More than 70 inspirational speakers will join us to share their expertise and showcase impactful examples of connecting communities to public space.
Our agenda features keynote and breakout sessions with distinguished speakers from across North America. Additional speakers will be announced in the weeks leading up to the symposium.
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Robin Abad Ocubillo
Co-Founder,
Global LGBTQI Placemaker Storytelling Project -
Ilana Altman
Co-Executive Director,
The Bentway Conservancy -
Orlando Bailey
Executive Director,
Outlier Media -
Piero Barandiarán
Projects Director,
Huerto Roma Verde/ La Cuadra AC -
Tarrah Beaudoin
Coordinator,
Darlington Ecological Corridor -
Kari Bonaro
Director of Administration & Community Engagement,
Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy -
Megan Brosterman
Chief Operating Officer,
Gotham Park -
David Carey
Co-Executive Director,
The Bentway Conservancy -
Lizzy Caston
Principal and Senior Strategist,
Circle Round Consulting -
Joseph Chamoun
Project Officer,
Darlington Ecological Corridor -
Rebecca Chan
Executive Director,
The Rail Park -
Rukiya Colvin
Project Manager,
Sidewalk Detroit -
Harriet Crittenden LaMair
CEO,
High Line Canal Conservancy -
Matthew Cullen
Chairperson,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy -
Allison Currier
Community Engagement Manager,
High Line -
Danielle Daguio
Engagement Manager,
Keep Growing Detroit -
Margo Dalal
Consultant,
Built By Many -
Art Davis
Chief Operating Officer & CFO,
Memphis River Parks Partnership -
Brad Dick
Chief Operating Officer,
City of Detroit -
Max Dickson
Senior Planner & Designer,
OLIN -
Amelia "Fiera" Duran
Executive Director,
Garage Cultural -
Zahra Ebrahim
Co-Founder,
Monumental Projects -
Meagan Elliott
President & CEO,
Belle Isle Conservancy -
Ted Elmore
President,
Richmond Bridge Park Foundation -
Karen Farber
Vice President of External Affairs,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership -
Rachel Frierson
Vice President of Operations and Programming,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy -
Luna Fu
Community Engagement Coordinator,
High Line -
Kamryn Gardner
Community Engagement Specialist,
Green Living Science -
Jennifer Giroux
Chief Strategist and Impact Innovator,
Giroux Impact -
Oren Goldenberg
Cultural Janitor,
Dreamtroit -
Jennifer Goold
Executive Director,
Neighborhood Design Center -
Debra Gore
President and CEO,
The Greenlining Institute -
Anika Goss
President & CEO,
Detroit Future City -
Nu Goteh
Founder & Principal,
Room for Magic -
Lauren Hood
Founder, Chief Visionary,
& Assistant Professor,
Institute For AfroUrbanism; Taubman College at the University of Michigan -
Leah Houston
Executive Director,
MABELLEarts -
Asima Jansveld
Chief Program and Engagement Officer,
High Line -
Suzanna Jones
Chief Programs and Impact Officer,
High Line Canal Conservancy -
Dujuan Kennedy
Deputy Executive Director of Programs,
FORCE Detroit -
Cornetta Lane-Smith
Director of Community Engagement,
Michigan Central -
Christopher Locke
Co-Founder/CEO - Board Member,
Designing in Color - CicLAvia -
Ru Shann Long
Community Activist,
Greenway Heritage Conservancy -
Madeline Macdonald
High Line Network Coordinator,
High Line -
Gabriella Malavé
Programs Manager,
Administration & Special Projects,
High Line -
Addison Mauck
Public Spaces Manager,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy -
LaTrice McClendon
Director/Detroit,
Knight Foundation -
Leona Medley
Executive Director,
Joe Louis Greenway Partnership -
Claire Mooney
VP, Park Projects & Conservation,
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy -
Ryan Myers-Johnson
Executive Director,
Sidewalk Detroit -
Matthew Naimi
Garbage Man & Cultural Janitor,
Dreamtroit -
Mariam Noland
Retired President,
Community Foundation for SE Michigan -
Marc Pasco
Director of Communications,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy -
T. Christopher Peoples
Director of Equity + Economic Impact,
Great Rivers Greenway District -
Vaughn Perry
Director of Equity and Sustainability,
Douglass Community Land Trust -
Jeanette Pierce
President,
City Institute -
Joseph Rashid
Executive Director,
E. Warren Development Corp -
Wesley Reibeling
Program Manager of Toronto
Networks and Partnerships,
Park People -
Jordan Remington
Programs Manager &
Curator of Indigenous Programs,
Friends of Waterfront Park -
Gerard Rodriguez
Indigenous Land Justice and Design Advisor,
PLACE -
Jermaine Ruffin
Senior Vice President,
Invest Detroit -
Anton Seals
Lead Steward,
Grow Greater Englewood -
Josh Sirefman
Chief Executive Officer,
Michigan Central -
Jessica Smith Lennan
Deputy Director,
11th Street Bridge Park -
Preeti Sodhi
Senior Director of Community
& Government Relations,
High Line -
Ryan Sullivan
Interim CEO,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy -
Natosha Tallman
Director of Programs,
Northend Christian CDC -
Eldon Tam
Chief Operating Officer,
Friends of Waterfront Park -
Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall
Lead Executive Officer,
Dori Tunstall, Inc. -
Lisa Turnbull
Associate Director,
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - The Meadoway -
Alan van Capelle
Executive Director,
High Line -
Jossue Velasquez
Program Manager, High Line Network,
High Line -
Daniel Washington
Founder & Executive Director,
NW Goldberg Cares -
Justin Wong
Teaching Artist,
High Line