Helping county presidents to learn and grow as leaders
January 8-11, 2027 | Charlotte, North Carolina
Next year's Council of Presidents Conference will be held in conjunction with the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention & Trade Show.
At this annual conference for county Farm Bureau presidents, attendees network with peers from across the state, build leadership skills, and learn about current state and national organizational issues.
The conference is primarily for county presidents. If the president is unable to attend, another member of the county executive committee (vice president or third member) may attend in their place.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Sean Glass, Instructor
Sean Glass is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, combat leader, and now a leadership instructor with Echelon Front. Sean spent 13 years in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eastern Africa. He led five SEAL platoons in Iraq against Islamic State forces during some of the most dynamic and demanding environments where he saw first-hand the power of leadership on the battlefield. Sean returned from Iraq to serve as Officer-in-Charge of training for all West Coast SEAL Teams where he spearheaded the development of leadership training and personally instructed and mentored the next generation of SEAL leaders.
Sean left active duty in 2019 and became the Chief Operating Officer of a successful venture capital backed construction technology startup, where he helped scale the company’s growth and established a highly successful decentralized, team-first culture.
Sean then joined Echelon Front where he serves as a leadership instructor, bringing unique front-line perspective that blends tactical and executive leadership experience from the military and business environments to help build high performance, winning teams that thrive in ambiguous, adverse conditions.
AGENDA
11:30am-1pm Lunch
1-1:45pm Welcome
- Organization Reports & Updates
2-3:15pm Sessions and Workshops
3:15-3:30pm Break
3:30-5:00pm General Session
- Keynote Speaker: Sean Glass – Extreme Ownership
6:30pm Evening Activity and Off-Site Dinner — Tipsy Pickle
7:30am Breakfast
8am North Carolina Ag Tour or AFBF Activities
6pm-8:30pm Michigan Dinner — Charlotte Beer Garden
7am Sunrise Service (optional)
8am AFBF Foundation Flap Jack Breakfast (optional, $100 county billed)
9:30am Opening AFBF Session
12pm Leadership lunch (optional, $85 county billed)
11:30am Trade Show
1:15pm Concurrent Workshops/YF Competitive Events
2:30pm Featured Workshops
4pm Mid General Session
5:30pm Dinner and evening on your own
Council of Presidents Conference concludes
Fly home or enjoy the rest of AFBF at county/personal expense.