City to City Leadership Visit

What makes peer cities great? How do we cultivate Wichita and ensure it is on the right path? How do we find best practices and customize them for Wichita and our region? For more than a decade, the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce organizes an annual trip for business and community leaders to explore innovative projects and principles that can be adapted and implemented in our own community.

Reinvigorates Commitment

"The City to City trips provide a wealth of opportunity and places us in a favorable position to lead. It reinvigorates our commitment to dig deep, compare and contrast, remove barriers and find collaborative/inclusive solutions to move our region forward!" – Ebony Clemons-Ajibolade, Evergy

History of City to City Leadership Visit Topics

2008 | Oklahoma City:
Focused on developing and implementing the Downtown Master Plan
2009 | Chattanooga:
Sent four local YPs to participate in Create Here – a community marketing plan development workshop
2010 | Louisville:
Created a local bank consortium to finance riskier development projects
2011 | Pittsburgh:
Initiated the Priority Project to identify top community priorities
2012 | Omaha:
Developed the Entrepreneurship Task Force, an initiative of the Leadership Council (now Greater Wichita Partnership)
2013 | Des Moines:
Refocused on regional approach to economic development with the eventual creation of the Greater Wichita Partnership
2014 | Austin:
Created a local entrepreneurship accelerator program, launching the e2e Accelerator in 2016
2015 | Greenville:
Generated community buy-in for inclusion and diversity programming
2016 | Nashville:
Renewed emphasis on inclusion and diversity, quality of life, and summer jobs for youth as critical elements in a comprehensive talent strategy
2017 | Raleigh/Durham:
Renewed emphasis on city identity and quality of place amenities with community initiative Project Wichita
2018 | Boise:
Emphasized leveraging community support of quality of place projects and downtown developments
2019 | San Antonio:
Concentrated on economic development, mental health & homelessness and education
2020 | Tulsa:
Focused on economic development
2021 | Oklahoma City:
Focused on talent attraction/retention, riverfront development, and the importance of public/private collaboration and strategies to build community support.
2022 | Minneapolis:
Focused on community dashboarding and collaborative partnerships, economic development, tourism and downtown development along the river.
2023 | Colorado Springs:
Focused on military relations, economic development, cybersecurity and addressing homelessness and mental health services.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

	Presenting Sponsor

Gift Sponsor

Reception Sponsor

Dinner Sponsors

Breakfast Sponsor

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Lunch Sponsor

Foulston Siefkin LLP