Hampton Roads is full of talent, culture, and mixture of ideas and perspectives. Within the "7 cities" we have residents from the globe, largely due to the transient nature of the are in connection with the military. Connecting these ideas to create progress in the growth of the area is essential for the seven cities - and tapping into the minds of the creative, innovative and makers, as well as hearing perspectives from the new, and the old will bring a collective voice to what is truly needed in Hampton Roads ... relevant progress.