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Advancing Our Mission
Colleges and universities are facing increasing pressures that raise the dual risk of mission drift and loss of strategic direction. Financial strain, rapid changes in technology, increased competition, and political and ideological intrusions can interfere with mission-centered decision making.
The 2027 AGB Board Professionals Conference is designed for higher education board professionals who recognize that safeguarding mission is essential to sustaining the integrity, purpose, and long-term impact of higher education institutions. Board professionals will come together to engage in peer exchange, gain strategic insights, and access practical tools to strengthen governance and mission focus. Through thought-provoking sessions and forward-looking discussions, attendees will be better equipped to advance their institutions’ missions by enabling their boards to align vision with action, steward resources responsibly, and drive meaningful, mission-centered impact across their campuses and communities.
Reasons to attend the 2027 Board Professionals Conference:
To Strengthen Mission-Centered Governance
In an environment where competing pressures can easily divert attention, this conference offers guidance on how board professionals can assist their boards in maintaining clarity of purpose, improving oversight, and aligning governance practices with long-term institutional goals. Through plenaries, panel discussions, and curated sessions, board professionals will explore practical frameworks and strategies to ensure that decisions consistently reflect and reinforce institutional mission.
To Navigate Complexity
With financial challenges, technological disruption, and external pressures intensifying, board leaders need tools to respond effectively without compromising mission. Participants will explore how to prepare their boards to best evaluate trade-offs, prioritize initiatives, and make informed decisions that balance innovation with institutional identity and values.
To Translate Mission into Impact
Beyond defining mission, institutions must actively advance it. This conference equips board professionals with actionable approaches to connect mission with strategy, resource allocation, and outcomes. Attendees will leave better prepared to facilitate their boards efforts to drive mission-centered results, ensuring their institutions create meaningful impact for students, communities, and the broader higher education landscape.
By Board Professionals. For Board Professionals.
The AGB Board Professionals Conference is the only national convening of board professionals. Designed by AGB’s Board Professionals Leadership Group, the program affords a unique opportunity for board professionals to meet with peers, build their professional networks, share innovative practices and strategies, and explore the issues shaping higher education and the work of governing boards.
Curious about the Board Professionals Conference program?
Browse the 2026 schedule of events to learn more about the types of sessions, speakers, and networking opportunities the event typically includes and see who attended in 2026.
Hear about the value of the Board Professionals Conference from a past attendee.
Richard Uchida
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the College
Colby College
Save your spot.
Register now to reserve your spot in Washington, DC.
Early Bird Rate*
$910
Regular Member Rate*
$1,220
Dual Registration Offer
National Conference on Trusteeship and Board Professionals Conference*
Dual Registration Offer
Foundation Leadership Forum and Board Professionals Conference*
Foundation board professionals who register for the 2027 Foundation Leadership Forum will receive a discount when registering for the 2027 Board Professionals Conference. To take advantage of this bundled rate, members should register for the Foundation Leadership Forum first; or contact the AGB registrar for assistance.
$2,595
Nonmember Rate
$1,830
*Member exclusive pricing.
Please note: The only legitimate way to reserve your room at the conference hotel is by using the hyperlink provided in the confirmation email you receive upon registration.
Key Dates
- Early bird deadline: December 9, 2026
- Deadline for cancellation: February 5, 2027
- Deadline to receive discounted hotel rate: February 17, 2027 (provided space is available)
Registration and Cancellation Policy
This program is available only to registrants who are serving a higher education institution or foundation. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to [email protected] and will be processed after the meeting. Requests for refunds must be received by close of business on February 5, 2027, to receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued for registrants who cancel after February 5, 2027. If you are unable to attend, a substitute is welcome in your place at no additional charge. AGB is not responsible for cancellations due to airline disruption, inclement weather, COVID-19, or schedule changes.
Group Discounts: If a cancellation causes the group to fall below the required three registrations, the refund will be issued minus the discount benefit received by the original group.
Hotel Information
AGB has secured a room block for Board Professionals Conference attendees at the Washington Hilton at the group rate of $309 per night for a single or double, exclusive of taxes. Once you have registered for the conference, you will receive a hotel reservation link in your meeting registration confirmation. To receive the group rate, reservations must be made online through the reservation link received. Reservations should be made in the name of the person registered for the 2027 Board Professionals Conference. Multiple reservations under the same name will not be accepted.
The deadline for reserving a room at the group rate is February 17, 2027, at 5:00 PM ET (provided space is available).
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Sponsorship
To learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Steve Abbott, senior director of partnerships.