Next Wave Learning Sessions - Monday, October 5
9:00 - 10:15 am - Opening Keynote
Burn Bright Not Out: The Blueprint for Leaders and Teams to be Unstoppable
Erin Stafford, Peak Performance Without Burnout
Success today demands more than just effort—it requires focus, energy, and strategies that drive sustainable, peak performance without sacrificing well-being. For high-performing teams and leaders, the challenge isn’t just reaching the top; but staying energized, motivated, and fulfilled in order to stay at the top for the long haul.
In this transformative keynote, Erin delivers a powerful framework in her signature entertaining and high-energy style, designed to help leaders and teams unlock next-level performance while maintaining balance and resilience. Packed with actionable insights and inspiring stories drawn from her hyper-growth leadership background and decades of research with CEOs, Fortune 100 leaders, Olympians and celebrities, Erin empowers audiences to move beyond hustle culture and embrace strategies that drive exceptional results without burning out.
This keynote is more than a roadmap for success—it’s a call to inspire action, recharge your team, and create unstoppable momentum. Leaders and teams will walk away energized, focused, and equipped to achieve extraordinary results with balance, clarity, and purpose. Ready to burn bright, not out? This session is your blueprint for unstoppable success.
10:45 - 11:45 am - Concurrent Learning Sessions
Ask the Association Attorney: Everything You Want to Know
From one of the country’s most experienced and notable association attorneys, come armed with your questions as we explore the most pressing legal issues facing trade and professional association these days. In a Q&A-driven format, explore some of the hottest topics and legal risks creating buzz in the association community, from minimizing DEI-related risk to regulating AI usage by staff and volunteer leaders to protecting tax-exempt status, managing HR-related legal risk, avoiding antitrust problems, and more. In plain English and an interactive format, learn the key red flags you need to be able to spot, what you should do when you spot them, and practical tips and suggestions for protecting your association and mitigating legal risk.
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., Managing Partner, Tenenbaum LawGroup PLLC
The Ethical Association Leader
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, association professionals must make decisions that serve members while upholding the highest ethical standards. This can be especially challenging amid complex issues of governance, member interests, and external partnerships. This session explores the core principles of ethical leadership in associations, guided by ASAE’s recently updated Ethics Toolkit. Learn how to foster transparency, trust, and accountability while navigating conflicts of interest, member advocacy, and industry regulations. Through real-world case studies, gain practical insights into making values-based decisions aligned with your organization’s mission and goals. Leave with
Cindy Ziegler, Director of Governance and Special Initiatives, APIC – Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (and past-Chair of the ASAE Ethics Committee)
Leading Your Board Fearlessly: Transforming Risk-Averse Directors into Strategic Champions
Board risk aversion can cripple mission-critical initiatives. In an age of rapid transformation, from shifting membership models to technological disruption like AI, associations can’t afford indecision. This session offers a candid and action-packed experience: real-case comparisons of boards that blocked investment versus those that embraced it, interactive scenario planning, peer-to-peer diagnostics, and guided action mapping. Participants will learn to reframe fiduciary responsibility as both stewardship and strategic foresight, deploy transparent trust-building practices without encouraging micromanagement,
Matt Ott, MS, FASAE, CAE, CMP, AAiP, CEO & Co-Founder, Momentum Association Management
10:45 - 11:45 am - Concurrent Learning Sessions
Ask the Association Attorney: Everything You Want to Know
From one of the country’s most experienced and notable association attorneys, come armed with your questions as we explore the most pressing legal issues facing trade and professional association these days. In a Q&A-driven format, explore some of the hottest topics and legal risks creating buzz in the association community, from minimizing DEI-related risk to regulating AI usage by staff and volunteer leaders to protecting tax-exempt status, managing HR-related legal risk, avoiding antitrust problems, and more. In plain English and an interactive format, learn the key red flags you need to be able to spot, what you should do when you spot them, and practical tips and suggestions for protecting your association and mitigating legal risk.
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., Managing Partner, Tenenbaum LawGroup PLLC
The Ethical Association Leader
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, association professionals must make decisions that serve members while upholding the highest ethical standards. This can be especially challenging amid complex issues of governance, member interests, and external partnerships. This session explores the core principles of ethical leadership in associations, guided by ASAE’s recently updated Ethics Toolkit. Learn how to foster transparency, trust, and accountability while navigating conflicts of interest, member advocacy, and industry regulations. Through real-world case studies, gain practical insights into making values-based decisions aligned with your organization’s mission and goals. Leave with
Cindy Ziegler, Director of Governance and Special Initiatives, APIC – Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (and past-Chair of the ASAE Ethics Committee)
Leading Your Board Fearlessly: Transforming Risk-Averse Directors into Strategic Champions
Board risk aversion can cripple mission-critical initiatives. In an age of rapid transformation, from shifting membership models to technological disruption like AI, associations can’t afford indecision. This session offers a candid and action-packed experience: real-case comparisons of boards that blocked investment versus those that embraced it, interactive scenario planning, peer-to-peer diagnostics, and guided action mapping. Participants will learn to reframe fiduciary responsibility as both stewardship and strategic foresight, deploy transparent trust-building practices without encouraging micromanagement,
Matt Ott, MS, FASAE, CAE, CMP, AAiP, CEO & Co-Founder, Momentum Association Management
10:45 - 11:45 am - Concurrent Learning Sessions
Ask the Association Attorney: Everything You Want to Know
From one of the country’s most experienced and notable association attorneys, come armed with your questions as we explore the most pressing legal issues facing trade and professional association these days. In a Q&A-driven format, explore some of the hottest topics and legal risks creating buzz in the association community, from minimizing DEI-related risk to regulating AI usage by staff and volunteer leaders to protecting tax-exempt status, managing HR-related legal risk, avoiding antitrust problems, and more. In plain English and an interactive format, learn the key red flags you need to be able to spot, what you should do when you spot them, and practical tips and suggestions for protecting your association and mitigating legal risk.
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., Managing Partner, Tenenbaum LawGroup PLLC
The Ethical Association Leader
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, association professionals must make decisions that serve members while upholding the highest ethical standards. This can be especially challenging amid complex issues of governance, member interests, and external partnerships. This session explores the core principles of ethical leadership in associations, guided by ASAE’s recently updated Ethics Toolkit. Learn how to foster transparency, trust, and accountability while navigating conflicts of interest, member advocacy, and industry regulations. Through real-world case studies, gain practical insights into making values-based decisions aligned with your organization’s mission and goals. Leave with
Cindy Ziegler, Director of Governance and Special Initiatives, APIC – Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (and past-Chair of the ASAE Ethics Committee)
Leading Your Board Fearlessly: Transforming Risk-Averse Directors into Strategic Champions
Board risk aversion can cripple mission-critical initiatives. In an age of rapid transformation, from shifting membership models to technological disruption like AI, associations can’t afford indecision. This session offers a candid and action-packed experience: real-case comparisons of boards that blocked investment versus those that embraced it, interactive scenario planning, peer-to-peer diagnostics, and guided action mapping. Participants will learn to reframe fiduciary responsibility as both stewardship and strategic foresight, deploy transparent trust-building practices without encouraging micromanagement,
Matt Ott, MS, FASAE, CAE, CMP, AAiP, CEO & Co-Founder, Momentum Association Management