Policy Summit 2025: Building Strong and Sustainable Communities
June 26 @ 8:00 am – June 27 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Join us in Cleveland or virtually on June 26–27, 2025, for the seventeenth Policy Summit. This year’s theme is “Building Strong and Sustainable Communities,” and the focus will be on research and innovative strategies focused on housing, the workforce, small business, and economic development.
At this event, community practitioners, policymakers, researchers, grantmakers, bankers, and students will benefit from:
- access to timely research and best practices at the local, state, and federal levels
- learning how to design and implement impactful programs and strategies
- opportunities to build new relationships with peers across the country through meaningful networking
Browse the keynote and plenary sessions from 2023 to get a feel for the summit.
Format
We invite you to experience the summit in person or virtually.
In-person attendees will get acess to:
- the opening keynote
- all four plenary sessions
- choice of any 3 of 12 breakout sessions
- continental breakfasts and lunches
- an evening reception (and the opportunity to network and explore Cleveland)
Virtual attendees will get access to
- the opening keynote
- all four plenary sessions
- opportunities to ask questions during the included sessions and engage with each other online
Pricing
In-person: (register before April 16 for early bird pricing)
- Student: $100
- Nonprofit/government: $250 (early bird $200)
- For-profit: $300 (early bird $250)
Virtual:
- Student: $0
- Nonprofit/government: $50
- For-profit: $100
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Location
This is a hybrid event with in-person and virtual attendance options.