Choose Your Pass
Every pass includes access to main-stage sessions, the expo floor, evening Extended Play programming, and daily meals. Three days. One room. Built for people who are actively building.
80+ speakers and sessions | Founders, investors, and business leaders
Richmond, Virginia | May 12-14
Explorer 1-Day Pass
(General Admission)
$199
$250
EARLY REGISTRATION PRICING*
MOST POPULAR
Your entry point into the room.
Designed for professionals, creatives, and emerging leaders ready to engage, connect, and step into what’s next.
Includes:
All Core Sessions on the day you’re registered
Main stage access
Evening activations (music + culture layer)
1 Year Free Subscription to BDI365
Navigator Pass
(Professional/Executive)
$695
$895
For those actively shaping industries.
Built for executives, founders, and decision-makers already in motion, navigating what’s next and making the calls that move it forward.
Includes:
Everything in Explorer
Priority seating
Access to select closed-door sessions
Curated networking blocks
Luminary Pass
(VIP Experience)
$1,259
$1,750
Closest to the center.
Built for leaders, investors, and partners shaping what’s next – this is where access turns into influence, and proximity becomes opportunity.
Includes:
Everything in Navigator
Corporate hospitality
Private receptions & dinners
Speaker meet-and-greet opportunities
Fast-track entry/concierge support
Featured spotlight in BDI365
BDIS CLE Course
w/ 3-Day Pass
(Legal Professionals)
Includes General Admission Registration
$595
AI – Risks, Responsibilities, and Regulation
All Core Sessions
Main stage access
Wednesday, May 13, 1:30 PM –3:00 PM
Main Street Station
Instructor: Thomas Dunlap, Partner, Dunlap, Bennett, & Ludwig PLLC
1.5 CLE Credit Hour
BDIS CLE Course
w/ 1-Day Pass
(Legal Professionals)
Includes General Admission Registration
$299
AI – Risks, Responsibilities, and Regulation
All Core Sessions for Wednesday, May 13
Main stage access
Wednesday, May 13, 1:30 PM –3:00 PM
Main Street Station
Instructor: Thomas Dunlap, Partner, Dunlap, Bennett, & Ludwig PLLC
1.5 CLE Credit Hour
Explorer 3-Day Pass
(General Admission)
$395
$595
EARLY REGISTRATION PRICING*
MOST POPULAR
Your entry point into the room.
Designed for professionals, creatives, and emerging leaders ready to engage, connect, and step into what’s next.
Includes:
All Core Sessions
Main stage access
Evening activations (music + culture layer)
1 Year Free Subscription to BDI365
NextGen 3-Day Pass
(Students)
Full-time Student ID Required at Check-in
$149
Designed for the future leaders.
Empowering the next generation to prepare, explore, and get engaged early. Valid .edu email required at checkout.
Includes:
All Core Sessions
Main stage access
Evening activations (music + culture layer)
1 Year Free Subscription to BDI365
NextGen 1-Day Pass
(Students)
Full-time Student ID Required at Check-in
$99
Designed for the future leaders.
Empowering the next generation to prepare, explore, and get engaged early. Valid .edu email required at checkout.
Includes:
All Core Sessions on the day you’re registered
Main stage access
Evening activations (music + culture layer)
1 Year Free Subscription to BDI365
What's Included
Access to the Big Room
Main stage keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions across May 12, 13, and 14.
Extended Play
Evening cultural programming across all three nights.
Health + Wellness
Mind. Body. Money.
Movement, mental health, nutrition, and financial mindset. Optional and worth setting your alarm.
Expo + Showcase
Full access to the exhibitor floor.
Meals + Networking
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments daily. The hallway is part of the program.
*Select breakout sessions, including those offering CLE credit, require separate registration and may include an additional fee.
Need Approval?
We will help you make the case.
BDIS is a professional development investment. Here is what to tell your manager:
01 | The price is hard to argue with.
BDIS costs less per day than most regional innovation events and a fraction of comparable national conferences. Three full days of programming, evening cultural events, and meals daily are all included. The math works before the content even enters the conversation.
02 | The content maps directly to what matters now.
Five tracks: energy, capital, technology, health and wellness, and culture and media. Sessions are led by national thought leaders, policymakers, investors, and disruptors who are actively shaping industries and building companies. This is not a general networking event. Every session connects back to practical application.
03 | The room is different.
Founders, executives, investors, and civic leaders share the same space for three days. The access is curated by design. Most conferences silo by industry. BDIS does not. If you need to step away, quiet work areas are available throughout the venue, so staying connected to your day never means leaving the room.
04 | It does not end on May 14.
Following the Summit, every attendee receives an invitation to BDI365, the year-round platform for continuing the conversation, accessing session content, and staying connected to the community between Summits. The investment compounds.
05 | Bring the team.
Group and corporate packages are available for teams and organizations. If this is a team opportunity, reach out to learn more.