2026 Executive Leadership Forum Registration

REGISTRATION & POLICIES

Registration and Event Policies

The Executive Leadership Forum is an exclusive event. Registration is a two step process, one step completed by the attendee, one step completed by our team.

Step 1 - RSVP

Complete the ELF RSVP Form

Filling out the 2026 ELF RSVP Form tells us to hold your seat while we review your information to determine eligibility.

Submitting the RSVP is not a confirmation that you will be registered.

ELF RSVP Form

Step 2 - Review and Confirmations

Approval process

Once submitted, the CAE Community National Center team will review your information and confirm eligibility. You will receive communications about the status of your registration and any necessary next steps at that time.

All submissions are reviewed in order of submission.

Eligibility Requirements

To attend ELF 2026, participants must meet the following criteria:

You must be affiliated with a CAE-designated institution (CAE-R, CAE-CO, CAE-CD).
Executive leaders (presidents, provosts, chancellors, or equivalent) must be registered in order for their institution's Point of Contact to register.
PoCs are eligible to attend only when accompanying a registered executive leader.
Attendance is limited to one executive leader and one Point of Contact per institution.

Disclaimer

The CAE National Center team reserves the right to modify or cancel registrations that do not meet the eligibility requirements at any time.

Registration Confirmation for Eligible Executives

If we review your RSVP and determine you are eligible, you will receive confirmation via email to the address submitted on the RSVP Form.

This confirmation email serves as your receipt that our team reviewed and confirmed your eligibility to attend the event and registered you in our system.

Follow Up Communications for Proxy Submissions

Proxy submissions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed due to limited seating for the event. If we determine you are an executive's proxy for the event, you will receive communications specific to your status at that time.

If your submission gets approved, you will be registered for the event and receive a confirmation via email at that time.

Points of Contact

For CAE Designation Points of Contacts, you are eligible to attend the event when accompanying an executive or an approved executive proxy from your institution.

PoC RSVP submissions are only approved after an executive or proxy is registered. If we do not have an executive or proxy registered for the PoC's institution at the time of review, the PoC will not be registered. If at any point an executive or proxy from the PoC's instiution is registered, the PoC will be registered if seating allows. A confirmation will be sent at that time to the PoC.

How we will contact you

All communications regarding the 2026 ELF RSVP and registration process are sent from events@caecommunity.org.

To ensure you receive communications, please add our events email to your approved senders list: events@caecommunity.org

Questions?

If you have any questions about eligibility or the registration process, please contact us at events@caecommunity.org.

We're happy to help!

Event Policies

Executive Proxy Policy

In the event an executive from your institution is unable to attend, an executive proxy may be designated. Proxy applications will be reviewed and acceptances to the event will be sent out during the first week of October.

If you are the CAE Institution's proxy, please fill out the RSVP form and indicate that you are the designated executive proxy when selecting your role.

Travel Assistance

To support participation across the CAE-C Community, the CAE Community National Center is offering limited travel assistance for eligible attendees of the 2026 CAE-C Executive Leadership Forum.

The following document outlines the eligibility requirements and payment process for the $750 travel stipend:

2026 CAE ELF Travel Stipend Policy.pdf

Cancellation Policy

If you are no longer able to attend the Executive Leadership Forum, please let us know at events@caecommunity.org so we can cancel your ticket and make space for other attendees.

Substitution Policy

Tickets are non-transferable. Substitutions or name changes are not permitted once registration has been submitted. Each registration is valid only for the individual named on the registration confirmation.

Media Consent

By registering for and participating in the 2026 CAE-C Executive Leadership Forum, attendees grant permission to the CAE in Cybersecurity Community National Center to use, reproduce, and distribute their image, likeness, or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, or audio recordings taken during the event, for any legitimate educational or promotional purpose.

If you have special circumstances or wish to opt out, please contact events@caecommunity.org prior to the event.

Communication Policy

All official email communications regarding the event will come from one of the following CAE in Cybersecurity Community email addresses:

events@caecommunity.org

travel-assistance@caecommunity.org

no-reply@caecommunity.org

Please add these addresses to your approved senders list to ensure you do not miss important event information and updates.