2024 Professional Governance Conference
2025 Annual Conference
Join Us at the Premier Conference for Leaders in Professional Governance.
Registration Now Open!
The Professional Governance Leadership Conference (PGLC) is your place to experience innovations shaping the future of governance. Join hundreds of passionate nurse leaders for a packed agenda of thought-provoking sessions, hands-on workshops and can't-miss networking events. Be part of the only conference that unites entire governance teams while offering tailored micro-experiences for every participant.
Register now to join the professional governance movement—empowering leadership, strengthening teams and improving outcomes—together.
Who Attends PGLC
PGLC unites nurses from diverse health care settings ready to transform care delivery. Whether you're a department council chair, an executive leader or a nurse in a leadership role, this is your community. Bring your team—collaborative participation sparks transformation and builds unified leadership across your organization.
2025 Keynote Speakers
Meet the Mainstage Lineup
What Makes PGLC Unmissable?
Engage with experts to tackle your challenges and achieve your goals in professional governance. Choose from over 40 carefully curated breakout sessions and poster presentations showcasing real-world outcomes and innovations—plus earn valuable contact hours while you’re at it!
- Leadership in Professional Governance: Explore how nurses at all levels demonstrate ownership and accountability in their practice, fostering strong leadership through the framework of professional governance.
- Improved Health Outcomes: Hear how nurses uphold their social contract to advance health and drive positive outcomes in the communities they serve.
- Enhanced Care Coordination: Discover how professional governance improves collaboration across health care teams, elevating the quality of care and ensuring better results for both patients and providers.
- Shaping the Future of Nursing: Gain insights into how professional governance plays a critical role in the sustainability and growth of the nursing profession.
What Will You Walk Away With?
Practical strategies for confident, values-based decision-making in complex environments
Proven methods to cultivate shared ownership and accountability in practice
Transformational leadership skills that drive measurable improvements in health outcomes
Tactics for interdisciplinary collaboration that improve coordination and partnership across roles
Witness the Change, Feel the Momentum.
“This conference provided our team the practical information we needed to guide us in our organization’s transition from shared to professional governance. We walked away with specific strategies, inspiring examples and new tools to support this work.”
– Jennifer T. Hall, Director of Nursing, Professional Practice
Thank You To Our 2025 Sponsors
Your Community Awaits in San Antonio
Don’t miss the chance to explore how professional governance has evolved into a dynamic framework that drives ownership, partnership, equity and accountability. Join a community of like-minded professionals for an immersive two-day conference experience focused on excellence in nursing leadership and governance.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
AONL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and strives to ensure that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to participate in the program solely by reason of that disability. Through its agents, AONL will provide reasonable accommodations for a candidate with a disability who requests accommodations. Requests can be made by sending a written request 21 days in advance of the program. Contact AONL Education for questions.