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Pre-Registration is required for premium workshops.
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This half-day, hands-on workshop is designed for strategic partnering EAs who want a practical foundation in how to use AI at work both to save time and work at a higher level. Nothing theoretical or generic here.
Developed and led by Carve, this session covers the AI essentials EAs need right now:
Throughout the workshop, you’ll practice what you’re learning with EA scenarios in small teams using your own AI tools.
This session is perfect for beginners and intermediate AI users – ranging from those just getting started with AI to those using it regularly but wanting to deepen their skills and confidence through practical, real-world EA use cases and practice in the room.
By the end of this half-day workshop, you will:
Pre-Registration is required for certification.
*Pre-Registration Required. This is a 3-day workshop.
What is MOS? The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Associate Certification bootcamp is an immersive, hands-on workshop designed for professionals who want to maximize their technical proficiency and earn a globally recognized credential: the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associate Certification. This credential requires passing three of the following exams: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Course instructor Neil Malek of Knack Training will host this hands-on workshop for three days of 4-hour intensive, live sessions that will help build confidence and competence. Plus, enrollees will receive a complete suite of pre- and post-event learning support to ensure success.
All course details can be found here: MOS at EA Ignite
*Pre-Registration Required. This course is 3 days of diving deep into Nova’s six-module course.
Nova Chief of Staff Certification equips aspiring leaders to function at the highest levels of a company. Through hands-on practice doing the daily functions of the Chief of Staff role, Nova’s acclaimed course builds confidence and competence for aspiring and current Chiefs of Staff, as well as those looking to have a more significant impact in their current role, through its expertly crafted curriculum by Nova Chief of Staff Founder, Maggie Olson.
In this exclusive IN-PERSON training, spend 3 days diving deep into Nova’s six-module course covering ALL-THINGS Chief of Staff, including the wide variety of CoS roles, EA to CoS Transition, Business Planning, Business Process, Events, Communications, Executive Engagements, Executive Recommendations, Executive Project Management, Gap-filling, Employee Culture, First 90 Days in the Role, and more.
Nova Chief of Staff is the Premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development.
See more details here: Nova Chief of Staff Certification at EA Ignite
Masterclasses are in-depth seminar focused on practical applications and skill-building.
Copilot can operate like your COO. Right now, most workflows are holding it back.
If your workflow is inconsistent, your naming is all over the place, and your systems aren’t connected, AI has nothing to work with. When your environment is structured, Copilot becomes something entirely different: an operational layer that can connect, surface, and accelerate your work. This starts with how you operate.
We’ll break down how to build a clean, connected tech stack inside Microsoft 365, where your calendar, files, meetings, and communication all speak the same language. You’ll explore how habits, naming conventions, and workflow design create the metadata Copilot relies on to deliver real value. Because AI doesn’t fix chaos. It scales whatever system you’ve already built. If you want Copilot to operate like a COO, you have to start building like one.
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Who Should Attend: Executive Assistants who use Microsoft 365 Copilot and are ready to transform how AI supports their work. Ideal for those who understand that AI doesn’t fix chaos, it scales systems – and want to build a clean, connected tech stack where Copilot can deliver operational value like a COO.
Executive readiness is not built in the moment. It is built in the system around the executive.
When there is no clear understanding of how your executive thinks, communicates, and operates, preparation becomes guesswork. Priorities shift late, details surface too close to the moment, and you are constantly adjusting instead of operating ahead. Readiness starts with clarity.
We will begin by building an executive profile that captures how your executive works at their best. From there, we will translate that insight into systems that support how information is gathered, decisions are prepared, and time is structured. The focus is on creating an environment that keeps your executive ready, not just prepared. Because when the systems are aligned to how your executive operates, you stop reacting to the day. You start shaping it.
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Who Should Attend: Executive Assistants who want to move beyond constant adjustment, and start operating ahead. This session is for those ready to build clarity around how their executive thinks, communicates, and operates; and translate that insight into systems that keep their executive ready, not just prepared.
Every day, you are negotiating deadlines, priorities, budgets, resources, and expectations.
Whether you work in a non-profit or for-profit environment, your ability to negotiate effectively directly impacts outcomes, relationships, and your professional value.
In this high-energy, hands-on session, you will step into realistic workplace scenarios to practice persuasive techniques, test proven negotiation strategies, and strengthen your ability to influence decisions with confidence. From advocating for a salary increase, negotiating with vendors, or navigating competing internal demands with executives and colleagues, this session equips you with practical tools you can use immediately.
You will walk away better prepared to turn resistance into alignment, negotiate from a position of credibility, and position yourself as a trusted partner and problem solver leaders rely on when the stakes are high.
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Who Should Attend: Executive Admins who negotiate deadlines, priorities, budgets, resources, and expectations daily. Ideal for those who want to strengthen their ability to influence decisions with confidence, advocate effectively for themselves and their leaders, and position themselves as trusted partners and problem solvers when the stakes are high.
As a trusted EA, you’re often the behind-the-scenes strategist. You navigate relationships, guide decision-makers, and nudge projects and people in the right direction. Yet, without formal authority, coaching others (especially executives or peers) can feel delicate and daunting. In this session, you’ll learn how to use powerful coaching techniques to influence without overstepping. Whether you’re helping a leader gain clarity, encouraging a colleague to stretch, or redirecting a team member’s approach, you’ll leave with tools to coach “up” and “across” with confidence.
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Unlock the secret to smoother collaboration and stronger influence by understanding what truly drives you and those you support. When you understand your own behavioral tendencies and preferences and can quickly identify those of your leaders and colleagues, you enhance your ability to anticipate needs and influence outcomes. In this interactive session, you’ll explore a proven framework for understanding workplace behavior. You’ll walk away with strategies to improve communication and become a more effective strategic partner.
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As AI rapidly takes over task-based work, administrative professionals can no longer define their value by what they do, but by the impact they create.
Across industry reports including LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report and ASAP’s State of the Profession, one finding is consistent: confident communication is both urgently needed and largely underdeveloped.
This session introduces the Speaking with Impact™ approach, helping Executive Assistants and Administrative Professionals shift from task-based updates to impact-based communication so they can lead conversations with clarity, confidence, and presence – even without a title.
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Who Should Attend: This session is ideal for EAs who want to communicate their value with clarity and confidence, be seen as strategic partners, and navigate pressure, change, and high-stakes conversations with composure. It’s designed for those ready to move beyond task-based updates, speak to impact, and future-proof their careers as AI reshapes the profession.
Change is no longer an occasional disruption — it’s the constant. Administrative professionals are expected to adapt to evolving leadership, technology, priorities, and policies while remaining resilient and effective.
This session equips Executive Assistants and Administrative Professionals with practical strategies to navigate change with confidence. Participants learn how to reframe change as an opportunity, strengthen resilience, manage stress, and communicate clearly during uncertainty — helping them lead themselves through transition with clarity and intention.
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Who Should Attend: This session is ideal for EAs who find themselves in the midst of frequent organizational, leadership, or role changes and are ready to move from feeling stretched and fatigued to confident and grounded. It’s designed for those supporting leaders through periods of change and ambiguity who want practical tools to navigate constant transition without burning out.
Labs are highly interactive workshops guiding attendees to create their own models.
Did you know that over 70% of professionals say strong presentation skills are critical to career success, yet most admit they don’t feel fully confident presenting at an executive level? For Executive Admins, this gap matters even more. You are often the voice and presence behind your leader’s message, and how you deliver that message can influence decisions, credibility, and outcomes.
In this interactive, hands-on Ignite Lab, you will learn proven techniques to communicate with clarity, project executive presence, and structure presentations that resonate with senior leaders. Through practical application and real-time feedback, you’ll refine your delivery skills and strengthen your ability to present on behalf of executives, contribute in high-stakes meetings, and step into more visible, strategic roles with confidence.
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Pre-Work (Optional but Recommended): To maximize your hands-on practice time during the lab, participants are encouraged to bring a presentation they have delivered recently or prepare a presentation topic and structure in advance. If you’re unable to complete the pre-work, you’ll still be able to fully participate and benefit from the exercises and techniques taught during the session.
Who Should Attend: Administrative Professionals who present on behalf of executives, contribute in high-stakes meetings, or are stepping into more visible, strategic roles. Ideal for those who want to close the confidence gap in executive-level presentations and strengthen their ability to influence decisions, credibility, and outcomes through powerful delivery and presence.
Senior Executive Admins frequently manage information that shapes leadership decisions. The ability to turn complex data into clear, meaningful insight is a critical strategic skill.
In this advanced lab, participants will work through realistic reporting scenarios and practice transforming complex or cluttered information into clear, decision-ready insight. Through hands-on exercises, attendees will explore how to identify the strategic question behind the data, simplify reporting structures, and present information in a way that supports leadership conversations.
This session focuses on helping experienced professionals move beyond reporting information and toward shaping the narrative that helps leaders understand what matters.
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Who Should Attend: Senior-level Admins with a solid working knowledge of Excel who support leadership teams and want to strengthen how they communicate data and insight in strategic environments
In complex executive environments, risk rarely arrives clearly labelled. It appears through shifting priorities, stakeholder dynamics, operational pressure, and incomplete information. Senior Executive Admins are often the first to recognise these signals. In this advanced lab, participants will work through complex scenarios and develop structured approaches to identifying, analysing, and communicating risk within leadership environments. The focus is on strengthening the strategic awareness experienced professionals already have and translating that instinct into practical frameworks. Through group analysis and hands-on exercises, attendees will develop approaches for surfacing concerns, supporting leaders, and navigating uncertainty with confidence.
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Who Should Attend: Senior Executive Admins who operate in complex leadership environments and want to deepen their ability to recognise, assess, and communicate organisational risk.
The heart of the event, where all attendees come together to engage with expert speakers.
Leadership isn’t about a title – it’s about stepping into the moments that matter, even when no one notices.
In this energizing keynote, LaPora Lindsey highlights where EAs and professionals often hold back, reframes comparison as a tool for insight through the PAD-A framework, and provides concrete steps to lead from wherever you are. This session transforms how you see your influence and value every day, equipping you to step into moments you normally hold back and recognize that influence isn’t about permission – it’s about presence.
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