Experience Conference 2024

The Roanoke Region of Virginia is an idyllic mountain metro where community comes together annually to dream big about the future while enriching the lifestyle and career paths of its citizens.
Are you a change maker, innovator, a young professional still building your career skills, or a recruiter or HR professional looking for new ways to tackle age-old challenges? Find the skills, connections, and meaningful conversations you've been looking for at the 2024 Experience Conference - RISE, May 2-3 at venues across downtown Roanoke.
In the Experience Conference app you can find all agenda details, venue information, attendee contacts, and virtual vendor booths. The Experience app provides an interactive experience with polls, social interactions, and wayfinding. This is the ONLY place you can find full event agenda details.
The two-day event also comes with a healthy dose of discovery and cultural elements, so you can truly experience the lifestyle of living and working in the Roanoke Region. Already a well-established resident here? Experience can help you make new and fresh connections and find more meaningful ways to get engaged and make the most out of your career. The event was developed by a committee of 26 engaged citizens and organizations and has 40+ unique events, programs, and socials.
Get2KnowNoke is the Roanoke Region's talent attraction and livability brand that can connect you with a better life. Find a purpose, a neighborhood, discover career and lifestyle events, make meaningful connections, access resources, and give back to your community. That is the equation for a good life, and we’re here to help.
The Roanoke Region includes the cities of Roanoke, Salem, and Covington, the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Franklin, and Alleghany, and the Town of Vinton. Each offers a unique way of life -- lake life at Smith Mountain Lake, downtown and urban living, rural scenic farmsteads, mountain towns along the Blue Ridge Parkway, suburbia surrounded by academia - you can find a meaningful and fulfilling life here.