Sheila Bair
Former Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Governing Board Member, Bunge LTD, Lion Electric, Paxos; Advisory Board Member, Grupo Santander, Wealthfront; Founding Director, Volcker Alliance
NACD Directors Summit™ 2026
2026 Speakers
Global thought leaders shaping the future of governance.
Meet This Year's Powerhouse Speakers
Learn from trailblazing leaders who redefine governance and drive change at NACD Directors Summit 2026. We’re actively refining the program and adding new speakers. More announcements are on the way, so check back regularly for updates.
2026 Mainstage Speakers
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Dorlisa Flur, NACD.DC
Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, Sally Beauty Holdings, United States Cold Storage, UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business, Duke University Climate Committment; Past Chair, NACD Carolinas Chapter
Peter Gleason
President and Chief Executive Officer, NACD
Nikki Greenberg
Futurist
Oliver McPherson-Smith
Member, National Petroleum Council; Founder, National Energy Dominance Council
Jay Miller, NACD.DC
President & CEO, Nortech Systems
Kimberly Simpson
Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, NACD
2026 Concurrent Speakers
Suzanna de Baca, NACD.DC
Director, Bill Jacobs Companies, Lauridsen Group, Inc., Community State Bank, NACD Heartland; CEO, Story Board Advisors
Anna Catalano
Director, HF Sinclair, Frontdoor, Ecovyst, Hexion, Inc.
Hollie Castro, NACD.DC
Director, Group Dynamite, NACD Texas TriCities, Woba.io; Founder, HC Advice
Anil Cheriyan
Founder, Phase IV Ventures LLC
George Corbin, NACD.DC
Director, Edgewell; Former Chief Digital Officer Mars, Marriott; Venture Partner, NextGen
Benjamin van Giffen
Professor, Information Systems & Digital Innovations, University of Liechtenstein; Lecturer, University of St. Gallen
Marie Oh Huber
Director and Nominating, Governance, Sustainability Committee Chair, Portland General Electric
Joe Hurd, NACD.DC
Director, Lloyd's of London, Trustpilot Group PLC, Hays Group PLC; Operating Partner, SOSV LLC
Cindie Jamison
Director, IFF, Inc., Advanced Auto Parts; Chair, Darden Restaurants; Vice Chair, Save the Children US
Samantha Kappagoda
Director, Credit Suisse Funds; Chief Data Scientist, Numerati Partners; Board Member, University of Toronto
Harry Kraemer
Director, Leidos, Option Care Health, Performance Health; Board of Trustees Member, Northwestern University, The Conference Board, Endeavor Health System; Clinical Professor of Leadership, Northwestern University's Kellog School of Management
Helmuth Ludwig
Director, Hitachi, Tokyo, Myers Industries, Humanetics; Senior Advisor, Bridgepoint, Zscaler; Professor of Practice, SMU Cox
John Mathewson
Advisory Board Member, The Hilltop Institute at UMBC
Miguel Nuñez, NACD.DC
Executive Chair, Sapien Care
Khwaja Shaik
Director, University of North Florida, Jacksonville Museum of Science & History, NACD Atlanta; CTO, IBM
Lawrence Taylor, NACD.DC
Director, Caliber Companies, 1847 Holdings, Runbeck Election Services, NACD Pacific Soutwest; Founder, Taylor Strategy Group LLC
Heather Wishart-Smith, NACD.DC
Director, Mead & Hunt, Orion; Fellow, Society of American Military Engineers
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