2025 AUGUSTA AREA BUSINESS SUMMIT: The Power of You

Name: 2025 AUGUSTA AREA BUSINESS SUMMIT: The Power of You
Start: 2025-10-28T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-28T17:00:00-04:00
Location: First Baptist Church of Augusta

Schedule

Tue Oct 28 2025 at 08:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

First Baptist Church of Augusta | Augusta, GA

The Augusta Area Business Summit Planning Committee members are excited to announce an area-wide, all-day, conference-style Business Summit with the theme “The Power of You.” This event will take place on Tuesday October 28th, 2025, from 8 AM to 5 PM at the First Baptist Church of Augusta, Fellowship Hall, located at 3500 Walton Way Ext, Augusta, GA 30909.
Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers presenting on topics relevant across industries. Parking, breakfast, lunch, an all-day coffee bar, and an afternoon snack are included. There will also be an opportunity to visit our sponsor booths, network with our attendees and speakers, win a door prize, and more! This summit is open to everyone and we encourage all to attend to build new connections and gain valuable insights.
This event is being hosted by Richardson Professional Solutions. Their mission for this event is to bring quality content that is applicable across all industries and levels of professional maturity, in a beautiful conference setting that you may experience in other markets.
A few of our dynamic speakers from last year included Billy Bennett, Brandon May, Chris Etterlee, Crystal Gail Crawford, Dean Smith, Ed Enoch, Glenn Ritchie, Jason Goldberg, Jeff Annis, Rebecca Best, Sharon Martin, Sue Parr, Dr. Tom Clark, and Tyson Schuetze. Stay tuned for the announcement of this year’s great lineup soon!
Thank you to our current sponsors: Beauty & Butterflies a Mary Kay company, Hillary Kay Studios, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Durham Bray Law Firm, Augusta Business Daily, SRP Federal Credit Union, US Roofing, Augusta Staffing Associates & Job Shop, Inc., Managed Nerds, and Troy University. Interested in Sponsoring? We welcome additional sponsors for this great event! Please visit the link below for more information.
This year’s event will kickoff on Monday, October 27, 2025 with a Kickoff Party that evening to get everyone in the spirit for the Summit the next day. More details to come!
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CALL FOR SPONSORS:
https://forms.office.com/r/sJLErfTW6M
TICKETS*:
https://rps.pro/summit/
HOTEL BLOCK (closes 10/10/25):
https://group.home2suites.com/6w5a5q%C2%A0
CONTACT:
For more information, please contact Amy Richardson, the Summit Planning Chair, at 706-426-1773 or [email protected]
*Early bird tickets are available until August 31, 2025 for $200. From September 1, 2025 to October 27, 2025 regular ticket pricing will be available at $225. Day-of tickets will be available for $250.
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AGENDA*
Monday, October 27, 2025
Summit Kick-off Party
Evening time, Time and location TBA
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Check-in / Breakfast / Networking / Visit Sponsors
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Opening Remarks
9:10-9:30 AM
Lightening Talk
9:30-10:15 AM
Keynote Title
10:15-10:30 AM
Navigate to a Breakout / Networking / Visit Sponsors
10:30-11:15 AM
Breakout Sessions
11:15-11:30 AM
Return to Fellowship Hall / Networking / Visit Sponsors
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Networking Lunch + Visit Our Sponsors
12:30-1:15 PM
Keynote
1:15-1:30 PM
Navigate to a Breakout / Networking / Visit Sponsors
1:30-2:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
2:15-2:30 PM
Navigate to a Breakout / Networking / Visit Sponsors
2:30-3:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
3:15-3:30 PM
Snack Time / Navigate to a Breakout / Networking / Visit Sponsors
3:30-4:15 PM
Fireside Chat/Panel
4:15-4:30 PM
Return to Fellowship Hall / Networking / Visit Sponsors
4:30-5:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Door Prizes
(*This is a draft, generalized agenda based on 2024’s event. Agenda subject to change.)