08/11/2026
Who else is super excited about ASAE The Center for Association Leadership's Annual Meeting and Expo in Indianapolis?!
The agenda is jam packed with amazing sessions. Here's where I'd spend my time as an executive leader.
I reviewed the 100+ sessions through one lens:
What do association leaders need to get right to help their teams navigate (and execute through) this level of change?
These 8 are worth your time:
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1๏ธโฃ Pre-Conference: Mastering Mental Fitness for Purposeful Leadership w/Amy C. Yip, PCC
2๏ธโฃ Leading Through the Messy Middle of Major Tech Change w/Annette Moy, AAiP and Justin Scott, PhD, CAE
3๏ธโฃ Mastering the Art of Celebrating Wins with/Amy C. Yip, PCC
4๏ธโฃ Innovation That Matters: Turning Ideas into Member Value w/Tina (Covington) Gordon, Wendy Toyama, MBA, FASAE, CAE (she/her), Gina Woodall, Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF, and Andrea Wieters
5๏ธโฃ CEOs vs Boards: Who Owns the Hard Decisions? w/Lakisha Woods, CAE, Jeffrey Tenenbaum, Matthew D'Uva, Greg Heidrich, and Patricia Blake
6๏ธโฃ Unlocking Agility and Resilience in Your Organization w/Patrick Glaser, Christina Lewellen, MBA, FASAE, CAE, Chelsea Killam, and Andrea Wieters
7๏ธโฃ The AI-Ready Culture: Leading People Through Transformation w/Kevin Martlage, AAiP, Kevin Ordonez, AAiP, Sherry Whitaker Budziak ๐ค
8๏ธโฃ From Awareness to Action: How to Build a Culture of Workplace Well-Being Tara Davis and Dennis P. Stolle, JD, PhD
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โญ Iโll be leading two sessions.
Mastering Mental Fitness for Purposeful Leadership
Saturday, August 15 at 1:30pm
Mastering the Art of Celebrating Wins
Sunday, August 16 at 1:30pm
If you're leading people through relentless change and asking them to keep adapting and moving forward, these sessions tackle what it takes to sustain resilience, motivation, and performance.
If you're attending, where are you planning to spend your time?