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Monday, March 30, 2026
Great Wolf Lodge
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Join us for DFWAE’s 2026 Flagship Event
Connect with association leaders and industry professionals dedicated to advancing their professional development and touching thousands of collective association members by utilizing your products and showcasing your destinations!
DFWAE attendees come seeking professional development and new opportunities to extend and strengthen the reach and power of association connections.
DFWAE provides a unique opportunity for conference sponsors and partners to enhance their brand recognition, engage with attendees about their services and provide collateral for continued post-conference engagement.
Let’s grow professionally and connect with DFWAE colleagues!
FEATURING OUR 2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKER - EMILY JONES
 "Knowing Your Value: Lessons Learned on Camera, Off the Field, and Along the Way"
From a small-town girl with network dreams to three decades in sports media, Reporter & TV Personality Emily Jones will deliver the 2026 A-Day keynote address, which traces a career built on relationships, resilience, and reinvention.
Through wins, mistakes, motherhood, and moments that changed everything, you’ll hear five hard-earned takeaways about opportunity, adaptability, and knowing your value - plus proof that you don’t have to have it all figured out to build a meaningful life and career.
Learn more.
2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Session |
| 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. |
Exhibit Hall/Silent Auction
DFWAEngage LIVE |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. |
Education Breakout Sessions |
| 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. |
Exhibit Hall/Silent Auction |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Awards Luncheon |
| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. |
Education Breakout Sessions |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall/Silent Auction |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
Happy Hour Education:
Panel-to-Table Session |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Bingo WINNER Announcements |
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