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General Sessions

Why Organizational and Employee Well-being are Critical to Your Community – Jon Robison, Co-Founder, Salveo Partners

Revitalization of Detroit – Michael Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

Seeing Opportunities in the Midst of Crises

The Power of Small – Jia-Ping Lee, Program Director, Think City

Local is the New Black – Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor, City of Rochester Hills

Building Blocks: Creating Inclusive Communities – Nikki Pardo, Owner, Global Alliance Solutions

The Transformation of the Detroit Riverfront – Mark C. Wallace, President/CEO, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

 

Breakout Sessions

Thursday, September 26

11:00 am – Noon

Best Practices in Building and Maintaining a Domestic Violence High-Risk Response Team

Electrifying Michigan’s Transportation with All-New Incentives

Headwinds and Oversight: Managing Pension and Retiree Health Liabilities in an Uncertain Environment

Health – What Is it? How Can you Get it? And Why Doesn’t Everyone Have it?

Revitalizing Hamtramck: Local Investment, Regional Impact

 

2:45 – 3:45 pm

What Now? Navigating the Emerging Crowdfunding Scene

Developing a Parks and Rec Assets Management Plan

From The Budget to Roads and Everything in Between – Legislative Insights from the League’s Lobbying Team

The 2020 Census Adds Up for Michigan Communities

The Power of Small Follow-Up

 

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Aging Housing Stock: Is it Time for a Residential PACE Program?

Cultivating a Culture of Equity

Tapping Opportunity Zone Funds for Local Needs

Small Communities Networking

Social Media – Making it Happen in your Community

 

Friday, September 27

9:00 – 10:00 am

Distracted Driving Awareness – Understanding Cognitive Distraction & Strategies for Reducing Its Risk

Everyday Bias: Institutional and Implicit, Part 2 with Judge Tim Connors

Human Trafficking in Your Community

You’ve Been Breached

 

10:15 – 11:15 am

Public Engagement and Civility in Local Government

Elected Officials Academy 101

Everyday Bias: Institutional and Implicit, Part 2 with Alfredo Hernandez

Food Trucks 101: What You Need to Know

Filling the Gaps: Tiny Houses, Modular Construction, and ADUs