The Culture Shift Summit 2026

The Culture Shift Summit 2026 is a multi-day regional leadership, innovation, and economic development convening designed to position the Berkshires and Western Massachusetts as a national and global model for culture-driven economic development, creative innovation, inclusive ownership, and regenerative systems transformation.

The summit will convene leaders across:

• Arts & Culture
• Government
• Economic Development
• Education
• Entrepreneurship
• Tourism/Hospitality
• Community Development
• Global Creative Industries

to co-design and activate the infrastructure necessary to transform the region into a thriving creative and cultural economic ecosystem.