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NCACE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

North Carolina’s career development and early-talent professionals gather each spring to learn, collaborate, and reconnect.

Rooted in shared learning, collaboration, and community, the Annual NCACE Conference brings together career services and industry recruitment professionals from across North Carolina to exchange ideas, share best practices, and reconnect after a busy recruiting season. Rotating across the Western, Central, and Eastern regions of the state, the conference highlights the strengths and perspectives of North Carolina communities.

Why Attend

Designed to be practical, engaging, and collaborative, attendees can expect:

  • Dynamic keynote speakers and panelists sharing timely insights into current trends
  • Peer-led breakouts focused on real-world challenges and solutions
  • Strategies you can put into practice right away
  • Space to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with colleagues
  • Opportunities to build new relationships and strengthen existing partnerships


Who Should Attend

Ideal for professionals working in higher education career development and early-talent engagement, including:

  • Career services and employer relations professionals
  • Recruitment and talent acquisition staff

Whether you’re new to the field or a long-time NCACE member, you’ll find sessions and conversations that meet you where you are.




What You’ll Leave With

Participants leave with


  • New ideas and best practices to enhance your work
  • Practical takeaways ready to implement
  • Stronger professional connections across North Carolina


A renewed sense of energy and momentum for the year ahead








Thanks to everyone who joined us in Charlotte for the 2026 NCACE Conference!

In 2027, we're going to Wilmington!

Interested in serving on the Conference Planning Committee for 2027?  Sign up here!(save the date for the first meeting in-person on August 6th - more information to come!)

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