Where Leaders Connect and Grow
Each year, NMA members come together for keynotes, leadership workshops, and a celebration of outstanding leaders. Details for the 2027 conference will be announced soon.
Learn. Connect. Celebrate.
Learn
Keynote speakers and hands-on workshops give leaders practical skills to bring back to their teams and chapters.
See the 2026 agendaConnect
Members from across the NMA network come together at mixers, shared meals, and evening events.
Find a chapterCelebrate
The conference honors outstanding leaders through the National Management Hall of Fame and the Member of the Year and Executive of the Year awards.
See 2026 photosHighlights from Past Gatherings
A look back at the keynotes, breakout sessions, networking mixers, and celebrations that define the NMA Annual Conference experience.
Leadership Speech Contest & Shorey Silent Auction
The Shorey Silent Auction is held in conjunction with the Annual Conference to raise funds for the NMA Leadership Speech Contest. Over its history, the contest has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarship funds to promising student leaders.
Donate an Item
Donation details will be shared ahead of the next conference.
Bid at the Conference
Attendees bid at the conference, with proceeds supporting the speech contest.
Awarded in student scholarships since inception
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Giving Back to Our Host Community
2026 CONFERENCE CHARITYEvery year, the NMA Annual Conference strives to leave a positive footprint in the host community by donating to a local cause. The 2026 conference charity partner was the Veterans Guest House in Reno.
Founded in 1993 under the credo “never again on our watch,” the Veterans Guest House provides veterans and their families temporary overnight accommodations during medical treatment.
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A hundred years of leaders started the same way you will.
Individual, company, community, and student memberships available — every one comes with the same network and the same standard of leadership.