October 21-22, Reedsport, OR
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association is thrilled to announce the next in our lineup of keynote speakers for the annual People’s Coast Summit, taking place from October 21-22 in Reedsport, OR.
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Breakfast Keynote: Gathering with Purpose: A New Wave of Coastal Events
What kinds of tourism events make a real impact? This keynote explores how innovation, sustainability, and tribal partnership can transform the tourism landscape through events that spark joy, deepen connection, and reflect local values
Join Kim Cooper Findling for a behind-the-scenes look at Lincoln City’s Fourth of July drone show, which took an innovative and sustainable approach to a classic coastal event. Alanna Kieffer will share the vision behind the Winter Waters event series—an inspiring model for off-season culinary food series rooted in local collaboration and coastal identity.
We’ll also hear from Lisa Norton and Leslie Palotas about how partnerships like Take Action Lincoln County can help us move beyond land acknowledgments and into meaningful tribal engagement with events like the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, an annual celebration of Siletz culture and community.
Together, these stories will offer inspiration for how place-based, purpose-driven events can elevate the coast for residents and visitors alike.
The People’s Coast Summit is a campus style event taking place across multiple venues in Reedsport. This year’s full agenda (coming soon) will feature a line up of speakers and workshops that will offer big-picture thinking and topics valuable to tourism stakeholders from all over the coast. Attendees can expect to takeaway valuable knowledge and resources around destination marketing, technology, sustainability, and more!
Get ready for the Oregon Coastal tourism event of the year.
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Sponsorship
Thank you to Cardwell Creative, Oregon Coast Today, Media America, and Pelican Brewing for their sponsorship of the 2025 People’s Coast Summit.
For partners who want to get even more involved, we are offering various sponsorship levels to suit your goals and budget, including exclusive benefits such as logo placement on event materials, complimentary summit registrations, and opportunities for direct engagement with attendees.
Sponsorship offers a great opportunity for you to gain brand visibility, engage in networking opportunities, be seen as an industry leader, and make a community impact.
View our sponsorship opportunities here, and contact Deputy Director Arica Sears for more information about becoming a sponsor of the 2025 People’s Coast Summit.
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association organizes this event to keep coastal businesses, leaders and nonprofits up to date on new trends, studies and topics for the tourism industry while providing plenty of casual networking and fun entertainment. Stay tuned for details on workshops, speakers, and more for this year’s Summit.