Speakers:

Mark Bond, Olivia Bullis, Scot Chisholm, Bill Cole, Wilmot Collins, Lander Cooney, Tim Corcoran, Andrea Davis, Lisa Seacat Deluca, Katie Dolen, Richard Florida, J.P. Gallagher, Jenni Graff, Padden Guy Murphy, Caitlin Jensen, Robin Kelson, Otho Kerr, Matt Kidd, Yarrow Kraner, Cory Lawrence, Coby Lefkowitz, Erica Mackey, Melanie Maganias, Cole Mannix, Brannin McBee, Simon Muskett, Mallory Ottariano, Erika Peterman, Will Price, Godfrey Saunders, Trish Schreiber, Yasmeen Sokol, Michael Spencer, Dave Stephenson, Pete Strom, Charlie Strom, Performing Artist: Supaman, Derek Thompson, Lumay Wang Murphy, Shauna White Bear, Lisa Wood, Rob Watson

Schedule of the Event:

May 14, 2025

8:30 AM-9:30 AM - Women Leaders Breakfast

Sky Oro

Come share coffee, pastries, and stories with 100 other Montana women in business leaders from across the state. Hosted by SkyOro, UBS and the Montana Chamber of Commerce this fun, casual, breakfast is about meeting the other badass women from across the state who are shaping the future of our economy.

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10:00 AM-1:00 PM - Arcadia Leadership Experience

Lindley Park

Building a startup, a brand, a company is an act of hope, a dream of the future, made possible only by the passion, shared purpose, and sweat of the people with the courage to build. Arcadia is for leaders of ecosystems and revenue teams who are tired of the status quo. Partner Leaders who are ready to see their programs scale and become fully operationalized into GTM teams. Revenue Leaders who want to be a part of bridging the gap between the partner program and the revenue teams. If you are a Founder, CEO, Director, VP, or Head of Partnerships, BC, Sales, Marketing, or Communications we want you to join us for an unforgettable day to connect over lunch, share stories, and learn from some of the best builders across Montana and America.

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10:00 AM-1:00 PM - Community Design and Placemaking Charrette

MSU

Our Montana cities and towns are more than just labor markets and housing markets. We love our downtowns, mainstreets, and our neighborhoods because they are walkable places of community, opportunity, and culture with mixed use and human-scale housing types. Join the top housing experts, architects, designers, developers, retail entrepreneurs, and community leaders from across the state for a visioning and design workshop focused on how to both solve the Missing Middle Housing crisis in our cities and towns and reimagine the design of our growing communities to ensure they are places we are all proud to call home.  Hosted by One Valley, MSU, Cushing Terrell, HATCH, and Last Best Future this fun, casual workshop is about meeting the other housing experts, placemakers, and community leaders from across the state who are shaping the future of our economy.

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1:30 PM-4:30 PM - Reindustrializing America

MSU Innovation Campus

America is at a crossroads. Decades of globalization, bureaucratic and corporate bloat, and a transition to a consumer economy hollowed out America's once dominant manufacturing, defense, and technological base that FDR called the Arsenal of Democracy. But with waves of innovation in AI, quantum, photonics, biotech, and advanced manufacturing and robotics Montana stands to lead a new reindustrialization and renaissance of American exceptionalism and its all happening at the MSU Innovation Campus. Hosted by MSU and MPQA, this fun, casual tour of the MSU Innovation Campus, lunch, and keynote speaker is about meeting the other innovators, founders, and business leader shaping the coming American economic renaissance.

2:00 PM-4:00 PM - Montana Filmmakers & Storytellers Mixer

The Rialto

Some of the greatest filmmakers, artists, podcasters, and content creators in the world are shaping the future of media from Montana. Hosted by GrIzzly Creek Films, Mission Ranch, and others this fun, casual event is about connecting with other leaders from across the state and hearing from some of the smartest minds on the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges facing the film and media ecosystem.

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2:00 PM-4:00 PM - Stewards of the Land

Amaltheia Farm

Join us at the beautiful Amaltheia Organic Dairy tucked beneath the Bridger Mountains for an inspiring event hosted by Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT). Meet the owners and operators of Amaltheia Organic Dairy who have created a sustainable organic farm that offers goat cheese, vegetables, and you-pick flowers. Join conservation and business leaders from across the state to learn more about how Amaltheia developed an innovative partnership with GVLT and a regenerative farm investment firm to protect their farm from development. Sample Amaltheia's local organic produce, meet their famous goats, and taste the best chevre in Montana. This fun, casual event is about connecting with one another and the land as we discuss the latest trends and innovations shaping the future of land conservation and food production in Montana.

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6:00 PM-8:00 PM - Welcome Party

Tinworks Art

We will kick off with a big party at Tinworks Art. Cold drinks, good music, and great convos to kick off Montana Festival 2025.

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May 15, 2025

9:00 AM-9:30 AM - Welcome to Montana Festival 2025

The Ellen Theater

Padden Guy Murphy
Founder
Last Best Future

9:35 AM-10:00 AM - Abundance

Derek Thompson
Staff Writer
The Atlantic

Padden Guy Murphy
Founder
Last Best Future

10:00 AM-10:30 AM - The Mayors

The Ellen Theater

Andrea Davis
Mayor
Missoula

Bill Cole
Mayor
Billings

Wilmot Collins
Mayor
Helena

J.P. Gallagher
Chief Executive
Butte-Silver Bow
 
Lumay Wang Murphy
VP of Finance
mpathic

Erica Mackey
CEO
11VEN

10:30 AM-10:50 AM - Break

10:50 AM-11:00 AM - Father & Son: Story & Music

Charlie Strom
Founder
BDB

Pete Strom
Co-Founder | CFO
MagDrive Technologies INC

11:20 AM-11:45 AM - Montana Innovators Showcase

The Ellen Theater

Caitlin Jensen
Executive Director
Zero to Five Montana

Katie Dolen
Co-Founder
State of Play

Lander Cooney
Executive Vice President
One Health

11:45 AM-12:15 PM - How do we make our schools the envy of the world?

Olivia Bullis
Student and Researcher
Columbia University

Godfrey Saunders

Trish Schreiber
Senior Education Fellow
Frontier Institute

Erika Peterman
Owner
Rae

Rob Watson
Executive Director
School Administrators of Montana

12:30 PM-2:00 PM - Community Lunch Table

N. Tracy Ave.

Great communities break bread together. Following the morning Main Stage, all attendees will roll out to N. Tracey Ave. for a one big family style lunch at the longest communal table you’ve ever seen before kicking off the afternoon Main Stage.

2:00 PM-2:20 PM - Opening Remarks: Our Economy

The Ellen Theater

2:20 PM-2:40 PM - The Cowboy Way of Life

The Ellen Theater

Melanie Maganias
Owner
Melanie Maganias Photography

2:40 PM-3:00 PM - Making Missing Markets

The Ellen Theater

Otho Kerr
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact Investing
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

3:00 PM-3:25 PM - Regenerative Food & Agriculture: Building Resilient Ecosystems and Economies

Scot Chisholm
Founder & Investor
Highland

Cole Mannix
President
Old Salt Co-op

Robin Kelson
Executive Director
Abundant Montana

3:25 PM-3:45 - Break

The Ellen Theater

3:45 PM-4:10 PM - A Conversation with Dave Stephenson

The Ellen Theater

Lumay Wang Murphy
VP of Finance
mpathic

Dave Stephenson
Chief Business Officer and Head of Employee Experience
Airbnb

4:10 PM-4:35 PM - Montana Startup Showcase

The Ellen Theater

Lisa Seacat Deluca
Vice President of Engineering, Product, and Design
Unstoppable Domains

Lisa Wood
CEO
Analog Physics Inc.

Simon Muskett
CEO
Mountain Computing

Brannin McBee
Co-Founder & CDO
CoreWeave

Jenni Graff
Executive Director
Scaling Montana

4:35 PM-4:55 PM - How do we train, attract, & retain the 21stC workforce?

The Ellen Theater

5:00 PM-7:45 PM - Founders & Operators Dinner

Next Frontier Capital / The Sidecar

Please join us for a special fireside chat with Scot Chisholm and Will Price at Next Frontier Capital. Then we will walk next door to The Sidecar for a special Startup Founders & Remote Workers dinner hosted by Highland.

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5:00 PM-7:00 PM - The Montana Festival Storytellers Show

The Rialto

By grace or journey we are all Montana. Join us for five exceptional Montanans share their Montana story and meet great people from across the state over a beer and heavy appetizers as we all share our stories home.

7:15 PM-9:15 PM - Mainstreet Entrepreneurs Party

Meridian

Our historic main streets, central avenues, and town squares are home to local retail boutiques, coffee shops, restaurants, and watering holes that create the culture, community and social fabric of our cities and towns. Come join for good drinks, great music and live discussion with leading main street entrepreneurs, landlords, and policymakers about the future of our main streets.

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7:30 PM-10:00 PM - Creators & Designers Party

Live from the Divide

Come join fellow creators at Live from the Divide for an intimate evening of music, discussion, and good drinks in Montana’s most charming music venue.

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8:00 PM-9:00 PM - Bourbon & Bruises Comedy Show

Last Best Comedy

If you are a startup founder, startup investor, or startup operator – or are curious about becoming any of those things – come join us for a night of entrepreneurship & Improv brought to you by Scaling Montana at Last Best Comedy, Montana’s top comedy club.

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9:15 PM-11:45 PM - The Science Party

Copper Whiskey Bar

Biotech, Photonics, AI, and Quantum are best served cold. Hosted by the Montana Bioscience Alliance, the Science Party is an opportunity to get a great cocktail in a beaker served by a bartender in a lab coat and let loose, nerd out, and connect with some of the greatest minds shaping the frontier of science and technology in America.

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May 16, 2025

9:00 AM-9:30 AM - Welcome Home to The Armory Hotel

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Padden Guy Murphy
Founder
Last Best Future

Cory Lawrence

9:50 AM-10:20 AM - Meeting Montana's Moment: The Rise of the Creative Class & Building Complete Communities in the Meta City Era

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Richard Florida
Founder
Creative Class Group

10:20 AM-10:50 AM - 10X Talks Housing & Placemakers Showcase

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Mark Bond
Community Engagement Manager
One Valley Community Foundation
 
Matt Kidd
President
Lone Mountain Land Company

Tim Corcoran
Director of Planning
City of South Bend

10:50 AM-11:10 AM - Break

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

11:10 AM-11:30 AM - A Conversation with Michael Spencer

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Michael Spencer
Founder
Zeno

11:30 AM-11:55 AM - Made in Montana Mosaic

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Yasmeen Sokol
Co-Founder & Chief Visionary
Sovereign Warrior

Shauna White Bear
Founder
White Bear Moccasins

Mallory Ottariano
Founder, Creative Director
Youer

11:55 AM-12:15 PM - A Call To Build A Better World

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Coby Lefkowitz
Founder
Building Optimism

12:15 PM-12:40 PM - How do we build Montana cities, towns, and neighborhoods that are beautifully designed, walkable, affordable, mixed-use villages of community and opportunity?

Armory Music Hall

Join us for a conversation to break it all down and put it into action. How do we get to work shaping the future of our cities, towns, and neighborhoods to be beautifully designed, walkable, affordable, mixed-use villages of community and opportunity?

12:40 PM-1:15 PM - Supaman Returns

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Performing Artist: Supaman
Native American Dancer & Hip-Hop Artist

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May 17, 2025

9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Biking

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Sign up to spend the morning mountain biking with a curated group of old and new friends hosted by GVLT. Sign up now to express your interest.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Bridger View Neighborhood Tour

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Join us for a tour of the new Bridger View neighborhood, a new neighborhood model next to Story Mill Community Park developed by Headwaters Community Housing Trust and learn more about innovative models to help solve America's housing crisis and create new pathways to the American Dream. Sign up now to express your interest.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Field Data Collection with Adventure Scientists

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Explore. Collect. Protect. Adventure Scientists get conservation partners the data they need to address critical challenges to the environment. Join Adventure Scientists for a fun data collection hike near Big Sky. Sign up now to express your interest.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Hiking

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Sign up to join small curated hikes with new and old friends across Gallatin Valley hosted by GVLT. Sign up now to express your interest.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Horseback Riding

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Whether you are a skilled rider or first timer, join us for horseback riding with new and old friends. Sign up now to express your interest.

12:00 PM-1:00 PM - Yoga

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Join Montana artist Casey Lutz for morning Yoga with new and old friends at Bozeman's local and recently reimagined Your Yoga studio. Sign up now to express your interest. More details to come.

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Date: May 14-17, 2025

Location: Various Venue in Bozeman, MT

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