THE SUMMIT
What Is the
First Voice Summit?
The First Voice Summit is a national, nontraditional public safety communications summit built to move beyond standard lecture-style education.
While education will always be part of the experience, this summit is designed around facilitated workgroups, guided conversations, shared problem-solving, and meaningful connection between public safety communications professionals, public safety leaders, industry partners, community advocates, and the public.
Each session is being built with a clear purpose: attendees should walk away with real action items, practical ideas, stronger relationships, and strategies they can take back to their agency, center, organization, or community.
Education
Recognition
Connection
Awareness
WHAT TO EXPECT
What to Expect at First Voice Summit
A nontraditional summit built around conversations, connection, and action.
The First Voice Summit will bring together public safety communications professionals, public safety leaders, industry partners, advocates, and community voices for a different kind of conference experience.
Instead of only traditional classroom-style sessions, the summit will include facilitated workgroups, guided discussions, leadership conversations, community-facing programming, vendor engagement, and opportunities to walk away with real action items.
The goal is for every attendee to leave with practical ideas, stronger connections, and a clearer understanding of how public safety communications can be better recognized, supported, and strengthened nationwide.
WORKGROUPS
Facilitated conversations focused on real challenges and real solutions.
ACTION ITEMS
Sessions designed to give attendees something practical to take back.
LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS
Discussions around staffing, culture, wellness, operations, and the future of the profession.
VENDOR ENGAGEMENT
Connecting attendees with partners supporting public safety communications.
RECOGNITION MOMENTS
Honoring the people and stories behind the first voice of emergency response.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Creating space for public awareness, storytelling, and stronger community understanding.
SCHEDULE & ACTIVITES
Summit Details Coming Soon
The First Voice Summit schedule, activities, and special programming are currently being developed.
This section will be updated as details are finalized, including workgroup sessions, speaker announcements, vendor engagement, recognition moments, community-facing activities, and evening programming.
Schedule
Coming Soon
Activites & Special Events
Coming Soon
ATTENDEE INFORMATION
Built for People Ready to Strengthen Public Safety Communications
The First Voice Summit is designed for public safety communications professionals, communications center leaders, trainers, QA personnel, CTOs, field responder partners, emergency management leaders, advocates, and community supporters.
This summit is being built for people who want more than a traditional conference experience. Attendees will be part of conversations focused on leadership, wellness, staffing, operations, technology, recognition, public education, and community connection.
The goal is for attendees to return home with practical ideas, stronger relationships, and action items they can use to support their center, agency, organization, and community.
Attendee Takeaways
Practical ideas to bring back to your agency
Stronger connections with public safety communications leaders and partners
Workgroup conversations focused on real challenges
A broader understanding of the future of public safety communications
Tools, ideas, and action items that support people, operations, and community impact
Registration details will be announced as planning continues.
SPEAKER & WORKGROUP INTEREST
Help Lead the Conversations That Move the Profession Forward
The First Voice Summit is being built as a nontraditional, workgroup-based summit. Speaker and facilitator opportunities will not follow a traditional call-for-papers format.
Instead, the summit will focus on guided conversations, panel-style discussions, facilitated workgroups, storytelling, and action-focused sessions designed to create practical takeaways for attendees.
We will be looking for presenters, facilitators, panelists, storytellers, instructors, and industry leaders who can bring meaningful experience, real-world perspective, and practical ideas to the conversation.
Potential topic areas may include leadership, wellness, staffing, retention, training, QA, CTO development, operations, technology, recognition, public education, community engagement, and the future of public safety communications.
Speaker and workgroup interest information will be announced as planning continues.
VENDOR & SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES
Put Your Organization in the Room
Vendor booths and sponsorships are now available for organizations that want to connect with attendees, support the summit, and align their brand with the future of public safety communications.
Vendor Booth
$1,200
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Booth space
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One table + two chairs
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Two full conference badges
Sponsorships
Options start at $500
Limited opportunities available.
What you Get
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Summit visibility
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Networking access
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Recognition in materials
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Sponsor showcase opportunities
Registration is managed through Zeffy.
HOTEL, VENUE & TRAVEL
Plan Your Trip to Jacksonville
We’re excited to welcome attendees, vendors, speakers, sponsors, and partners to Jacksonville, Florida for the First Voice Summit 2027.
Coming Soon
Discounted lodging information, room block details, rates, booking instructions, and hotel deadlines will be posted here once available.