Wednesday, June 4

9 - 11 am Pre-Conference Immersive Experience
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Briefing with USOPTC Executives, followed by a VIP Tour with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center
(All Conference registered attendees are invited at no extra cost but registration is required) 

11:30 am - 3:45 pm Pre-Conference Session
(All Conference registered attendees are invited at no extra cost but registration is required)
 Building a Fit-for-Purpose Board for Your Association
Jeff De Cagna, AIMP FRSA FASAE, Executive Advisor, Foresight First LLC

4 - 5 pm Opening Session
5 - 7 pm Opening Reception Hosted by Hotel Polaris

Thursday, June 5

6:30 am Meditation
7:30 - 8 am Breakfast Buffet 
8 am Opening Welcome

8:15 - 9:15 am Opening Keynote - Ballroom
How Big Is Your Playground? The Unexpected Power of Boundaries
Sheri Jacobs, FASAE, CAE, Keynote Speaker, CEO & President, Avenue M Group

9:30 - 10:15 Breakouts
Leading Your Association to Thrive in a Fluid and Dynamic Environment
Emily Musser, Vice President and Daniel Kravitz, Vice President, and Shannon Stone, Senior Relationship Manager, AMG National Trust

From Insight to Impact: Why Discovery is the Key to Association Transformation
Rob Bean, Senior Strategist, BizStream and Jordan Ellertson, Senior Account Strategist, BizStream

Amplify Your Impact:  Using Public Speaking to Boost Your Career and Association's Brand
Mike Skinner, Executive Director of the National Asphalt Pavement Alliance
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10:30 - 11:15 am Breakouts
What Associations Need To Know About The White House’s Executive Orders
Cara Lawrence, Partner, Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC

What’s New In Event Planning?
Panel Discussion with member hoteliers and association event planners

Unlocking Growth:  Membership Sales, Partnerships & Revenue Strategies
Travis Skodak, Director of Membership and Sponsorships, American Oil Chemists Society
Lauren Leeman, Director, Investor Relations, Colorado Chamber of Commerce
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11:30 am - 1:15 pm Annual Business and Awards Luncheon  - Ballroom
Board and Officer Elections
2025 Year-End Summary and 2026 Year-Forward
Annual Awards
CAE Celebration Across Colorado, sponsored by Donielle Kitzman, Visit Pueblo
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1:30 - 2:15 pm Breakouts
Reskilling the Global Workforce: Why Associations Must Lead — and the Everyday AI Tools That Will Make It Possible
Dan Streeter, CEO, Mission Fuel (and CSAE AI SME)

Hardball Advocacy – Secrets of the Lobby
Corky Kyle, President, The Kyle Group/Hardball Strategies Academy

Better Together: The Power of Staff Share
A Case Study in Cross-Organizational Learning and Shared Success
Teresa Fraker, FACHE, RN, CPHQ, CBN, CAE,  Executive Director, Obesity Medicine Association
Michael Hoehn, CAE, Chief Operating Officer, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Kelsey Wood, Director, Membership, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Christian DeSousa, Director of Membership and Engagement, Obesity Medicine Association
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2:30 - 3:15 pm Breakouts
Leadership Lenses to Navigate our Complex Times
David Worley, President & CEO, Denver South

Supercharged Data: Turning Insights into Action for Your Association
Michelle Wroblewski, Director, Industry Growth and Strategy for Associations, Wipfli

Eduational Offerings in the Not-For-Profit versus For-Profit Space:  Friend or Foe?
Joan Hablutzel, Senior Director, Education, Events and Operations, Obesity Medicine Association
Alex Mozeley, Director, Education Development, DBC Pri-Med, LLC
Kelly Nevins, Director, Education, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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 3:30 - 4:15 pm Breakouts

Marketing/Personalized Marketing for Associations
Representative TBD, Propfuel

3:30 – 4:30 pm Breakout
When Values Collide: Ethical Association Leadership in an Era of Division
Kristin Richeimer, CAE, Executive Director, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (CCAHM)
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 4:30 - 5:15pm Meetups

• Are You Interested In Your CAE?
• Young Professionals/Emerging Leaders
• First-Time CSAE Conference Attendees – Meet to Connect

6 - 8 pm DineAbout Dinners
        Choice of 9 restaurants from which to choose (unhosted), thanks to Visit Colorado Springs

8 - 10 pm Hospitality Suite sponsored by Visit Fort Collins 

Friday, June 6

6:30 am Meditation
7:30 - 8 am Breakfast Buffet 
8 am Opening Welcome

8:15 - 9:15 am Closing Keynote
Where will you be on the other side of fear, on the other side of your mountain, on the other side of your breakthrough?
John Register, CSP, CPAE – CEO & Co-Founder, Inspired Communications International

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9:30 - 11 am
Breakout Session
What We Must Understand about AI: Six Purposeful Provocations
Jeff De Cagna, AIMP FRSA FASAE, Executive Advisor, Foresight First LLC

9:30 - 11 am
Case Studies:  “What Would You Do?”
Or, choose to close out the 2025 CSAE Annual Conference with a one-of-a-kind immersive experience designed to bridge learning with real-world application:  “Case Study: How Would You Solve It?”

Attendees will be assembled at facilitator-led tables with other colleagues and each table will be presented with a case study or “problem” from the association field. Each group will discuss potential solution(s) relative to their assigned case study. The case studies have been curated from the ASAE’s existing Certified Association Executive (CAE) Domains Examination format, which includes areas such as Business Development, Operations, Governance, Membership, and Marketing.

Regardless of your area of expertise, all collective voices are welcomed as you collaborate with colleagues from other associations as you endeavor to solve “real world” scenarios facing ALL staff in the association industry.  As a bonus, at the conclusion of this workshop, attendees will be provided with a “how to” notes guide to ALL of the case studies presented with tangible solutions to the real-world problems presented.
Interested in a “roll up your sleeves” approach to association problem solving with fellow colleagues?
If so, this is a DO NOT MISS session to close the CSAE’s 2025 Annual Conference!!

11 – 11:15 am           Closing Remarks and Thanks!

*CSAE is a Registered Provider of CAE programs through ASAE. If you are a CAE or interested in collecting CAE credits, the Olympic Center Briefing can count as 1 CAE credit; Jeff De Cagna’s Pre-Conference session can count as 4 CAE credits; each keynote can count as 1 CAE credit; each breakout can count as a .75 credit; the ethics breakout can qualify as your ethics requirement and 1 CAE credit; Jeff’s Friday session can count as 1.5 credits; and the case study sessions each can count as .75 credits.