Startup Champions Network Summits

SCN partners with local communities to host two Summits per year. Our members meet in-person to connect, share knowledge/experiences and take a deep, behind-the-scenes dive into the local host ecosystem. This personal interaction is a critical part of our member value-proposition as well as an important commitment all members make -- to celebrate each other.

2022 Spring Summit: Durham, North Carolina

These 2.5 day intimate gatherings bring together the nation's top ecosystem builders and national ecosystem support organizations to convene conversations, gain insight from real-world case studies, and explore and experience new communities, against the backdrops of some of the nation's top emerging ecosystems.

SCN Summits have 3 fundamental goals:

Help Ecosystem Builders connect with key peers and resources
Improve Ecosystem Builders' knowledge and best practices
Help Ecosystem Builders develop mission-critical skills

2025 Spring Summit | May 6-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Beyond the bright lights and allure of Las Vegas’ casino strip is an expanse of entrepreneurial opportunity. The Historic Westside is a cornerstone of re-emergent cultural identity, Clark County is seeding intense community collaboration through planning of a microbusiness park with affordable housing, and vibrant support organizations are raising up tech and manufacturing leaders across the region’s fun economy, health sector, and smart city initiatives. Join us in a review of America’s strongest hospitality leader and its diverse ecosystem operators to expand Las Vegas for a new generation of founders. We hope you can be there as we gather the best in the West during National Small Business Week at SCN Las Vegas on May 6-8, 2025.

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