*All conference events will take place at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside unless otherwise noted
| 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | Registration |
| 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | Membership Desk and Dining Awards Display |
| 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Edutours |
| 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | NACUFS Café |
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | First-Time Attendee Reception |
| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Culinary Challenge and Welcome Reception |
| 7:30 p.m. | Open Evening |
| 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Registration |
| 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Membership Desk and Dining Awards Display |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Region and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast |
| 8:45 - 9 a.m. | Conference Welcome |
| 9 - 10:10 a.m. | Opening General Session |
| 10:10 - 10:40 a.m. | Refreshment break |
| 10:40 - 11:40 a.m. | Roundtable Discussions |
| 11:50 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. | Blueprints to Breakthroughs: How LSU Transformed Dining Through Master Planning and Student-Centered Innovation |
| Feeding Every Red Raider: How We Expanded the Table | |
| From Hire to Higher: Elevating Student Employees into Student Leaders | |
| Harvard Menu R&D - Partnering with Commodity Boards and Corporate Chefs to Supercharge New Recipe Development | |
| Nourishing Minds, Supporting Lives: A Multi-Disciplinary Model for Student Success | |
| SOP's - The Time Proven System in an AI World | |
| The Secret Ingredient: Special Events in Collegiate Dining | |
| The Meal Plan Multiverse: Cause & Effect | |
| 12:35 - 12:50 p.m. | Walk/Shuttle to Showcase |
| 12:50 -12:55 p.m. | Ribbon cutting at Showcase - Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center |
| 12:55 - 4:55 p.m. | Showcase - Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center |
| 5 - 6 p.m. | Industry Appreciation Reception - Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center |
| 6:45 - 8 p.m. | Theodore W. Minah Award Presentation & Dinner |
| 8 - 9 p.m. | Theodore W. Minah Dessert Reception |
| 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Registration |
| 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Membership Desk and Dining Awards Display |
| 8 - 9:20 a.m. | Awards Breakfast |
| 9:20 - 9:55 a.m. | General Membership Assembly |
| 9:55 - 10:15 a.m. | Walk/Shuttle to Showcase |
| 10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Showcase - Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center |
| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. | Break |
| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Super Sessions |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Refreshment break |
| 3:15 - 4:25 p.m. | Super Sessions |
| 4:25 - 4:55 p.m. | Refreshment break |
| 4:55 - 5:40 p.m. | Invisible Impact: Using Nudges to Drive Silent Success |
| Paid to Learn: How Paid Language Learning Transformed Our Workforce | |
| Raccoon Eyes- What's Left Behind | |
| Shifting Gen Alpha and Gen Z Food Norms: Student Voices | |
| Turning Noise Into Knowledge: How Schools Use AI to Transform Comments and Data Into Action | |
| Serving More Than Food: Building Belonging in Campus Dining |
| 8 - 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8 - 11:30 a.m. | Experiential Learning Sessions |
| 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Directors Solutions Exchange |
| 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. | Faithful Flavor: Building Inclusive Halal and Kosher Dining Programs in Higher Education |
| Recipe for Change: Making the Switch to Modern Menu Management Systems | |
| 9:35 - 10:20 a.m. | Procurement Integrity in Auxiliaries: Protecting Revenue, Reputation, and Trust |
| Streamlining Success: How Our New Student Onboarding Program Drives Engagement and Efficiency | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | Feeding Minds & Measuring Impact: A Research-Driven Approach to Food Access |
| Plated by a Chef, Developed by a Team: Menu Innovation is a Team Sport. | |
| 11:40 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Closing General Session |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Awards Luncheon |
| 7:10 p.m. | Closing Event - Generations Hall |