MRA – The Management Association is launching its 2026 Executive Roundtable season, continuing its longstanding commitment to providing senior leaders with confidential, peer-driven forums designed to support candid dialogue, strategic insight, and leadership growth.
The Wisconsin-based MRA, with a Quad Cities office location in Moline, has hosted its Executive Roundtables across the Midwest for generations. The offering provides CEOs, CFOs, chief human resources officers and other key leaders with a trusted environment to exchange ideas and discuss complex organizational challenges. Each forum is professionally facilitated to ensure balanced conversation, confidentiality, and actionable takeaways.
“Senior leaders rarely have a space where they can speak openly with true peers,” MRA President and CEO Susan Fronk said in the Thursday, Jan. 8, news release. “Our Executive Roundtables provide that forum – one built on trust, expertise, and meaningful connection.”
The key features of the 2026 Executive Roundtable Season include:
- Confidential, peer-based discussions centered on leadership, strategy, and organizational challenges.
- Cross-industry perspectives from leaders navigating similar pressures.
- Professional facilitation to keep dialogue productive, relevant, and actionable.
According to MRA, this year’s Executive Roundtables will again be offered in-person and virtually to serve leaders across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Kentucky.
The program is open to MRA members as well as non-members. MRA screens participants to ensure there are no potential conflicts or competitors in the same discussion group.
For more information on Executive Roundtables, visit here.
In addition, MRA announced the addition of three new Professional Roundtables for Spring 2026 designed for specialized and developing leaders:
- Marketing Professionals Roundtable – The virtual session launches in February.
- Rising Leaders Roundtable – Offered in a virtual/hybrid format, it begins in March.
- Accounts Receivable Roundtable – The virtual session launches in April.
What participants say
Here’s some of the participant feedback that the executive leadership program has received:
“These sessions give senior leaders a platform to engage others about issues and opportunities. It’s incredibly healthy for continued growth,” (No name provided).
“MRA’s Roundtables are a crucial way to stay connected with peers, learn about industry changes, and brainstorm with leaders who bring fresh perspectives.” (No name provided.)
Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, MRA is the largest employer association in the nation, serving more than 5,000 organizations. For 125 years, it has provided HR expertise, compliance resources, training, and confidential peer forums that strengthen organizations and support leadership success. Learn more at mranet.org.
For more information on the roundtables or to inquire about membership, visit here.
Quad Cities business leaders also are invited to participate in roundtables aligned around other topics and professions including in-person discussions held at the Moline office at King’s Plaza in Moline. Among the topics and target professionals are: Benefits, employee benefit managers; Compensation, compensation managers; Talent Acquisition, recruitment professionals; Labor Relations, labor and employee relationship professionals; and much more.
