ADC's National Convention has been the largest such event in the Arab-American community over the past two decades, bringing together Arab Americans from across the country, generating significant media coverage and public attention throughout the United States and the Arab world. As the premier Arab-American civil rights and grassroots organization, ADC strives to highlight the latest developments in civil liberties and foreign policy in the United States.

Recent speakers and guests at ADC's conventions have included Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator Chuck Hagel, Assistant Attorney General Ralph Boyd, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, Palestinian legislator Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi, human rights advocate Bianca Jagger, National Institute of Health Director Elias Zerhouni, film star Omar Sharif, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anthony Shadid, CBS news personality Mike Wallace, and Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry Dr. Ahmed Zewail.