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PEP is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources and support for North Idaho businesses.
ANNUAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT
What's Happening Up North is coming!
Our annual economic summit is an all-day event that features dynamic keynote speakers with Q&A, panel discussion sessions, audience participation and ideation. For 10 years now, the What's Happening Up North summit has proven to be the most important annual conference on our region's economic trends, providing abundant insights for local businesses. This year the location is downtown at the Sandpoint Center, 414 Church Street, and will be catered by Marigold Bistro; your registration includes food and beverage, plus a hosted happy hour to cap off the day ... with ample networking opportunities for attendees. Limited to 90 participants. We hope to see you there!
- When: Wednesday, September 25, 2025
- Where: Sandpoint Center, catered on-site by Marigold Bistro
- See more: See all speakers and details on our Economic Summit page
- Cost: $89 ... but early bird discount to $79 for registrations made before Sept 1!
Click to register right now!
Meet our executive director
Brent Baker
In 2022, BCEDC and the City of Sandpoint collaborated to revise the organization’s bylaws, draft a new Strategic Plan, and restate its foundational Purpose, Vision, Mission, and Core Values. In the process, the organization rebranded its operations as the Pend Oreille Economic Partnership, and in December of 2022, hired Brent Baker as the Executive Director and tasked him to guide the fulfillment of that Purpose and Mission.
