Grow Your Network
Grow Your Professional Network at the 2025 PR & Comms Summit
This year’s PR & Comms Summit will blend high-impact professional development with robust networking amid unforgettable exclusive experiences.
Hosted August 3-6, 2025, at the Rosen Shine Creek Orlando, the PR & Comms Summit will offer networking opportunities before, after and in-between professional development sessions led by some of the world’s leading communicators from companies like Universal Orlando Resort, FOX Entertainment, SAG-AFTRA, Duolingo, the Savannah Bananas, Poynter Institute and more.
Here’s a look at some of our exciting networking breaks and events this year and prepare to grow your rolodex (a.k.a. contact list)!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
Join the PR & Comms Summit Golf Scramble Tournament
Enjoy a morning with fellow PR & Comms Summit attendees while experiencing America’s oldest pastime! FPRA has brought back its long-standing golf scramble tournament. This event brings together public relations, communications and marketing professionals for a full morning of fun camaraderie and the experience of playing on a luxurious course designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer Design Company.
Tickets for this exclusive Golf Scramble Tournament are available as an add-on to PR & Comms Summit registration and for guests of attendees. The cost is $75 for each player. (Must scroll to the bottom of the ticketing page to add this to your cart.)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
President’s Welcome Reception
Attendees will kick-off the 2025 PR & Comms Summit with an exclusive night of networking during the Presidents’ Welcome Reception on Sunday, August 3.
This time-honored tradition offers PR & Comms Summit attendees a place to go, meet up with fellow peers and co-workers and make new friends before the hectic rush of the following day’s activities.
This year’s President’s Welcome Reception will open at 6 p.m. inside the beautiful octagon Conway room of the Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando. Attendees will have access to heavy hors d’oeurvres and receive one drink ticket with access to an open bar.
Attendance for the President’s Welcome Reception is included in full registration. However, additional tickets are available for $75 per person if attendees choose to bring a guest. (You must scroll to the bottom of the ticketing page to add this to your cart.)
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
Exclusive, Special Access to Universal Epic Universe
With Universal's brand-new amusement park, Epic Universe, just one mile away from Rosen Shingle Creek, Summit attendees will have the opportunity to experience what promises to be one of the most innovative and immersive theme parks ever created!
For a $125 add-on ticket to their Summit registration, on Monday, August 4 attendees will experience an exclusive cocktail reception with an open bar at the brand-new spectacular Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel with a dedicated entrance into the theme park!
At 7 p.m., you'll get elite access to EPIC Universe until the park closes. Attendees will experience next-level thrills and excitement as they encounter awe-inspiring attractions, breathtaking entertainment, and themed shopping across five imaginative worlds, including Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, SUPER NINTENDO WORLD and How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and Dark Universe.
A limited number of tickets are available and will sell out, so purchase your tickets early for this EPIC addition to the PR & Comms Summit! (You must scroll to the bottom of the ticketing page to add this to your cart.)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
Mingle with Industry Leading Authors While Enjoying Chocolate
The PR & Comms Summit’s annual chocolate break is one of the highlight networking breaks of the annual conference – always filled with mouthwatering delights. This year’s event will be extraordinary. The Summit’s speaker line-up features five influential voices in the communications industry with published books that speak to today’s emerging trends and best practices.
Summit attendees will have the opportunity to purchase and have their books signed by the author during the infamous chocolate break at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5 at Panzacola F-3 inside the Rosen Shingle Creek’s Conference Center.
This event, including all of the delectable chocolate delights, is for Summit attendees only. This includes full Summit registrations and those who only attend Tuesday sessions and activities.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
Golden Image & Pinnacle Awards Gala
Join us for the industry’s premier Golden Image & Pinnacle Awards Gala. During this elegant, formal evening affair on Tuesday, August 5, you will get to see some of the most effective communications campaigns of the year receive awards (and yours can be one of them) while you mingle with top professionals in the field.
This awards program starts with a Reception of the Presidents in which you can network, take photos and make lasting memories. This grand pre-event celebration concludes with a champagne toast at 7:20 p.m. led by VP of Conference Elisa Ramer, MBA, APR, CPRC.
The Gala itself offers a delicious dinner and awards ceremony. Established by FPRA in 1957, the Golden Image Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence, honoring exemplary public relations, marketing and communications programs for nearly seven decades. Meanwhile, the Pinnacle Awards was established in 20024 to recognize individuals and teams for outstanding work and contributions to the profession. The Awards program concludes with awards of FPRA’s highest honor, including Member of the Year, the Doris Fleischman Award and the John W. Dillin Award.
This is a night of sparkle and elegance that truly makes history. Tickets to this event are included in full Summit Registrations. Should attendees want to bring a guest, the cost is $175 per person. (You must scroll to the bottom of the ticketing page to add this to your cart.)
Get Your Business Cards Ready!
The 2025 PR & Comms Summit promises to be the must-attend professional development event of the year for communications professionals. Get ready to make connections with fellow industry peers, meet leading speakers and authors, mingle with seasoned professionals and grow your overall professional network.
Stay tuned, as more details about the PR & Comms Summit will be shared soon. For more information about the 2025 PR & Comms Summit, visit prandcommssummit.com.