This is a gathering of the changemakers our country needs, and you’re one of them.

We are intentionally designing a convening that will capitalize on the fact that we have all of you — the experts — in one room. At the Summit we’ll connect across boundaries to ignite dual sparks of creativity and purpose. We will spend our time learning from one another and actively designing solutions for how we tackle some of our communities’ largest challenges, together. 

What we'll be working on

We are hard at work preparing content that will ignite your excitement and motivate action. You can expect our content and conversations to focus on five tracks. Learn more about the tracks and agenda, below, and click here to meet some of the amazing people leading the charge.

Climate

Climate

The climate emergency impacts us all, but its impact on our access to wellbeing is not equitable. A focus on equitable access to wellbeing shifts how we plan for and respond to climate disasters and the profound global shifts in populations, food and more that are rapidly unfolding. Where are the ripe opportunities to center wellbeing in creating and pushing solutions that are equitable and just?

Built Environment/Infrastructure

Built Environment/Infrastructure

Infrastructure and built environment projects have historically had deep, multi-generational impacts on the wellbeing of communities – with harms and benefits distributed inequitably. How do we accelerate the adoption of wellbeing as a design principle with processes that repair, regenerate and redistribute power and resources equitably? And how do we ensure that wellbeing is a key factor in deciding whether, how, when and what we build?

Climate

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Climate

The climate emergency impacts us all, but its impact on our access to wellbeing is not equitable. A focus on equitable access to wellbeing shifts how we plan for and respond to climate disasters and the profound global shifts in populations, food and more that are rapidly unfolding. Where are the ripe opportunities to center wellbeing in creating and pushing solutions that are equitable and just?

Built Environment/Infrastructure

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Built Environment/Infrastructure

Infrastructure and built environment projects have historically had deep, multi-generational impacts on the wellbeing of communities – with harms and benefits distributed inequitably. How do we accelerate the adoption of wellbeing as a design principle with processes that repair, regenerate and redistribute power and resources equitably? And how do we ensure that wellbeing is a key factor in deciding whether, how, when and what we build?

Media & Storytelling

Media & Storytelling

Whose stories are told, by whom, and how frames how people understand problems and solutions. Too often, they reinforce false narratives of difference and deviance, framing people – not systems – as the problem. How will we shift narratives and change the storytellers to reflect our universal drive for wellbeing and create a fairer and more just country?

Democracy & the Digital Age

Democracy & the Digital Age

Our democracy is in peril and the internet has changed the way we think, act and see the world. How does a wellbeing lens help us frame the challenge and possible solutions differently? How does this digital age influence how we meet our drive for wellbeing, for better and for worse, and how could it be harnessed in the solutions? Can a fair shot at wellbeing be a design principle for the next stage of American democracy?

Media & Storytelling

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Media & Storytelling

Whose stories are told, by whom, and how frames how people understand problems and solutions. Too often, they reinforce false narratives of difference and deviance, framing people – not systems – as the problem. How will we shift narratives and change the storytellers to reflect our universal drive for wellbeing and create a fairer and more just country?

Democracy & the Digital Age

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Democracy & the Digital Age

Our democracy is in peril and the internet has changed the way we think, act and see the world. How does a wellbeing lens help us frame the challenge and possible solutions differently? How does this digital age influence how we meet our drive for wellbeing, for better and for worse, and how could it be harnessed in the solutions? Can a fair shot at wellbeing be a design principle for the next stage of American democracy?

Violence

Violence

If we hold the reality that inequitable access to wellbeing can drive violence, new solutions emerge that include accountability and healing. How do we responsibly and boldly drive this reframing?

Violence

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Violence

If we hold the reality that inequitable access to wellbeing can drive violence, new solutions emerge that include accountability and healing. How do we responsibly and boldly drive this reframing?

High-Level Agenda

Please note, all times are listed in Eastern time, ET.  

*Start and end times are subject to change as Summit content and other details are finalized. 

Sunday, December 11th

  • All Day Arrival to Charlotte, NC
  • 3 - 5 PM Early Check-in @ The Mint
  • Evening Eat Local

Sunday, December 11th

  • All Day
  • Arrival to Charlotte, NC
  • 3 - 5 PM
  • Early Check-in @ The Mint
  • Evening
  • Eat Local

Monday, December 12th
The Mint Museum

  • 8:30 AM Check-in Opens
  • 9:30 AM
    Welcoming Performance
    Light breakfast will be available
  • 10 AM Summit Kick-off
  • 10:30 AM - Noon
    Spark Talks
    Fast-paced, high-impact discussions presented by your peers
    to ignite new thinking and spark conversation
  • 1 - 5 PM
    Impact Accelerator Topic Review
    Learn more about our five tracks and determine
    the path you want to participate in
  • 5 PM
    Summit Kick-off: A Street Fair Experience
    Relax with your peers with curated
    local food trucks, performers, and games

Monday, December 12th – The Mint Museum

  • 8:30 AM
  • Check-in Opens
  • 9:30 AM
  • Welcoming Performance – light breakfast will be available
  • 10 AM
  • Summit Kick-off
  • 10:30 AM - Noon
  • Spark Talks
    Fast-paced, high-impact discussions presented by your peers to ignite new thinking and spark conversation
  • 1 - 5 PM
  • Impact Accelerator Topic Review
    Learn more about our five tracks and determine the path you want to participate in
  • 5 PM
  • Summit Kick-off: A Street Fair Experience
    Relax with your peers with curated local food trucks, performers, and games

Tuesday, December 13th
The Mint Museum

Head across the street for the evening to the innovative Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

  • 8:30 AM Light Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM Expectation Setting for our Action Day
  • 10 AM - 4:30 PM
    Impact Accelerators
    Come together in small groups to dive deep into your chosen track.
    Facilitated by content experts, design new solutions
    and build a bold action plan to design a new way forward.
  • 5 PM
    Charlotte Community Voices – The Gantt Museum
    Head across the street to the Harvey B. Gantt
    Center for African-American Arts + Culture to explore
    this innovative museum and connect with local makers
    in our Community Marketplace. The rooftop view
    is pretty cool, trust us.

    -Light appetizers and beverages will be served

Tuesday, December 13th – The Mint Museum

  • 8:30 AM
  • Light Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM
  • Expectation Setting for our Action Day
  • 10 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Impact Accelerators
    Come together in small groups to dive deep into your chosen track. Facilitated by content experts, design new solutions and build a bold action plan to design a new way forward.
  • 5 PM
  • Charlotte Community Voices – The Gantt Museum
    Head across the street to the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture to explore this innovative museum and connect with local makers in our Community Marketplace. The rooftop view is pretty cool, trust us.
    -Light appetizers and beverages will be served

Wednesday, December 14th
The Mint Museum

A can’t-miss morning will close out the Wellbeing Summit. It’s so cool, we can’t share the exact details yet! See a snapshot below.

  • 8:30 AM Fuel up with a light breakfast
  • 9:30 AM - Noon Ending our time together on a high note
  • 1 PM Departures

Wednesday, December 14th – The Mint Museum

  • 8:30 AM
  • Fuel up with a light breakfast
  • 9:30 AM
  • Ending our time together on a high note
  • 1 PM
  • Departures

Why you should attend

Connect

Our moment is now. We will explore topics and have conversations that can only happen when we are all in one room — together. You will forge powerful and unlikely connections, reacquaint yourself with old friends, and spend time learning with and from each other. 

Ignite

Designed to spark collaboration and action, the Summit will ignite new thinking to support each changemaker’s work after the convening. Gather new ideas, share best practices, and unite as a collective.

Act

Map practical and bold collective actions to counter some of the most pressing problems our country is facing with knowledge, energy and commitment.

Why Charlotte?

Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in our country. Rich with history, culture, and community, Charlotte is known as a city of neighborhoods, each with a strong identity and sense of community. Charlotte offers expansive public transportation featuring the LYNC Light Rail, bus and shuttle system, as well as the largest bike sharing program in the southeast. When we talk about connecting, Charlotte understands how important it is to facilitate connections of all types. 

Charlotte is the ideal host city for the first Wellbeing Summit.

Notable Highlights

  • Has been named “Tree City” for 33 consecutive years by the National Arbor Day foundation 
  • 7th busiest airport in the world
  • Within 200 miles of 25 research universities with nearly 300,000 students
  • 2nd largest solar construction market in the US
  • 2nd largest banking center in the country behind New York
  • 3rd most diverse agricultural economy in the US

Wellbeing in Action: These are just a few examples of how Charlotte is approaching growth, equity, and wellbeing.

Location

The Wellbeing Summit will be held at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. Light breakfast and full lunch will be provided Monday, December 12 through Wednesday, December 14. Dinner will be on your own for the duration of the Summit so that you have the opportunity to explore Charlotte. Check out the Community tab for some locally endorsed recommendations.

The inaugural FFI Wellbeing Summit has been made possible through generous contributions by:

The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation

Boston Opportunity System Collaborative