# NC TECH Leadership Summit

- Dates: September 2026
- Location: Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, United States
- Organiser: NC Tech
- Industry: EdTech

## About

The NC TECH Leadership Summit is an annual event hosted by NC TECH for executives in the technology sector. It focuses on leadership challenges and opportunities in the age of AI, covering topics such as workforce strategy, ethical judgment, and adaptive agility through sessions and networking. Attendance is limited to 200 members.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.nctech.org/events/event/2026/leadership-summit.html)
- [Registration](https://ourmembers.nctech.org/ap/Events/Register/zBFVnbehgCACR)

## Topics

- Leadership in the Age of AI
- Process Transformation: Using AI as the Lead or a Partner
- Adaptive Leadership Competencies
- Policy Executive Conversation

## Speakers

- Dr. Susie Hansley, Founder and CEO, Smart Stress Solutions
- Don Shin, President + CEO, CrossComm
- Tina Krebs, Chief People Officer, Relias
- Mike Law, Dualboot Partners
- Chris Beal, MCNC
- I-Sah Hsieh, Deputy Secretary for AI + Policy, NC Department of Information Technology
- Joe Crawford, Managing Director, Accenture
- Theresa Barber, Vice President, HR People Systems + Analytics, SAS
- Daisy Magnus-Aryitey, Co-Executive Director, Code the Dream
- Lynn Barbee, CIO, Atlantic Packaging
- Amanda Barkus, Corebridge Financial
- Jake McSwain, Sr. Client Executive, Callibrity
- Chris Smith, CIO, Enact
- John Stewart, CEO + Co-Founder, Fastbreak.ai

## Sponsors and partners

- Dell
- Infosys

## Ticket pricing

USD 475

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/nc-tech-leadership-summit-dbbf5a164bbf/