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The Cloister, Sea Island
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October 9-12, 2025
You and your guests are invited to join us at The Cloister in Sea Island for AGC Georgia’s Fall Leadership Conference. This conference brings members together for learning, recreation, socializing and fun you don’t want to miss!
We are excited to offer leadership development seminars on the mornings of October 9 and 12, 2025. These programs are designed to provide valuable insights and practical tools to enhance your leadership effectiveness as both a team leader and team member. Afternoons during the conference are open for you to take advantage of area activities. Members attending this conference in the past tell us they most enjoy connecting with other industry professionals in a comfortable, relaxed setting.
Room Reservation Information
Rooms start at $535 per night for The Cloister
Our rate ends when the contracted room block is filled.
If you have problems booking your room, please contact Machell Harper, Senior Director of Member Services, at harper@agcga.org or 678-298-4108. Once block is sold out, we will work through a wait list based on first-come, first-serve. There is no guarantee a room will become available after the block sells out, but if you’d like to be put on a wait list, please connect with Machell.
Notes:
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Check-in is avaialble as of 4:00 pm each day.
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Check-out no later than 12:00 pm
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The penalty for room cancellation after September 8, 2025 is forfeiture of payment equal to two room nights.
(While AGC Georgia can't guarantee we will have another member from a possible room wait list to take a room, please connect with Machell before cancelling a room reservation.)
Schedule of Events
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Thursday, October 9
| 6:00 pm | Registration begins |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Opening Night Reception (Sponsored by Smith Curries Oles) |
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Friday, October 10
| 8:00 - 8:45 am | Buffet Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - Noon | Leadership Development Session |
| 1:00 pm | Golf Tournament |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner for Young Leadership Program Members |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner for Executive Alliance Program Members |
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Saturday, October 11
| 8:00 - 8:45 am | Buffet Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - Noon | Leadership Development Session |
| 6:30 pm | Closing Dinner |
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Sunday, October 12
| Breakfast on your own | |
| 12:00 pm | Hotel check-out |
Leadership Development Sessions
Dr. Duane McClure serves as Vice President and Executive Consultant at Truist Leadership Institute, where he facilitates transformational career experiences for both internal and external clients through the organization’s leadership development programs.
Before joining Truist, he spent 15 years as a Senior Consultant with Strategic Resources, Inc., supporting a Department of Defense contract. In that role, he led critical incident stress management initiatives, coaching, counseling, and leadership training across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Dr. McClure also brings experience in leadership development as an adjunct facilitator and previously served as a program manager for employee development at North Carolina State University.
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Friday, October 10, 2025
Session 1: Strategic Thinking
In this session, you will learn how to develop your leadership capacities by learning new tools for complex problem solving, interdependent perspectives and decision – making.
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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Session 2: Culture
In this session, you will learn the importance of your leadership in building and maintaining a company culture.