SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN SUMMIT 2024
in Detroit, Michigan
A one day event shaping sustainability city future’s through development, mobility, smart city, and engagement insights. Fostering opportunities for engaging discussions on the nexus of design solutions and applications.
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SHAPING SUSTAINABLE CITY FUTURE'S
Through development, mobility, smart city, and engagement insights. Fostering opportunities for engaging discussions on the nexus of design solutions and applications.
Our Mission
To leverage the future-focused mindset of applying solution-based design thinking to urban development, mobility, community engagement, with a readiness to apply circular economy practices.
Our Focus
To leverage the future-focused mindset of applying solutions-based design thinking to urban development, mobility, community interactivity and the readiness toward the circular economy.
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 & Engagement
Exploring challenges and vision for the development of neighborhoods in the physical and social domains including design, investments, and planning, the socio economic dynamic, equity, empowerment, and the interdependency of a built community.
Sustainable Urban Development
Drawing valuable insights for thoughtful and sustainable planning of infrastructure, services, design, technology, and innovation. While considering a circular economy, sustainable architecture, smart city development, spatial planning, infrastructure design; each element serving as a cornerstone for bolstering a city in the face of climate change, economic downturns, and various civic and social realities.
Multimodal Mobility
The impact multiple modes of mobility will have on a city, and individuals that partake in it. What will it take to build a smart mobility enhanced city, what services and support are needed, what infrastructure is required, what equitable conversations need to be had, what can we learn from the past for the future.
PAST PARTNERS & SPONSORS
PAST EXHIBITORS
JOIN THE SUSTAINABLE
IMPACT FORUMS
Listening to you, we see our mission expanding far beyond simply hosting discussions; What if we, together, were to create outcomes and connections with a focus on making a difference in the cities we live in?
Join us for these digital conversations where we will explore vital topics like:
Sustainable Urban Development
Multimodal Mobility
Neighborhood Engagement
Together, let’s transcend simply going to events, and engage throughout the year during newly created and curated bi-annual Sustainable Impact Forums. These are online meet-ups focused on topics that emerge out of the Sustainable Urban Design Summits.
2023 HAD....
Attendees
Live Sketch Artists
Speakers
Partners
Exhibitors
Sponsors
SUDS 2021
Fully Virtual
SUDS 2022
Hybrid, at the Madison Building in Downtown Detroit
SUDS 2023
Newlab Detroit
SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
GARLIN GILCHRIST
Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
LIESL CLARK
Director, Climate Action Engagement, University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
ANTOINE BRYANT
Director of Planning and Development, City of Detroit
Ryan Friedrichs
Chief Development Officer, City of Detroit
Maria M. Galarza
Interim Deputy Director Office of Sustainability, City of Detroit
Roberto Jenkins
Associate Principal | Mixed-Use, Buildings, Arcadis
Jermaine R. Ruffin
Senior Vice President of Neighborhoods, Invest Detroit
Jonathan Fahling
Principal Architect / Project Manager, AECOM
COMMON QUESTIONS
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Can I attend only a portion of the all day event?
Yes! You can participate at anytime.
How do I become a sponsor/panelist/exhibitor?
Contact us at hi@detroitisit.com.
Is this event fully in-person or will be broadcasted live?
Fully in person.
Why should I attend?
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