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2023 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN SUMMIT

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ABOUT THE SUMMIT

Detroitisit, in partnership with The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chicago, and Dutch Design Week, will host conversations with Sustainability Industry Leaders from Detroit, across the Midwest, the greater U.S. and the Netherlands.
Developing creative solutions through a global yet hyperlocal program focused on Sustainable Urban Planning, the Circular Economy, Climate and the City, Smart City, 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.

OVERVIEW VIDEO OF SUMMIT 2022

PROMO VIDEO OF SUMMIT 2022

VIDEO OF SUMMIT 2021

SUMMIT 2022 SPEAKERS

*MODERATORS

Panel Sessions

DESIGN CHAT

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM EST

Rob Adams

Rob Adams

Embassy of Mobility

Dutch Design Foundation

Olga Stella

Olga Stella

VP, Strategy and Communications

College for Creative Studies

*Antoine Bryant

*Antoine Bryant

Director of Planning and Development

City of Detroit

PROGRAMMING, INTERACTIVITY, AND THINKING SUSTAINABLY ABOUT ACTIVATING A CITY

10:05 AM to 11:00 AM EST

Alexa Bush

Alexa Bush

Program Officer Detroit

The Kresge Foundation

Marc Pasco

Marc Pasco

Director of Communication

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Eric Larson

Eric Larson

CEO

Downtown Detroit Partnership

Anke van Hal, MSc, PhD.

Anke van Hal, MSc, PhD.

Professor Sustainable Building

Nyenrode Business Universiteit

*Jen Guarino

*Jen Guarino

CEO

ISAIC

WATERFRONTS, WATER RESILIENCY, & DESIGN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

11:05 AM to 12:00 PM EST 

Matthijs Bouw

Matthijs Bouw

Founding Partner

One Architecture

Zachary Damato

Zachary Damato

Co-Founder

Urban Rivers

Liesl Clark

Liesl Clark

Director

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)

*Britany Affolter-Caine

*Britany Affolter-Caine

Executive Director

Michigan’s University Research Corridor

CIRCULAR ECONOMY, NEW MANUFACTURING MODELS, AND THE IMPACT ON DESIGN

 

12:05 PM to 1:00 PM EST

Ruben Dubelaar

Ruben Dubelaar

Advisor International Strategy

Holland Circular Hotspot 

Bo Shepherd

Bo Shepherd

Co-owner, Designer

Woodward Throwbacks

Joshua Brugeman

Joshua Brugeman

Expert in Residence

Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Tech University

Benjamin J. Leffel

Benjamin J. Leffel

Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Michigan, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

*Olga Stella

*Olga Stella

VP, Strategy and Communications

College for Creative Studies

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:05 PM to 2:00 PM EST

Learn about Arabidopsis Symphony by Fillip Studios, a unique interactive performance, in which visitors dive into the inner world of plants through music and the latest augmented reality technologies. Presented by Lotte Holterman, Studio Manager, Communication.

PROCESS THINKING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN WHILE FURTHERING DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY

 

2:05 PM to 3:00 PM EST

Winka Dubbeldam

Winka Dubbeldam

Founding Partner / Chair of Dept of Architecture

Archi-tectonics / University of Pennsylvania

Nate Trevethan

Nate Trevethan

Principal

MVVA

John Jourden

John Jourden

Design Director

Gensler Detroit

*Antoine Bryant

*Antoine Bryant

City of Detroit

Director of Planning and Development

DESIGNING RESILIENT COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS 

 

3:05 PM to 4:00 PM EST

Christopher Moyer

Christopher Moyer

Sr. Director Communications

Visit Detroit

Laprisha Daniels

Laprisha Daniels

Executive Director

DWEJ

Emily DaBish Yahkind

Emily DaBish Yahkind

Detroit Director

CIV:LAB

Lauren A. Hood

Lauren A. Hood

Founder and Chief Visionary

Institute for AfroUrbanism

*Terry Barclay

*Terry Barclay

Chair, CEO

SBN Detroit, Inforum

EMERGENT URBANISM AND BUILDING OF TOMORROW’S URBAN SPACES

 

 

4:05 PM to 5:00 PM EST

Doug Voigt

Doug Voigt

Urban Design and Planning Partner

SOM

James Witherspoon

James Witherspoon

VP, Architecture and Design

Bedrock Detroit

Kristina Knauf

Kristina Knauf

Associate MVRDV Climate

MVRDV

Dr. Irene Luque Martin

Dr. Irene Luque Martin

Project manager Research & Innovation projects, Circularity in Urban Regions

Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS)

*Rob Adams

*Rob Adams

Embassy of Mobility

Dutch Design Foundation

SUMMIT 2021 SPEAKERS

DAY ONE
Victoria Prouse
– Michigan Central, Ford 
Guido Braam – Powered by Design 
Olga Stella – Design Core 
Ryan Friedrichs – Related Companies
Peter Wijsman – Arcadis 
Jorn Konijn – Dutch Design Week 
Tracy Metz – Moderator

DAY TWO
Simon Sylvester-Chaudhuri – Detroit Urban Solutions 
Kate Gasparro – Bedrock 
Garlin Gilchrist II – Lt. Gov State of MI 
Eva Gladek – Metabolic 
Fedor Bron – MDRDV 
Ingrid Van Der Wacht – Dutch Design Foundation 
Ivana Kalafatic – Moderator

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