2024 Federal Policy Conference & Lobby Day

Please join us in Washington, DC for the 2024 Federal Policy Conference sponsored by Principal Financial Group and Chartwell. This unique event gives company executives and employee-owners the opportunity to hear from top decision makers in Congress about potential policy changes that could impact your S ESOP.

Registration is open to all ESCA members and prospective members. “Prospective members” refers to individuals who are considering professional or – on behalf of their company – corporate membership in ESCA and who have not previously attended an ESCA conference. The “social guest” registration category provides for attendance at the opening reception on the 24th and the dinner event on the 25th.

If you are a professional member or registering a social guest, please disregard the questions regarding Lobby Day in the registration form.

Registration forms and general agenda information are available by clicking here.

If you are a sponsor, please register by filling out the registration form linked above and submit the form to Niaz at nsiasi@vennstrategies.com. 

If paying by check, checks should be made payable to “ESCA” and mailed to:

ESCA

C/O Venn Strategies

750 9th Street NW, Suite 650

Washington, DC 20001

Refund policy: Your registration fees will be fully refundable until May 17th. After May 17th but before June 28th, our policy is to refund 50% of the registration fees, and after June 28th, registration fees are non-refundable.  This assures that we can cover guarantees to the facilities and local vendors that are made when you sign up. 

Hotel Information

The conference will be held at the Willard InterContinental Hotel (1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004). To make your room reservation online, please click the button below. You may also choose to call the Willard at 800-424-6835 and reference the ESCA conference. The room block rate is $369/night. The deadline to make reservations at The Willard is Friday, June 28. We encourage you to reserve your room right away as our room block will sell out. 

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

11:30 – 3:00 pm    Board of Directors Meeting & Luncheon

2:00 – 5:00 pm     General Registration

3:30 – 4:45 pm      Leadership Council Meeting

5:00 – 6:00 pm     Meeting for New/Prospective Members

6:00 – 7:15 pm      Opening Reception

Thursday, July 25, 2024

7:00 am                    Breakfast

8:00 – 11:00 am    Conference Program

11:00 – Noon         Keynote Speaker

12:15 – 1:00 pm      Networking Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 pm      Conference Program

2:30 – 4:30 pm     Advisory Committee Meeting (all professional members may attend)

3:00 – 5:30 pm     Lobby Day Meetings

6:00 – 7:00 pm     Networking Reception

7:00 – 9:00 pm     Conference Dinner & Guest Speaker

Friday, July 26, 2024

8:00 – 9:15  am     Breakfast and Conference Program

9:30 am                   Lobby Day Meetings

11:30 am                  Conference Concludes

12:30 – 2:30 pm    Board of Directors Meeting & Luncheon

Be sure to check back periodically for updates! If you have any questions about registration or the agenda in general, please contact Niaz Siasi at nsiasi@vennstrategies.com. We look forward to seeing you in DC in July!