Participants are carefully vetted to ensure a diverse and dynamic group of leaders. Our selection process considers your professional background, contributions to your field, and the unique perspectives you bring to the gathering.

NEXT is strictly invite only and limited to 50 participants. Participants who do well in this environment are those who thrive in high-trust forums and are aiming to build genuine relationships over surface-level connections.

Everyone attending understands the power of diverse perspectives and sees the possibilities that come from connecting with fellow peers across various fields.

If you've been invited to access this private NEXT Registration page, welcome! —You’re officially invited to join our exclusive group of 50 participants. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Yes, there is a registration fee to attend NEXT 2025. The fee includes:

• 1:1 NEXT Consultations: Each participant joins a brief call with NEXT producers to share what you’re thinking about, what matters most right now, and how you hope to engage. Your input directly shapes the agenda, from session design to shared meals and peer connections, ensuring the experience is built around what’s most relevant to you.

• Full Access to Peer-Led Discussion Breakouts: Each session is thoughtfully designed as a facilitated, off-the-record dialogue in intimate breakout groups of 10–12 participants. These dynamic small-group conversations create space to explore emerging ideas, challenge assumptions, and build trust. Participants engage directly with one another in roundtable-style discussions shaped by the shared interests, lived experiences, and backgrounds of those in the room.

• Exclusive Curated Programming: Enjoy tailored experiences beyond discussions, including evening receptions, seated lunches, and dinners. These programs are designed to foster meaningful connections in an informal setting.

• All Meals During the Gathering: Enjoy daily breakfasts, carefully designed lunches and select evening receptions and dinners. Coffee breaks, the Holt Street snack bar, and off-site dinner parties are also included.  

• Off-Site Activities & Local Tours: Step beyond the walls of the gathering and into Montgomery’s rich, complex history. Through guided site visits and immersive local experiences, participants engage with the stories, legacies, and landscapes that continue to shape the American narrative. These moments are designed to deepen context, stir reflection, and connect our conversations to something larger than ourselves.

• Ground Transportation: Includes transportation to/from off-site events and NEXT program tours.

Please note: Travel and accommodations are not included in the registration fee. However, NEXT offers participants significant discounts on room blocks at the Trilogy Hotel.

Registration is ongoing until all 50 spots are filled. 

At NEXT, 75% of our programming is meticulously curated and built to align with the interests of our participants. Programming includes:  

• Session Discussions: Topics vary and dive deep into current trends, exploring both the opportunities and challenges that various industries are facing. Beyond industry insights, we also dedicate space to personal growth topics and recognize the essential connection between leadership and the human experience. Sessions embrace diverse viewpoints and are peer-led by fellow participants. 

• Seated Meal Discussions: Lunches and dinners are thoughtfully structured to optimize meaningful interactions among participants in a less formal setting. Each meal is assigned seating and allows us to curate different seating arrangements each meal – it also ensures that you meet and connect with 100% of the participants.

• ​Off-Site Activities & Tours: Participants will step beyond the walls of the gathering and into Montgomery’s rich, complex history. Through guided site visits and immersive local experiences, participants engage with the stories, legacies, and landscapes that continue to shape the American narrative. These moments are designed to deepen context, stir reflection, and connect our conversations to something larger than ourselves.

NEXT 2025 registration is limited to ticketed participants only. Registrations are for invitee only and cannot be transferred to another person.

We understand that plans can change. If you need to cancel, please notify us at [contact email] as soon as possible. Refund policies and procedures are detailed above and here:

• Within two weeks of registering: Full refund

• Cancel by August 15, 2025: 75% refund

• Cancel by September 6, 2025: 50% refund

• Cancel by October 6, 2025: 25% refund

• Cancel after October 6, 2025: No refund

Note: Refunds do not include registration platform fees. Registration fees are non-transferable

The Trilogy Hotel is easily accessible from Montgomery Regional. Other nearby airports are in Birmingham or Atlanta.

To Trilogy Hotel:

• Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):  ~20 min

• Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM): ~90m

• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): ~2h15m

Yes, breakfasts, all programmed seated lunches and dinners, receptions and cocktails, post-dinner drinks and off-site dinners are included in your registration fee.

If you have additional questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to Candy at candy@holtst.com