Developing early retail professionals into strong future leaders

Attending the Emerging Leaders Summit

Sept. 9-11, 2026 in Washington D.C.

The NRF Foundation Emerging Leaders Summit is an invitation-only two-day summit of networking, learning and skill building for emerging retail leaders who are early in their career.

Emerging Leaders seeks to provide early professionals with support, access, and opportunities to further themselves as leaders, and to support the retailer community with investing in early talent that will contribute to a stronger, more inclusive workforce.

Travel, hotel, agenda, registration, and the speakers list for the 2026 Emerging Leaders Summit will be coming soon.

Check out the Summit Recap to see what's in store for attendees in 2026!