2026 NACo Annual Conference & Exposition

J.D. Clark stressed the importance of telling the county story as he took office as NACo president.

Former FEMA Administrator Brock Long has yet to hear any proposals for federal disaster reform that would make a significant improvement to the way it operates.

What do a county leader and a four-star general have in common? More than you might think.

No matter what the world throws at you, it’s up to you to chart your own path, NFL veteran and magician Jon Dorenbos told the NACo Annual Conference attendees. 

“When youth are asked what helped them the most, they might name a program, but they will absolutely name a person that believed in them,” Leslie Boissiere told the General Session audience.

Doris Kearns Goodwin: In today’s divisive political landscape, empathy can feel hard to come by, which makes it that much more important to public service.

Rural counties should not be written off as cradles of technology-driven entrepreneurship and the job growth that could follow in its wake.

A county doesn’t have to be Los Angeles or New York to see the economic benefits from the arts.

Despite employees’ concerns over the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence adoption in the job market, workforce professionals maintain optimism that the technology, still in its infancy, could lead to better services and products from the public sector. 

The South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center is a “one-stop shop” the city and the children’s hospital created to improve community wellness and make it easier for people to get their needs met.

More than 350 attendees are making their first trip to a NACo Annual Conference this year.

NACo is celebrating its 90th anniversary the way it knows best — gathering county officials from across the country to immerse themselves in the work they do at the Annual Conference in the city and county of Philadelphia.