Baltimore's Wealth Summit Live is back for a fourth year, running Nov. 3 through Sunday, and this time the agenda is as much about pushups and deep breaths as it is about profit margins. Co-founders Tony and Raven Parker built the six-day event to help people build wealth that goes beyond a bank account, covering finances, careers, health, relationships and legacy all under one roof.
Raven Parker described the six-day experience as intended to help people build wealth in areas from money and careers to health, relationships and legacy, according to WMAR 2 News Baltimore. Tony Parker, who co-founded the summit with her, said it started as a way to connect the community with resources and knowledge and help people network, make connections and become business partners.
New This Year: Wellness Labs and a Mindful Lounge
What sets the 2026 edition apart is a deliberate push into physical and mental health programming, a layer organizers have added on top of the summit's usual business-building focus. The event now includes wellness labs meant to get attendees active and moving, alongside a mindful lounge where people can disconnect, reset and recharge, per the same WMAR report.
That wellness push lines up with how The Baltimore Times describes this year's lineup, noting the summit combines entrepreneurship, financial literacy, professional development and wellness. The outlet reports the wellness labs specifically feature fitness boot camps, hip-hop yoga and boxing, adding a physical dimension to the summit's business-building focus.
Workshops Dig Into AI, Investing and Business Funding
On the money side, the Baltimore Times reports educational workshops this year cover technology, artificial intelligence, investing and business development. Attendees can also access professional headshots, personalized social media strategies, financial wellness assessments, business funding consultations and homeownership loan pre-approvals, services aimed at turning summit buzz into practical next steps.
Organizers have also layered in a new digital tool called Wealth Circuit, described by the outlet as designed to encourage networking and engagement beyond the physical event. An inaugural honors gala is planned as well, meant to recognize community wealth builders while supporting the Parkers' nonprofit, CEO Empowerment Network.
Why the Parkers Keep Bringing It Back to Baltimore
Tony Parker said Baltimore is where he and Raven grew up, and that giving back to the city matters to them, according to WMAR. That hometown tie has stayed consistent even as the event has scaled: a 2025 report from WMAR described that year's gathering as the summit's third year, which tracks with this year's fourth-annual billing from the Baltimore Times.
Last year's summit also included a $100,000 pitch competition powered by EDAC, Urbane Venture Fund and the PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship, aimed at helping startups gain access to capital, per WMAR's earlier coverage. The Baltimore Times reports the founders said last year's event awarded $8,000 to entrepreneurs to help advance their businesses.
CEO Empowerment Network Pays Young People to Learn
Beyond the adult summit, the Parkers' nonprofit, CEO Empowerment Network, runs a Youth Wealth Summit that's normally held in partnership with Baltimore City. WMAR reports the organization pays young people to learn, and that the youth program offers workshops, food, panels and an experience similar to what adults get at the main event.
That youth event has its own track record. AFRO American Newspapers reported the Youth Wealth Summit returned for its fourth year with a youth-led format and an expanded partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, drawing about 130 middle and high school students who chose from five workshops and a panel discussion. Members of the youth advisory council who helped design the event were paid for their work, and SECU opened 30 bank accounts for youth and deposited $100 into each one, according to AFRO.
A separate report from 92Q described the free summit as built by a youth advisory board that spent eight weeks learning financial literacy and developing the event from the ground up. WMAR's 2025 coverage also noted that 40 percent of proceeds from Wealth Summit Live go toward CEO Empowerment Network, the nonprofit founded by Anthony and Raven Parker that supports that youth programming in Baltimore.
