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Sustainable Urban Design Summit
November 9, 2023, Newlab Detroit
A one day event shaping sustainable city futures through ideas and insights. Fostering networking opportunities engaging in discussions on urban cities and sustainability
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
9AM - 9PM
NEWLAB DETROIT
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A ONE DAY EVENT
SHAPING SUSTAINABLE CITY FUTURES
THROUGH IDEAS AND INSIGHTS
fostering networking opportunities
engaging in discussions on
urban cities and sustainability
2023 SPEAKERS
CARLA WALKER-MILLER
Founder, CEO
Walker-Miller Energy Services
CLAUDE MOLINARI
President and CEO
Visit Detroit
JEANETTE PIERCE
Founder, President
City Institute
LIESL CLARK
Director, Sustainable Climate Action Engagement
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
MELANIE MARKOWICZ
Executive Director
Greektown Neighborhood Partnership
IAN LAMBERT
Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
College for Creative Studies
Maria Mercedes Galarza
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainability
City of Detroit
Ryan Friedrichs
Vice President
Related Companies
Sarah Hayosh
Director of Land Use and Sustainability
Detroit Future City
FRANS DE WITTE
Partner and Architect
MVRDV
Shamayim ‘Mama Shu’ Harris
Founder & CEO
Avalon Village
Kimathi L. Boothe
Vice President of Energy Operations
Dunamis Clean Energy Partners
MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED. UPDATED REGULARLY.
URBAN
DESIGN
Circular economy, sustainable architecture, smart city development, spatial planning, infrastructure design
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Outreach, engaging and empowering, bringing in those that matter around topics that matter
MOBILITY
Infrastructure development, sharing knowledge, tech innovation, EVs and autonomous vehicles
SUMMIT MISSION
TO LEVERAGE THE FUTURE-FOCUSED MINDSET
OF APPLYING SOLUTION-BASED DESIGN THINKING
TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MOBILITY, COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, AND READINESS TOWARDS THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
2023 SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
9:00 AM: Doors/coffee/networking
9:30 AM: Kickoff intro
9:40 AM: Panel
10:00 – 10:45 AM: Panel
10:50 – 11:30 AM: Panel
11:30 – 11:45 AM: Coffee Break
11:50 – 12:30 PM: Panel
12:35 – 1:15 PM: Panel
1:15-2:15 PM: Lunch
2:15 – 3:00 PM: Panel
3:05 – 4:00 PM: Panel
4:05 – 4:30 PM: COFFEE BREAK
4:35 – 5:00 PM: Panel
5:05 – 5:45 PM: Panel
3:00 – 6:00 PM: Urban Dialogues
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Networking cocktails
A MORE DETAILED SCHEDULE COMING SOON
SUMMIT TOPICS
Our focus is on the human impact and human condition of growth, opportunity, challenges, and the outcome of conversations around the topics.
NEIGHBORHOOD
DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT
Discussing challenges and vision for the development of neighborhoods in the physical domain including design and planning, socio economic, and the interdependency of community.
mobility
The impact of mobility in terms of transport and transit will have on city’s, and individuals within them. What will it take to build out a smart mobility focused city, what does that mean, what services and support are needed, what can we learn from.
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Drawing valuable insights from both challenges and successful strategies, the thoughtful and sustainable planning of infrastructure, services, design, technology, innovation, and education serves as a cornerstone for bolstering cities in the face of climate change, economic downturns, and various civic and social hardships.
URBAN DIALOGUES
Taking place the same day as the Sustainable Urban Design Summit at Newlab, Detroit, the Urban Dialogues, led by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago, are three, curated workshops and conversations focused on Urban Design, Mobility, and Community Engagement. Experts and innovators here have a chance to engage in and attend deep dive conversations into each of the three topics alongside their peers.
Both Urban Dialogues and the Sustainable Urban Design Summit focus is to general novel new ideas that aggregate efforts and ideas across continents and expertise.
40+ PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
GARLIN GILCHRIST
Lieutenant Governor
State of Michigan
Eric Larson
CEO
Downtown Detroit Partnership
Bo Shepherd
Co-owner, Designer
Woodward Throwbacks
Antoine Bryant
Director of Planning and Development
City of Detroit
James Witherspoon
VP, Architecture and Design
Bedrock Detroit
Kristina Knauf
Associate MVRDV Climate
MVRDV
FEDOR BRON
Associate Director
MVRDV
INGRID VAN DER WACHT
International & Public Affairs Manager
Dutch Design Foundation
SIMON SYLVESTER CHAUDHU
Founder & Executive Director
CIV:LAB
EVA GLADEK
Founder & CEO
Metabolic
Joshua Brugeman
Expert in Residence
Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Tech University
Benjamin J. Leffel
Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Michigan, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
Winka Dubbeldam
Founding Partner / Chair of Dept of Architecture
Archi-tectonics / University of Pennsylvania
Nate Trevethan
Principal
MVVA
John Jourden
Design Director
Gensler Detroit
Christopher Moyer
Sr. Director Communications
Visit Detroit
Laprisha Daniels
Executive Director
DWEJ
Emily DaBish Yahkind
Detroit Director
CIV:LAB
Lauren A. Hood
Founder and Chief Visionary
Institute for AfroUrbanism
Terry Barclay
Chair, CEO
SBN Detroit, Inforum
Doug Voigt
Urban Design and Planning Partner
SOM
Rob Adams
Embassy of Mobility
Dutch Design Foundation
Olga Stella
VP, Strategy and Communications
College for Creative Studies
Alexa Bush
Program Officer Detroit
The Kresge Foundation
Marc Pasco
Director of Communication
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Dr. Irene Luque Martin
Project Manager Research & Innovation
Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS)
Anke van Hal, MSc, PhD.
Professor Sustainable Building
Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Jen Guarino
CEO
ISAIC
Matthijs Bouw
Founding Partner
One Architecture
Zachary Damato
Co-Founder
Urban Rivers
Liesl Clark
Director
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)
Britany Affolter-Caine
Executive Director
Michigan’s University Research Corridor
Ruben Dubelaar
Advisor International Strategy
Holland Circular Hotspot
Tracy Metz
Moderator/Media Influencer
GUIDO BRAAM
Co-founder
Powered by Meaning
VICTORIA PROUSE
Former Transportation Planning Lead
Michigan Central, Ford
RYAN FRIEDRICHS
Vice President
Related Companies
KATE GASPARRO
Director, Land Development
Bedrock Detroit
JORN KONIJN
Former Head of Program
Dutch Design Week
IVANA KALAFATIC
Founder
2gathr & Detroitisit
PETER WIJSMAN
City Executive & Vice President
Arcadis
PREVIOUS PARTNERS
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2022
Sustainable Urban Design Summit Overview
At the Madison Building, on October 13, 2022, creative solutions were developed through a global yet hyperlocal program focused on Sustainable Urban Planning, the Circular Economy, Climate and the City, Smart City, Energy Efficiency, Social Justice in Urban Design, and more. A multi-layered conversation is envisioned as a bridge builder to grow the best solutions for long-term partnerships and opportunities between the two geographies.
2021
Sustainable Urban Design Summit Overview
October 19 & 21, 2021 together with The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chicago, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington DC, and Dutch Design Week, we co-hosted the first virtual Sustainable Urban Design Summit on Zoom. Over two days, we explored the challenges and opportunities in the built environment with U.S. and Dutch thought leaders of sustainable urban design and the circular economy.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
I loved the diversity of the panel, the breadth of experience among the panelist and projects shard, as well as the interactive nature of the event.
I loved the topics, and the diverse perspectives coming from the panelists. The panelists were each excellent. Thank you for organizing the event and making it available to the public. It re-inforced my passion for sustainability in Detroit.
The speakers were excellent. There is a concern for revitalizing both the communities, and the inclusiveness of the topics and the efforts on the grorund is quite good. Understanding how these two very different environments are changing is inspiring.
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