Presented by National Breast Cancer Coalition

2026 Advocate Leadership Summit

About This Event

NBCC’s Advocate Leadership Summit is an annual gathering of breast cancer advocates from across the country and around the world. Participants attend sessions on the latest scientific research, training in effective advocacy strategies and presentations by respected researchers in the field, grassroots leaders from around the country and prominent public policy experts. The Advocate Leadership Summit is the premier breast cancer advocacy event that attracts women and men from the U.S and other countries. Attendees include breast cancer survivors, caregivers, patient advocates and many others who are affected by breast cancer.

Join us in Washington, DC! 

About This Event

NBCC’s Advocate Leadership Summit is an annual gathering of breast cancer advocates from across the country and around the world. Participants attend sessions on the latest scientific research, training in effective advocacy strategies and presentations by respected researchers in the field, grassroots leaders from around the country and prominent public policy experts. The Advocate Leadership Summit is the premier breast cancer advocacy event that attracts women and men from the U.S and other countries. Attendees include breast cancer survivors, caregivers, patient advocates and many others who are affected by breast cancer.

Join us in Washington, DC! 

Daily Schedule

Saturday: 2:45 pm - 6:15 pm  (Pre-con session for Project LEAD graduates begins at 12:30pm)

Sunday: 7:00 am - 6:30 pm

Monday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Tuesday: Lobby Day

Full schedule and session topics will be available soon.

Become a Summit Champion

Fundraise your way to the Summit!  

You can raise funds to cover the cost of attending the Summit, support a fellow advocate, or contribute directly to the Summit itself. It’s quick and simple: create your page, share the link, and track your donations!

Get started at the link below!

The deadline to fundraise is April 1, 2026.

Hotel Information

Hotel: Washington Marriott at Metro Center

Room Rate: $319 per night plus tax  ($50 nightly discount available)

Booking Deadline: April 3, 2026 

To help defray some of the cost of attending the Summit, NBCC is offering to cover $50/night for each hotel room booked through the NBCC block at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center. The discount applies to the room rate, not per person. This means that if two attendees share a room, the total discount remains $50 per night for that room. 

The discount will result in a reduced hotel rate for the Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights while attending the Summit. The discount will reduce the rate from $319/night to $269/night + tax for Summit attendees.

Getting There

Washington Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street NW
Washington, 20005
United States

Advocate Leadership Summit Policies

Review NBCC's policies regarding refunds, fundraising, group registrations, and more!

Advocate Leadership Summit Sponsors

Presenting iS CLINICAL by INNOVATIVE SKINCARE Musa and Tom Mayer Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Vance Wall Foundation Eli Lilly and Company

Underwriter Translational Research in Oncology (TRIO) Amgen
Merck

Patron  Anne Grant Advocate Scholarship Fund, Given by Fran M. Visco Memorial Leadership Scholarship Funds, Given by Members of the NBCC Board of Directors and Board of Trustees Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA)