Veterans Impact Summit 2025: Empowering Leadership in Transition
Mark your calendars: this year’s Veteran Impact Summit is set to bring together community leaders, veterans, and industry innovators in Orlando, Florida, from October 14–16, 2025.
The summit is geared toward businesses to learn ways of hiring veterans, spouses, transitioning personnel, National Guard, and Reserve personnel.
Location & Venue
Hosted at the renowned Army MWR Shades of Green resort—nestled within the Walt Disney World grounds—attendees will enjoy comfortable accommodations, inspired surroundings, and excellent amenities. Once you have registered for the conference, you will receive your receipt with a code for booking your resort accommodation. Please note there is a limited block of rooms available so register during the early registration period before the increase takes place and the block of rooms are sold out.
What to Expect: Sneak Peek of DAY 2 AGENDA:
Thursday October 16th, 2025.
Location: Magnolia (NE and SW) Ballroom
7:30am to 8:00am:
Begin seating. Snacks provided
8:00am to 9:00am:
Breakout Session:
GroupOne (Main Ballroom): Veteran Friendly vs. Veteran Ready Programs
GroupTwo (SW1 Ballroom): How-to Market to Bases
GroupThree (SW2 Ballroom): Bringing Out the Best in Veterans Joining Organizations
9:00am to 9:45am:
Guest Speaker Topic: Mentorship during transition
9:45am to 10:00am:
Break
10:00am to 11:00am:
Breakout Session:
GroupTwo (Main Ballroom): Veteran Friendly vs. Veteran Ready Programs
GroupThree (SW1 Ballroom): How-to Market to Bases
GroupOne (SW2 Ballroom): Bringing Out the Best in Veterans Joining Organizations
11:00am to 12:00pm:
Guest Speaker Topic:
Veteran leadership to civilian industry
12:00pm to 1:00PM:
Lunch
1:00pm to 2:00pm:
Breakout Session:
GroupThree (Main Ballroom): Veteran Friendly vs. Veteran Ready Programs
GroupOne (SW1 Ballroom): How-to Market to Bases
GroupTwo (SW2 Ballroom): Bringing Out the Best in Veterans Joining Organizations
2:00pm to 2:45pm:
Guest Speaker Topic: Veteran Retainability (ROI) in the workforce
2:45pm to 3:30pm:
Guest Speaker Topic:
How to recruit talent from all over the world
3:30pm to 4:00pm:
Guest Speaker Sarah Lee Founder of Waypoint Vets
4:00pm to 4:15pm:
Q&A/Closing Remarks
4:15pm to 5:00pm:
ESGR Statement of Support Signing (Location at Shades of Green TBD)
These activities include:
- Keynote speakers (retainability, state of veterans, trust factor, what a veteran brings to an organization, cross trained in the service, and so much more).
- Individual speakers from organizations that work with transitioning personnel, Reserve/National Guard and spouses daily.
- Breakout sessions with key topics for your veteran program.
- Panel discussions with real world opportunities to better your program.
- Access to welcome reception on 10/14/2025.
- Packet with direct contacts, description of organizations to utilize whose services are “FREE”, MOS by Branch and defining of DD214 for hiring personnel along with other items.
- Breakfast, Lunch, drinks and snacks both days of conference.
- SPECIAL Guest Speaker covering recruiting through “trust” and how to show ROI with retainability.
We look forward to you attending this “2nd to None” conference that will make your impact on hiring service members beneficial for both parties.
Final schedule with all the details will be emailed to you concerning speakers and events once they are finalized.
