Membership

Member Early-Bird Tickets on sale October 1st!

Early-Bird Member Only

$445 per ticket: Limited tickets available. Become a member to get this offer.

Opens October 1, 2026!

Early-Bird Member and Non-member

$445 per ticket: Member only

$595 per ticket: Early-Bird non-member

Open November 16, 2026

Regular ticket sales begin February, 2027.

Scholarships

Scholarship application open October 1st. Details coming soon.

About NW Equity Summit 2027

The NW Equity Summit 2027 will be held at Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center located near the Moda Center.

375 NE Holladay St, Portland, OR 97232

NW Equity summit agenda will be available April, 2027.

Keynote Speaker

john a powell

john a. powell

john a. powell (who spells his name in lowercase) is the Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. john also holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law, African American Studies, and Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. He is recognized internationally for his expertise in civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism, housing, poverty, and democracy.

Thank you to our 2027 Visionary Sponsor!

NW Natural

Become a 2027 NW Equity Summit Sponsor.

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Please email Jenny Kim at jkim@partnersindiversity.org to learn about the sponsorship opportunities available.

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Accessibility

Partners in Diversity is committed to building a thriving, diverse, and welcoming community in which all people can work, live, and belong. For the 2025 NW Equity Summit, we partnered with Relay Resources to create an inclusive and accessible space.

Relay Resources is a social enterprise nonprofit and the leading disability inclusion partner in the Pacific Northwest. With a mission to transform workplaces and communities through disability inclusion, Relay Resources works closely with organizations to implement ADA accommodations and provide guidance to support all attendees. Learn more about their work here.

Accessibility Features at Northwest Equity Summit

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  • ASL Interpreters & Screen Captioning
  • Wheelchair Reserved Seating
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Sensory Relief Break Rooms
  • Sensory Bags
  • Sunflower Lanyards to self-identify non-apparent disabilities
  • Accessibility Table and Staff at Registration

NW Equity Summit 2025 Recap

 

Thank you to everyone who joined the 2025 NW Equity Summit and contributed to the meaningful connections and conversations to support and advance workplace belonging. We had over 1,000 individuals from the Oregon and SW Washington region gather to engage in deep listening and reflections.

Main Stage Speakers

  • Heather McGhee
  • Baratunde Thurston
  • Dr. Jayathi Y. Murthy
  • Diane Lim

View the NW Equity Summit 2025 agenda.

Sponsors