Shaping CT's Future: Turning Proximity Into Opportunity | November 2026

Small Enough to Connect: Turning Proximity Into Opportunity

Connecticut’s size has always been one of its defining characteristics. It may also be one of its greatest advantages. Business leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, policymakers, investors, and community organizations are often only a few connections apart. That proximity can help ideas travel faster, introductions open doors, and people get from need to opportunity with fewer barriers.

Small Enough to Connect brings leaders from across Connecticut together to look at how well those connections are actually working. Where are strong networks already helping people and businesses move forward? Where does access still depend on who you know? And where could stronger connections across industries, regions, and communities create new opportunities? Connecticut already has much of the connective tissue in place. This event is about finding ways to make more of it.