Program architecture
September 17–18, 2026 · Salt Lake City — Donor Circle, Ideas Track, and the public S3 Summit.
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
S3 Experience Layer
Beyond plenaries and labs, S3 is designed as a full experience — wellness, place, art, and after-hours connection that keep people at the center.
Optional morning yoga and 5k run before Day 2 — resilience starts with care.
International Peace Gardens solidarity visits link Salt Lake’s civic landscape to global WPS themes.
Day 1 reflection, Songs of Solidarity lunch, and a Capitol Hill closing that marks the symbolic launch of S3.
Session formats guide
We renamed the usual conference formats on purpose — every session type has a job to do. Open the full glossary →
Not a panel
High-profile discussion with a clear editorial question.
Not a roundtable
Curated conversation that produces next steps.
Not a breakout
Participatory session working through practical challenges.
Not just lunch
Meal with a speaker, performance, or table question.
Not an excursion
Place-based experience connecting the city to our themes.
Not a donor huddle
High-trust donor conversation — interest to commitment.
Not parallel panels
Concurrent sessions by theme-specific pathway.
Not a reception
Intimate reflection over dessert or fireside setup.
Impact Exhibition
Throughout the summit, the Impact Exhibition brings art, photography, VR, and frontline stories into the room — an experience layer that keeps people, not only policy, at the center.
Prevent — Warning Signs; Safety, AI & the New Frontline; What Has Trust Got to Do With It?; Cities as Peace Infrastructure; Girls & the Future of Peace; Women, Sport & Diplomacy; Rumors & Retaliation.
Recover — Healing, Art & the Architecture of Recovery; From Data to Diplomacy; Who Gets to Tell the Story?; Climate, Environment & WPS.
Invest & Innovate — Shifting Power, Sharing Risk & Financing Women-Led Peace; Reimagining Capital; Faith & Philanthropy; What Would It Take to Say Yes?; Leaders in Women’s Funding Dinner.