Top Director Awards Ceremony Details

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2025 Top Director Awards

November 6–7, 2025

The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Cary, NC

Awards Ceremony Details

To celebrate their achievement in excellence, Kehrer Group hosts an annual awards ceremony to announce winners of the Top Directors Awards and share industry insights in a celebratory atmosphere of your peers. Attendance is by invitation only and open to all finalists for the awards.

Thanks to our sponsors, attendance at the Top Directors Awards Ceremony is complimentary for finalists. We meet in the retreat setting of the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, NC. Attendance is not mandatory to receive recognition as a Top Director.

Tentative Schedule of Events

November 6:

2 pm – Events begin with Afternoon Tea and networking

3 pm – General Session

5 pm – Reception

7 pm – Awards Ceremony and Dinner

November 7:

8-9 am – Breakfast

9 am – General Session and Keynote Address

10:15 am – Peer Breakout Sessions

12 pm – Farewell lunch

We’ll distribute a final agenda to registrants in late October.

Click here to view the agenda for the 2024 awards ceremony.

Questions about the 2025 Top Director Awards? Email awards@kehrergroup.com.

Welcome to the Umstead Hotel and Spa

Joining us for the Top Directors Awards Ceremony? Learn more about The Umstead Hotel and Spa a soothing and relaxing sancuary at the heart of the Research Triangle, complemented by stunning views and works of art.

Just off of Interstate 40 and 5 minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and featuring a surrounding 12 acres of wooded land, gardens and lake, and celebrated culinary creations led by four-time James Beard Semifinalist chef Steven Greene. The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, North Carolina, is one of the best-located hotels for those who want to get away and stay near the heart of it all.

Directions from Raleigh-Durham Airport/Raleigh/Cary

From Durham or points West, including RDU Airport, take I-40 East toward Raleigh. Then take Exit 287 and turn right onto North Harrison Avenue. At your first traffic light, turn left onto SAS Campus Drive. The Umstead Hotel and Spa, at 100 Woodland Pond Drive, is the first road on your left.

From Raleigh or points East, take I-40 West toward Durham/Chapel Hill. Then take Exit 287 and turn left onto North Harrison Avenue. At your second traffic light, turn left onto SAS Campus Drive. The Umstead Hotel and Spa, at 100 Woodland Pond Drive, is the first road on your left.