The value of the NACDS Annual Meeting begins before you arrive. Use this guide to focus your objectives, prioritize the right conversations, and turn your time in Palm Beach into relationships and results that move your business forward.
Before you arrive, determine what success looks like:
This meeting is about strategic conversations, not just introductions. Come ready to listen, exchange ideas, and agree on next steps.
The core of the Annual Meeting. Strategic Exchange Appointments bring decision-makers together to align on priorities and strategy, held throughout The Breakers — bungalows, umbrella spaces, meeting rooms, and informal settings alike.
The Annual Meeting follows a strategic, noncommercial format and has specific policies governing Strategic Exchange Space and official conference activities. Review the applicable Rules & Regulations before the meeting.
With a focused Sunday–Tuesday schedule, your calendar will fill quickly. Bring the right team members to maximize meetings with your trading partners!
Remember, the best opportunities aren’t always the ones scheduled months in advance.
One of the most valuable things you can do before arriving is determine who you want to meet and where you will meet them.
Use NACDS Participant resources to identify companies and develop a focused meeting strategy to maximize your opportunities.
Before the meeting:
Don’t wait until you arrive in Palm Beach to decide who you want to see.
The Annual Meeting is about more than scheduled appointments.
The most valuable conversations often happen outside scheduled meetings — before breakfast, between appointments, at receptions.
Prioritize quality over volume; a focused conversation with the right person outweighs a long contact list without follow-up.
All 2027 Annual Meeting events will be held at The Breakers in Palm Beach. In lieu of shuttle service complimentary valet parking will be available at The Breakers.
Because meetings and programs take place in multiple areas of the property, familiarize yourself with the meeting locations before your first appointment and make sure to build in transition time.
The 2027 NACDS Annual Meeting is designed to bring the industry’s most influential leaders together for focused business conversations, strategic relationships, and insight into the future of retail pharmacy, health, and wellness.
Come prepared. Know who you want to meet, and what you want to accomplish. Listen. Ask sharp questions. Leave with momentum.
Meet the Moment—and turn your time at NACDS Annual into momentum for what comes next.
Join our industry’s most influential business leaders at this exclusive event. Build vital strategic partnerships with a who’s who in health and wellness and gain new insights into today’s changing marketplace.
