The 2026 AssurX Summit promises to be another Great one!

We’re excited to return to one of our favorite host cities for this year’s AssurX Customer Conference—now expanded back to our full two-and-a-half-day format. This extended agenda provides even more time for in-depth training, hands-on workshops, and meaningful networking. This year’s focus is on strengthening your quality and compliance foundation—ensuring your organization is not only audit-ready today, but fully prepared to leverage the next wave of technology and innovation.

Join us to explore what’s ahead for AssurX solutions, gain insight into key industry trends, and engage directly with our Professional Services team. Just as importantly, connect face-to-face with peers across regulated industries to exchange ideas, share best practices, and learn how others are solving similar challenges. We’ll see you in Tempe, AZ!

WHO JOINED US BEFORE

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Our tentative agenda is shown below and is subject to change. Check back often for updates!

Kickoff Reception – 5:00 p.m.

Dinner – 6:00 p.m.

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 – 12:00 pm General Session Topics
 

Welcome from Tamar June, CEO AssurX

Keynote Speaker, Bill Harris, Senior Chief Independent Duty Corpsman,  Retired

AssurX Product Roadmap, Eric Cooper, CTO

Customer Panel discussion

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 pm Breakout sessions
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 4:00 pm Breakout sessions
4:00 – 6:00 pm Professional Services Happy Hour
6:30 pm Group Event
7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 – 12:00 pm General Session Topics
 

Breakout Sessions

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 pm Breakout sessions
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 4:00 pm Breakout sessions
4:00 – 6:00 pm Professional Services Happy Hour
6:30 pm Group Event
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 – 11:00 am Industry Guided tracks, peer case studies and roundtable discussions
11:00 – 11:30 am

Closing Remarks

2026 Summit Award winners announced

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
   
   

QMS Breakout Sessions

  • Quality Systems Strategy:  Focusing on best practices, ways to think, decide, and prioritize decisions

  • Data-Driven Decision Making in QMS: Using data to make sound decisions in QMS, turning activity into insight, etc. 

  • Regulatory Expectations & Updates: Regulatory changes, what regulators are emphasizing now, what it means for QMS, etc.
  • Risk, Prevention, and Proactive Quality: Seeing issues earlier, acting before escalation, best practices to ensure proactive quality systems

  • Supplier Quality & External Oversight: Extending quality beyond your organization, discussions on evaluating supplier performance and risk, etc.

  • Continuous Improvement/QMS System Evolution: How to ensure a strong continuous improvement mindset, sustaining/evolving a strong QMS, etc.

  • QMS Roadmap/Product Direction & Evolution: What’s currently on the roadmap for short, medium, and long-term development

  • Solution Showcase: Discussion on newly enhanced solutions, preview/discussion on upcoming enhancements & new solutions

ECOS (Energy & Utilities) Breakout Sessions

  • GRC Strategy: Going Beyond NERC: Manage broader governance, risk, compliance, corporate obligations, internal controls, and accountability beyond NERC.

  • Risk, Prevention, and Proactive Quality: Seeing issues earlier, acting before escalation, best practices to ensure proactive quality systems

  • Data-Driven Compliance: Dashboards, Reports, UI, Oh My!: Turning compliance activity into insight through dashboards, reports, views, user experience, and management visibility.

  • NERC Audit Readiness: Managing the audit lifecycle from evidence collection and internal review through audit prep, data requests, findings, and closeout.

  • ECOS Integration Strategy: Connecting enterprise, operational, asset, patch, and compliance systems to reduce duplicate work and improve traceability.
  • Internal Controls, Risk, and Compliance Assurance: Connecting standards, requirements, controls, owners, risks, issues, evidence, and corrective actions into a stronger compliance management process.
  • ECOS Roadmap/Product Direction & Evolution: What is currently on the roadmap for short, medium, and long-term ECOS development.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

TEMPE MISSION PALMS

Please use the reservation button below to book your hotel room by October 2, 2026. We cannot guarantee rooms after the cutoff date. AssurX has blocked off a limited number of rooms at a special price of $249/night + applicable taxes (no resort fees) from October 23 – 28, 2026.

Tempe Mission Palms is less than 5 miles from Phoenix Airport (PHX). Complimentary hotel shuttle is also available from 5:30 am – 10 pm daily.

Keynote Speaker Bill Harris

KEYNOTE SPEAKER BILL HARRIS

Bill Harris is a 21-year U.S. Navy veteran and retired Senior Chief Independent Duty Corpsman who served on combat deployments across Iraq, Afghanistan, and multiple global regions. He spent years alongside U.S. Marines and as a Senior Assault Squadron Tactical Medic with DEVGRU, operating in some of the world’s most demanding environments.

Today, Bill trains military, law enforcement, and first responders in life-saving tactics including TCCC, TECC, and active shooter response, and has supported agencies such as the FBI SWAT and Department of State.

He is also the founder of Turn 2 Project, a nonprofit helping men grow emotionally, spiritually, and physically through immersive Man Camps focused on brotherhood, resilience, and purpose.

 

2026 SUMMIT AWARDS

The AssurX Summit Award is our highest customer honor, recognizing organizations that have demonstrated exceptional success in leveraging the AssurX platform to advance quality, compliance, and operational performance.

This award celebrates customers who have gone beyond standard implementation—driving measurable impact through process optimization, regulatory excellence, and enterprise-wide adoption.

Recipients exemplify what is possible when technology, strategy, and execution align, serving as benchmarks for innovation and continuous improvement across their industries. Join us at the AssurX Summit as we recognize this year’s winner and share the story behind their success.

EXPLORE TEMPE, AZ!

Tempe, Arizona, is an ideal destination for our annual conference, blending vibrant urban energy with stunning desert beauty and endless opportunities for relaxation and exploration. Home to Arizona State University, the city boasts a lively downtown along Mill Avenue, filled with eclectic dining, shopping, and nightlife, while Tempe Town Lake offers kayaking, paddleboarding, and scenic waterfront events just steps away. Attendees can enjoy world-class performing arts at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed ASU Gammage, hike scenic trails like “A” Mountain for breathtaking sunsets, or unwind in over 50 parks and nearby Papago Park. With its walkable layout, mild spring weather, rich cultural scene, and proximity to Phoenix attractions, Tempe delivers the perfect mix of professional inspiration and memorable leisure for a productive and enjoyable conference experience.

mission palms hotel - assurx Summit 2026

FAQs

Conference attendee pricing is $1,095 per person if you register with our early bird pricing by 06/30/2026. Afterwards, the registration fee is full price at $1,195 per person. You must register and book your room by 09/30/2026.

If you have dietary requirements, please email Colleen Nugent and let her know before September 30, 2026.

The kickoff reception will begin at 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 25, and followed by dinner at 6:00 pm.

Business casual.

Yes, if you prefer to be invoiced for this event, you may do so by sending an email to Sue Cooper at [email protected]. You may  also give her a call at 408-778-1376, ext. 714 if you wish to call in your credit card number.

If you have any questions, please call us at 408-778-1376, ext. 734, or email us at [email protected].

You will want to book your flight into Phoenix International Airport (PHX). The airport is less than 5 miles from the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel.

Our previous attendees love our Summits!

“Networking with other AssurX customers to see how they use AssurX. Meeting our AssurX contacts in person was a great way to better connect with each other.”

“The ability to network with other people who are using AssurX in the Utility industry, ask questions, and also have time with the professional services group. The technical demonstrations were helpful as well.”

“It was (as always) AWESOME! I did particularly like the addition of the one-on-one time with a professional services team member.”

“Learning about all the new features and new solutions was an eye opener. Excited to implement many in the future with other departments.”

“Seeing the product roadmap provides great insight to how AssurX is improving the platform, again providing me with new ideas when working with my team on new processes (and improving existing ones).”

“This was my first AssurX summit and I was thoroughly impressed with everything. Location, resort stay, presentations, the networking of meeting other people in the utility and energy industry. Great job!​”

“Thank you for everything. This has been a great experience for me, and I am thankful for the opportunity.​”

CONFERENCE PRICING

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

$1,09500by 07/31/26
  • SAVE $100 – Register by 07/31/2026
  • Full access to all conference sessions
  • Full access to all technical sessions
  • Kickoff reception & dinner
  • Daily full breakfast & lunch

REGULAR REGISTRATION

$1,19500each
  • Full access to all conference sessions
  • Full access to all technical sessions
  • Kickoff reception & dinner
  • Daily full breakfast & lunch

888-927-7879, ext. 734