Elevate VR Conference: What to Expect in Chicago This September
September 1-2, 2026 | Chicago, Il
Libera is hosting Elevate VR, a two-day conference built around one goal: giving vocational rehabilitation professionals practical, usable takeaways they can bring straight back to their agencies. This isn’t a conference of generic keynotes and vendor pitches; it’s a working session for the VR community, with real agency experience, product direction and forward-looking discussion on where the field is headed.
Here’s a closer look at what attendees can expect.
Attendees will Experience
Elevate is designed around one question: what will you actually do differently when you get back to the office? Sessions are built to produce concrete takeaways: examples, lessons learned and discussion prompts agencies can put to use, not just listen to.
That practical focus shows up in a few ways:
- Peer agency learning. Attendees will compare notes with teams facing the same challenges; implementation, adoption, federal reporting, documentation and change management among them.
- Product and roadmap visibility. Libera-led sessions will walk through product direction and upcoming capabilities, giving agencies a clearer view of what’s coming and how to plan for it.
- AI and future readiness. Forward-looking sessions will dig into where AI and automation can realistically help VR operations; counselor efficiency, intake and service delivery among the areas on the table.
For agencies weighing the time and travel, the case is straightforward: stronger operational practices, sharper cross-functional alignment between program, fiscal, reporting and technology teams, and a more informed view of where VR case management is headed.
Two Days, Built for Different Kinds of Value
Day 1 centers on collaboration, implementation experience and innovation: opening sessions, peer discussion, breakout sessions across the day, and a closing session on Libera’s AI strategy.
Day 2 shifts toward product direction and planning: an industry/agency panel, a look at new feature demonstrations, a product roadmap and strategy session, and closing takeaways attendees can carry into their own planning conversations.
Breakout topics under consideration span the full range of what agencies are working through right now: data quality, documentation practices, federal reporting readiness, staff training and change management, configuration and workflow improvement, AI readiness, and more. The full agenda (sessions, speakers, and final breakout topics) is still being finalized and we’ll share updates as it comes together.
Who will Attend
Elevate VR is built for leaders and staff across vocational rehabilitation agencies (program, fiscal, reporting, and technology stakeholders alike) along with the broader VR community. If your team is thinking about staff training, data quality, reporting readiness or where AI fits into VR case management over the next few years, this conference is built with you in mind.
