Where Intelligence Meets Story
And where place turns conversation into shared experience—in downtown Whitefish.
The Montana Intelligence Summit is not a traditional conference.
For two and a half days this spring, we are converting downtown Whitefish into a living Intelligence Ecosystem—one designed to bring together intelligence professionals, storytellers, and creators who shape how national and global issues are understood.
This matters because, for as long as humans have existed, we have learned through story. The Summit is built on that truth: bringing people from the intelligence community together with leaders from the entertainment industry to help ensure that the stories reaching the public are authentic, intentional in their impact, and grounded in national and global realities.
That philosophy extends beyond the stage.
Instead of being funneled into conference rooms or catered spaces, attendees and speakers are free to enjoy lunch and dinner anywhere in downtown Whitefish. With a walkable town, a close-knit restaurant scene, and a shared schedule, people naturally cross paths—at tables, bars, and sidewalks—continuing conversations without agendas, badges, or conference food. The result is informal, unforced time together that feels human rather than programmed.
And then there’s the Montana version of networking.
Thursday night kicks off with Four Branches Bourbon’s Sip to Remember inside the 100-year-old Great Northern Bar & Grill—history in the walls, bourbon in the glass, and conversations that tend to last longer than planned.
Friday night is Movie Night. We’ll screen a 30-minute documentary on child soldiers, followed by exclusive clips from Iron Butterfly Media’s upcoming documentary on women in the Intelligence Community, with Q&A sessions featuring the filmmakers. It’s a reminder that story is not just entertainment—it’s how complex, difficult realities are understood.
Saturday morning brings the Lobo Institute’s “Find The Hooch Treasure Hunt” that will test your orienteering skills in the surrounding foothills, followed by spring skiing, or a cold plunge in Whitefish Lake.
Everything is within walking distance, with shuttles on standby when needed. Place isn’t a backdrop here—it’s part of the design.
One Week Only: 20% Off Tickets
Starting today and running for one week only, you can save 20% on both Standard and VIP tickets.
This is the only ticket sale that will happen before the event.
Use code HOLIDAY20 at checkout.
When it’s gone, it’s gone.
Join us in Whitefish—and experience where intelligence meets story, shaped by place.