The City of Cleveland and the ULI Cleveland District Council presented, on March 2-3, an inclusive, two-day symposium, Building the 21st Century City: The Future Is Now!. The purpose of this Symposium was to identify and discuss policy and programs necessary for Cleveland to compete and thrive as a 21st Century City, one that will be inclusive to all of its citizens and attract workers and businesses. With these goals in mind, the Symposium focused on three significant areas: technology, mobility and inclusive economic development. Attendees interacted with a talented and experienced group of speakers and panelist from the region and far beyond during the program. Read a summary report from the March symposium online here.

As planned, the City and ULI are now proceeding with Phase 2 of this project, on Wednesday, November 10, and invite you join the discussion. In this virtual follow up to the Symposium, we will analyze the insights and recommendations shared during the Symposium and distill that vital and valuable information into a discrete list of practical and impactful projects and programs that may be considered by the City, other leaders in the region and the entire community to advance the goal of Building the 21st Century City. We are happy to welcome both those who attended the Symposium or contributed to planning it and those who were not able to attend it. The November virtual event will include an opening, framing session, followed by three facilitated, 2-hour discussions, offered sequentially, one for each of the three tracks presented in the Symposium – technology, mobility and inclusive economic development. This will allow attendees to attend one or more of the track discussions. The day will end with a wrap up discussion and virtual networking reception.

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Sign up now to be part of this giant step into Cleveland’s future! Those who register for the November event will also have access to view additional recordings from the Symposium.