Plan Your Trip

We're excited to host you at the 2026 Leadership Conference! See below for hotel and rental car information along with other helpful resources.

Also, help us spread the word about the conference by sharing your participation on social media.

Conference Host Hotel 
 
Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia, 20036 

Phone: +1 202-393-1000 

The hotel block is now open for IEDC attendees. Book your room here.

$299/night

Booking Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2026

2021-09-12

Image courtesy of Capital Hilton

Rental Car Partner Discount
 
As a partner of the International Economic Development Council, Enterprise Rent-a-Car and their partner National are offering discounts on rental car reservations for the Leadership Summit.

Use discount code: SMB5796 for 15% off Enterprise rentals and 20% off National rentals.

Please note discount code will appear as INTERNATIONALECONOMICDEVELOPCOUNCIL under "Corporate Account Number."

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Image courtesy of Enterprise Rent-a-Car and National

Meals to be included: 

Sunday: Reception  
Monday: Breakfast, Lunch, Reception 
Tuesday: Breakfast 

If you have a dietary allergy, please email Carissa Merritt atcmerritt@iedc.org with that information. 

The Capital Hilton has accessible guest rooms available. Please be sure to request an accessible guestroom when making your reservation.   

Available features include: 

  • Accessible business center 
  • Accessible exercise facility 
  • Accessible guest rooms with mobility features with entry or passage doors that provide 32” of clear width 
  • Accessible hotel restaurant 
  • Accessible parking 
  • Accessible public entrance 
  • Accessible registration desk 
  • Accessible route from the accessible public entrance to the accessible guestrooms 
  • Accessible route from the accessible public entrance to the registration area 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible entrance to the meeting room/ballroom area 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to at least one restaurant 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to the business center 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to the exercise facilities 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to the spa 
  • Accessible transportation with advance notice 
  • Assistive listening devices for meetings upon request 
  • Closed captioning on televisions or closed captioning decoders 
  • Public Areas/Facilities accessible for physically challenged 
  • Emergency strobe light and strobe-light smoke detector 
  • Service Animals Welcome 
  • TTY for guest use 
  • Valet only parking

Wheelchair accessibility within the conference hotel 
  • Public Areas/Facilities accessible for physically challenged 
  • Accessible hotel restaurant 
  • Accessible parking 
  • Accessible public entrance 
  • Accessible registration desk 
  • Accessible route from the accessible public entrance to the accessible guestrooms 
  • Accessible route from the accessible public entrance to the registration area 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible entrance to the meeting room/ballroom area 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to at least one restaurant 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to the business center 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to the exercise facilities 
  • Accessible route from the hotel’s accessible public entrance to the spa 
  • Accessible transportation with advance notice  
  • Doorways with 32 in (0.81 m) of clear width 
  • Wide bathroom doorways 
  • Lowered thermostat and light switches 
  • Lowered peephole and door latch 
  • Large LED smart TV with remote and closed-captioning 
  • Two phones, including cordless phone with voicemail 
  • Lowered closet shelves 
  • Bathroom grab bars 
  • Raised toilet seat 

 

Mobility Scooter Rental 

Mobility Scooters can be rented through Scootaround

Allergy Requirements 

If you have specific allergy needs, please contact Carissa Merritt at cmerritt@iedc.org.