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The Chapter Network is one of the most valuable benefits of NACD membership. It’s a coast-to-coast governance community for actively engaged directors looking to cultivate meaningful peer relationships.
Chapters Near You
The Chapter Network is one of the most valuable benefits of NACD membership. It’s a coast-to-coast governance community for actively engaged directors looking to cultivate meaningful peer relationships.
NACD Directorship Certification®
NACD and the NACD Chapter Network offer more than 400 annual events nationwide, many with the option to earn continuing education credits. Tally them among your maintenance credits over your 24-month recertification cycle.
Explore upcoming events below or visit the NACD events page for more information and listings.
Upcoming NACD Events
Designed to fit your schedule and learning style, with most offering eligible for recertification credits.
Webinar/Virtual
As AI-driven threats accelerate, how can boards harness innovation without losing control? In collaboration with CrowdStrike, this executive briefing provides practical guidance on securing the modern AI attack surface and establishing governance that balances innovation with risk management. Program available to NACD members and nonmembers.
Virtual, Instructor Led
This interactive, instructor-led, virtual program helps directors gain hands-on experience with generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. Through guided exercises and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to apply AI to strategic decision-making, streamline workflows, and identify high-value use cases across the organization.
Exclusively for NACD members.
In Person
Join corporate directors, governance leaders, and executives for a full day of boardroom-focused discussions on AI, audit, fraud, shareholder activism, and modern governance challenges. Featuring 2026 New England Visionaries Speak, this program combines CEO perspectives, expert panels, live Q&A, and a hands-on activism workshop built for today’s boardroom realities.
This program is available to NACD members and nonmembers.
Webinar/Virtual
How are the world's leading investors rethinking valuation and what does it mean for your board? In collaboration with Breakwater Strategy, NACD offers this executive briefing that examines how markets are moving beyond traditional models to assess a company's capacity to create value across multiple potential futures. Program available to NACD members and nonmembers.
Virtual, Instructor Led
Apply the first two principles from The Director's Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight (5th Edition) through expert-led discussion, boardroom scenarios, and practical oversight tools. Learn how boards can govern cyber risk as a strategic priority and oversee incident response and disclosure with confidence.
In Person
The boardroom's most important conversations happen here. Join the governance leaders shaping the future of directorship at NACD Directors Summit® 2026 — October 11–14 in the Washington, DC area. Register now before rates increase after August 31.
Virtual, Instructor Led
This live, virtual, instructor-led program helps directors build AI fluency, strengthen governance, and evaluate value creation. Through expert instruction, real-world cases, and peer discussion, you’ll gain practical tools to oversee AI responsibly without needing technical expertise.
This program is exclusive to NACD members.
In Person
Join fellow directors and governance leaders for a focused program on cyber risk, AI oversight, and today’s most pressing governance challenges. Through expert panels, live Q&A, and an interactive workshop, Leading Minds of Governance & Tech delivers practical insight and peer exchange built for the boardroom.
This program is available to NACD members and nonmembers.
Through this partnership, NACD.DC® directors gain access to leading U.S. academic institutions for recertification credits.
Additional universities and educational opportunities will be added to the Education Network. Please check back or contact credentialing@nacdonline.org with questions or to recommend programs.
NACD Education Network programs may have unique eligibility criteria that participants must meet before registration.
NACD.DC directors also have the option to earn recertification credits through upcoming programs offered by the Education Network.
Please note that credits earned via the Education Network apply only to NACD Certified Directors and do not count toward the NACD Board Leadership Fellowship.
Harvard Business School
Jul 15–18, 2026 or
Oct 21–24, 2026
17 NACD Credits
Register
Harvard Business School
Jul 19–21, 2026 or
Oct 28–30, 2026
17 NACD Credits
Register
Harvard Business School
Jul 22–24, 2026 or
Oct 25–27, 2026
17 NACD Credits
Register
Stanford University
October 19-23, 2026
17 NACD Credits
Register
Stanford University
October 19-23, 2026
17 NACD Credits
Register
