The Rural Summit is the NC Rural Center’s annual conference. The NC Rural Center thinks of it as our state’s rural homecoming—a unique opportunity for local leaders and state partners to come together in conversation and celebration. Rural Summit 2023 will focus on “Driving Policy Change: All Roads Lead to Rural.”

The 2023 Rural Summit will bring together community leaders, policymakers and rural advocates from across the state and nation to engage in a thoughtful, intentional dialogue about the actions they can take today to advance policy and systems change across a broad spectrum of rural development issues.