Governance + Strategy Forum (Oct 2025)

Governance + Strategy Forum (Oct 2025)

Event Information

Date(s):

Oct 21, 2025 - Oct 22, 2025

Location:


Washington, DC
United States

CAE Credits:

12.5

Member Price:

$1,265.00

NonMember Price:

$1,595.00

Description

Up 12.75 CAE Credits

AGI Governance + Strategy Forum

Building Stronger Boards, Smarter Strategies, and Thriving Associations

NEXT IN-PERSON EVENT:  OCTOBER 21-22, 2025, WASHINGTON, DC

Designed exclusively for CEOs and chief elected leaders of national and international associations, the AGI Governance + Strategy Forum provides attendees breakthrough insights and proven approaches to align and prepare your leadership team to effectively address the most complex and challenging issues facing associations today.

Association leaders today are faced with a set of dynamic and challenging forces—from accelerating business model innovation to drive new revenue to delivering on strategy that’s both data-informed and appropriately risk-oriented—and the keys to success are so often found in the collaboration and relationship between the chief executive, the chair and the board.

Over two highly interactive days, the chief staff and elected leaders of your organization will dive into cutting-edge research, explore the fundamentals of building a trusted partnership, and build valuable connections with leaders of other associations who face similar challenges and opportunities.

Leading the program are executives from market-leading association consulting firm McKinley Advisors, leveraging their experience with hundreds of other associations. The Governance + Strategy Forum is ideal for organizations that have a growth mindset and are looking to deepen leadership synergies in order to make big things happen.  Organizations are encouraged to bring up to three guests including the chief staff officer plus one or both of your current and incoming chair officers. This AGI Governance + Strategy Forum is being offered to a select group of organizations and therefore space is limited.

CONTENT LEADERS

Jay Younger, FASAE; President & CEO, McKinley Advisors
Jon Hockman, FASAE; Chief Practice Officer, McKinley Advisors
Tim Hopkins, CAE; Managing Director, McKinley Advisors
Meena Dayak, CAE; Practice Director, McKinley Advisors

Board members attending with their chief executive can receive the member rate by using the campaign code BODMBR. To use the code, simply type BODMBR into the “Campaign Code” field at check-out and the price will automatically update to extend the member rate to all non-member registrants.

  • Agenda

    • Day 1

      Time Topic
      8:00 amBreakfast available
      8:30 am Welcome & Introductions
      Share agenda, outcomes, ground rules. Participants introduce themselves and share: “What’s one small thing or practice that has vastly improved your quality of life?”
      9:00 am Opening Keynote: Bending the Arc
      Importance of strong governance + strategy partnership in a time of disruption. Emphasizing cultural and behavioral norms.
      10:00 amTable Exercise: Discussion based on workshop framing
      10:30 amBreak
      10:45 am Next-Level Governance™ – Core Strengths
      • Respect, Candor, Trust
      • Diverse Leadership
      • Courage to Change
      • Dynamic Learning
      12:15 pmLunch & Walk and Talk: Build connections while walking and discussing morning content
      1:15 pm Leadership Panel: Leading in an Age of Not Knowing
      Moderator: Jay Younger, McKinley Advisors
      Panelists: Kate Fryer, JC Scott, Torey Carter-Conneen
      2:00 pmInteractive Q&A Session with faculty
      2:45 pmBreak
      3:00 pmEnterprise Risk: Workshop Scenarios and Solutions with delegation teams
      4:30 pmWrap Up: Key highlights and planning for tomorrow
      5:00 pmNetworking Reception
      6:30 pmDinner on your own

      Day 2

      Time Topic
      8:00 amBreakfast available
      8:30 amFocus for the Day: Recap, overnight reflections, and plan for applying core strengths of governance.
      9:00 amTrust in Practice: Understanding Leadership Styles
      Exercise using “User Guide to Me” to build respect, trust, and candor in leadership relationships.
      9:45 amBusiness Models and Revenue Growth: Latest thinking and approaches
      11:00 amBreak
      11:15 amBusiness Models: Strategy sharing and Q&A based on Day 1 input
      12:15 pmLunch
      1:15 pmBoard Culture: Best practices for fostering a growth-oriented board culture
      1:45 pm Roadmap for Change: Participants draft commitments
      • A conversation to initiate
      • A system/process to revisit
      • A mindset shift to explore
      • High-level roadmap for the year
      2:30 pmFinal Thoughts and Wrap Up: “What will you do differently next month?”
      3:00 pmAdjourn

  • Policies