Montana Festival

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 9:00am

Various Venue

Speakers:

Mark Bond, Olivia Bullis, Scot Chisholm, Bill Cole, Wilmot Collins, Lander Cooney, Tim Corcoran, Andrea Davis, Lisa Seacat Deluca, Katie Dolen, Richard Florida, J.P. Gallagher, Jenni Graff, Padden Guy Murphy, Caitlin Jensen, Robin Kelson, Otho Kerr, Matt Kidd, Yarrow Kraner, Cory Lawrence, Coby Lefkowitz, Erica Mackey, Melanie Maganias, Cole Mannix, Brannin McBee, Simon Muskett, Mallory Ottariano, Erika Peterman, Will Price, Godfrey Saunders, Trish Schreiber, Yasmeen Sokol, Michael Spencer, Dave Stephenson, Pete Strom, Charlie Strom, Performing Artist: Supaman, Derek Thompson, Lumay Wang Murphy, Shauna White Bear, Lisa Wood, Rob Watson

Schedule:

9:00 AM-9:30 AM - Welcome Home to The Armory Hotel

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Padden Guy Murphy
Founder
Last Best Future

Cory Lawrence

9:50 AM-10:20 AM - Meeting Montana's Moment: The Rise of the Creative Class & Building Complete Communities in the Meta City Era

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Richard Florida
Founder
Creative Class Group

10:20 AM-10:50 AM - 10X Talks Housing & Placemakers Showcase

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Mark Bond
Community Engagement Manager
One Valley Community Foundation
 
Matt Kidd
President
Lone Mountain Land Company

Tim Corcoran
Director of Planning
City of South Bend

10:50 AM-11:10 AM - Break

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

11:10 AM-11:30 AM - A Conversation with Michael Spencer

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Michael Spencer
Founder
Zeno

11:30 AM-11:55 AM - Made in Montana Mosaic

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Yasmeen Sokol
Co-Founder & Chief Visionary
Sovereign Warrior

Shauna White Bear
Founder
White Bear Moccasins

Mallory Ottariano
Founder, Creative Director
Youer

11:55 AM-12:15 PM - A Call To Build A Better World

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Coby Lefkowitz
Founder
Building Optimism

12:15 PM-12:40 PM - How do we build Montana cities, towns, and neighborhoods that are beautifully designed, walkable, affordable, mixed-use villages of community and opportunity?

Armory Music Hall

Join us for a conversation to break it all down and put it into action. How do we get to work shaping the future of our cities, towns, and neighborhoods to be beautifully designed, walkable, affordable, mixed-use villages of community and opportunity?

12:40 PM-1:15 PM - Supaman Returns

Our Communities | Main Stage
Armory Music Hall

Performing Artist: Supaman
Native American Dancer & Hip-Hop Artist

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