2026 Opportunity & Impact in Nursing Summit

Hello Donna,

As we enter 2026, many nurses are seeking clarity, support, and renewed purpose in their practice and leadership journeys. The Opportunity & Impact in Nursing Summit, hosted by the American Nurses Enterprise (ANE), is designed to help you start the year with actionable insight, expanded networks, and strategies that empower you to contribute at a higher level.

This Summit is where purpose meets progress; where we unite to remove barriers, amplify key voices, and advance fairness and representation through strategies that strengthen the nursing workforce.

FEATURED VOICES:

• Corenza Townsend, LPN, Chief Administrative Officer, Louisville Hospital
• Joan C. Williams, JD, Distinguished Professor of Law (Emerita), UC Law San Francisco, and author of Bias Interrupted
• Tad Worku, RN, Emergency Department Nurse and Musician
• Lily Zheng (they/them), Organizational Consultant and Author of Deconstructing DEI
• Rear Adm. Jennifer Moon, RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer, U.S. Public Health Service, will also contribute perspectives from national service and leadership.

SPOTLIGHT MOMENTS:

• Mercedes Wells will join the Summit, offering a patient-centered perspective grounded in lived experience navigating healthcare access.
• Theater of War Productions performance of A REFUTATION, a dramatic reading performed by acclaimed actors Frankie Faison (The Wire, Coming to America, The Rookie), Bill Camp (Presumed Innocent, 12 Years a Slave, The Queen’s Gambit), and Eric Berryman (Atlanta, A Complete Unknown, Godfather of Harlem).
• New American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Health Equity Awards, recognizing excellence and innovation across nursing practice, education and leadership.
• And so much more, including high-impact plenaries, fireside chats, author discussions, policy and workforce conversations, interactive learning sessions with CNE, and meaningful opportunities to connect across education, practice, and leadership.

The housing deadline is next week!

Be sure to reserve your hotel room before the housing block closes on Thursday, January 22.