Events

NAM events are experiences that bring together top leaders and experts in the industry, providing intel, analysis and networking you won't get anywhere else.

Upcoming Events

Executive Edge is the National Association of Manufacturers’ executive strategy forum—created exclusively for CEOs and senior leaders at the world’s leading manufacturing companies. Next stop: Pittsburgh, PA, December 2026 (date to be confirmed). Learn more about Executive Edge.

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Upcoming Events

15
October 2026
Members Only · In-Person Event | Washington, DC

CMA Insights Lunch: Association AI Strategy & Benchmarking Discussion

Join the NAM for a discussion of benchmarking research and peer strategies on how associations are developing AI roadmaps, governance frameworks, risk management approaches and member-value initiatives.

THURSDAY 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
CMA Insights Lunch: Association AI Strategy & Benchmarking Discussion
20
October 2026
Members Only · Virtual Event

CMA Insights: Association AI Strategy & Benchmarking Discussion

Join the NAM for a discussion on energy policy, permitting reform and congressional priorities affecting manufacturers.

TUESDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Featured Speakers:
  • August Pfluger, Republican Study Committee Chairman; senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Homeland Security Committee
CMA Insights: Association AI Strategy & Benchmarking Discussion
26–28
October 2026
Multi-Day · In-Person Event | Indianapolis, IN

2026 Workforce Summit

The Manufacturing Institute’s fifth annual Workforce Summit — Skills at Scale: Delivering America’s Competitive Advantage — brings manufacturing leaders, educators and community partners together in Indianapolis to share proven strategies for attracting, training and retaining the manufacturing workforce.

MONDAY 1:30 pm – 12:00 pm
2026 Workforce Summit
12–13
November 2026
Multi-Day · In-Person Event | Washington, DC

2026 Manufacturing Legal Summit

The fifth annual Manufacturing Legal Summit — the preeminent conference for manufacturing lawyers addressing the latest pressing challenges across the legal and regulatory landscape, with CLE-accredited sessions and peer networking in Washington, D.C.

2026 Manufacturing Legal Summit
13–15
January 2027
Members Only Multi-Day · In-Person Event | Baltimore, MD

CMA Winter Leadership Conference

The CMA Winter Leadership Conference convenes association CEOs and senior executives to unpack the trends and technologies shaping manufacturing, set the agenda for the year ahead and strengthen the peer network at the heart of the Council of Manufacturing Associations.

CMA Winter Leadership Conference

Past Events

25
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

USMCA Energy, Mining & Critical Minerals (Dylan Clement)

Join the NAM for a series of member working sessions to discuss USMCA implementation, sector-specific priorities, bilateral and regulatory cooperation issues, China-related considerations, and opportunities across energy, ICT, automotive, investment, construction, border facilitation, food, and biopharmaceuticals.

TUESDAY 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
USMCA Energy, Mining & Critical Minerals (Dylan Clement)
25
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

USMCA call Information & Communications Technology (Dylan Clement)

Join the NAM for a series of working group discussions to develop manufacturer priorities on trade implementation, cross-border facilitation, sector-specific challenges, and related issues with China.

TUESDAY 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
USMCA call Information & Communications Technology (Dylan Clement)
25
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

USMCA call Energy, Mining & Critical Minerals (Dylan Clement)

Join the NAM for a series of working group discussions focused on USMCA implementation, cross-border issues, China-related challenges, and sector-specific opportunities across key manufacturing industries.

TUESDAY 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
USMCA call Energy, Mining & Critical Minerals (Dylan Clement)
25
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

USMCA call Automotive, Aerospace & Transportation (Anne Collett)

Join the NAM for a series of USMCA working group discussions to gather manufacturer input on implementation improvements, cross-border cooperation opportunities, China-related impacts, and sector-specific priorities.

TUESDAY 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
USMCA call  Automotive, Aerospace & Transportation (Anne Collett)
25
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

USMCA Automotive, Aerospace & Transportation (Anne Collett)

Join the NAM for member discussions on USMCA implementation, cross-border trade facilitation, sector-specific regulatory and customs priorities, and related issues including China.

TUESDAY 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
USMCA Automotive, Aerospace & Transportation (Anne Collett)
20
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

Trade Forum

Join the NAM for an interactive discussion on navigating the new customs and tariff environment, including implications of recent executive actions and Federal Register notices for FTZ, duty drawback, and broader customs compliance, with legal insights on tariffs and export…

THURSDAY 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Featured Speakers:
  • Aaron Applebaum, Counsel, Sidley Austin
  • Andrew Shoyer, Partner, Sidley Austin
Trade Forum
20
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

CMA Emerging Trends: Strategic Discussion on Regulatory Rollbacks

Join the NAM for a strategic discussion on anticipated regulatory rollbacks, the implications of recent Supreme Court decisions on rulemaking and rescission, and strategies to build court-durable administrative records that ensure lasting regulatory change.

THURSDAY 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Featured Speakers:
  • Paul Hughes, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
CMA Emerging Trends: Strategic Discussion on Regulatory Rollbacks
19
February 2025
Members Only · Past Event

Workforce Education Policy Committee Meeting

Join the MI for a discussion on workforce policy updates, including legislative and administrative developments and the priorities of the U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce under its new chair.

WEDNESDAY 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Featured Speakers:
  • Brad Thomas, Deputy Director of Education and Human Services Policy, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education & the Workforce
Workforce Education Policy Committee Meeting