2026 NC Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference
Join us at the NC Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference
The 2026 NC Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference will bring hundreds of stakeholders from across the state together to provide innovative reentry information, share best practices, network, exchange ideas, raise awareness, and advocate for systemic reform.
Register now and mark your calendars!
The 2026 conference will be at the Hilton Raleigh North Hills in Raleigh, April 7-9.
Attendees and participants will include key state leadership, community leaders, other government officials, nonprofit organizations, policymakers, community-based organizations, legal professionals, faith-based organizations, correctional professionals, law enforcement personnel, academics, justice-involved individuals, businesses, and others who support reentry efforts and initiatives.
Key Speakers
Larry Miller
Larry Miller is the chairman of the Jordan Brand at Nike Inc., and the founder and chairman of the Justice & Upward Mobility Project (JUMP). He has garnered international respect for his reputation as an inspirational leader and master architect of how to build innovative, cultural and premium businesses in the world of sport and entertainment, establishing the standard for culture, athletic luxury footwear, and apparel.
Miller was president of the Jordan Brand from 1999-2006 and again from 2012-2021. From 2006-2012, he served as president and alternate governor of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to joining Nike in 1997, Miller served as president for Jantzen, Inc., manager for Kraft General Foods, and assistant controller at Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
His memoir, JUMP, My Secret Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom, was published by William Morrow/ HarperCollins in 2022. Co-authored with his daughter, Laila Lacy, JUMP details Miller's ascent from the streets of West Philadelphia to some of the highest distinctions of the corporate world.
In 2025, Miller founded JUMP to harness the cultural influence of sports, entertainment and brands to reshape narratives and catalyze access to education, employment, and economic mobility for youth and adults impacted by the justice system.
Tiki Davis
Tiki Davis is a man who embraced challenges from an early age. At just nine years old, he nearly lost his life when he was attacked and stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver. By 17, he found himself in dark places, navigating life without a present father and losing his mother first to incarceration and later to death.
Despite these hardships, Davis refused to become a statistic. He sought mentorship wherever he could find it, clinging to hope in the most unlikely places and within his own spirit. Determined to rise above his circumstances, Davis earned both a bachelor's and a master’s degree from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, where he also made his mark on the football field, scoring touchdowns for the college team.
Though his ultimate dream of playing in the NFL didn’t materialize, fate had other plans. He landed a breakout role in the movie Friday Night Lights, standing out in an audition room of 200 competitors. In 2024, Tiki made history as his university's the first African-American Distinguished Alumnus and was inducted into Sui Ross State University’s Hall of Fame.
Beyond entertainment and athletics, he became one of the world’s top oil and gas engineers, working alongside industry giants like Wildcatter Clayton Williams. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to build communities, flipping homes, and investing in mom-and-pop barbecue restaurants to uplift others. Driven by a desire to show that success is possible regardless of one’s beginnings, Davis took his message global. Through his powerful storytelling and Tiki Factor principles, he inspires audiences worldwide, proving that resilience, determination, and faith can overcome any obstacle.
Kendall Taylor
Kendall Taylor returns to this year's conference after leading a lively panel in 2025.
He travels the country speaking at prisons and schools and mentors small business owners and youth to inspire and positively change lives. He created Salute 1st, LLC with one mission in mind: to impact men from all walks of life by challenging faulty perspectives and belief systems, building men of good character who possess the necessary critical thinking and emotional mastery skills conducive to a successful lifestyle.
Taylor grew up in a single-mother household with his younger brother Robert, in Gastonia. With no positive male influences present, Taylor found himself deep in the underworld of crime, drugs and violence, as well as becoming a father at age 15. In that same year, Taylor was arrested for the first time.
Taylor was involved in a deadly shootout when he was 16. He survived multiple gunshot wounds that, to this day, left a bullet lodged in his lungs. That pattern of destruction continued until he turned his back on a life of crime when he turned 27 and began to use his abilities to build rather than to destroy.
After his last criminal charge in 2007, Taylor began the arduous journey of working to overcome three felony charges. He went from working in the warehouse of a logistics company in Charlotte to starting his own company (Courier Logix, LLC). After a few years, Courier Logix merged with Metro Transportation Services, and Taylor secured a 49% ownership stake in the combined company. In less than three years, Taylor’s direct sales efforts contributed to a 400% increase in revenues for the company, generating over $5 million in operating revenue.
Taylor was formally recognized by the Charlotte Metro Supplier Diversity Council, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and Pride Magazine as an outstanding entrepreneur in the city. Taylor has received numerous awards, including a scholarship to the Tuck School of Business Entrepreneur Program, and public recognition for his business achievements and impact on the community.
Taylor created Salute 1st, LLC with one mission in mind: to impact men from all walks of life by challenging faulty perspectives and belief systems, building men of good character who possess the necessary critical thinking and emotional mastery skills conducive to a successful lifestyle. He is also co-owner of Rock Soul Entertainment with his wife.
Register to Attend
The cost for an individual to attend the conference is $250.
Hilton Raleigh North Hills Hotel Room Reservation Information
• Group Name: NC DAC 2026 REHABILITATION & REENTRY CONFERENCE
• Group/SRP Code: DACRRC
How to book your hotel room:
Direct Booking Link - Click here to book your hotel room using our "Direct Booking Link"
• Guests can book their own reservation via the direct booking link here. This link is specific to your group and group rate. Guests can also call the hotel directly at 919-872-2323 to be transferred to the hotel's central reservations department. When guests call to book a reservation, it is extremely important to reference the SRP/Group Code listed above (DACRRC) and specify the dates to ensure that you book their reservation at the $159 group rate.
• Individual guests are responsible to call in or book their individual reservations and are responsible for paying for your individual reservations.
• Breakfast is NOT Included in the rate.
• The hotel requires 72 hours prior to arrival for cancellation without penalty for individual reservations.
• Guests will have complimentary self-parking.
Register as a Sponsor or Vendor
Your sponsorship will provide our attendees with an opportunity to remember you and to know that your company supports our reentry efforts. You can show that support through one of the following sponsorship levels:
Diamond Level: $15,000
* 2 Vendor Tables & 4 Chairs (Prime Location)
*Company Ad on outside back cover of Program Booklet
*Logo on all Advertising Material
*Link on Conference Website
*Logo on all Conference Materials (Banners, Signs, etc.)
Platinum Level: $10,000
*Vendor Table & 2 Chairs (Prime Location)
*Full Page ad in Program Booklet
*Logo on Advertising Material
*Link on Conference Website
*Logo on all Conference Materials (Banners, Signs, etc.)
Gold Level: $7,500
*Vendor Table & 2 Chairs
*Full Page ad in Program Booklet
*Logo on Advertising Material
*Link on Conference Website
*Logo on all Conference Materials (Banners, Signs, etc.)
Silver Level: $5,000
*Vendor Table & 2 Chairs
*1/2 Page ad in Program Booklet
*Logo on Advertising Material
Bronze Level: $2,500
*Vendor Table & 2 Chairs
*1/4 Page ad in Program Booklet
Support Level only: $1000
Recognition in the Conference Program materials
Important Information
-- Should a vendor need extra electrical outlets, the cost will be an additional $75 per outlet.
-- All aspects of cost, coordination, and delivery of any items to the conference site is the responsibility of the sponsoring exhibitor.
The deadline to be a sponsor at the 2026 NC Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference is March 13, 2026. For more information, please contact Tammy Bennett at tammy.bennett@dac.nc.gov or 919-866-3635.
Sponsor and Vendor Registration