Rural Summit:
From Cradle to Career
APRIL 28 – MAY 1
LEXINGTON, KY
Get ready for the 2024 Rural Summit at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, KY.
The Rural Summit brings together teachers, principals, superintendents, higher education leaders, legislators, and nonprofit leaders to share ideas and strategies for ensuring that rural youth have the opportunity to enter school ready to learn and successfully transition from high school to college and career.
Schedule of events
2:00 – 5:00 PM — Check in at Registration
4:00 – 5:00 PM — Taste of Kentucky
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM — Check in at Registration
7:30 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 AM — Opening Plenary
9:45 – 10:45 AM — Breakout Sessions I
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM — Breakout Sessions II
12:00 – 12:45 PM — Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 PM — Plenary II
2:00 – 3:00 PM — Breakout Sessions III
3:15 – 5:00 PM — Breakout Sessions IV (longer sessions)
5:00 PM — Networking Event at LexLive
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM — Check in at Registration
7:30 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 AM — Plenary III
9:45 – 10:45 AM — Breakout Sessions V
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM — Breakout Sessions VI
12:00 – 12:45 PM — Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 PM — Plenary IV
2:00 – 3:00 PM — Breakout Sessions VII
3:15 – 5:00 PM — Plenary V and Closing Remarks
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM — Deep Dive Sessions
Download the Rural Summit app to see the full schedule of breakout sessions.
Keynote Speakers
- Jim Shelton, moderator, president and CIIO of Blue Meridian Partners
- Michael McAfee, president and CEO of PolicyLink
- Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction and founder of Oklahoma 1050 Forward
- Russell Booker, CEO of the Spartanburg Academic Movement
- Tony Pipa, senior fellow at Brookings Institution
- Presentation from Kinai 'Eha youth
- Sarah Watamura, professor and chair at the University of Denver Department of Psychology
- Crystal Wilkinson, author and KY Poet Laureate from 2021-2023
Location
Central Bank Center
430 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Contact Us
Have questions for us about the event? Contact event planner Samantha Dodson-Skinner at [email protected].