Welcome to Cigar PEG XXVII – 2026 Austin

Want to Attend the Big Sunday Night Party? Click to Join Cigar PEG, you will receive a T-Shirt with this logo. Wearing it, will be your Party Admission Ticket

→ Friday, July 24, Pre-Influence AI Workshop: Sold Out

T-Shirt Pick-up & New Member registration in the Hospitality Suite from 6 PM to 11 PM.

→ Saturday, July 25, T-Shirt Pick-up & New Member registration in the Hospitality Suite from 9 AM to 4 PM. Suite opens for Evening Refreshments at 8 PM.

→ Sunday, T-Shirt Pick-up & New Member registration in the Hospitality Suite from 10 AM to 3 PM

Sunday, July 26, 6 PM to Midnight, Party & Celebrity Auction at Parkside 301 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78701

→ Monday, July 27, 6 PM, All Cigar PEG Members Welcome to Register, Dinner at Fogo de Chao Austin: Seats Still Available

→ Tuesday, July 28, 9 AM to Noon, Influence Debreif in the Suite, All Cigar PEG Members Welcome

 

National Speakers Association’s Influence 2026 Agenda

What to Bring To the Hospitality Suite

@ Hilton Austin, 500 E. 4th St. Austin, TX 78701:

1. Your book(s) for the Book Exchange in the suite…drop off Friday-Sunday…take other members’ books Monday night.

2. Your donation of a local craft spirit from your area, for the suite: whiskey & dark rum are optimal…vodka & gin are also great choices.

New to Cigar PEG?

⇒ Your 2026 membership includes access to the Cigar PEG nightly Hospitality Suite (room number will be announced via the Facebook Group) at Influence.

⇒ You also get admission to the Sunday night party. Wearing your 2026 Cigar PEG T-Shirt gains you admission.

⇒ Pick up your T-Shirt Friday or Saturday evening in the Hospitality Suite.

 

Cigar PEG Members-Only Hospitality Suite: 

Bring your favorite locally produced (from your area) spirit (whiskey & dark rum are the first choice. Vodka, gin, etc. also okay.) to donate to the suite.

 

Suite Hours: See Above

Cigar PEG Book Exchange Rules: Cigar PEG members are invited and encouraged to share your books with your colleagues. It is both good promotion for your book and excellent community sharing. You bring as many copies (to the hospitality suite) of as many of your books as you like (Friday-Sunday nights) and then (Monday night) you take other persons’ books. However many books you contribute (total number) is the number of books you may take.

This is for real books, not pamphlets, etc.

Cigar PEG Fund Raising Celebrity Auction Party:

Sunday, July 26, 2026

6 PM to Midnight at Parkside 301 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78701

(Wearing Your 2026 Cigar PEG Shirt is Your Admission to the Party)

6 PM Doors Open

6:30-8:30 PM Southern Comfort Buffet

7:30 Celebrity Auction

8:25 PM Eddie Award

8:30 PM Dale Irvin

9 PM Opportunity Draw (Similar to a Raffle, but not a Raffle)

9:30 Dancing ’till Midnight

10 PM Late Night Snack

Auctioneer: Joel Block

DJ: Rob Clark

Celebrities, In Order of Evening Auction:

  1. Ford Saeks

  2. Michelle Villalobos

  3. Harlow Russell Awesome 3D Cards

  4. AI Dream Team

  5. Ed Robinson

  6. Mark Levy

Remote Celebrity Bidding Access

https://cigarpeg.com/barred/

 

2026 Prize Opportunity Sponsor: Jason Mirpuri,

Lord’s Custom Tailors, Hong Kong