SAVE THE DATE to spotlight leadership in the Atlanta design community!

The IIDA Georgia 2026 Leaders Breakfast looks to connect the diverse group of professionals in our industry, celebrating design excellence through our Leadership Award of Excellence honoree and offer a motivational and thought-provoking keynote speaker. This year in keeping with the chapters’ dedication to celebrating more facets of the design community we will again highlight an up-and-coming IIDA member by honoring an Emerging Leader! Leaders Breakfast is an opportunity to put our chapter’s core values on center stage!

The IIDA Leaders Breakfast is an annual event series that celebrates design’s importance in the global marketplace by honoring the people who are both the legacy and future of design. This is made possible through the support of IIDA Headquarters, International Benefactor MillerKnoll, and Media Partner Interior Design.

Event Tickets:

MARTIN LUTHER KING | $6,500 (1 available)

• Table of 12 at Event
• VIP Table Placement
• Welcome Mimosa Sponsor with Signage Recognition
• Verbal Recognition from IIDA Chapter Leadership at Event
  
• Promotional Logo Recognition on Event Materials, Website and Onscreen Presentation
• Sponsor Recognition Post on IIDA Georgia Social Media Channels
• Promotional Logo Recognition in IIDA Georgia Post-Event Email Blast

JOHN LEWIS | $3,500 (2 available)

• Table of 10 at Event
• Preferred Table Placement
• Verbal Recognition from IIDA Chapter Leadership at Event
• Promotional Logo Recognition on Event Materials and Onscreen presentation
• Sponsor Recognition Post on IIDA Georgia Social Media Channels
• Promotional Logo Recognition in IIDA Georgia Post-Event Email Blast

RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY | $2,500

• Table of 5 at Event
• Verbal Recognition from IIDA Chapter Leadership at Event
• Promotional Logo Recognition on Event Materials and Onscreen presentation
• Promotional Logo Recognition on IIDA Georgia Post-Event Email Blast

DR. ROSLYN POPE | $150

• Student Sponsor
• Verbal Recognition from IIDA Chapter Leadership at Event
  

IIDA Member Ticket | $250
Non-Member Ticket | $300

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton, 181 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Keynote Speaker:

Cheryl S. Durst
Executive Vice President and CEO, IIDA

An exceptional communicator, innovator, and visionary leader, Cheryl S. Durst has spurred progress, driven change, and encouraged the expansion of the interior design industry. As the Executive Vice President and CEO of the International Interior Design Association, Cheryl is committed to achieving broad recognition for the value of design and its significant role in society. With members across 58 countries, Cheryl oversees the strategic direction of IIDA, setting an agenda that leads the industry in creating community, advancing advocacy and continuing decades of work toward equity. Cheryl is a member of the International WELL Building Institute Governance Council; as well as a Trustee for Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and the NYSID. She has been referred to by Interior Design magazine as “an ambassador for innovation and expansion, and a visionary strategist.” Cheryl was inducted into the prestigious Interior Design Hall of Fame in 2016 as the recipient of its first-ever Leadership Award. She is the first African American woman to be inducted into the industry's Hall of Fame. A lifelong knowledge enthusiast and voracious reader who has considered librarian, astronaut and journalist as potential careers, Cheryl never walks away from meeting someone without gleaning a bit of their story.