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National Leadership Summit

NEA's annual National Leadership Summit helps to develop activist leaders and prepare them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to lead relevant, thriving associations and to lead in their professions. Our unified, strategic, and interdisciplinary approach to leadership development reinforces and supports key leadership competencies in seven strategic areas.
Leadership Summit Keynote Speakers
Leadership Summit Keynote Speakers

2023 NEA National Leadership Summit

The 2023 NEA National Leadership Summit will be held March 10-12 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA. The theme for the 2023 Summit is Joy, Justice, Excellence: The Strength of Educators. The Brilliance of Students. The Power of Community.

The purpose of the Summit is to develop activist leaders and prepare them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) necessary to lead relevant, thriving associations and to lead in their professions. The National Leadership Summit is designed to support experiential learning that provides opportunities for NEA members and leaders to develop the knowledge and skills articulated in the NEA Leadership Competency Framework.

The Summit is for NEA members and leaders, regardless of experience level, membership type, or profession/career.

Leadership Summit

View the Agenda here

Read the Program Book here

For additional details, please download and review the Frequently Asked Questions. Additionally, we encourage you to review all of the sessions before registering. Session descriptions are separated into three content blocks:

For the 2023 NEA National Leadership Summit, the NEA has secured sleeping rooms at the following hotels:

  • San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; if you are not being funded by the NEA to attend the Summit, please use the following link to reserve your room: NEA National Leadership Summit 2023 - Start your reservation
  • InterContinental Hotel San Francisco, 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103; if you are not being funded by the NEA to attend the Summit, please use the following link to reserve your room: Select your room
  • Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA, 50 3rd Street, San Francisco, CO 94103; if you are not being funded by the NEA to attend the Summit, please use this link to reserve your room
  • W San Francisco, 18 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; if you are not being funded by the NEA to attend the Summit, please use this link to reserve your room

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Every one of our members is inherently a leader. Our job is to help them live out their passion.
Quote by: Karen White, NEA Deputy Executive Director
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Connect with fellow Leadership Summit alumni and post, comment, and share information, ideas, and best practices about how you are developing yourself and others as leaders.
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