The Hope Summit at Belmont University Equipping and Unleashing Agents of Hope

 

THE HOPE SUMMIT: WORKSHOP SERIES

The Hope Summit: Workshop Series is a hands-on experience for leaders, innovators and changemakers committed to building a better future—starting with compelling action in higher education and beyond.

Together, we’re co-creating solutions to some of today’s most urgent challenges by anchoring our work in human flourishing, cross-sector collaboration and Belmont’s distinctive capacity to lead with both vision and action.

But the Hope Summit: Workshop Series is more than an event– it is an inflection point within the Hope Cycle– a dynamic community of changemakers and collaborative events dedicated to edifying hope for all. These Workshops are an opportunity to connect face-to-face with the people and organizations fueling this movement – the friends, partners and collaborators using their gifts and resources to bless others and change the world.

If you are eager to make change in the world, the Hope Summit: Workshop Series is for you.

Thursday, October 16
10 AM – 3 PM
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine (No. 9 on the campus map) 
Belmont University | Nashville, TN

 

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Time

Activity

10:00 – 10:45 AM

Check-in, Coffee & Connection | 2nd Floor Lobby

10:45 – 11:10 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks | 2nd Floor Lobby

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Introductions & Lunch | Workshop Rooms

12:00 – 12:45 PM

Panel & Presentations | Workshop Rooms

12:45 – 1:00 PM

Comfort Break | 2nd Floor Lobby

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Innovation Design Session | Workshop Rooms

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Report Out & Closing Reflections | 2nd Floor Lobby

 

WORKSHOP TRACKS

Each workshop includes a hands-on design experience facilitated by thought leaders, educators and practitioners.

Reimagining Nursing: Resilience, Retention and Human Flourishing

Critical nursing shortages threaten patient safety and care quality as most early-career nurses leave within two years due to gaps in readiness, support and alignment with real-world demands, exacerbating burnout and system instability. Healthcare leaders, educators and funders will co-design sustainable, integrated models that prepare nurses to thrive and deliver care where it’s needed most. 

How might we co-design a sustainable, replicable and integrated model that equips nursing programs, students and healthcare partners to meet the growing demands of the industry so early-career nurses are prepared to thrive beyond the 2-year mark and care is delivered where it’s needed most?

 

Mental Health and Entertainment
The entertainment industry faces an urgent mental health crisis marked by relentless pressure, fragmented support and a widening gap between research and practice, leaving creatives and professionals vulnerable to burnout and crisis. Industry experts, educators, researchers and mental health providers will co-create a Center that integrates resources, research and education to transform support for today’s community and tomorrow’s leaders. 

How might we close the research-to-practice gap by co-creating a Center that becomes an indispensable anchor of wellness for the entertainment industry community in Nashville and beyond?

 

Bridging the AI Accountability Gap
The rapid, widespread adoption of AI has outpaced the creation of clear accountability systems, leaving organizations exposed to ethical risks, harmful impacts and growing public distrust. Industry leaders, policymakers, funders and educators will co-design governance, auditing and training solutions to ensure AI is ethical, transparent, and responsible. 

How might we co-design the governance, talent and culture needed to ensure AI serves the public good?

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Your insight matters. These workshops are a chance to build, imagine and lead together. Join us in continuing making Hope real as we launch our boldest campaign yet: Hope Transforms. It’s hope, a transforming hope, that has guided Belmont since its inception in 1890, and it is this hope that will guide it for the years to come. Let’s equip and activate agents of hope to solve the world’s complex challenges and pursue abundant life together. 

 

LODGING & ACCOMMODATIONS

Belmont has partnerships with a variety of area hotels which offer discounts to our guests. The full list can be found here.

Highlights from the list include: 

EVENING OF HOPE WITH ANDREA BOCELLI

BOCELLI DETAILS HERE