Summit 2026 to be held December 3 – 4 returning to Montage Deer Valley

Now in its 26th year, Summit D&O Conference is a world-class directors and officers training and leadership conference dedicated to helping the boards of public, pre-IPO, and private companies improve corporate governance and best practices. Summit provides an opportunity for directors and officers to hear valuable information from nationally recognized experts and thought leaders on best practices and strategies to improve boardroom performance.Join your peers from around the country at the Summit Conference and discuss the challenges facing boards today. Hear from nationally recognized experts on how to most effectively deal with the challenges and complexities of new federal regulations and governance reforms.

Additional benefits include an estimated 9.5  (CPE/CLE) credits and 9 NACD credits toward achieving and maintaining NACD Directorship Certification® and NACD Board Leadership Fellowship. Credit hours are based on previous years’ allocations.

Registration

All the pieces are coming together for another successful Summit D&O Training Conference. We are holding this year’s conference in-person at the Montage Deer Valley. Summit 2026’s lineup included presenters bringing back a few favorites like Joan Woodward – Travelers as well as some strong new speakers to be announced soon.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for a great conference that will help you be a better board member while providing over 9 hours of CLE and CPE and 9 NACD credits toward achieving and maintaining NACD Directorship Certification® and NACD Board Leadership Fellowship. Credit hours are based on previous years’ allocations. Pricing is a great value at $675.

Registration open for: Summit 2026 Director & Officer Training Conference, December 3 – 4, 2026

Accommodations

Lodging at the Montage Deer Valley Resort will be available at discounted rates. Please book early as the room block sells out quickly.

  • Superior King or Double-Queen Room – $399
  • Mention “Summit Conference” to get discount at (435) 604-1300

2026 Agenda

Thursday, December 3th

7:00 – 7:45 Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15 Introduction and Welcome to Conference

Spencer Hoole, Summit 2026 Co-chair, President Retail Insurance, IMA

8:15 – 8:30 Keynote Address: Innovation, Creativity, and AI – The Trifecta of Strategy

Jeff Dyer, Marriott School of Business, BYU

8:30 – 9:30 Town Hall: NACD Blue Ribbon Commission – How Boards Can Better Oversee Strategy Execution Amid Rising Complexity and Disruption

Moderator: Suzanne Nimocks, NACD Blue Ribbon Commissioner

9:30 – 10:30 Keynote Address: Woodward on Washington

Joan K. Woodward, Executive VP Public Policy, The Travelers Companies, former VP and Director of Washington Research for Goldman Sachs, former Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote:  – AI and Synthetic Presence – Discussion Points for Boards

Clarissa Cerda, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, Pindrop Security; Director, Next
Caller

11:30 – noon Fireside Chat: What’s Going on with High Performance Computing and Data Centers

Mike Hawkins, CEO, Limitless Energy Group

Paul Godfrey, William and Roceil Low Professor of Business Strategy, BYU Marriott School of Business

NOON – 1:15 Lunch Keynote Address: The Compass Within – Finding and Leading from Your Core Values

Robert Glazer, Founder and Chairman, Acceleration Partners, Founder, Elevate Leadership

1:30 – 2:15 Breakout 1: Why Directors Need to Sit Up and Take Notice Now!

Breakout 2: Shareholder Activism – Navigating Shareholder Engagement with Expert Insight

2:15 – 2:45 Networking Break

2:45 – 3:30 Breakout 1: Designing the Workforce of the Future  

Breakout 2: Enterprise Risk Management

3:30 – 4:15 Keynote Address: Where Do We Go from Here?

Savita Subramanian, Head of U.S. Equity and Quantitative Strategy at Bank of America

 

Friday, December 4th

8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 Keynote Address: Confidence and Competitiveness: Navigating New Geopolitical Realities

Adam Barbina, Partner, US Geostrategy Leader, EY Geostrategic Business Group

9:00 – 9:45 Fireside Chat: 

Facilitator –        Ted Haack, NACD

  Guest –             General Charles Q. Brown, Jr, 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 22nd Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

9:45 – 10:30  Breakout 1: State of the Capital Markets – The Path to Liquidity

10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break

11:00 – 11:30 Keynote Address: Leadership Perspectives: The Next 100 Million Acres: Scaling Nano-Yield Globally

Clark T. Bell, CEO and Co-founder, Nano-Yield

11:30 – noon Fireside Chat: 

Facilitator –        Drew Yergensen, Key Bank

  Guest –             Danny Rensch, Founder, Chess.com

noon – 1:00 Keynote Address: Leadership in the 21st Century

Bob Gay, Huntsman Gay Global Capital

Conference wrap-up / adjourn SKI AFTERNOON

Sponsors

Sponsors include the thought leaders in corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

IMA Financial Group and Latham & Watkins and EY are the Title Sponsors of this year’s Summit Conference.

Summit is presented with the support and assistance of the NACD Utah Chapter and Brigham Young University.

Gold Sponsors include Bank of America, Connor Group, Donnelley Financial Solutions, Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, KeyBank, KPMG, Mayer Brown, Nasdaq, and Protiviti.

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