18–21 October 2026 · Stony Point, New York
Effective Career Summit
A retreat for organisations moving people into high-impact careers to work on strategy, coordination, and shared challenges.
What this is
A working retreat for decision makers in organisations that move people into high-impact careers, funded by Coefficient Giving. Most run small teams and rarely get dedicated time away from daily execution to work through strategy with others facing shared challenges. Over three nights, attendees work on strategy, identify overlaps and ecosystem gaps, share what they have learned, and get to know each other better.
The retreat takes place directly after EAG NYC, from the evening of Sunday 18 October to noon Wednesday 21 October.
Who it's for
The core audience is organisations and projects that move people into high-impact careers, mostly small or early-stage groups, represented by someone who sets or strongly shapes their strategy. Alongside them we invite a handful of guests, such as representatives of funders. The retreat is invitation-only and kept to around 30 to 35 participants plus 5–10 special guests.
Some of the organisations in the room
80,000 Hours
High Impact Professionals
Consultants for Impact
Animal Advocacy Careers
High Impact Medicine
The format
Attendees know best what the field needs, so most of the time goes to formats where they do the work: small-group discussions, one-to-ones, and working sessions aimed at producing something concrete. We will set a small number of focus areas in advance based on participant input.
We will ask attendees to share memos before the retreat, so conversations can start with more context.
Where something promising starts here, we want to help it continue by making sure it leaves with a clear owner and next steps. The team will continue working after the event to facilitate this.
Program
We will welcome people from 4pm on Sunday afternoon. Sunday evening will feature an evening social.
The working program starts Monday morning 10am; Monday and Tuesday are the core working days of the retreat. The event ends around noon Wednesday.
The program will be light on talks to leave room for small group discussions, working groups and workshop, and one-to-ones.
We will also feature participant-led program such as lightning talks.
Logistics at a glance
Dates
Sunday 18 to Wednesday 21 October 2026 (three nights, two full days)
Venue
A retreat centre in Stony Point, in New York's Hudson Valley, a 1–1½ hour drive north of the city. Venue address can be found on the Attendee info page.
Cost
Retreat costs are fully covered for invited organisations.
Reimbursement of documented travel expenses is available up to $500 for US attendees and up to $1,000 for non-US attendees.
If more support is needed, please email vesa@effectivecareersummit.org with more information about your circumstances.
After the event, please email receipts to finance@effectivecareersummit.org by 26 October 2026.
Stony Point, in the Hudson Valley, an hour north of the city, mid-October
Vesa Hautala
Event manager
Vesa has worked in community building and career advising for five years, including organising events such as EAGxNordics, EA for Christians conferences and academic workshops, and managing the EA Summit Helsinki team.
JD Bauman
Executive Sponsor
JD supports the organising team and oversees the summit's funding and US logistics, having previously managed the team behind Christians for Impact's conferences.
Naomi Nederlof
Senior Advisor
Naomi ran the annual retreats for CEA's Community Building Grants programme from 2023 to 2025 and co-founded the 2026 Biosecurity Summit. She is CPIO at Successif.