Talent Attraction Summit

June 15-17, 2027 | Champaign-Urbana, IL

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"This is the summit that I look forward to coming to every year. I always take away great ideas and meet great people from across the country that are doing very important work in talent attraction. This is where ideas come out of."

– Matt Sanford
Carlsbad Life in Action

"It’s so invigorating. There are so many cool people here sharing ideas and experiences. A lot of us have been together three years in a row, and every time I come I leave inspired and really passionate about the work that I do."

– Katie Shorey
Live + Work in Maine

"One word that always describes my summit experience with RoleCall is cup-filling. This is the one place, really in the nation, where you can come and meet other people who do exactly what you do. Every conversation is immediately deep, they experience the same problems that you are, and you can really think of and work on solutions together that’s moving the needle forward in our industry and helping our communities do better with talent attraction."

– Rachel Gray
Hello West Michigan

"It’s enlightening. I have had such a great time getting to meet other people. Even learning that our small destination problems are the same as big destination problems. It’s a great group of like-minded people, who are all looking to better their communities. The energy is amazing and I love the camaraderie."

– Nicole Haas
Greater Freeport Partnership

Who is the Talent Attraction Summit For?

The Talent Attraction Summit is for any economic development, chamber of commerce, tourism, or government professional that wants to change the way their place attracts talent. It’s also open to any person that is passionate about their community and making it better.

What will you get out of it?

The goals of the conference are to:

Build a national network of colleagues to help with tricky situations in economic development. Our communities and challenges are similar in many ways, and we can help each other.
Let’s share and problem-solve together! Learn about what others are doing — there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. Maybe someone has a great solution for something you’re working on.
Challenge ourselves to grow and innovate. This industry is evolving and we’re at the forefront. How do we envision the next iteration of talent attraction and economic development? What can we dream up and bring to life?
Explore the host city. This will be fun and productive. We LOVE letting the food scene shine in our catering options. We promise you’ll eat well.

What will you leave with?

A generous network of people you can call on when you want to talk through an issue or idea for your community
Real, actionable ideas for yourselves, your work, and your community
Support and inspiration to kickstart or amplify your talent attraction strategy
A bigger passion to grow our piece of the industry
A better understanding of people-focused economic development

RoleCall’s annual Talent Attraction Summit focuses entirely on talent, bringing together the country’s most innovative, creative, strategic leaders and practitioners to dig deep, share successes, and continue pushing this industry forward.

As a sponsor, you will be able to form real connections with forward-thinking practitioners, who are all there to learn the best, most effective way to do their work. Our intimate event set-up has you sharing tables, conversations, and meals with attendees.