Our Conference

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

Marcus Rochester Cinema IMAX

Where leadership, business, community, and opportunity converge. One day. One room. One powerful IMAX experience designed to move people from conversation to action.

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Speakers, Panels & IMAX Experiences

More speakers and featured experiences will be announced soon. Expect bold conversations, practical strategy, and moments designed to challenge how we lead, build, and create impact.

Why Attend?

Next Level Conference: IMPACT

Next Level Conference: IMPACT is not another traditional conference. It is a one-day cinematic experience bringing together business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, workforce professionals, educators, elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and community changemakers. The day is built around leadership, business growth, workforce development, and community impact, with one shared audience inside an IMAX theatre designed for focus, energy, and action.

Leadership

Hear from leaders who are shaping business, workforce, education, and community across Southeast Minnesota. Leave with stronger insight, sharper strategy, and ideas you can put to work immediately.

Business Growth

Gain practical tools, relationships, and visibility to help businesses start, grow, and scale. This conference is designed for people who are building something and want access to the conversations, resources, and connections that move work forward.

Community Impact

Connect with business owners, executives, workforce leaders, nonprofit professionals, educators, elected officials, and decision makers who care about building stronger communities. This is where partnerships, ideas, and opportunities meet.

Who belongs in the room?

Built for Leaders, Builders & Changemakers

This one-day IMAX experience is for people who lead, build, hire, invest, serve, advocate, teach, and create opportunity. If you care about business growth, workforce development, leadership, and measurable community impact, this room is for you.

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Business Leaders

For executives, managers, founders, and decision makers leading teams, organizations, and community work.

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Workforce Professionals

For HR professionals, workforce leaders, educators, trainers, and employers focused on talent, retention, and career pathways.

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Community Leaders

For nonprofit leaders, advocates, elected officials, and partners working to create measurable community change.

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Entrepreneurs

For entrepreneurs, small business owners, startups, and creators looking for tools, visibility, relationships, and growth opportunities.

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Emerging Leaders

For students, young professionals, and future leaders ready to learn, connect, and step into rooms where opportunity is being created.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Put Your Brand On The Big Screen

Next Level Conference: IMPACT gives sponsors more than a vendor table. Your brand becomes part of an immersive IMAX experience in front of business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, workforce leaders, educators, nonprofit professionals, elected officials, and community changemakers.

This is visibility with purpose. Sponsors align with leadership, business growth, workforce development, and measurable community impact while reaching an audience that is ready to connect, invest, and move ideas forward.

Your brand deserves more than a vendor table. Your brand deserves the IMAX experience.

Presenting Sponsor

$10,000
Premium visibility, full-screen IMAX advertisement, stage welcome, full-page program ad, premium vendor booth, tickets, press recognition, and top sponsor placement.

Impact Sponsor

$5,000
Stage recognition, IMAX advertisement, premium vendor booth, featured social media spotlight, half-page program ad, and sponsor tickets.

Theatre Experience

$3,500
Branded theatre experience, IMAX advertisement, vendor booth, sponsor recognition, program inclusion, and tickets.

IMAX Advertising

Starting at $300
Static screen ads, 30-second business video advertisements, and premium IMAX screen visibility for your business or organization.

Additional opportunities include leadership, business impact, community impact, speaker, popcorn, coffee, lanyard, photo booth, program, and exhibitor sponsorships.