For our democracy to succeed, policy leaders must be able to work together to create broadly acceptable solutions to our state’s greatest challenges.
This year’s group of NC leaders addressed important concerns related to health care in NC. They found some solutions they agreed on, some that were
negotiable, and some about which they had very significant disagreements. In the process, participants came to understand what values, experiences and
perceptions lay under their disagreements, and they came to trust, respect, and perhaps even like each other.

Even in these politically fractious times, it is possible to bring together a widely diverse group of policy leaders and provide them the opportunity to gain the
will, skills, and relationships that will enable them to constructively engage with each other in the future. NCLF has provided, and should continue to provide,
this opportunity to North Carolina’s leaders.