2025 AIA National Leadership Summit
Mon, Feb 24
|Grand Hyatt Hotel
AIA Leadership Summit 2025 is the premier advocacy and leadership training event for AIA chapter leaders. The annual event is always one of AIA’s best-attended leadership events.
Time & Location
Feb 24, 2025, 12:00 AM CST – Feb 26, 2025, 11:50 PM CST
Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
About the Event
AIALS 2025 is happening February 24–26, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. This is your opportunity to connect with—and learn from—over 700 AIA members, volunteer leaders, and chapter executives from across the nation. Over three days, you’ll learn how to maximize your leadership potential, connect advocacy outreach with leadership for better outcomes, and apply best practices in association management.
This year's event highlights include:
Emmy-nominated host, writer, and podcaster Baratunde Thurston will explore the four pillars of “How to Citizen”: participation, relationship-building, understanding power, and valuing the collective for the common good
Capitol Hill visits with members of Congress from your state to influence policy
Networking and community with hundreds of like-minded peers
20 Expert-led sessions on advocacy, leadership, and association management