2026 Federal Policy Conference & Lobby Day

Please join us in Washington, DC for the 2026 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.

Agenda and registration forms can be downloaded by clicking the link below and completed forms can be sent to esabrosky@vennstrategies.com. You can also register online below.

We accept payment via credit card through online registration (please note that all credit card payments will be assessed a 3% processing fee). 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

Hotel Information

Our room block at the Willard InterContinental is full. We still have people signing up for the conference that need rooms and we are doing our best to accommodate them. We ask that if your plans, or the plans of your colleagues, change at the last minute and prevent you from joining us, to please contact Emily Sabrosky (esabrosky@vennstrategies.com) before canceling your room at the Willard InterContinental. We can assign the room to another participant on our waiting list.

Those who would like to be added to our waitlist can send that request to Emily as well.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, September 23

11:45 – 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, September 24

8:00 am                          Breakfast Available

9:10 – Noon                  Conference Program

Noon – 1:00 pm           Networking Lunch

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

1:30 – 5:30 pm             Lobby Day Meetings

6:00 – 7:00 pm            Networking Reception

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

Friday, September 25

8:30 – 10:10  am          Breakfast and Conference Program

10:30 am – Noon          Lobby Day Meetings

11:30 am                         Conference Concludes

12:00 – 1:00 pm           Board of Directors Luncheon Tentative 

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