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Explore the agenda to plan your time and maximize your conference experience
Updated 6/25/2026
Note: Agenda Subject to Change / NO REFUNDS, EXCHANGES or TRANSFERS
Designed to help you get the most out of your NSN Conference experience, each track is tailored to support professionals at different stages of their career journey. Think of these tracks as curated recommendations—mix and match sessions to create a conference experience that’s uniquely yours.
| 8:00am – 7:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | Entrepreneurs & Wealth Builders
Master Class # 1: How to Convert Your Bonus Payouts To $1 Million Dollars |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | Young Professionals
Master Class # 2: Designing a Career That Serves Your Life |
| 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: AI Strategic Fluency for the Modern Workforce |
| 11:00am – 3:00pm | Young Professionals
Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Young Professionals
Young Professionals Mid-Day Mingle (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | General Session: Lunch & Opening Ceremony |
| 1:00pm – 1:15pm | General Session: Special Presentation |
| 1:15pm – 2:00pm | General Session: VP Panel #1 |
| 2:15pm – 3:15pm | General Session: Keynote Speaker – Kwame Onwuachi |
| 3:15pm – 3:45pm | Photos with Kwame Onwuachi |
| 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 Suite – Novo Nordisk |
| 7:30pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – Bristol Myers Squibb |
| 7:30pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – Medtronic |
| 7:30pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – AbbVie |
| 7:30pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – NSN Members Suite |
| 10:30pm – 1:00am | Chapter Suites |
| 8:00am – 7:00pm | Registration and Information Desk |
| 8:30am – 9:15am | Job Seekers
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
Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 9:00am – 5:00pm | Sponsor 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 – 10:15am | General Session: VP Panel Sponsor Speaker # 2 (Sponsored By: Grainger) |
| 10:15am – 11:00am | General Session: VP Panel # 2 |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | General Session with Keynote Speaker: Damola Adamolekun |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Edwards Lifesciences (Convention Center) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Merck (Convention Center) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Siemens Healthineers (Convention Center) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Sanofi (Convention Center) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – Regeneron (Convention Center) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Learn – GE Healthcare (Convention Center) |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Career 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 – 3:00pm | Damola Adamolekun Photos on Career Fair Learning Stage |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Sales Executive Leadership Symposium (SEL – Invite Only) (Sponsored By: LinkedIn) |
| 3:15pm – 3:45pm | Learning Stage: Legal Strategies to Secure Your Brand and Business |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Learning Stage: Navigating Organizational Awareness, Strategic Relationships & Visibility |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Happy Hour |
| 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Young Professionals
Young Professionals – Meet Before the Suites (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 6:00pm – 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 |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – NSN Members Suite |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Corporate Hospitality Suite – LA Chapter Suite (Invite Only) |
| 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 Professionals
Young Professional Nation Breakfast (Convention Center) |
| 9:00am – 2:00pm | Young Professionals
Young Professionals Lounge (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 9:00am – 2:00pm | Job Seekers
Career Fair & Private Interviews (Convention Center) |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Learning Stage: Legal Strategies to Secure Your Brand and Business |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Learning Stage: Navigating Organizational Awareness, Strategic Relationships & Visibility |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Learning Stage: Session #3 with Robinne Lee |
| 11:45am – 12:15am | Robinne Lee Photos on Career Fair Learning Stage |
| 11:30am – 1:30pm | Lunch / Networking On The Career Fair Floor |
| 1:00am – 1:30pm | #NSNtoHired Celebration |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Workshop: Session #3 |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Entrepreneurs & Wealth Builders
Workshop: How To Preserve Generational Wealth |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Young Professionals
Workshop: You Don’t Need a Title to Lead (Sponsored By: Stryker) |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Sales Professionals
Workshop: The Sales Formula |
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Current Sales Managers
Workshop: Leading at the Next Level: What It Takes to Advance Beyond Sales Management |
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm | General Session: Featured Speaker |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | General Session: Sponsor Presentation |
| 3:45pm – 4:30pm | Beyond Excellence: Owning Your Power, Defining Your Success & Building Your Legacy – A Moderated Q&A with Taraji P. Henson |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Taraji P. Henson Photos |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Conference Farewell |