FAQ & Details

The Agents of Change Summit’s vision is to establish the field of behavior change marketing as a catalyst for positive social change.

Attendees have said, “If you want to be educated on the tools you need to fully serve your community, you need to attend the Summit!” and, “The Agents of Change Summit is both insightful and exciting! You won't regret signing up. It's refreshing to be around other professionals who are passionate about bringing meaningful change to their communities.”

Participate in curated keynote speeches, interactive workshops, breakout sessions and activities that will strengthen your behavior change toolbox and increase your impact on the health of your community.

Agents of Change attendees are welcome to a limited special group rate. Traditional guest rooms are available for $309 per night and government rate rooms are available for $199 per night during the Agents of Change Summit. The government room block will sell out very quickly, so please reserve your room early to secure the rate. There will be complimentary basic guest room internet for rooms booked within the group block.

Breakfast and lunch each of the 2 days of the Summit are included to all attendees. There will be healthy options, vegetarian options, and plenty of snacks and coffee throughout the 2 days. Everyone is invited to attend dinner on Monday, February 24 and reservations can be made for an additional cost. Please be sure to include your dietary requests during the registration process. Contact info@AgentsOfChangeSummit.org for additional inquiries.

We want to make sure we help you share your excitement about Agents of Change with leadership. We've prepared a travel request template to make it easier to get your travel and attendance approved for what will be a game-changing public health conference. We look forward to your participation and are excited to welcome you as a member of our Agents of Change community. Download the travel request template here.

Yes, please select the “ACH (bank transfer)” option in the Payment Info section during your registration process. You will then fill in the information from a voided check. Your registration will be confirmed via email once payment has been received. Please contact info@AgentsOfChangeSummit.org for additional inquiries.

Registration can be transferred to another attendee by emailing info@AgentsOfChangeSummit.org. Transfers must be made by January 31, 2025 and will incur a change fee of $50.

We are able to offer a student registration to young professionals or full­-time students under 25 years of age and must have a .edu email address. If you fall into this, we ask you to please bring a valid ID onsite during check-in.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide any financial assistance but we encourage you to speak to your employer about supporting this professional development opportunity. Download the travel request template here. The lead presenter for each accepted breakout session will receive a registration discount.

The government rate is only available to employees of a national/federal, state, provincial, or local government entity. Please register using your .gov, .mil, or comparable email address. Bring an employer­ issued government ID or letter on official government letterhead stating employment status onsite during check­-in.

Due to the high cost of operating the Summit, for-profit organizations that wish to present at the Summit are asked to help cover these costs. One of the available levels of sponsorship includes the opportunity to lead a Sponsored Breakout Session. To do so, the abstract process outlined above must be followed and if selected, a sponsorship fee applies. Many public health conferences offer this type of sponsorship opportunity. For additional sponsorship opportunities or questions please contact info@AgentsOfChangeSummit.org.

The Agents of Change Summit will offer a limited number of sponsors the opportunity to showcase their work in health behavior change while engaging like-minded individuals, government agencies, corporations and foundations in collaboration and partnership opportunities. Become a Summit sponsor and claim your place as a leader in behavior change today. Please email info@AgentsOfChangeSummit.org for information.

If you’d like to propose a speaker, please email info@AgentsOfChangeSummit.org information on why you think AOCS would be a good fit and a link or two to recent speaking engagements.

The Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina is on the waterfront and the San Diego Airport is just a few moments away. Complimentary airport shuttle service to/from the San Diego International Airport is available. The hotel courtesy airport shuttle arrives every 20-25 minutes from 4:45am - 1am, seven days a week. Please visit the Hotel & Location page for more information.

The following organizations have attended AOCS over the last several years: 

• 2-1-1 San Diego

• Action for Healthy Kids

• ACTIVE Network

• AdCouncil

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

• Alberta Health Services

• Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center

• Alma DDB

• AltaMed Health Services

• American Diabetes Association

• American Forest Foundation

• American Heart Association

• American Institute for Research

• American Lung Association

• Amerihealth Caritas District of Columbia

• Aporta - Breca Innovation Lab

• Appriss Health

• Arkansas Department of Health

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

• Association of University Centers on Disabilities

• Battelle Memorial Institute

• Bennet Group Strategic Communications

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota

• BOKS - Build Our Kids' Success

• Booz Allen Hamilton

• Boulder County Public Health

• Butte County

• Cabarrus Health Alliance

• California Department of Public Health

• California State University, Chico & Ogilvy PR

• California State University, Sacramento

• California Tobacco Control Program

• California Youth Advocacy Network

• Campaign for Tobacco Free-Kids

• Capto

• Case Western Reserve School of Business

• CATCH Global Foundation

• CDPHE

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Central District Health Department

• Central Valley Health District

• Centro Ararat, Inc.

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital

• City of Houston

• City of Pasadena

• City of Portland Transportation

• ClearWay Minnesota

• CLUES

• CO Dept of Public Health and Environment

• Code for America

• Colorado Department of Public Health

• Columbus Regional Hospital

• CommonHealth ACTION

• CommunicatieBaas

• Community Advocates, Inc.

• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)

• Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

• County of Los Angeles

• County of Nevada, CA

• County of San Diego

• Creighton University

• Crook County Health Department

• CT Department of Public Health

• Dalit Welfare Association

• Darkness to Light

• Dept. of Navy

• Elemental Advisors

• Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department

• Emergent Element

• Erie County Department of Health

• Essex CHIPS

• Facebook

• Fairfax County Government

• Fast Company

• Fierce Pride

• Flip the Clinic

• Florida Department of Health

• Food and Drug Administration

• Fors Marsh Group

• Frederick County Health Department

• Gallatin City-County Health Department

• GEER Austrtalia

• Global Health Advocacy Incubator

• Golin for Tobacco Free

• Google

• Griffith University

• Hawaii Public Health Institute

• Houston Health Department

• ICF

• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

• Idaho Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke Programs

• IDEO

• Imperfect Produce

• Indiana Prevention Resource Center

• Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington

• Institute for Transportation Research and Education

• Iowa Dept. of Public Health

• IQ Solutions

• Jawbone

• John Snow, Inc.

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• Johnson County Department of Health and Environment

• Kaiser Permanente

• KDH Research & Communication

• Kirby Marketing Solutions

• KW2

• KYNE

• LaMoure County Public Health Department

• Leah's Pantry

• LiveStories

• Loma Media

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

• Louisiana Public Health Institute

• Lung Cancer Alliance

• MaineHealth

• Maniilaq Health Center

• Mayo Clinic

• Media Cause

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission

• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

• Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

• Minnesota Department of Health

• Montana Department of Health and Human Services

• Movember Foundation

• MyHealthEd, Inc.

• National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACCD)

• National Recreation and Park Association

• NCADD

• ND Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy

• NEC/NYCAMH

• Nevada County Public Health

• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• New Zealand Drug Foundation

• NORC at the University of Chicago

• North Dakota State University

• Northwest Strategies

• NYC DOHMH

• NYU Langone Health

• NZ Drug Foundation

• Octane Public Relations and Advertising

• Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Board

• Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust

• Omada Health

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

• Oregon Health Authority - Public Health Division

• Ori.ai

• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

• Pasadena Public Health Department

• PHSKC

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America

• Portland Bureau of Transportation

• Prevention Management Organization of Wyoming

• Public Health Institute

• Quantified Self Labs

• Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health

• Queensland University of Technology

• QUT Business School

• Reddit

• Rhode Island Department of Health

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• RTI International

• Runyon Saltzman, Inc.

• Sacramento County DHHS

• Sacramento Native American Health Center

• San Diego State University

• San Diego Unified School District

• Santa Barbara County Public Health Department

• SEGES

• Shasta County HHSA

• Shatterproof

• South Dakota Department of Health

• Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium

• Southern Nevada Health District

• Special Olympics International

• Sports Backers

• Stanford University

• Stanislaus County Office of Education

• Stanislaus County Sheriff

• State of Alaska

• State of Idaho

• Swinburne University of Technology

• Systems of Care

• Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

• The Being Well Center

• The George Washington University

• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

• The Social Changery

• The Tomorrow Project

• Tobacco-Free Florida

• Transdev North America

• Trenton Health Team

• Trust for America's Health

• Truth Initiative

• Tumblr

• Turkish Green Grescent Society

• Twitter

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• UC CalFresh Nutrition Education

• Umatilla County

• University of California, Davis

• University of California, Irvine

• University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships & Research

• University of New Mexico

• University of Tennessee

• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Utah Department of Health

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

• Vermont Department of Health

• VI Marketing and Branding

• Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth

• Vital Strategies

• VIVA Strategy + Communications

• Washoe County Health Department

• WebMD

• Wells House, Inc.

• Winooski Partnership for Prevention

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services

• Your Social Marketer

• YouTube

• Yuma County Public Health