Community Leadership Summit

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am UTC-07:00

Spokane Convention Center | Spokane

Innovia Foundation
Publisher/HostInnovia Foundation
Community Leadership Summit
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Building Trust. Building Community.
Join us for Innovia's Community Leadership Summit on March 16-17 — a two-day experience designed to bring people from Eastern Washington and North Idaho together to build stronger, more connected communities.
Together, we'll hear from national and local speakers and engage in interactive learning sessions that bring us together — across differences — to discover common interests and make more possible for our region.
You can look forward to:
✅ Inspiring keynote speakers focused on building trust and resilient communities
✅ Interactive sessions on the art of storytelling to bridge divides
✅ Conversations on investing in youth for long-term social and economic success.
✅ Insights into Innovia’s new Civic Engagement grants that bring neighbors together for shared meals and collaborative visioning
And keynotes from renown authors, community-building experts, and thought leaders:
💠 Maryam Banikarim | Host of The Messy Parts Podcast, Co-Founder of The Longest Table, and Chair of WSJ Institutes CMO Council
💠 John Noltner | Author and Founder and Executive Director of A Peace of My Mind
💠 Catherine Ettman | Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
💠 Mara Tieken | Author and Professor of Education at Bates College
💠 Terry Kyllo | Author and Executive Director of Path to Understanding: Gathering Neighbors, Growing Trust
Register today at innovia.org/summit!
Presenting sponsor: STCU
Speaker sponsor: Avista
Book sponsor: Cowles Company
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Spokane Convention Center, 322 N Spokane Falls Ct,Spokane,WA,United States

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