Sunday, April 12, 2025

Sociable City Summit | Downtown DoubleTree Hotel

• Book Your Room at the Downtown DoubleTree - Event Rate of $249
• 01:00 PM | Registration and Check-in DoubleTree Hotel
• 05:30 PM | Registration and Checking Ends

Welcome Reception | Bell Bottoms Up Bar

• 06:00 PM | Lainey Willson Bell Bottoms Up Bar
• 07:30 PM | Explore Nashville Nightlife

Monday, April 13, 2026

Sociable City Summit Welcome

• 08:30 AM | Registration and Check-in Doubletree Hotel
• 08:30 AM | Continental Breakfast - Social Networking
• 09:30 AM | Official Welcome RHI and Nashville Police Chief John Drake
• 09:45 AM | Nashville Collaboration for Safety
• 10:45 AM | Networking Break
• 11:15 AM | Beyond the Noise Complaint, A Proactive Approach to Sound Management
• 11:15 AM | Trendspotting Forum
• 11:15 AM | Safe Bars: Preventing Sexual Assault
• 11:15 AM | Preparing for Large Events: World Cup | Super Bowl
• 12:00 PM | Networking Lunch
• 01:00 PM | Nashville Women in Hospitality and Entertainment
• 02:00 PM | Networking Lunch
• 02:00 PM | Networking Break
• 02:15 PM | Trendspotting Forum
• 02:15 PM | Responsible Practices: Liability and Insurance
• 02:15 PM | New Orleans: UNESCO Creative City of Music
• 02:15 PM | Trendspotting Forum: Food Trucks and Sociability
• 03:00 PM | Networking Break
• 03:15 PM | Songwriters, Storytellers, and Sociability

MOBILE WORKSHOPS: ATTEND SESSIONS OUTSIDE THE HOTEL IN LOCAL VENUES

• 04:00PM | Business on Broadway: How to Handle the Demand | Venue: The Stage on Broadway
• ‍04:00 PM | Mental Health Services and Narcan Initiatives | Venue: Biscuit Love
• 04:00 PM | Culture of Nightlife: Nashville is More than Country | Venue: National Museum of African American Music
• 04:00 PM | Neighborhoods Beyond Broadway | Tour: 12th Avenue, Germantown, East Nashville
• 05:45 PM | Day One Program Ends
• 06:30 PM | NITECAP Alliance Hosted Reception

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Sociable City Summit | Downtown DoubleTree Hotel

• 08:30 AM | Registration and Check-in Doubletree Hotel
• 08:30 AM | Continental Breakfast - Social Networking
• 09:30 AM | Keynote: Michael Kill, CEO Night Time Industries Association / VP of International Nightlife Association
• 10:00 AM | Safer Cities are More Sociable Cities
• 10:45 AM | Networking Break
• 11:15 AM | Chicago: Efficient Permitting, Licensing, and Compliance
• 11:15 AM | Community Approach to Violence Prevention
• 11:15 AM | Hospitality Associations and Nighttime Economy Offices
• 12:00 PM | Networking Break
• 12:15 PM | The Mobility Continuum: From Public Transit to Micromobility
• 01:00 PM | Networking Lunch
• 01:45 PM | Networking Break
• 02:00 PM | Security Standards and Licensing
• 02:00 PM | Workin' 5 to 9: Developing a Nighttime Economy Strategy with Community
• 02:00 PM | When the Street Becomes a Venue: Community Spaces for Sociability
• 02:45 PM | Networking Break
• 03:00 PM | Does your State Need a Music & Social Economy Office
• 03:45 PM | Trendspotting Forum Summary - Looking Forward
• 04:15 PM | Awards and Recognition
• 04:30 PM | Day Two Program Ends

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Sociable City Academy

• Book Your Room at the Downtown DoubleTree - Event Rate of $249
• 08:30 AM | Registration and Check-in DoubleTree Hotel
• 09:00 AM | Program Sessions
• 12:00 PM | Networking Luncheon
• 03:00 PM | Academy Conclusion