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***Young Professionals Track Curated Events Highlighted in Magenta***
Updated 6/10/2026
Please Note: Agenda Subject to Change / NO REFUNDS, EXCHANGES or TRANSFERS
| 8:00am – 7:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | Master Class # 1: How to Convert Your Bonus Payouts To $1 Million Dollars |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | Master Class # 2: Designing a Career That Serves Your Life |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Master Class # 3: Selling in Flow: Performing Under Pressure When It Matters Most |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Master Class #4: AI Strategic Fluency for the Modern Workforce |
| 11:00am – 3:00pm | Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Young Professionals Mid-Day Mingle (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Lunch On Your Own |
| 1:00pm – 1:30pm | Opening Ceremony |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm | Special Presentation |
| 1:45pm – 2:00pm | General Session Speaker #2 |
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm | VP Panel Sponsor Keynote Speaker #1 |
| 2:15pm – 3:15pm | VP Panel #1 – What It Really Takes to Lead at the Next Level |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm | NSN Members ONLY Reception: Fireside Chat with David Richardson, NSN CEO |
| 5:30pm – 6:00pm | Awards Reception |
| 6:00pm – 7:15pm | Awards Program |
| 7:30pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suites |
| 10:30pm – 1:00am | Chapter Suites |
| 8:00am – 7:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 8:30am – 9:15am | NSN Members ONLY – Critical Interview Skills/Career Fair Opportunities |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Continental Breakfast (Sponsored By: AbbVie, Grainger) |
| 9:00am – 3:00pm | Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 9:00am – 5:00pm | Sponsor Private Interviews (Convention Center) |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Workshop: Power Moves: How Women Leaders Break Barriers and Build Influence |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Workshop: Trademarks: Legal Strategies to Protect Your Brand and Business |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Workshop: Next Level Ready: How to Position Yourself for the Role You Want Before You Have it (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Workshop: From Stability to Strategy: A Strategic Career Assessment for Long-Term Growth |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Workshop: The Leadership Shift: Elevating from Sales Manager to Executive Influence |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Workshop: From Top Performer to Trusted Leader: The Real Path to Sales Management |
| 10:00am – 10:15am | VP Panel Sponsor Keynote Speaker # 2 (Sponsored By: Grainger) |
| 10:15am – 11:00am | VP Panel #2 – Driving Impact, Influence, & Results Across the Business |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Keynote Speaker: Damola Adamolekun |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Edwards Lifesciences |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Merck |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Siemens Healthineers |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Sanofi |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Regeneron |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – GE Healthcare |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Career Fair – NSN Members ONLY (Convention Center) |
| 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Career Fair (Convention Center) |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Sales Leaders Only: Damola Adamolekun, CEO, Red Lobster (Invite ONLY) |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Workshop: The First 5 Years: Moves That Set (or Stall) Your Career Trajectory (Sponsored by: Stryker) |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Workshop: From Sales Manager to Strategic Leader: Navigating the Path to Executive Leadership |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Workshop: From Top Performer to Trusted Leader: The Real Path to Sales Management |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Workshop: When Ambition Outpaces Capacity |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Workshop: Identifying & Focusing On The Decision Maker |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Workshop: Entrepreneurs # 2 |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Damola Adamolekun Photos on Career Fair floor |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Sponsor Happy Hour |
| 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Young Professionals – Meet Before the Suites (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Conference Break |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – Abbott |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – AstraZeneca |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – Grainger |
| 10:00pm – 1:00am | Chapter Suites |
| 9:00am – 5:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Continental Breakfast (Sponsored By: AbbVie) |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Young Professional Nation Breakfast (Convention Center) |
| 9:00am – 2:00pm | Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 9:00am – 2:00pm | Career Fair & Private Interviews (Convention Center) |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Career Fair Floor Learning Session #1 |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Career Fair Floor Learning Session #2 |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Career Fair Floor Learning Session #3 |
| 11:30am – 1:30pm | Lunch / Networking On The Career Fair Floor |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Workshop: Session #3 |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Workshop: How To Preserve Generational Wealth: Attorney Chanise Anderson |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Workshop: You Don’t Need a Title to Lead (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Workshop: The Sales Formula |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Workshop: Leading at the Next Level: What It Takes to Advance Beyond Sales Management |
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm | Featured Speaker |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Keynote Speaker Sponsor Presentation |
| 3:45pm – 4:30pm | Keynote Speaker: Taraji P. Henson |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Taraji P. Henson Photos |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Conference Farewell |