Emerging Leaders Meet to Chart Group’s Future Path

Ten members of the American Supply Association’s Emerging Leaders Advisory Group convened in Rosemont, Illinois, earlier this month to chart a path that ensures the two-decade-old ASA special interest division continues to deliver maximum year-round benefits to up-and-coming, high-potential employees at ASA-member companies.
 

One key initiative established during the meeting is the formation of a subset of the Emerging Leaders Division that would target young leaders with ownership or equity, C-suite status within a company, or those on the precipice of moving into those high-level roles. This new subset is in the early planning stages, with more details to follow.
 

The Emerging Leaders group will also write quarterly articles in both the association’s ASA Review publication and Supply House Times magazine (ASA’s official media partner), as well as conduct a series of webinars throughout the year—all aimed at providing emerging leaders in ASA companies with meaningful content to help them in their current roles and with future career pathing.
 

The group also continued planning for EMERGE2026, the Emerging Leaders’ annual conference, which takes place May 18–20, 2026, at Live! by Loews in Arlington, Texas.