Each year the Western Governors' Association hosts a variety of meetings throughout the region to convene policy experts, exchange information, and foster collective action.
The 2025 Winter Meeting will feature Western Governors and their special guests in public conversations about the most significant issues facing the region.
The 2025 Annual Meeting featured seven Western Governors and five U.S. Cabinet Secretaries in public conversations about the most significant issues facing the region.
Each year, the Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) chooses an initiative on which to focus the Association’s convening power and policy prowess. The findings of the WGA Chair initiative are memorialized in an initiative report that is released at WGA’s Annual Meeting.
The Annual Policy Forum is focused on addressing capacity challenges to equip western communities to undertake locally led community and economic development efforts.