Main Street Summit is three days in Columbia, MO for founders, operators, and investors who build real businesses in real communities.

60+ speakers. 1,200 attendees. No booths. No badge scanning. No cavernous ballrooms. Just the people who've actually built the thing — and are still in the middle of building it — in rooms small enough to have a real conversation.

The 2026 stage includes Peter Mallouk (Creative Planning), Jim McKelvey (co-founder, Block), Shane Parrish (Farnam Street), Sassie Duggleby (Venus Aerospace), Cris Burnam (StorageMart), Anu Hariharan (Avra), Shegun Otulana ($1.25B exit, Therapy Brands), Kanyi Maquebela (Kindred Ventures — seed in Uber & Coinbase), and 50+ more.

But if you were here in 2025, you already know the stage is only a small part of it. The best conversations happen after the formal talks wrap — the dinners, the hallway runs, the 10pm drink with someone you met 48 hours earlier. That's where the real connections get made.

One past attendee, Drew, put it this way: "I made a $600 million dollar deal while standing next to a keg." Nobody comes to MSS to close a $600M deal. But when you put 1,200 serious builders in the same room for three days, things happen.

Classic Pass — $1,000

Full access to every stage, every track, every session.

-Three days in the room with 1,200 founders, operators, and investors.

-All programming tracks.

-Main Stage + Summit Sessions with 60+ speakers.

-Every keynote, every panel, every breakout.

Price increases to $1,250 on May 2.

All-in Pass — $5,000

Everything in Classic — plus the rooms most attendees never see.

-The Atrium: a private lounge to meet speakers and operators 1:1.

-Invite-only dinners and after-hours gatherings.

-Field trips with portfolio operators and local founders.

-Priority seating at every Main Stage and Summit Session.

-Includes Capital Camp programming.

Price increases to $5,500 on May 2. All-In is capped — once it's gone, it's gone.

September 15–17, 2026. Downtown Columbia, MO. Pricing increases May 2.
-Classic $1,000 → $1,250
-All-In $5,000 → $5,500

Register to save your spot.

2026 SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Peter Mallouk · Creative Planning
Jim McKelvey · Co-founder, Block
Shane Parrish · Farnam Street
Sassie Duggleby · Venus Aerospace
Anu Hariharan · Avra
Cris Burnam · StorageMart
Shegun Otulana · $1.25B exit, Therapy Brands
Kanyi Maquebela · Kindred Ventures

+ 50 more

⏰ PRICES INCREASE MAY 2

Classic: $1,000 → $1,250
All-In: $5,000 → $5,500

Lock in current pricing before midnight May 1.