The Creative Cities Summit 2.0 will be in Detroit on Oct. 13-15, bringing big ideas and big leaders in creating vibrant urban places to the city. The Summit has created a special "No Frills" registration for $100 that provides access to all the events but does not include food and beverages.
Keynote speakers include:
- Bill Strickland, MCG-Bidwell Corp.
- Richard Florida, Author Who’s Your City
- Charles Landry, Author The Art of City Making
- John Howkins, Author The Creative Economy
- Majora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx
- Doug Farr, Architect and Author Sustainable Urbanism
- Ben Hecht, Pres. & CEO Living Cities
- Tom Wujec, Fellow, Autodesk
- Carol Coletta, CEOs for Cities
- Giorgio Di Cicco, Poet Laureate, City of Toronto and Author, The Municipal Mind
- Diana Lind, Editor, Next American City magazine
There will be sessions on race, talent, transit, marketing, media, ROI, small cities and urban amenities; the role of the arts, the gay community and immigrants; how the Midwest can compete; and music and economic development.
Registration and details are at
www.creativecitiessummit.com. Full conference registration is $300 for the 2 1/2 day event.
Source: Peter Kageyama, Creative Cities Summit 2.0
Writer: Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
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