Speaker List

Founder & Director
Vaere Social

Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Architect & Urban Planner
Smart Density

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

President and CEO
City of Regina

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

PhD student
Simon Fraser University

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Senior Planner
City of Hamilton

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Senior Development Consultant
The City of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Geography
University College Cork

Cork, Ireland

UX Researcher & Prospective Designer
Sperientia: [studio+lab]®

San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

Senior Lecturer
Adekunle Ajasin University, P.M.B. 0021, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun, Nigeria

Founder & Managing Director
Troy Planning + Design

Petersfield, England, United Kingdom

Founding Pastor
Living Waters Community Church, Denver

Englewood, CO

National Capital Planning Commission

Washington, District of Columbia

Project Manager
Freese & Nichols

Manchaca, Texas

Planner III
Montgomery Planning

Silver Spring, MD

Founder and Professor
The Triangle & UC Berkeley

Sacramento, California

Fehr & Peers

Denver, Colorado

Business Process Manager
City of Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas

Urban Ecology Planning Supervisor
Denver Parks & Recreation

Denver, CO

Research Associate
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Transportation Planner
City of Sarasota

Bradenton, Florida

Vice President
Ayres Associates

Cheyenne, Wyoming

CEO/Principal
Think Place Agency

Brooklyn, New York

J.D. Candidate
Georgetown University Law Center

Washington, DC

Director Santa Fe MPO
City of Santa Fe

Santa Fe, NM

Principal Project Manager - Zoning Administration
Denver City-County

Denver, Colorado

Senior Development Project Administrator
City and County of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Director, Multifamily Outreach
Enterprise Community Partners

Atlanta, Georgia

Planner
Orion Planning + Design

Hernando, Mississippi

Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts

Amherst, Massachusetts

Code and Regulation Supervisor
City of Denver

Denver, CO

Planning & Technical Operations Manager
Pallet Shelter

Tucson, Arizona

Practice Lead
Houseal Lavigne Associates, LLC

Chicago, Illinois

Associate Planner
City of Laguna Beach

Colorado Springs, CO

Senior Associate, Sustainable Economics
AECOM

san francisco, CA

City Planner
City and County of Denver Division of Green Infrastructure

Denver, CO, CO

Service Planner/Scheduler
Regional Transportation District (RTD) - Denver, CO

Aurora, CO

Transportation Planner
DDOT

Washington, District of Columbia

Founder + Chief Strategist
&Access

Washington, District of Columbia

Principal Planner
Salt Lake City Planning Division

Layton, Utah

Senior Vice President
SB Friedman

Chicago, Illinois

Urban Planner
City of Alexandria Plng & Cmty Dev

Alexandria, Virginia

Planner / Attorney
Multistudio

Kansas City, Missouri

Chief Housing and Urban Development Officer
City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Executive Director
Michigan Chapter American Planning Association

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Student
University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Environmental Planner
Fort Collins Natural Areas

Fort Collins, Colorado

Director, Planning & Development Dept.
City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Planner Manager / Urban Design Studio Lead
City of Houston

Houston, TX

Placemaking Solutions Leader
Halff

Austin, Texas

Senior Urban Planner and Technologist
VHB

DOBBS FERRY, New York

Graduate Research Assistant
University of New Orleans Transportation Institute

New Orleans, Louisiana

Director of Executive Affairs and Engagement
Chicago Architecture Center

CHICAGO, IL

Technical Manager-Planning
Michael Baker International

Philadelphia, PA

Senior Planner
City of Centennial, Colorado

Aurora, Colorado

Principal Planner
City of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. Principal
TEI Planning + Design

Houston, Texas

Project Director + Cofounder
ECOnorthwest + MapCraft.io

Portland, Oregon

Director, State & Local Government Affairs
International Sign Association

Mesa, AZ

Sr Planner / Project Manager

Austin, Texas

Planner Manager
Somos Group

Los Angeles, California

Senior Associate & Lexington Office Lead
Lexington-Fayette County

Lexington, Kentucky

Research Associate
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Former Denver City Council Member & Advocate
Self Employed

Denver, CO

Planning Manager
City of Mukilteo

Mukilteo, WA

Regional Planner
Southern California Association of Governments

Los Angeles, CA

Senior Program Officer, Housing
LISC Bay Area

San Francisco, California

Chief, Office of Innovative Programs
Caltrans, Division of Local Assistance

Sacramento, CA

Planning Manager
City of Littleton

Littleton, CO

PhD Candidate
UC Irvine

Irvine, CA

Senior Associate Planner
Sasaki

Denver, CO

Director of Planning and Land Use
L.A. - Council District 6

Los Angeles, California

Assistant Professor of Business Law
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Community member and non-profit manager
Ride Provide, Inc.

ARVADA, Colorado

Vice President/Florida Community Design Planning Lead
Wade Trim and Assoc Inc

Lutz, FL

Planning & Building Manager
City of Lewes

Milford, DE

Founder, CEO

NEW YORK, NY

Executive Vice President
JBG SMITH

Bethesda, Maryland

Principal
MAKE Advisory Services

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Planner II
Larimer County

Fort Collins, Colorado

Regulatory Planning Manager
City & County of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Associate
Clarion Associates

Chapel Hill, NC

Principal
Houseal Lavigne

Chicago, IL

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig

Greenwood Village, Colorado

Research Manager
American Planning Association National

Chicago, IL

Strategic Planning and Policy Manager
Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission

Tampa, Florida

Senior Planner
Pland Collaborative

Albuquerque, NM

Development Review Manager
City of Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, AL

Transportation Planner II
CDM Smith

Denver, Colorado

Associate Principal
Code Studio

Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Associate
Clarion Associates

Lakewood, Colorado

Service Planning Manager
Central Ohio Transit Authority

Columbus, OH

Health Promotion Specialist
Siouxland District Health Department

Sioux City, IA

Community & Development Services Director
City of Salina

Salina, KS

Foresight Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Transit Planning Manager
Chapel Hill Transit

Durham, North Carolina

President
Ebenbach Consulting LLC

Coral Gables, Florida

Assistant Planner

Houston, Texas

City Planner Principal
Denver Parks and Recreation

Denver, CO

Associate Principal, Climate Resilience Manager
AECOM

OAKLAND, California

Graduate Student
University of Cincinnati's School of Planning

Cincinnati, Ohio

Co-Owner/Principal
Conscious Community Connectors

Brandon, Florida

Senior Consultant
Clarion Associates

Denver, Colorado

Chief of Arts and Culture
The Kresge Foundation

Troy, Michigan

Community Planning, Infrastructure, and Resources Director
Larimer County

Fort Collins, Colorado

Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Senior Planner

Bellingham, Washington

Community Development Director
City of Fort Collins Plng Dept

Fort Collins, Colorado

Office Principal
HDR, Inc.

Tampa, Florida

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Deputy Director of Neighborhood Planning and Community Development
City of Alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia

Supervising Transportation Planner
WSP

Dallas, Texas

Director of the Central Library
Denver Public Library

Denver, Colorado

Deputy Director, Planning
Harris County Precinct 1

HOUSTON, Texas

Denver Regional Office Director
Toole Design Group

Denver, Colorado

Project Manager
Tetra Tech

Denver, CO

APA

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Fellow
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Brookline, MA

Director
Community Builders

Denver, Colorado

Denver Public Works

Denver, Colorado

Climate & Ecosystem Section Manager
Washington Department of Commerce

Vancouver, Washington

Program Director
City of Austin Transportation and Public Works

Austin, Texas

Principal Development Planner
City of Greenville, SC

Greenville, South Carolina

Transportation Planner
TYLin (Sam Schwartz)

New York, NY

Managing Principal
Connect the Dots

Philadelphia, PA

PhD Candidate
University of Utah

South Ogden, Utah

Principal
Aspen-Pitkin County

Basalt, CO

Principal City Planner
Planning Services, Community Planning and Development | City and County of Denve

Denver, CO

Planner II
City of Bellingham

Bellingham, WA

Chief Planner
Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regl Comm

Woodstock, Vermont

Community Planning Capacity Building Coordinator
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Evergreen, Colorado

Principal Planner
City of Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

Associate
Livable Cities Studio

Denver, Colorado

Government Affairs and Funding Services Practice Leader
Merrick & Company

Boise, Idaho

Senior City Planner
City and County of Denver

Denver, CO

Sustainability Consultant
AECOM

Richmond, CA

Commissioner
City of White Plains Plng Dept

White Plains, NY

Mobility & Parking Services Administrator
City of Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Planning Manager
City of Centennial

Denver, CO

Student and Real Estate Professional
University of Colorado

BOULDER, Colorado

Founder and Principal
Green Lands Consulting

Manchester, VT

Principal Planner
BlitzPermits.AI

CALHOUN, Georgia

Director of Planning & Community Development
Harris County Precinct 4

Cypress, TX

Senior Policy Advisor
City of Boulder Community Planning and Sustainability

Louisville, Colorado

Senior Project Manager
site design group, ltd

chicago, Illinois

Associate Planner & Project Manager
Logan Simpson

Fort Collins, Colorado

Long Range Planning Supervisor
Jefferson County

Golden, Colorado

Associate
Clarion Associates

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Principal, Project Manager
CDM Smith

Denver, Colorado

Program Manager
MHFD

Englewood, CO

Transportation Specialist
DDOT

Washington, DC

Vice President WBK Engineering, LLC
WBK Engineering, LLC / Bodwe Group of Companies

Saint Charles, IL, Illinois

Planner II
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Urbana, Illinois

Downtown Parks Program Manager
Denver Parks & Recreation

Denver, CO

Associate
Clarion Associates

Denver, CO

Principal
Design Workshop, Inc.

Austin, Texas

Environmental Justice Administrator II
City & County of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Communications Lead

Washington, DC

Ulama

Brooklyn, NY

Senior Planner
Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments

Harvest, AL

Principal Planner
Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization

Indianapolis, IN

Data and Impact Storytelling Advisor
AARP Livable Communities

Oak Park, IL

Planning Manager
Seattle Parks & Recreation

Seattle, Washington

Project Manager
MIG, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas

Principal
Green Heron Planning

Durham, North Carolina

Associate Vice President
Colorado State University Spur Campus

Denver, Colorado

Community Development Director
City of Fort Lupton

Fort Lupton, Colorado

Senior Planner
WA State Department of Commerce

Puyallup, Washington

Founder and Executive Director
YEP! Youth Engagement Planning

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota

Senior Project Leader-Urban and Regional Planning
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Denver, CO

President
Shopworks Architecture

Denver, Colorado

Principal City Planner
City of Boulder

Boulder, CO

Planning Director
Prince George's Planning Department

College Park, MD

Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

Chief Foresight and Knowledge Officer
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Chief Executive Officer
Center for Neighborhood Technology

Chicago, IL

Director of Cities Programs
The Nature Conservancy, NJ

Newton, NJ

Director of Growth Management
Puget Sound Regional Council

Seattle, Washington

Planner II
TEI Planning + Design

Houston, TX

Senior Management Analyst
Lane County Office of Emergency Management

Eugene, OR

Principal City Planner
City of Los Angeles

Los angeles, CA

Planning Manager
City of Englewood

Englewood, CO

Transportation Researcher
Center for Transportation Studies

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bicycle, Pedestrian, Equestrian Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Transportation

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Associate Planner
Sasaki Associates

Boston, MA

Planning and Transportation Manager
National Landing Business Improvement District

Brentwood, Maryland

Public Affairs Director
American Planning Association

Washington, District of Columbia

City Planner
Los Angeles City Plng Dept

Los Angeles, CA

Principal
Houseal Lavigne

Murrieta, California

Principal City Planner
City and County of Denver

Denver, CO

Vice President
Progressive Urban Management Associates

Denver, Colorado

Urban Resilience Consultant
World Bank

Washington DC, District of Columbia

Transportation Planner
TYLin (previously Sam Schwartz)

New York City, NY

Owner
Flywheel Community Development Services LLC

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Regional Planner II
SIMPCO

Sioux City, IA

Senior Planner
City of Centennial

Greenwood Village, Colorado

City Principal Planner
City of Boulder

Broomfield, CO

Assistant Vice President
WSP USA

Baltimore, MD

Community Planner
US GSA

Washington, District of Columbia

Transit Director
City & County of Denver

Denver, CO

Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.)

Denver, CO

Associate
Norris Design

Tucson, AZ

Marketing and Communications Director
American Planning Association

Illinois

Senior Program Manager
Corporation for Supportive Housing

Hampton, Connecticut

Transportation Planner
York County Planning Commission

York, PA

City Climate Action Plan Lead
AECOM

Sacramento, CA

Partner
Houseal Lavigne

Chicago, Illinois

Principal, Planner
APA Small Town and Rural Planning Division

Carbondale, Colorado

Chief Zoning Officer
Pittsburgh Department of City Planning

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Design Principal
SWA

New York, New York

City Planning Director
City of Milwaukee Department of City Development

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Long-range Planner
Regional Transportation District (RTD)

Denver, CO

Director of Community Development
City of Cleveland, Texas

Cleveland, Texas

Deputy Director of Parks, Recreation & Golf
City of Commerce City

Commerce City, Colorado

City Manager
City of Painesville

Painsville, Ohio

Senior Transportation Planner
HDR

Pine, Colorado

Assistant Planning Director
City of Boerne

Boerne, TX

Director, Accessibility Observatory
University of Minnesota

Mpls, Minnesota

Transportation Planner
AECOM Technical Services

Phoenix, Arizona

Researcher
Center for Transportation Studies

Saint Paul, MN

Director
Michigan Office of Rural Prosperity

Traverse City, Michigan

Transit Planner
AECOM

Columbus, Ohio

Director of Strategic and Environmental Planning
Northeast Ohio Areawide Agency

Shaker Heights, OH

Climate Operations Team Lead
Washington State Department of Commerce

Yakima, Washington

Citywide Parks Planner
Denver Parks and Recreation

Centennial, CO

Executive Director
Albany County Land Bank Corporation

Guilderland, New York

Renaissance Planning

TAMPA, Florida

Founder
CityGal Solutions

Denver, CO

Senior Comprehensive Planner
City of Colorado Springs Long Range Planning Division

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Senior Resilience Planner
HDR Engineering

Seattle, Washington

Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado Denver

Denver, Colorado

Transportation Planning Manager
AECOM

Gilbert, Arizona

Senior Transportation Planner II
TYLin

Santa Monica, California

Planner & Urban Designer
Stantec

New York, NY

Senior Urban Designer
Perkins&Will

Atlanta, Georgia

Principal Owner
Kampfire Partners LLC

WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado

Chief of Integrated Planning
The Goodman Corporation

Austin, Texas

Planner II
City of Centennial

Denver, Colorado

Executive Director
Levitt Pavilion Denver

Denver, Colorado

Planner Coordinator
Montgomery County Planning Department

Washington, District of Columbia

FE Design & Consulting

Los Angeles, CA

Sr. Ass't City Attorney III
City Attorney's Office, City of Houston

Houston, Texas

Fellow, Partnership for the Bay’s Future
Coro Northern California

San Francisco, CA

Principal
Alexandra Miller Consulting

New Orleans, Louisiana

Director, Colorado Resiliency Office
Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Colorado Resiliency Office

Denver, CO

Land Use Planner
Burgess & Niple

Columbus, Ohio

Planning Director
City of Celina

Celina, Texas

Manager, Corridor Planning (Operations)
Regional Transportation District

Denver, Colorado

Discipline Leader
CDM Smith

Kansas City, MO

Senior Associate Planner
Logan Simpson

Fort Collins, CO

Development Services Director
City of Edgerton, Kansas

Edgerton, Kansas

Flood Science Center Co-Director and Portfolio Manager
Association of State Floodplain Managers

Madison, Wisconsin

Director of Planning & Zoning
Kennett Township

Cochranville, Pennsylvania

Long Range Planner
City of Saratoga Springs (Utah)

South Jordan, UT

Research Program and QA Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Executive Director
Community Wildfire Planning Center

Littleton, CO

Director, Planning & Development Services Dept
City of Boulder

Boulder, CO

Transit Connection Specialist
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority

Mounds View, Minnesota

Vice President, Real Estate
MassDevelopment

Springfield, Massachusetts

Senior Geospatial Professional
NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Silver Spring, Maryland

Program Manager, Policy Research Labs
Michigan Municipal League

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Associate Engineer
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Founder/Principal
Myerson Consulting, LLC

Bloomington, Indiana

Planning Director
Hall County Regional Planning Dept

Grand Island, Nebraska

CDM Smith

Denver, CO

Associate
Justice and Sustainability Associates

District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Senior Planner and Project Manager
The Schreifer Group

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Deputy Director and Chief Learning and Engagement Officer
Denver Art Museum

Denver, California

Planning Manager
City of Eau Claire

City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Principal & Founder
Ochoa Urban Collaborative

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Director, Sustainability & Climate Justice
City of Cleveland

Cleveland , Ohio

Founder and Principal
3e.Studio

Chicago, Illinois

Planning Deputy
City of Los Angeles - Council District 8

Los angeles, CA

Senior Land Use Advisor
Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP

Denver, CO

Senior Research Manager
Stanford Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab

Walnut Creek, California

Sustainability Coordinator
City of Northglenn

Denver, CO

Planning Director
Lakewood, CO

Lakewood

Founding Principal
Opticos Design

Berkeley, California

Associate Planner
City of Pomona

Los Angeles, CA

Executive Director
Taunton Office of Economic & Community Development

Taunton, Massachusetts

Director of Infrastructure
City of Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey

Surface Water Practice Leader
Merrick & Company

Broomfield, CO

Planning Group Leader, Midwest
Stantec

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Program Director
ICMA

Medford, Massachusetts

Senior Planner
Toole Design Group

Denver, Colorado

Director of Community Development
APA Kansas Chapter

Manhattan, KS

Principal
Development Strategies

Westminster, Colorado

Senior Manager, Urban Resilience
Urban Land Institute

West Palm Beach, Florida

Associate Analyst
SACOG

Sacramento, CA

Consultant
Planning & Implementation Strategies

Hermosa Beach, California

Planner II
City of Bellingham

Bellingham, WA

Principal
Punchard Consulting

Winchester, MA

Analyst
Toole Design Group

Denver, CO

Senior Planner
Washington State Department of Commerce

Redmond, WA

Executive Director
Northern Middlesex COG

Brookline, MA

Senior Planning Manager
City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning

Pittsburgh, PA

External Relations Lead
Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Sacramento, CA

Adaptive Reuse Sr. Project Development Administrator
City and County of Denver

Denver, CO

Senior Manager, Aviation Long-Range Planning
Port of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Owner
Acuitas 3D

Arvada, CO

Director of Public Affairs
NOACA

Lyndhurst, Ohio

Division Manager, Urban Design + Development
City of Albuquerque Planning Department

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Senior Urban Designer
Perkins&Will

Chicago, Illinois

Emerging.City

BROOKLYN, New York

Principal
Fehr & Peers

Guerneville, California

Grants Administration Officer
City of Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Director - Parks Planning, Design, and Construction
City and County of Denver Parks and Recreation Department

Denver, Colorado

Principal Planner
City and County of Denver

Denver, CO

Principal
Place It!

Alhambra, California

Planner
Latinos and Planning

Saint Hedwig, TX

Vice President
The Great Plains Institute

Duluth, MN

Community Development Manager
City of Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

Principal
Wise Economy Workshop

Cincinnati, Ohio

City of Iowa City Plng & Cmty Dev

Iowa City, IA

Principal/Founder
Crescendo Planning & Design

Denver, CO

Attorney
Otten Johnson Robinson Et Al

Denver, Colorado

Senior Associate Urban Planner
AECOM

Allen, TX

Senior Associate, Senior Urban Designer
Development Strategies

St Louis, MO

Research Director
Hexah Foundation

Austin, Texas

PhD Candidate
University of Colorado Denver

Golden, CO

Resiliency Planner
Kleinfelder

Boston, MA

Director, Planning Practice and Scenario Planning
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Cambridge, Massachusetts

President
Niagara Cnty Plng Dev Tourism

SANBORN, NY

Senior Policy and Research Associate
Research to Action LAB, Urban Institute

Alexandria, VA

Professor of Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
The Schreifer Group

Washington, District of Columbia

Urban Design Program Director
University of Colorado Denver

Denver, Colorado

Principal
Jim Schwab Consulting LLC

Chicago, Illinois

Planning Director/ President APA
City of Greensboro Planning Dept

Greensboro, North Carolina

Urban Designer Associate
Sasaki

Brooklyn, New York

Planning and Community Health Manager
American Planning Association

Naperville, Illinois

Executive Director
Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Principal Planner
Capitol Region Council of Governments

Hartford, Connecticut

Senior Associate
Economic & Planning Systems

Denver, Colorado

Principal / Vice President
Confluence

Des Moines, Iowa

Planning & Economic Development Senior Manager
National Landing BID