Plan your conference experience!
The National Leaders Conference program is designed with your organization’s needs in mind! You’ll hear from keynote speakers eager to encourage and share their leadership experience with you. Want to build your knowledge in a specific area? Choose one of our special tracks, with workshops all focused on a particular topic. Whether you are your group’s media representative, legislative liaison, or board director, you’ll find speakers and sessions meant for you.
Our schedule will continue to be updated, so check this page often!
Floor Plan
Wednesday | Sept. 20, 2023
TIME
EVENT/SPEAKER
LOCATION
12:00–5:00 PM
Registration
Pritchell Lobby
6:00–8:00 PM
Opening Festivities and Dinner
Recreation Area Pavilion
8:00–9:00 PM
Fire Ring Fellowship and S'mores
Mountain Laurel Fire Ring
9:00–9:30 PM
Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
Thursday | Sept. 21, 2023
TIME
EVENT/SPEAKER
LOCATION
7:15–8:15 AM
Newcomers Breakfast
Johnson Spring 3
7:15–8:15 AM
Breakfast
Ridgecrest Dining Room
8:00–8:30 AM
Morning Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
8:30–9:30 AM
Worship and Devotions
Daniel Heffington
Phil Tuttle
Daniel Heffington
Phil Tuttle
Johnson Spring Ballroom
9:30–9:45 AM
Coffee Break / Youth Dismissed to Programs
9:45–10:45 AM
General Session
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring Ballroom
10:45 AM–12:30 PM
Meet and Greet Exhibitors
Johnson Spring 1
11:00–11:30 AM
Midday Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
11:30 AM–12:30 PM
HSLDA Ambassador Informational Meeting
Johnson Spring 4BD
12:30–2:00 PM
Lunch
HSLDA Compassion Grants Program
HSLDA Compassion Grants Program
Johnson Spring Ballroom
2:15–3:30 PM
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 3AC
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 3BD
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 4AC
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 4BD
3:30–4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Johnson Spring Prefunction
Johnson Spring Prefunction
4:00–5:15 PM
General Session
Johnson Spring Ballroom
5:30–6:30 PM
Dinner
Ridgecrest Dining Room
9:00–9:30 PM
Evening Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
Friday | Sept. 22, 2023
TIME
EVENT/SPEAKER
LOCATION
7:15–8:15 AM
Breakfast
Ridgecrest Dining Room
8:00–8:30 AM
Morning Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
8:30–9:30 AM
Worship and Devotions
Daniel Heffington
Phil Tuttle
Daniel Heffington
Phil Tuttle
Johnson Spring Ballroom
9:30–9:45 AM
Coffee Break / Youth Dismissed to Programs
9:45–10:45 AM
General Session
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring Ballroom
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Meet and Greet Exhibitors
Johnson Spring 1
11:00–11:30 AM
Midday Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
12:00–1:00 PM
Lunch
Ridgecrest Dining Room
1:00–9:00 PM
Free Afternoon and Evening / Optional Activities
5:30–6:30 PM
Dinner
Ridgecrest Dining Room
9:00–9:30 PM
Evening Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
Saturday | Sept. 23, 2023
TIME
EVENT/SPEAKER
LOCATION
7:15–8:15 AM
Breakfast
Ridgecrest Dining Room
8:00–8:30 AM
Morning Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
8:30–9:30 AM
Worship and Devotions
Daniel Heffington
Phil Tuttle
Daniel Heffington
Phil Tuttle
Johnson Spring Ballroom
9:30–9:45 AM
Coffee Break / Youth Dismissed to Programs
9:45–10:45 AM
General Session
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring Ballroom
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Meet and Greet Exhibitors
Johnson Spring 1
11:00–11:30 AM
Midday Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC
12:30–2:30 PM
Ladies' Luncheon
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring Ballroom
Men's Huddle
TBA
TBA
Recreation Area Pavilion
2:45–4:00 PM
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 3AC
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 3BD
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 4AC
Workshop
TBA
TBA
Johnson Spring 4BD
4:00–6:00 PM
Free Time
6:00–8:00 PM
Closing Banquet
Jim Mason
Jim Mason
Johnson Spring Ballroom
9:00–9:30 PM
Evening Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC