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NACD Directors Summit 2025

NACD Directors Summit™ 2026

October 11 - 14, 2026 | Washington, DC Area
17 NACD Credits

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Where the most influential directors prepare for what’s next.

The NACD Directors Summit is the only national conference built exclusively for corporate directors. The conference offers four days of curated programming across 11 topics from governance essentials to technology and digital oversight. It’s the place where peer conversations and expert insights that shape boardroom decisions happen first.

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Explore 60+ sessions, workshops, and conversations shaping board priorities.

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Who You’ll Meet

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What Summit Delivers

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Explore the 11 future-focused learning topics and start planning your Summit experience.

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2026 Conference Topics

Effective board leadership demands fluency across an expanding range of disciplines. NACD Directors Summit's 11 future-focused learning topics are designed to meet directors where they are and challenge them to go further. Explore the topics below as you plan your Summit experience.

 

Governance Essentials

Designed for directors of all tenures, these sessions cover the core responsibilities of board service. Topics include fiduciary duties, committee structure, board dynamics, and more. 

Private Company Governance

Focused on the unique realities of private company boards, sessions explore ownership dynamics, growth strategy, capital planning, and governance practices that support long-term value creation.

Industry Insights for Directors

These conversations explore the realities facing key sectors — hear how boards are responding to competitive pressure, disruption, and regulatory change. 

Risk at the Top

A focused look at the most pressing risks facing companies today, including geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory shifts, cybersecurity threats, and reputational exposure. 

The Innovation Imperative

These sessions explore how directors can champion transformation, evaluate emerging opportunities, and support bold strategic moves while maintaining the discipline that protects long-term value.

Human Capital & Compensation

A focused look at executive compensation design, CEO succession planning, and workforce strategy — and how boards can effectively oversee the human capital decisions that drive long-term value.

Board Oversight of Strategy

A look at how boards shape corporate strategy, challenge assumptions, and monitor execution against stated goals. 

Managing Activist Risk

Sessions examine how boards anticipate activist campaigns, strengthen investor engagement, and protect long-term value. 

Lead Director Education

These sessions offer a practical look at how lead directors shape boardroom dialogue, strengthen the chair relationship, and set the tone for governance that holds. 

Audit Committee Oversight

Explore emerging audit risks, regulatory updates, cybersecurity oversight, and maintaining rigor in financial governance. 

Technology and Digital Governance

Sessions focus on AI, cybersecurity, data governance, and digital transformation through a board lens.

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NACD Directors Summit at a Glance

Where directors from across the country come together to understand how boards are responding to today’s challenges and what they’re preparing for next.

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Registration Fees & Policies

By registering for an NACD or NACD Chapter Network event, you agree to the following Code of Conduct.

NACD and the NACD Chapter Network organizations (NACD) are non-partisan, nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing directors with the opportunity to discuss timely governance oversight practices. The views of the speakers and audience are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NACD.