Annual Development Summit Event
St. Cloud Development Summit
The St. Cloud Development Summit brings together the leaders, professionals, and community stakeholders shaping the future of St. Cloud. Through meaningful conversations, timely insights, and valuable connections, the Summit explores the opportunities and challenges surrounding economic development, housing, real estate, planning, higher education, and regional growth.
Connect. Learn. Collaborate. Shape the Future of St. Cloud.
About the St. Cloud Development Summit
The St. Cloud Development Summit is an annual gathering focused on the people, ideas, and opportunities shaping the future of St. Cloud.
The Summit brings together developers, real estate professionals, business leaders, local government officials, planners, educators, investors, and community stakeholders for a half-day of conversation, insight, and connection. Through presentations and discussions focused on economic development, housing, real estate, planning, higher education, and investment, attendees gain a better understanding of what is happening in St. Cloud and what comes next.
More than an opportunity to learn, the Summit is designed to bring people together, spark new ideas, encourage collaboration, and create connections that can lead to action. It provides a place for people from different industries and perspectives to have important conversations about St. Cloud’s growth and future.
Our Purpose
The St. Cloud Development Summit exists to:
- Inform attendees about the projects, trends, and issues influencing St. Cloud.
- Connect the people and organizations involved in St. Cloud’s development and growth.
- Highlight opportunities for investment, development, housing, and business growth.
- Encourage collaboration and meaningful dialogue across industries and sectors.
- Inspire new ideas, partnerships, and action that contribute to a strong future for St. Cloud.
Why Attend the St. Cloud Development Summit?
St. Cloud is growing, changing, and creating new opportunities. The decisions made today will help determine what St. Cloud looks like tomorrow. The Development Summit brings together the people involved in those decisions to learn, connect, and collaborate around the issues and opportunities that matter most to St. Cloud.
Understand What’s Happening in St. Cloud
Get an inside look at the projects, investments, trends, and priorities influencing development and growth throughout the city.
Connect with the People Making It Happen
Meet developers, real estate professionals, business leaders, city officials, planners, educators, investors, and community stakeholders who are actively involved in St. Cloud’s future.
Discover New Opportunities
Learn about opportunities for development, investment, housing, business growth, and partnerships happening in St. Cloud.
Have Meaningful Conversations
Explore the challenges and opportunities facing St. Cloud and hear different perspectives from the people working on them every day.
Build Relationships
Create connections across industries and organizations that can lead to new ideas, partnerships, projects, and investment.
Be Part of St. Cloud’s Future
The Development Summit is an opportunity to do more than learn about what’s happening in St. Cloud. It’s a chance to be part of the conversation and help shape what comes next.
Come learn what’s happening. Meet the people making it happen. Be part of what’s next for St. Cloud.
Save the Date
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Holiday Inn & Suites - St. Cloud
Register Today
Join us for the 8th Annual St. Cloud Development Summit and be part of the conversation shaping what’s next for St. Cloud.
