2026 Annual Statewide Nursing Summit

The AI-Driven Nursing Workforce: Nurse-Led AI in Education, Practice, and Policy

The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce (CCNW) is proud to announce the 2026 Annual Statewide Nursing Summit, Connecticut’s flagship convening of nursing education, practice, workforce, policy, and innovation leaders.

Date: April 29th
Time: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM
Location: Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, CT

Breakfast and lunch provided
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available

2026 Summit Theme

Artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, workforce design, and economic growth. Nurses sit at the center of this transformation, not as end users, but as leaders shaping how AI is designed, governed, taught, and deployed.
 
This Summit positions nursing as critical economic infrastructure and explores how nurse-led AI can strengthen patient safety, workforce sustainability, education pipelines, and public trust, while ensuring innovation serves people, not the other way around.

Summit Areas of Focus

Educating the AI-Ready Nurse

• AI literacy and competency development
• Faculty development and curriculum redesign
• Simulation and assessment in AI-enhanced learning environments

 
AI in Nursing Practice: Decision, Judgment, and Care

• AI-supported clinical workflows
• Strengthening nursing judgment through technology
• Real-world applications across care settings

Workforce Transformation and Leadership

• Preparing nurse leaders for AI-enabled systems
• Workforce readiness and role evolution
• Academic–practice partnerships driving innovation

 
Policy, Governance, and Legal Considerations

• Legal and regulatory implications of AI in healthcare
• Institutional governance and accountability
• Professional standards and workforce protections

2026 Annual Statewide Nursing Summit
​Sponsorship & Exhibitor Information

Sponsor & Exhibitor Pricing Levels

This Summit positions nursing as critical economic infrastructure and explores how nurse-led AI can strengthen patient safety, workforce sustainability, education pipelines, and public trust, while ensuring innovation serves people, not the other way around.
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​INVEST & BECOME A SUMMIT SPONSOR
Deadline,  April 14, 2026

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Summit Event Sponsor
$3,500

1 Available

The Student Day Event Sponsor includes co-branding on all marketing materials (Logo combined with CCNW logo), 5-minute podium introduction, Exhibitor Booth in prime location on exhibitor floor (includes attendance for TWO representatives), Full Advertisement on front inside cover of electronic program ($500 value) with logo and full-page write-up, logo on display poster, podium recognition, logo on CCNW website and social media posts. 

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Breakfast Sponsor
​$2,500

1 Available

As the exclusive Breakfast Sponsor, your brand will be front and center during the event’s most social and high-energy time of day. Attendees will associate your name with hospitality, connection, and a positive start—reinforcing goodwill and brand recall before the day’s programming even begins. Breakfast Sponsor includes Sponsor signage. Exhibitor Booth in prime location on exhibitor floor (fee includes attendance for TWO representatives), quarter-page advertisement in electronic program ($200 value) with logo and write-up, podium recognition, logo on CCNW website, and social media posts.

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Executive Sponsor
$1,500

15 Available

​Exhibitor Booth in prime location on exhibitor floor (fee includes attendance for TWO representatives), logo in electronic program with write-up, display poster, podium recognition, logo on CCNW website and social media posts

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Exhibitor Booth
$850

15 Booths Available

​Exhibitor Booth provided with a six-foot table with two chairs. Exhibitor Booth (fee includes attendance for TWO representatives), listing on the printed exhibitor map and in the electronic program.

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Exhibitor + Annual Workforce Supporter
$2400

10 Available

Exhibitor Booth (fee includes attendance for TWO representatives), logo in electronic program, podium recognition, become a 2026 CCNW Annual Nursing Workforce Supporter (a $1,800.00 value providing a savings of $250.00). 

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Ad Space in Digital Program
​$200-$500

• Full Page - 5 in wide x 8 in tall | $500
• Half Page - 5 in. wide x 4 in tall | $300
• Quarter Page 2 1/2 in. wide x 2 in. tall | $200

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