THIS IS A PAST EVENT AND RECORDINGS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
Making it Happen Here Now: A Community Participatory Research Workshop
Exploring the Place Management of Mixed- Use Commerical Districts
Georgetown University Urban & Regional Planning Program's Place Leadership Project
with support from the
Georgetown University Global Cities Initiative
in collaboration with
Social Life Project
Embassy of Poland
Georgetown Earth Commons
As commercial districts across the Washington metropolitan region confront new challenges in a work-from-home economy, professional place managers take stock in innovative practices fostered during the public health emergency. “Making it Happen Here Now” explores this unique moment in time where place management organizations are forced to reconcile short-term strategies with long-term goals. Leading practitioners and researchers explore how the management of the public realm fosters inclusive communities and sustainable urban places.
RSVP required for all attendees.
Health attestation is required for all visitors from the public.
DRAFT AGENDA: All speakers listed are confirmed.
8:30 Registration and Networking
9:00 Welcome and Introductions -- RECORDING HERE (INCLUDES KEYNOTE)
Uwe S. Brandes, Professor of the Practice, Georgetown University; PI, Place Leadership Project
9:10 Keynote Remarks: Innovation, Today
Mercedes García-Pérez, Head of Innovation and Global Issues, European Union
Delegation to the United States
9:30 Place Leadership Project Survey Findings -- RECORDING HERE
Ellen McCarthy, Faculty, Georgetown Urban & Regional Planning Program;
Co-PI, Place Leadership Project
Steve Davies, President, Social Life Project
9:45 Innovating Commercial Districts Across the Region
Joseph Sternlieb, CEO, Georgetown BID -- RECORDING HERE
Colleen Hawkinson, Executive Director, Dupont BID-- RECORDING HERE
Maura Brophy, President & CEO, NoMA BID-- RECORDING HERE
Tracy Sayedh Gabriel, President & Executive Director, National Landing BID-- RECORDING HERE
Steve Moore, Executive Director, Southwest BID-- RECORDING HERE
Richard Bradley, Acting Executive Director, Tysons Corner Partnership -- RECORDING HERE
Gerren Price, President & CEO, DowntownDC BID-- RECORDING HERE
Group Reflections on Leadership During the Pandemic -- RECORDING HERE
11:15 In Dialogue: Moving from Innovation to Re-invention -- RECORDING HERE
Leona Agouridis, Executive Director, Golden TriangleBID; Former Chair, DC BID Council
Christopher Leinberger, Founder, Place Platform
Tim Tompkins, Former Director, Times Square Alliance
Andrew Trueblood, Faculty, Georgetown Urban & Regional Planning Program; former Director of Planning, District of Columbia
Moderator: Richard Bradley, Faculty, Georgetown Urban & Regional Planning Program
Program; Co-PI, Place Leadership Project
12:15 Concluding Remarks
Uwe S. Brandes
12:30 Adjourn
