Friday June 26, 2026
8:15am – 6:00pm
@ Rhode Island School of Design
Registration will open May 15
1 riveting keynote. 12 breakout sessions. 350+ fellow change agents. Opportunities to connect and collaborate? Unlimited.
For 28 years, the extended Grow Smart RI family has been a community of creative problem-solvers. Together, we’ve advanced long-term change that revitalizes neighborhoods, improves people’s lives, and safeguards Rhode Island’s beauty, magic, and soul. But the work ahead is more urgent—and more interconnected—than ever.
Revitalizing our communities, expanding access to affordable housing and transportation choices, improving public health, confronting climate change, strengthening human connection, and advancing social, racial, and economic justice are not separate challenges—they are deeply linked.
The 2026 Power of Place Summit brings us together to connect these challenges and build the partnerships, ideas, and momentum needed to move Rhode Island forward.
Workshops, Panels and Tours Set by YOU.
What innovative policies, projects, or partnerships do you and your colleagues want to highlight at the Summit?
As always, we turn to our community to share expertise and advance smarter growth across Rhode Island. The Summit will feature twelve interactive sessions—workshops, tours, or participatory panel discussions—offered in two blocks of six concurrent sessions (morning and afternoon). Each session will run 75 minutes. We’ll provide the room, laptop and projector, audience, and promotion.
Propose a workshop or panel discussion by April 20th HERE. Get ideas by browsing the 2024 workshops and panels HERE.
Celebrating Smart Growth Leaders, Projects & Policies
Each year, committed, creative and resourceful Rhode Islanders show us the way to tap our state’s full potential through projects, plans, and policies that play to Rhode Island’s strengths and generate enduring economic benefits — both statewide and in specific neighborhoods.
Award Nominations Accepted through Monday, April 20, 2026. Apply HERE.