2025 CSAE Annual Conference 

CSAE’s Annual Conference focuses on creating connections that help you build and elevate all the possibilities for your association, business, organization – and personal and professional growth. This is CSAE’s largest event of the year, spanning three days of opportunities to be immersed in association possibilities.

Do Not Miss Out On This Extraordinary Opportunity with Hotel Polaris!

The connections you make may be with people or ideas that spark new concept; they may be for your staff who meet colleagues from other associations; they may be in a new approach or style or concept that helps you build your organization’s success. Or, the connection may be something someone says in a keynote or workshop that “connects the dots” with a new opportunity or solution.

With opportunities to earn CAE credits, engage with industry thought leaders, and build lasting connections with peers, this is the must-attend event for association executives and professionals dedicated to growth, innovation, and impact. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the future of associations—join us!

Each year, CSAE identifies a unique location for its conference to provide attendees with a myriad of professional keynotes and workshops, along with social activities and countless opportunities to collaborate. In 2025, we are honored that the Hotel Polaris at the Air Force Academy is our host hotel, as they just opened earlier this year!

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Hotel Polaris Lodging Registration

Purchase Extra Annual Business and Awards Luncheon Tables and Tickets

National Speakers

                    
Sheri Jacobs, FSAE, CAE and Founder, Avenue M Group will deliver Thursday's Opening Keynote.
John Register, a Certified Professional Keynote Speaker, Paralympic silver medalist and US Army combat veteran will deliver Friday's Keynote.
Jeff De Cagna, AIMP, FRSA, FASAE is the Executive Advisor, Foresight First, LLC and will deliver exclusive Pre-Conference sessions on Wednesday and break-out sessions on Friday.

Sheri Jacobs is a national association expert who speaks across the world, and has worked with more than 300 associations in her career.  Drawing from her experience, Sheri’s expertise will include insights, trends, data and more about membership, the cornerstone issue for associations across industries and always an important focus for current and future leaders.

John is a two-time and two-sport Paralympic Athlete and silver medalist and combat Army Gulf War veteran and amputee who has overcome incredible adversity to succeed in his personal and professional life. His powerful story and message of perseverance, determination, and resilience resonate with audiences of all backgrounds and industries.

As a special Pre-Conference "bonus" for all Conference attendees, Jeff De Cagna will offer two, two-hour sessions about how boards of directors need to be disciplined, focused, and prepared to stand up for their successors' futures, i.e., fit for purpose.  On Friday, he will offer two, 45-minute sessions to probe AI's ethical considerations.  As the global adoption of AI expands unabated, it is crucial to understand the profound implications of this ongoing evolution for each of us as human beings, professionals, and citizens. 

Speakers, Sessions and Schedule

Special Thanks to our 2025 Annual Conference Planning Committee
Leadership
Michael Hoehn, CAE, Annual Conference Co-Chair and COO, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Shannon Stone, Annual Conference Co-Chair and Senior Relationship Manager, AMG National Trust
Su Hawk, Executive Director, CSAE