Welcome back
Reconnect, learn and lead alongside your peers
The Leadership Summit has become a gathering place for laboratory leaders who value practical learning, meaningful conversations, and lasting professional connections.
Whether you’ve attended once or have joined us year after year, we’re excited to welcome you back for another unforgettable experience
More than a conference
Why attendees come back year after year
For many attendees, the Leadership Summit has become more than an annual event.
It’s an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, continue important conversations, exchange new ideas, and build relationships with people who understand the challenges of leading modern laboratories.
Many attendees return because of the unique combination of practical learning, approachable networking, and collaborative problem-solving that defines the Summit experience.
shaped by lab leaders
The Summit keeps growing because of attendees like you
The Leadership Summit community continues to evolve because of the conversations, ideas, and relationships attendees bring to the event each year.
Returning attendees help shape the atmosphere, discussions, and collaborative spirit that make the Summit different from traditional conferences.
Whether you’re reconnecting with longtime colleagues or welcoming first-time attendees into the community, your participation helps create the experience that keeps people coming back year after year.
Reconnect with your community
The moments attendees look forward to every year
One of the most rewarding parts of returning to the Leadership Summit is reconnecting with the people you’ve met along the way. From networking receptions and roundtable discussions to workshops and informal conversations, the Summit creates opportunities to continue relationships that extend beyond the event itself.
Many attendees return each year not only for the educational content but for the community they’ve built.
- Networking reception
- Reconnecting with peers
- Roundtable discussions
- Workshops
- Leadership awards
- Hallway conversations
- Collaborative discussions
new for 2027
What’s new this year?
Every year, the Leadership Summit evolves to reflect the challenges, opportunities, and emerging trends shaping laboratory leadership.
Expert voices
Hear fresh ideas and perspectives from new voices joining the Leadership Summit community, alongside familiar experts attendees know and value.
Hands-on workshops
Choose from a new lineup of interactive workshops designed to help you dig deeper into timely leadership and laboratory management challenges.
One-on-one coaching NEW
Bring a real leadership challenge, question, or goal to a personalized coaching session and get practical guidance from an experienced lab leader.
Emerging leadership topics
Explore the issues shaping laboratory leadership today, from evolving workforce challenges and organizational change to new technologies and ways of working.
Perspectives across the lab community
Learn how leaders across different laboratory environments are approaching shared challenges—and discover ideas you can adapt for your own organization.
More ways to connect
Expand your network, reconnect with familiar faces, and build new relationships through discussions, shared experiences, and networking throughout the Summit.
Build on what you’ve already started
Continue your leadership journey
Laboratory leadership doesn’t stand still—and neither should your development as a leader. Returning to the Leadership Summit gives you the opportunity to build on what you’ve learned in previous years, explore different perspectives, and go deeper into the challenges you’re facing now.
For 2027, the program includes sessions that move beyond the fundamentals to examine some of the more complex issues laboratory leaders encounter every day. You’ll have opportunities to dig into real situations, hear how other leaders have approached them, and explore practical strategies you can adapt for your own lab.
Topics throughout the program include:
- Developing people and teams
- Navigating organizational change
- Improving lab operations
- Strengthening safety and managing risk
- Protecting institutional knowledge
- Making strategic decisions
- Leading through emerging challenges
And learning doesn’t have to stop when a session ends. Roundtables, interactive workshops, peer discussions, and new one-on-one coaching sessions give you additional opportunities to unpack the issues that matter most to you and learn directly from people who have faced similar challenges.
You may have been to the Leadership Summit before, but you’re not facing the same challenges you were a year ago. Come back ready to go deeper, challenge your thinking, and continue becoming the leader your lab needs next.
Why attendees keep coming back
Hear from fellow returning attendees
Share the experience with your team
Bring someone new to the Summit
Many returning attendees choose to bring colleagues, direct reports, or fellow leaders with them to the Summit.
Attending together can help strengthen leadership alignment, improve communication, and accelerate the implementation of new ideas back at your organization.
Returning attendees also play an important role in welcoming new voices into the Leadership Summit community. Inviting a colleague to attend for the first time is a great way to share the experience while helping emerging leaders build valuable connections and leadership skills.
Pick up where last year left off
We’ll see you in Salt Lake City
The Leadership Summit continues to bring together laboratory leaders who are passionate about learning, collaboration, and professional growth.
We hope you’ll join us once again for another year of meaningful conversations, practical leadership development, and lasting connections.
