Dakota County HOPE Summit
Schedule
Sat Nov 15 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount, MN
About this Event
Join opioid and health care professionals, residents with lived experience with opioid misuse and community leaders for the first-annual HOPE Summit in Dakota County. The event will feature speakers, panel discussions and resources on health, opioids, and drug abuse prevention and education.
Substance misuse and opioid abuse affect individuals, families, schools and entire communities — no one is untouched by this crisis. Learn how Dakota County health experts, city leaders, local law enforcement and community providers are addressing opioid misuse.
Workshops will include substance misuse, suicide prevention and naloxone training.
Dakota County Public Health staff will provide an update on the use of opioid settlement funding.
Main Room Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Check in, survey
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:35 AM
Welcome
Host: DC Opioid Response Coordinator, James Johnson Jr
🕑: 10:35 AM - 02:00 PM
Exhibits/ Video
🕑: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
Info: Lunch will be provided by TBD
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Opioid Report - Annual Cities Meeting
Host: DC Opioid Response Coordinator, James Johnson Jr.
🕑: 02:50 AM - 03:00 PM
Thanks and Close
Host: DC Opioid Response Coordinator, James Johnson Jr
Training Room Agenda
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Stigma Reduction
Host: Make It OK
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Lived Experience Panel
Host: Opioid Response Advisory Committee
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:50 PM
Medical Perspective
Host: Dr. Dan Stien
🕑: 03:00 AM - 04:15 PM
Naloxone Training
Host: Steve Rummler Hope Network
Where is it happening?
Dakota County Technical College, 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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