Internal Study Mission

 

Our annual Internal Study Mission (ISM) is a two-day immersive experience for community and business leaders, young professionals, and small business owners to connect, explore and learn more about the Sacramento region. This event allows attendees to discover our most valuable assets, biggest opportunities, and most pressing issues in Sacramento and takeaway new learnings to use it for their work moving forward.

This Year’s Theme

Regional Collaboration: Our Next Chapter

The Sacramento region is being rewritten in real time. New investments, new voices, and new industries are reshaping different spaces and assets within our region’s economy, but growth alone isn’t the story. The real story is who’s writing this next chapter, and how.

Early bird tickets available now

Each year, our carefully curated tours, panel discussions, and guest speakers cover a variety of impactful topics affecting our region such as:

The Future of Food, Agriculture & Innovation

Building the Region’s Talent Pipeline

Regional Projects Powering Economic Growth

Civic, Cultural & Community Assets

You’ll have the opportunity to look through the lens of how the Sacramento region can come together to create an economy for all and continue to push the needle forward.

See photos from our previous programs on our Facebook page.

18th Annual Internal Study Mission

Mark your calendars—October 21–22, 2026!

Internal Study Mission Planning Committee

The Internal Study Mission is organized by a committee of dedicated and connected regional leaders. They meet once a month to discuss regional activities and collaborate to curate the two-day showcase of Sacramento.

  • Chair: Jim Alves, SMUD
  • Jen Ablog, Kaiser Permanente
  • Christine Ault
  • Michael Benjamin, Office of Senator Angelique Ashby
  • Crystal Bethke, County of Sacramento Office of Economic Development
  • Stephen Clark, Sacramento County Department of Airports
  • Sarah Costa, Sutter Health
  • Delania Lustig, Sacramento Business Journal
  • Amanda Norton, City of Rancho Cordova
  • Alejandra Garcia, Comcast
  • Lydia Thung, City of Rancho Cordova
  • Heidi Pyle, MMS Strategies
  • Mabel Salon, UC Davis
  • Tiffani Scott, Paratransit
  • Megan Shanahan, Curated Chronicles LLC
  • Uli Smith, Capitol Impact
  • Phil Tretheway, Position
  • Jamie Von Sossan, 3fold Communications
  • Jerrod Voong, County of Sacramento Office of Economic Development
  • Daniel Washington, Office of Senator Angelique Ashby