Leadership Summit
Leaders create leaders.
Leadership Summit is an exciting opportunity for 4-H volunteer leaders and professionals to showcase the communities they are building, share innovative program ideas, and hear from experts on emerging topics. It includes a mix of workshops, an expert keynote, knowledge sharing, networking, and fun!
4-H is all about the “Learn To Do By Doing” approach. The best way to create a 4-H club where youth feel valued, connected, and supported is to experience these things when you attend Leadership Summit!
Leadership Summit 2025
Date: April 11-13 2025
Location: Virtual, via Zoom
Open to: 4-H leaders, professional staff, and provincial supervisors
Theme: Thriving Youth, Thriving Leaders
For more information, check out the Leadership Summit 2025 Overview
Schedule at a glance
We've got a jam-packed summit planned for you. Check out the schedule below for more details.
Please note, sessions may change.
Friday, April 11
noon - 1:30 pm ET Pre-Summit Session 1 - Fun Ways to Build Connection and Foster Belonging
2:30 - 4pm ET Pre-Summit Session 2- Spotting Youth Sparks and Firing Them Up for Action
7:30 - 9:30pm ET Summit Opening Session Keynote Speaker: Stephanie Malia Krauss
Preparing and Caring for 4-H Youth in an Ever-Changing World
Saturday, April 12
9:15 - 9:45am ET Hosted networking session #1
10 - 11:30am ET Workshop Session #1 (3 choices)
1 - 2:30pm ET Workshop Session #2 (3 choices)
4 - 5:30pm ET Workshop Session #3 (3 choices)
5:45 - 6:15pm Hosted networking session #2
Sunday, April 13
10 - 11:30am ET Provincial Sharing (4 rounds of 15 minutes) highlighting successes, new initiatives, navigating challenges and best practices
1 - 3pm ET Closing Session Keynote Speaker: Syd Gilchrist, Canvas Arts Action Programs (Canvas)
Respect and Inclusion. Helping Every 4-H Member Thrive
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Workshop Topics
- Growing Up – Lessons learned as the River Valley 4-H Club Grows
- Thriving Leaders: Resolving Stress to Unlock Your Potential
- STEM Starts Here: Equipping Youth with Skills for Tomorrow Through 4-H
- Farm Safety
- Increasing Participant Recruitment and Retention with Free Marketing Tools
- Youth Substance Use Health: Boosting Leaders’ Comfort and Competency
- Unleashing Inner Strength: Building Confidence, Self-Esteem and Resilience in Youth
- Biosecurity in 4-H: Protecting Our Animals, Members, and Future
- Strengthening Volunteer Capacity: Addressing Challenges & Enhancing Support
How To Attend
Leadership Summit is open to 4-H volunteer leaders, 4-H professional staff and members of executives from across Canada who are in good standing per their provincial association. Registration is completed and payment is made to 4-H Canada directly. If your provincial association is covering a portion of your registration cost, please contact your provincial association for information on their reimbursement process.
Registration closes April 8, 2025. Register today at: apply.4-h-canada.ca/prog/4-h_canada_leadership_summit
Please note: once registration is submitted, 4-H Canada will confirm good standing with the applicable provincial association. Registration is not confirmed until you receive a “Good Standing Confirmed” email from 4-H Canada. Should any issues arise in confirming good standing, the registration fee paid will be refunded.
What’s included in the registration fee?
Optional: Pre-Summit
Delegates attending out optional Pre-Summit will receive 4 additional hours of learning on Friday, April 11 in the following two sessions:
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET - “Fun ways to build connection and foster belonging”
- 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET - “Spotting Youth Sparks and Firing Them Up for Action”
Pre-Summit delegates will receive access to the recordings and materials for the above-mentioned sessions. Pre-Summit registration can be added to any registration option for $50 and takes place only on Friday, April 11.
Regular Summit Registration
Cost: $250
Registration for Leadership Summit 2025 will include:
- 10 hours of learning
- 2 keynote speakers
- 9 workshops in three blocks
- Provincial Sharing
- Networking sessions
- Access to all recordings and AI-generated transcripts after the event
- Access to all session materials
Registration opens January 17 and closes April 8, 2025. Register today at: apply.4-h-canada.ca/prog/4-h_canada_leadership_summit
For more information, check out the Leadership Summit 2025 Overview
Thank you to our partner
Government of Canada