Name: Seattle Welcome Day
Start: 2025-02-08T10:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-08T14:00:00-08:00
Location: The Wyncote NW Forum

Seattle Welcome Day

Discover the Secrets to Success in Seattle

Date:: Saturday, February 8
Time:: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm PST
Cost:: $20

Get Tickets

Venue

: The Wyncote NW Forum
: 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101 United States + Google Map

Note: Each Seattle Welcome Day is approximately four hours long. Lunch will be provided for participants.

Unable to attend this session? Register for another date: March 1 | April 19 | May 17

Check out the Seattle Welcome Day FAQ for answers to your frequently asked questions.

Colorful graphic promoting 'Seattle Welcome Day' hosted by the Seattle Chamber of Connection and Town Hall Seattle. The design features bold, blocky typography in shades of blue, orange, and white, with abstract geometric shapes creating a vibrant, modern aesthetic.

Arts & Culture

Feeling a bit lost in your new city? You’re not alone.

Welcome to Seattle, where the coffee is strong and the possibilities are endless! We know that starting fresh in a new place can be as daunting as it is exciting. Whether it’s meeting people who have shared interests, knowing where to get the best taco in town, or simply finding a friendly face in a crowd, settling in takes a village.

That’s why the Chamber of Connection and Town Hall Seattle created Seattle Welcome Day — a day especially for you and the 60,000+ people who move to Seattle each year. Think of it as the launchpad for your new life!

This isn’t your typical orientation—it’s a hands-on, interactive experience designed to help you create your thriving new life in Seattle. You will work with a small group of curated newcomers, guided by professional facilitators, to craft your vision for the next three years and put it into action with the support of our entire newcomer community.

Join us for an upcoming Seattle Welcome Day and look forward to:

Connecting made easy: Meet fellow newcomers and community leaders from all walks of life in a relaxed, welcoming, and facilitated environment.
Space to dream: Design the life you want to build in Seattle and be inspired by the visions of other newcomers who will help you dream bigger.
Fun activities: Engage in interactive sessions that will not only introduce you to the city’s rich culture but will also help you build community. Expect to leave with new friends!
Make it matter: Seattle is full of opportunities and challenges. Identify how you can create a legacy by helping to shape the city and its future.

After the completion of Seattle Welcome Day, you will be invited to join the Chamber of Connection’s online community and regular neighborhood meet-ups with your fellow newcomers to support you over your next three years.

Each Seattle Welcome Day is limited to 100 participants, so register today to start your Seattle story with confidence and community by your side!

Speakers

Emcee

Carolina Montilla is a strategy director at Gensler, a founding part of the Seattle Chamber of Connection. She is also the co-host of The Fuzz, a podcast exploring intuitive curiosities, delving into topics at the intersection of futures, design, and human behaviors.

Aaron Hurst is the founder and CEO of the US Chamber of Connection and author of the 2014 bestseller, the Purpose Economy. He has founded several influential organizations—including the Taproot Foundation, Imperative, and Board.Dev—each dedicated to building more connected, purposeful, and resilient communities. Aaron has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg TV, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. He frequently keynotes on purpose-driven leadership and social innovation.

Charlotte Massey co-founded Gnara and co-invented GoFly Technology, a line of women’s outdoor pants with a patented flap and zipper tech that allows everyone to relieve themselves outside without exposing skin to the elements or other people. Charlotte is a Forbes 30 under 30 and her work has been featured in Women’s Health, Forbes, Self, CNN, and USA Today.

Michael Hebb is the Founder of Life Over Dinner and founding board member of the US Chamber of Connection. He has built global movements by hosting important conversations over dinner for millions of people – helping people reconnect to the original social media – the dinner table. In 1999 Michael and Naomi Pomeroy co-founded Family Supper in Portland, a supper club that is credited with starting the pop-up restaurant movement.

Susan Lieu is a multi-hyphenate storyteller, activist, and author helping people live the stories they’ve always wanted. Her award-winning solo show 140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother evolved into her debut memoir, The Manicurist’s Daughter (Apple Book of the Month), which has been featured in The New York Times and NPR.