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The Agenda

A glimpse of what’s to come

2026 Agenda

Note: Agenda Subject to Change / NO REFUNDS, EXCHANGES or TRANSFERS
Updated 8/7/2026

 

8:00am – 7:00pmRegistration and Information Desk
10:00am – 10:45am

Entrepreneurs & Wealth Builders

Master Class # 1: The Seven Silent Leaks Stealing Your Future Wealth: The
Decisions High Earners Delay—And Why It Costs More Than You Think

10:00am – 10:45am

Young Professionals

Master Class # 2: Designing a Career That Serves Your Life

10:30am – 3:00pm

Young Professionals

Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker)

10:30am – 12:30pm

Young Professionals

Young Professionals Mid-Day Mingle (Sponsored By: Stryker)

11:00am – 11:45am

Sales Professionals

Master Class # 3: Selling in Flow: Performing Under Pressure When It Matters Most

11:00am – 12:00pm

Sales Professionals

Master Class #4: Strategic AI Fluency: Turn 60 Minutes into Your Next Career Win

12:00pm – 1:15pmGeneral Session: Lunch & Opening Ceremony
1:15pm – 2:10pmGeneral Session: VP Panel #1
2:15pm – 3:15pmGeneral Session: Beyond Excellence: The Pursuit of Greatness Through Vision, Resilience & Reinvention – A Moderated Q&A with Kwame Onwuachi
3:15pm – 3:45pmPhotos with Kwame Onwuachi
3:30pm – 4:30pmNSN Members ONLY Reception: Fireside Chat with David Richardson, NSN CEO
5:30pm – 6:00pmAwards Reception
6:00pm – 7:15pmAwards Program
7:30pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – Novo Nordisk
7:30pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – Bristol Myers Squibb
7:30pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – Medtronic
7:30pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – AbbVie
7:30pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – NSN Members Suite
10:30pm – 1:00amChapter Suites
8:00am – 7:00pmRegistration and Information Desk
8:30am – 9:15am

Job Seekers

NSN Members ONLY – Critical Interview Skills/Career Fair Opportunities

8:30am – 10:00amContinental Breakfast (Sponsored By: AbbVie, Grainger)
9:00am – 3:00pm

Young Professionals

Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker)

9:00am – 5:00pmSponsor Private Interviews (Convention Center)
9:00am – 9:45am

Sales Professionals

Workshop: Power Moves: How Women Leaders Break Barriers and Build Influence

9:00am – 9:45am

Entrepreneurs & Wealth Builders

Workshop: Trademarks: Legal Strategies to Protect Your Brand and Business

9:00am – 9:45am

Young Professionals

Workshop: Next Level Ready: How to Position Yourself for the Role You Want Before You Have it (Sponsored By: Stryker)

9:00am – 9:45am

Sales Professionals

Workshop: From Stability to Strategy: A Strategic Career Assessment for Long-Term Growth

9:00am – 9:45am

Current Sales Managers

Workshop: The Leadership Shift: Elevating from Sales Manager to Executive Influence

9:00am – 9:45am

Future Sales Managers

Workshop: From Top Performer to Trusted Leader: The Real Path to Sales Management

10:00am – 10:15amGeneral Session: VP Panel Sponsor Speaker # 2 (Sponsored By: Grainger)
10:15am – 11:00amGeneral Session: VP Panel # 2
11:00am – 11:45amGeneral Session: Keynote Speaker: Damola Adamolekun
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch & Learn – The Edwards Difference: Where Patient Impact Drives Performance. (Sponsored by: Edwards Lifesciences) (Convention Center)
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch & Learn – Listen, Learn, Engage. (Sponsored by: Merck) (Convention Center)
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch & Learn – Lunch and Learn: Exploring Siemens Healthineers: Game On! (Sponsored by: Siemens Healthineers) (Convention Center)
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch & Learn – Sanofi & National Sales Network Impact Stories. (Sponsored by: Sanofi) Convention Center)
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch & Learn – The Regeneron Way: People. Science. Impact. (Sponsored by: Regeneron) (Convention Center)
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch & Learn – Med-Tech Talk: Purpose, People & Innovation. (Sponsored by: GE Healthcare) (Convention Center)
12:15pm – 1:15pmInvite Only Lunch and Learn: Creating Economic Opportunity: Sales Careers at LinkedIn. (Sponsored by: LinkedIn) (Convention Center)
12:00pm – 1:00pmCareer Fair – NSN Members ONLY (Convention Center)
1:00pm – 5:00pm

Job Seekers

Career Fair (Convention Center)

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Current Sales Managers

Sales Leaders Only: Damola Adamolekun, CEO, Red Lobster (Invite ONLY)

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Young Professionals

Workshop: The First 5 Years: Moves That Set (or Stall) Your Career Trajectory (Sponsored by: Stryker)

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Current Sales Managers

Workshop: From Sales Manager to Strategic Leader: Navigating the Path to Executive Leadership

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Future Sales Managers

Workshop: From Top Performer to Trusted Leader: The Real Path to Sales Management

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Sales Professionals

Workshop: When Ambition Outpaces Capacity

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Sales Professionals

Workshop: Identifying & Focusing On The Decision Maker

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Entrepreneurs & Wealth Builders

Workshop: Beyond Excellence: Building Businesses That Create Opportunity, Impact, and Legacy

2:30pm – 3:00pmDamola Adamolekun Photos on Career Fair Learning Stage
2:30pm – 3:30pmSales Executive Leadership Symposium (SEL – Invite Only) (Sponsored By:

LinkedIn)
3:15pm – 3:45pmLearning Stage: Beyond the Trademark: Building a Brand Worth Protecting
4:00pm – 4:30pmLearning Stage: Navigating Organizational Awareness, Strategic Relationships & Visibility
5:00pm – 7:00pmConference Break
7:00pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – Abbott
7:00pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – AstraZeneca
7:00pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – Grainger
7:00pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – NSN Members Suite
7:00pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – NSN Atlanta Chapter Suite
7:00pm – 10:00pmCorporate Hospitality Suite – NSN Young Professional Suite
10:00pm – 1:00amChapter Suites

 

8:00am – 5:00pmRegistration and Information Desk
8:30am – 10:00amContinental Breakfast (Sponsored By: AbbVie)
8:30am – 10:00amYoung Professionals


Young Professional Breakfast (Convention Center) (Sponsored By: Novartis)
9:00am – 2:00pmYoung Professionals


Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker)
9:00am – 2:00pmJob Seekers


Career Fair & Private Interviews (Convention Center)
9:00am – 9:30amLearning Stage: Beyond the Trademark: Building a Brand Worth Protecting
10:00am – 10:30amLearning Stage: Navigating Organizational Awareness, Strategic Relationships & Visibility
11:00am – 11:45amLearning Stage: Rewrite the Rules, Own the Story with Robinne Lee
11:45am – 12:15amRobinne Lee Photos on Career Fair Learning Stage
11:30am – 1:30pmLunch / Networking On The Career Fair Floor
1:00am – 1:30pm#NSNtoHired Celebration
2:00pm – 2:45pmEntrepreneurs & Wealth Builders


Workshop: How To Preserve Generational Wealth
2:00pm – 2:45pmYoung Professionals


Workshop: You Don’t Need a Title to Lead (Sponsored By: Stryker)
2:00pm – 2:45pmSales Professionals


Workshop: For Sales Professionals – The Sales Formula
2:00pm – 2:45pmCurrent Sales Managers


Workshop: Leading at the Next Level: What It Takes to Advance Beyond Sales Management
3:00pm – 4:30pmBeyond Excellence: Owning Your Power, Defining Your Success & Building Your Legacy – A Moderated Q&A with Taraji P. Henson
4:30pm – 6:00pmTaraji P. Henson Photos
4:30pm – 7:00pmConference Farewell

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