

What is Doctor EBITDA? Part 1: Learn to embrace this tool from the human side.

VSPA NDA Members Only Dr EBITDA is simply an individualized EBITDA calculation for the doctor provider and/or the department. We will discuss the various ways to produce this data.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Ꙭ Sponsor Engagement

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Study Group Breakouts

VSPA NDA Members Only

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Ꙭ Break

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Ꙭ Sponsor Networking & Reception

Saturday, November 14

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Ꙭ Breakfast