The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) fall conference will take place Wednesday, September 30- Friday, October 2, 2026 at the Westin Boston Seaport hotel.  Individuals from current CII member organizations are eligible to attend. 

Registration for the conference opens on Monday, June 29, 2026 and closes Thursday, September 24, 2026. There is no on-site registration. The conference includes administrative meetings on Wednesday, September 30, with the plenary sessions beginning at approximately  3 PM ET. Attendees should read the agenda carefully for administrative meetings as attendance is based on your CII member type.  

All sessions on Friday, October 2 are off the record and closed to press.

All attendees are required to show proof of identification to pick up their name tag and visible nametags must be worn at all times during CII conferences. Attendees should be prepared to show their name tag and or identification at any time during the event. Sharing of nametags is strictly prohibited. 

CII conferences offer unique opportunities to network, share best practices, and learn from a broad spectrum of executives, stewardship teams, and investment professionals from major pension funds, asset managers, companies and consultants from aroudn the word.  

Who Can Attend: Individuals from current member organizations are welcome to attend as are prospective new members who can attend one conference on a complimentary basis. CII's events are not open to the public. Please email membership@cii.org for further assistance.

Press: Most sessions and member-hosted meetings on Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday, October 1, are open to the press. Sessions on Friday, October 2, are closed to the press and off the record. Please check the individual session descriptions for details. Please contact events@cii.org to register as press before September 2. No on-site registrations will be allowed.

Conference Format: Conferences are in-person only. When possible, video recordings of CII plenary and breakout sessions will be made available to CII Members following the conference.

What are Member-Hosted-Meetings? Apart from CII programming, each CII conference includes a segment during which CII members self-produce breakout sessions. The views expressed in these member-hosted meetings do not necessarily reflect those of CII or its member-approved policies. For more information on member-hosted meetings, please see the Conference FAQ.

Does CII provide any opportunities for members to host their own dinners, meetings, or events? Yes. Please see the conference event page for details. Members are welcome to coordinate private events in-conjunction with our conference, provided that the event does not overlap any portion of the CII conference, including member-hosted meetings and networking events. Please email events@cii.org to coordinate private event requests before finalizing details.

Conference Fees: Conference attendance fees are based on membership type. Please email events@cii.org for more information.

Refund Policy: Registrants must request cancellation and a refund in writing. Refund requests received by August 29 will be refunded the amount paid minus a $100 processing fee. Refund requests received between September 1-24 will be refunded at 50% minus the $100 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after September 24, 2026. 

More Questions? Check CII's Conference FAQ page.

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