2025 VCET Summit Program Schedule

The 2025 VCET Summit will be held from Tuesday, September 2 through Wednesday, September 3 in Richmond, VA.

The VCET Summit features interactive workshops and panels designed for organizers, advocates, and organization leaders. The sessions are categorized by the following tracks: democracy, powerbuilding, and organization development. In addition, there are peer learning and community-building spaces to strategize and build relationships.

Below is a preview of the program schedule. Session descriptions, track associations, and facilitators will be updated in late July. You won’t want to miss our summit: Register Today!


Tuesday, September 2

8:30am - 9:30am

Breakfast & Registration

Welcome + Opening Keynote

Maurice Mitchell, National Director of Working Families Party

9:30am - 10:45am

11:00am - 12:15pm

Community-Building

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Open Space Unconference Breakouts

emergent peer breakout rooms from sourced topics in registration form

1:30pm - 2:45pm

Open Space Unconference Breakouts

emergent peer breakout rooms from sourced topics in registration form

3:00pm - 4:15pm

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Close

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Happy Hour Offsite

Wednesday, September 3

8:30am - 9:30am

Breakfast

Role Breakouts

State + Executive Directors: Statewide Visioning

Other Roles: Resource Mapping

9:30am - 10:45am

Role Breakouts

State + Executive Directors: Statewide Visioning

Other Roles: Resource Mapping

11:00am - 12:15pm

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Closing Plenary

Unlocking Radical Imagination: A Pathway Towards Liberation

1:30pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 3:00pm

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