Last summer, Leadership North Carolina partnered with our friends at the Institute for Emerging Issues to learn and practice skills for civic conversations across differences. LNC alumni and friends engaged in civic conversations and learned how they could take the skills practiced into their communities to turn the tide of rising rancor and deepening division in North Carolina.

This year, we are partnering again with the Institute for Emerging Issues as we explore how we, as leaders, can use our time, talent, and energy to support our regional communities. Have you ever wondered what your local regional councils of government are working on and how you could support them? These regional events will explore opportunities to be mobilized within your region of North Carolina.  The event will consist of a presentation from the Institute for Emerging Issues and a local regional council of government, followed by breakout sessions to discuss your region and how you can best engage.

These events will create space for our alumni and friends to connect and reconnect with LNC. We believe that creating opportunities for folks to gather, learn something new, and strengthen their networks is key in advancing NC forward.

Event Details

Find your home county below and then register to attend that date so you can engage with leaders and regional councils of government from your region of NC.

Monday, September 14: West Region (8:30 -10:00 am)

(Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey)

Monday, September 14: Metro Region (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

(Anson, Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union)

Tuesday, September 15: Triad Region (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

(Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin)

Wednesday, September 16: Triangle Region (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

(Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren)

Thursday, September 17: East Region (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

(Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson)

Friday, September 18: Southeast Region (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

(Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, New Hanover, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland)

Featured Speakers

• Cape Fear Council of Governments
• Centralina Council of Governments
• Institute for Emerging Issues
• Land of Sky Regional Council
• Piedmont Triad Regional Council
• The North Carolina Association of Regional Councils
• Triangle J Council of Governments

Is the event open to the public?

Yes – this event is for LNC alumni and friends of LNC.