ESOP Association Events & Meetings
The ESOP Association and its 19 chapters—in conjunction with the Employee Ownership Foundation, TEA’s affiliate—host more than 150 meetings across the country each year. From large national conferences, to intimate round table discussions, you’re sure to find an event or meeting that is perfect for you.
Featured Event
National 2024 Conference
For 47 years the National Conference has been the only advocacy-focused event for the employee ownership community. The National Conference attracts employee owners from all levels, top association volunteer leaders from across the nation, and expert professionals ready to share their experiences.
Registration Open:
TEA National 2024 Conference & ESOP Advocacy Day
Washington, DC
May 7-10, 2024
Future Dates:
- May 7-9, 2025
- May 6-8, 2026
Past Conferences:
2023 National Conference & Advocacy Day
ESOP Conferences and Meetings
Employee Owned Conference
The Employee Owned Conference, attended annually by more than 2,000 employee-owners, thought leaders, and professional advisors, is the largest ESOP conference in the world. Make sure to join us in Las Vegas for collaboration, networking, and multiple learning tracks designed to help you get the information you need.
Save the Date!
2024 Employee Owned Conference
Caesars Palace | Las Vegas, NV
November 13-15, 2024
Past Conferences:
2023 Employee Owned Conference
CEO Summit
The ESOP Association has long been the leader in education for senior leaders of ESOP companies with programs like the Leading in an Ownership Setting: The Program for CEOs at UPENN, Chapter CEO Roundtables, and the CEO Track at our Employee Owned Conference in Las Vegas.
At The CEO Summit, hear from elected and appointed leaders addressing current business and economic hot-spots, world-class topical presenters, geographic and industry-specific roundtables, plus take part in social activities designed to help you build your ESOP leadership peer group.
Save the Date:
August 18-20, 2024
Newport, RI
Past Conferences:
CEO Summit 2023
CEO Summit 2022
Professionals' Forum
The Professionals' Forum is the only event of its kind: a meeting designed exclusively for high-level professionals who provide technical, financial, and legal assistance to ESOP companies.
Led by the chairs of TEA’s highly respected technical advisory committees, this program gathers professionals for strategic and complex discussions of the challenges facing ESOPs. Join your peers to share insights, learn about emerging trends, network and develop and revise best practices. The Professionals’ Forum is only available to TEA Professional and Business Professional Members.
Past Conferences:
2024 Professionals' Forum
2023 Professionals' Forum
Leading in an Ownership Setting: The Program for CEOs
This unique program helps top executives maximize their ESOPs by fostering employee owner engagement and participation that impacts the company’s bottom line.
This intensive two-week program offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn with and from other ESOP executives, forming relationships and networks that last long after the program ends.
2023 Program
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Join the Waitlist for 2024:
The Inn at Penn & University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Part I: July 14-19, 2024
Part II: December 8-12, 2024
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*This two-part program is typically held over one week in mid-July and one week in early December. If interested in being added to the 2024 list, please click the link above. Thank you.
ESOP Employee Accelerator
Develop a solid foundation, develop new perspectives on ownership, and learn with and from one another at the ESOP Employee Accelerator Program (EEAP).
This one day course is designed primarily for hourly and salaried non-managerial employee owners, the EEAP offers a combination of interactive lecture, small group discussions, and structured exercises.
Typically, attendees come from ESOP companies where developing a culture of ownership is an important aspect of corporate success. Participants are often members of the board, ESOP committees, problem solving teams, company trainers, and informal non-managerial leaders.
Upcoming National & Regional events
May 07 - 10, 2024 8:00 am EDT
National Conference 2024
Jul 01, 2024 12:30 pm EDT
EOF UPenn CEO Leadership 2024
Sep 18 - 20, 2024 2:00 pm CDT
2024 Midwest Chapter Regional Conference
Upcoming Chapter events
Mar 19, 2024 10:00 am PDT
California/Nevada Chapter - 2024 ESOPortunity - Sacramento
Mar 19, 2024 10:00 am PDT
California/Nevada Chapter - 2024 ESOPortunity - Las Vegas
Mar 19, 2024 10:00 am PDT
California/Nevada Chapter - 2024 ESOPortunity - Orange County
150+ Chapter Events Happening Across the Nation
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