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Friday, September 16 • 11:30am - 12:45pm
Facilitated Concurrent Workshop: Making Places of Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship
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This session explores the many lively, entrepreneurial hubs like innovation districts, public markets, and arts and culture clusters that are emerging in cities across the country. How can placemaking accelerate the exchange of ideas, resources, opportunities and talent that fuels innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship?

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Ed Blakely

University of Sydney
One of the world's leading scholars and practitioners of urban policy, Professor Edward Blakely has been Dean of the School of Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California and Dean of the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New... Read More →
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Steve Davies

Executive Vice President, Project for Public Spaces
Steve Davies joined Project for Public Spaces in 1978 and has guided the development of the organization for more than 30 years. Davies is an advocate for livable communities and his work has taken him around the world as a consultant, facilitator and speaker.With over 500 major projects... Read More →
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Janet Flowers

Granville Island
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Nathan Storring

Communications Associate, Project for Public Spaces
Nathan works with the communications team to write content for PPS. He also coordinates the Placemaking Leadership Council and provides administrative, design, and communications support for the Bass Initiative for Innovation and Placemaking, a collaboration between PPS and the Brookings... Read More →
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Jennifer Vey

Brookings Institution
Jennifer Vey is a fellow with the Centennial Scholar Initiative and co-director of the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking at the Brookings Institution. Her work primarily focuses on the competitiveness and quality of life of cities and metro areas... Read More →

Friday September 16, 2016 11:30am - 12:45pm PDT
Pavilion D Sheraton Wall Centre
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