Engagement, Advisory,
and Advocacy Summit

May 4, 2026 - May 6, 2026

Washington, DC

The summit is commissioned by 2025 ACS President-Elect Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez and co-chaired by Dr. Silvia Ronco.
The event will take place in Washington, D.C., and is invitation-only.

Join Us

May 4, 2026 - May 6, 2026

Washington, DC

The summit will bring together a select group of leaders, like yourself, in the areas of entrepreneurship, media, and advocacy from the positionality of our mission statement for a “world built on science.”

The goal is to share how you’ve achieved your success in capturing the hearts and minds of audiences outside of your immediate science community and how you consistently convey the value of science and your passion for chemistry emotionally, not just intellectually. 

The summit will involve relatively few prepared presentations, focusing instead on a workshop model where you will ideate solutions and recommendations with your team, cycling between in-group work and report-outs sharing ideas across the teams. A preview of the workshop was advertised in Rigoberto’s recent comment in C&EN.