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We are excited to announce the agenda for this year's Main Street Summit. The Main Street ND Summit is your chance to join forces with local leaders, experts, and passionate citizens. Together, we'll share winning strategies, spark fresh ideas, and chart a course for regional prosperity. This year's theme, "Regional Prosperity," is your call to action. Bring a neighbor, colleague, or classmate – and get ready to return home energized and equipped to build a brighter future for your community.
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| Tuesday August 27th | ||
| 10:00 am-Noon | Exhibitor Set-Up | Rough Rider Center |
| Noon | Registration Opens | First International Bank |
| 1:00 pm | Golf Scramble | Fox Hills Golf Course |
| 1:00 -3:00 pm | TRNP Guided Bus Tour AG & Energy Bus Tour Sponsored by ND Petroleum Oil | First International Bank |
| 1:00 - 5:00 pm | Region 8 Site Tour Western Lifestyle & Outdoor Recreation Tour | First International Bank |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Arts and Culture Tour Main Street Community Development Tour | First International Bank |
| 5:00 pm | Main Street Kickoff/Street Fair | Downtown Watford City |
| 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Golden Hour Photography Tour Sponsored by Strengthen ND | First International Bank |
| Wednesday August 28 | ||
| 7:30 am | Sunrise 5K | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00 am | Registration Opens | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00 - 5:00 pm | Sponsor Exhibits Open Art Show | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00 am | NDCA Interviews | UMary Classroom |
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcome ND Dept of Commerce & Watford City Mayor | Main Stage |
| 9:15 - 10:00 am | Morning Keynote Address Governor Doug Burgum | Main Stage |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am | Keynote Shane Feldman | Main Stage |
| 11:00 - 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:15 - 12:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| The Art of Attraction: How Artists Create Meaningful Places (NDCA) Teva Dawson | Main Stage | |
| TBD | Auditorium | |
| My Town: You Have What Everyone's Searching For Cory Hepola, Rugby Community Leaders | Ballroom I | |
| TBD | Ballroom II | |
| Noon - 2:00 pm | Food Trucks Open | Rough Rider Center Baseball Field |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| Leaders of Tomorrow: Insights from Watford City Youth Ambassadors Pat Bertagnolli & Watford City Youth Ambassadors | Main Stage | |
| TBD | Auditorium | |
| TBD | Ballroom I | |
| Built It and They Will Come - Make it Happen in Your Town (NDCA) | Ballroom II | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| Live Podcast Recording (Title TBD) Rebecca Undem | Main Stage | |
| Title TBD Nick Ybarra | Auditorium | |
| TBD | Ballroom I | |
| Regional Placemaking Panel Amy McCann and Rhea Beto | Ballroom II | |
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Break | |
| 3:45 - 4:45 pm | Afternoon Keynote Torie Allen | Main Stage |
| 5:00 - 7:00 pm | Governor's Social | Outlaw's Bar & Grill |
| 5:30 - 7:30 pm | Artistic Reception (NDCA) | Long X Arts Center |
| 5:30 - 9:30 pm | Little Market/Green Mile Block Party | Long X Visitor Center |
| 6:45 - 7:00 pm | Governor/Nick Ybarra Introduction | Six Shooters Theatre |
| 7:00 - 9:30 pm | Free Movie Screening End of the Rope/Maah Daah Hey Documentary | Six Shooters Theatre |
| 7:00 p.m. | Main Street Bison Sip 'n Paint | Long X Visitor Center |
| Thursday August 29 | ||
| 8:00 - 9:15 am | Developer Breakfast | Main Stage |
| 8:00 - 9:15 am | An Artists' Conversation (NDCA) | Ballrooms I & II |
| 8:00 - 4:00 pm | Sponsor Exhibits Open | Rough Rider Center |
| Art Show | Lower Level, Rough Rider Center | |
| 9:15 - noon | NDCA Interviews | UMary Classroom |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Welcome Miss Shannon Paul & Commerce | Main Stage |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am | Building Tomorrow's Greatest Places to Work Eric Termuende | Main Stage |
| 11:00 - noon | Lunch and Learn | Main Stage |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Reshaping the Rural Narrative Cory Hepola | Main Stage |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | MSI Awards Ceremony | Main Stage |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Closing Comments Governor Doug Burgum | Main Stage |