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
Johnson Spring Ballroom

9:30–9:45 AM
Coffee Break / Youth Dismissed to Programs

9:45–10:45 AM
General Session
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
Johnson Spring Ballroom

2:15–3:30 PM
Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 3AC

Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 3BD

Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 4AC

Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 4BD

3:30–4:00 PM
Coffee Break
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
Johnson Spring Ballroom

9:30–9:45 AM
Coffee Break / Youth Dismissed to Programs

9:45–10:45 AM
General Session
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
Johnson Spring Ballroom

9:30–9:45 AM
Coffee Break / Youth Dismissed to Programs

9:45–10:45 AM
General Session
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
Johnson Spring Ballroom

Men's Huddle
TBA
Recreation Area Pavilion 

2:45–4:00 PM
Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 3AC

Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 3BD

Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 4AC

Workshop
TBA
Johnson Spring 4BD

4:00–6:00 PM
Free Time

6:00–8:00 PM
Closing Banquet
Jim Mason
Johnson Spring Ballroom

9:00–9:30 PM
Evening Prayer
Johnson Spring 5AC

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