Tuesday, December 16, 2025
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (10 a.m. Early Bird Access)
Mission Bay Conference Center, Robertson Auditorium, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, California
Join Us for the 2nd Annual Continuous Improvement Fair
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Continuous Improvement (CI) Fair, this year’s enterprise-focused CI Fair welcomes all members of the UCSF community. We are broadening our focus to cultivate a community of practice that bridges Campus and Health, bringing together colleagues across the organization to accelerate learning, innovation, and impact.
Join us to learn what your colleagues have been working on! This year’s action-packed agenda will feature an exciting Keynote Speaker, a leadership panel, and will include community-driven activities such as:
- Breakout Session Blocks: New this year! 25-minute deep-dive presentations focus on an improvement effort or a quick Lean Lesson. You will be able to choose from multiple sessions offered within each breakout block. Space is limited; please select the sessions you would like to attend when you register for the CI Fair. We will remove sessions from registration as we reach capacity.
- CI Showcase Booths: We’re bringing back Booths! We will have booths set up in the back of Robertson Hall, featuring a variety of interactive activities.
- Poster Sessions: Stroll through poster sessions featuring your colleagues’ Improvement efforts.
Registration is now closed.
Meet Our Keynote Speaker
Katie Anderson is a global leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and award-winning author who helps leaders elevate people, align with purpose, and build cultures of continuous learning that drive innovation and sustainable performance. Katie earned her masters in Public Health at the University of Sydney and has helped lead senior Performance Improvement Roles at Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Sutter Health.
A Stanford graduate and Fulbright Scholar, she has lived and worked across seven countries, including 18 months in Japan learning from Toyota leaders. She also hosts the transformational leadership podcast Chain of Learning®, and has inspired tens of thousands of leaders across 20+ countries to lead with intention, develop capability, and create cultures where both people and performance flourish.
Agenda
10 - 10:25 a.m. - Early Bird Breakout Block 1 | Robertson Conference Rooms
10:30 - 11 a.m. - Early Bird Networking | Robertson Hallway
10:35 - 11:05 a.m. - Early Bird Breakout Block 2 | Robertson Conference Rooms
11:05 - 11:15 a.m. - Welcome | Robertson Hall
11:15 a.m. - noon - Keynote Speaker | Robertson Hall
Noon - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch | Robertson Hallway
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Networking at CI Showcase Booths | Robertson Hall
12:30 - 12:55 p.m. - Breakout Session Block 3 | Robertson Conference Rooms
1:05 - 1:30 p.m. - Breakout Session Block 4 | Robertson Conference Rooms
1:30 - 2 p.m. - Welcome to Project One Training | Robertson Hall
2:15 - 3 p.m. - Leadership Panel Discussion | Robertson Hall
3 - 3:30 p.m. - Awards Ceremony | Robertson Hall
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Closing | Robertson Hall
Breakout Sessions
For detailed descriptions of breakout sessions, visit the CI Fair Digital Program.
CI Showcase Booths
You will have the chance to visit CI showcase booths throughout the event with exciting topics! Engage with the following:
- Anna Rubinsky, IT Academic Research Services - Fostering Community and Innovation Through UCSF’s Generative AI Office Hours
- Bernard Alvarado, John McWalter, and Goshen Chan Zoom Workspace - Find Your Space—Just a Zoom Away: Making onsite work simple with Zoom Workspace
- Jenn Chan, UCSF Real Estate - Creating Exceptional Places for Healing, Discovery, and Learning
- Kate Shimshock, UCSF Campus Life Services, Facilities Services - Facilities Building Usage Analytics and Customer Experience
- Lei Choi, UCSF Health - Continuous Improvement and Lean in Healthcare - Improvement and Leadership Development: Jumpstarting Better Leadership, Better Teams, & Better Problem Solving
- Renae Waneka, UCSF Leadership Institute - Continuous Improvement Through Professional Development
- Salesh Sharma, UCSF Audit & Advisory Services - AuditAlly: Empowering Audit Excellence with AI Innovation
Paul Chiu - Creating Digital Twins at UCSF with Laser Scanning
Eli Perszyk and Ben Levie - Layer Up for Science
Aenor Sawyer - Innovation Ventures
...and more!
Additional Details
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information or questions, please reach out to Peggy Crovetto at peggy.crovetto@ucsf.edu.
UCSF welcomes everyone to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event due to a disability, please contact Peggy Crovetto by emailing peggy.crovetto@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.
