We are thrilled to announce this year's highly anticipated AspireMN Innovation Summit

The AspireMN Innovation Summit (formerly Youth Work Leadership Summit) is an annual gathering that brings together professionals from across the continuum of child wellbeing and mental health fields dedicated to improving the lives of children and families. Locating the 2024 AIS in the Metro area for the first time, we anticipate bringing passionate and dedicated professionals together, creating a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere for collaboration and learning.

This year's summit theme, In Motion, recognizes that our field is always changing and requires movement and flexibility as we aim to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional growth among attendees.


Open Keynote Presenter: KJ Rolenc
K.J. is a passionate advocate for social justice and community building in his home city of Minneapolis. A founding board member on the advisory board for the Fund for Safe Communities at the Minneapolis Foundation, K.J. works with various nonprofits throughout the city, both with violence prevention and at-risk youth. He is currently the Youth Council Program Manager at YouthLink where he has helped to form and manage their Voices of Youth Advisory Council. He does speaking engagements and coaches at a local boxing gym, coaches youth basketball year-round, mentors youth, holds a real estate license and is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist. He is the Executive Director of KJ612Outreach.