keynote & plenary Speakers

Monday, May 20th - Welcome Reception

Tuesday, May 21st Breakfast - Innovation in the City

Ron Sims

Former Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and King County Executive.

Seattle, WA

Tuesday, May 21st Lunch - What Matters to Metro

Diane Douglas

Senior Advisor, Uncommon Partners Consulting

Seattle, WA

Jessica Finn Coven


Wednesday, May 22nd Breakfast - Diversity, Complexity, and Scale

D'Artagnan Scorza, Ph.D.

Executive Director and Founder, Social Justice Learning Institute

Inglewood, CA

Thursday, May 23rd Breakfast - The Urban-Rural Continuum and Connection

Elena Irwin, Ph.D

Professor of Environmental and Urban Economics, The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio