NACD's 2025 Annual Convention will take place at the The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, May 19–22, 2025. Registration will open in 2025. Register Here!
8:30 AM - 12 PM
2 PM - 4 PM
6 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Board of Directors Meeting
IAC Meeting
First Time Attendees Reception
Welcome Reception and Dinner
7 AM - 8 AM
7 AM - 7:30 AM
8 AM - 9:30 AM
10 AM - 1 PM
1 PM - 2 PM
2 PM - 6 PM
2 PM - 5 PM
6 PM - 9 PM
Breakfast
HHMSF Board Breakfast
General Session
Speed Networking
Lunch
Deep Sea Fishing - Optional Excursion
Pickleball Tournament
Reception and Dinner on the Beach
7 AM - 8 AM
8 AM - 9:30 AM
10 AM - 12 PM
12 PM - 1PM
1 PM - 2 PM
2 PM - 3 PM
6 PM - 9 PM
Breakfast
General Session
Speed Networking
Lunch
Member Meeting
Benchmarking Meeting
Group Off-Site Dinner
8 AM - 1 PM
8 AM - 1 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 7 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
Golf Tournament to benefit HHMSF
Sting Ray City Excursion
Packaging Awards Reception
Packaging Awards
Gala Dinner
Connie Podesta
Life Would Be Easy If It Weren't For Other People
Imagine what you could accomplish if you could decode the mystery of human behavior and truly understand what makes people do what they do and say what they say (including yourself!). Research shows that the #1 key to SUCCESS in any industry or organization is the ability to get along with other people, personally and professionally. Now that's something to really think about, right? That means with a deeper understanding of human behavior you could lead better. Communicate better. Sell better. Parent better. Live better. Negotiate better. The list goes on and on.
With laugh-out-loud humor, killer take-away strategies, powerful pops of psychology and her amazing insights into others (including a few who "drive you crazy"). Connie Podesta, an Expert in the Psychology of Human Behavior, will take you right inside the minds and personalities of the people you connect with every day both at work and home — bosses, colleagues, partners, customers, significant others, friends, and family -- so YOU can ACT, rather than REACT to whatever situations or people throw your way. In other words, you'll be able to read between the lines – making navigating conversations and negotiating your needs a thousand times easier. Want the secret communication insights and rare psychological know-how to build, maintain and grow your relationships and business to a whole new level? Then this is totally the session for you!
Aron Ralston
Aron Ralston's extraordinary story of survival after an 800-pound boulder trapped him in a remote Utah canyon captured global headlines in 2003. In his New York Times best seller, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the Oscar-nominated film, 127 Hours, and on stage, Ralston takes audiences vicariously through those six days without water, means of communication, or hope of escape, to the ecstatic moments when he freed himself by severing his own arm.
Stingray City Sandbar Tour
Stingray City Sandbar is a shallow sandbar, just 3-4 feet deep, in the middle of the North Sound. Legend has it, that fishermen used to gut their catch on the sandbar before heading in-land. With dish heads aplenty, the sandbar soon became the ideal feeding ground for the native Stingrays .These Southern Rays are very friendly and playful,. Guests will enjoy being able to touch, hold and kiss these stingrays and will create lasting memories by participating in this unique experience. Transportation to and from the boat is provided.
Deep Sea Fishing
In Grand Cayman, fishing is a year-round activity for all types of fish. A boat will be privately chartered for groups of 6 or less anglers who will enjoy Cayman’s warm and well populated waters. The allure of going Deep Sea Fishing is you never know what might come up at the end of your line. Some of the more common native fish to the Cayman waters are Tuna, Wahoo,and Mahi-Mahi, who will all put up the exhilarating sport fishing fight that all anglers are looking for. Transportation to and from the boat is provided.
Golf Tournament to benefit the HHMSF
Thursday May 22
8:00am Shotgun Start
Play at our Grand Cayman golf course with breathtaking views of the North Sound, abundant sunshine, and Caribbean breezes. Golfers will delight in the exquisite grounds of The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club where you can master the perfect swing.