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Saturday, Apr 25th
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
The 2026 Trend Report: Emerging Trends and Signals
Location: HPCC, Room 310AB
Moderator and Speaker: Ievgeniia Dulko (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association National
Speaker: Petra Hurtado, PhD – American Planning Association
Speaker: Joseph DeAngelis, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association National
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1
Saturday, Apr 25th
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
The Joy of Planning through Improv
Location: HPCC, Room 251A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Valerie Quarles, AICP (she/her/hers) – City of Saint Paul
Speaker: Phillip Green, AICP (he/him/his) – Village of Hoffman Estates
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Saturday, Apr 25th
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Dear Workplace: Burning Questions Answered
Location: HPCC, Room 410AB
Moderator and Speaker: Lauren Miller, AICP (she/her/hers) – Municipality of Lakeshore
Speaker: Jon Albert West, AICP (he/him/his) – Georgia Dept Community Affairs
Speaker: Aaron L. Ruffin – OpenAI
Speaker: Allison C. Stewart-Harris, AICP (she/her/hers) – Tunnell Spangler Walsh (TSW)
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Saturday, Apr 25th
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Shakespearean Ethics Skits 2026
Location: HPCC, Room 420AB
Moderator and Speaker: Scott W. Duncanson, AICP – GFT, Inc.
Speaker: Arlova J. Vonhm, AICP (she/her/hers) – Arlington County
Speaker: Rebecca M. Ross, AICP (she/her/hers) – Delaware County Planning Department
Speaker: Kimberley Mickelson, FAICP (she/her/hers) – Downtown Houston +
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.25 Ethics
Saturday, Apr 25th
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Upskilling - Building Ethical Judgment for AI-Enabled Planning
Location: HPCC, Room 250A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Sagar Shah, PhD, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association
Speaker: Pamela Robinson (she/her/hers) – School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University
Speaker: Morgan Boyco (he/him/his) – Dillon Consulting
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Saturday, Apr 25th
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM ET
Lightning Talk 1
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: David Fields, FAICP – Harris County Precinct One
Moderator and Speaker: Shari Williams – Detroit Future City
Moderator and Speaker: Lahari Peluri, AICP (she/her/hers) – Freese and Nichols
Moderator and Speaker: Robert C. Goodspeed, AICP (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
Moderator and Speaker: Brittany B. Simmons (she/her/hers) – OHM Advisors
Moderator and Speaker: Jennifer M. Raitt (she/her/hers) – Northern Middlesex COG
Moderator and Speaker: Rachel Shindman, AICP – Economic & Planning Systems
Moderator and Speaker: Gabby Hart, AICP (she/her/hers) – Clarion Associates
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Saturday, Apr 25th
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET
Storytelling and the Value of Planning
Location: HPCC, Room 330AB
Moderator and Speaker: Phillip Green, AICP (he/him/his) – Village of Hoffman Estates
Speaker: Meghan Stromberg – American Planning Association
Speaker: Bruce Knight, FAICP – City of Champaign
Speaker: Triveece Penelton, AICP – Vireo | Penelton Interactive
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1
Sunday, Apr 26th
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM ET
In-Person Professional Programs for Future-Ready Planners
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Mehri Mohebbi – University of Florida
Speaker: Jaime Fearer, AICP (she/her/hers) – City of Greenbelt, MD
Speaker: Nader Afzalan – California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Speaker: Miguel A. Vazquez, FAICP (he/him/his) – Riverside University Health System-Public Health
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Sunday, Apr 26th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Ethics: Fun, Facts, and Credits
Location: HPCC, Room 251A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Karen Wolf, FAICP (she/her/hers) – American Institute of Certified Planners
Speaker: Erin N. Perdu, AICP (she/her/hers) – Stantec
Speaker: Staron Faucher, AICP – Halff Associates
Speaker: Ralph R. Willmer, FAICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1 Ethics
Sunday, Apr 26th
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM ET
PUDs: Paved with Good Intentions
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Gabby Hart, AICP (she/her/hers) – Clarion Associates
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .5
Sunday, Apr 26th
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET
Get Involved: APA and AICP Leadership Opportunities
Location: HPCC, Room 420AB
Speaker: Angela D. Brooks, FAICP (she/her/hers) – City of Philadelphia
Speaker: Karen Wolf, FAICP (she/her/hers) – American Institute of Certified Planners
Speaker: Johnathan Gates, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association
Speaker: Tara B. Paxton, FAICP (she/her/hers) – Township of Brick
Speaker: Bruce Fountain, AICP – City of La Vista, NE
Upskilling for the Future
Sunday, Apr 26th
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM ET
Engaging Your Community in Code-Writing Processes
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Kara Dudek-Mizel, AICP (she/her/hers) – Desire Line
Speaker: Matthew Wilson – Desire Line LLC
Speaker: Tracie Schillace – Tangipahoa Parish Government
Speaker: Kristin Tortorich-Hornsby – Town of Abita Springs
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Sunday, Apr 26th
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Planning with Foresight
Location: HPCC, Room 250A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Ievgeniia Dulko (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association National
Speaker: Petra Hurtado, PhD – American Planning Association
Speaker: Alykhan Mohamed – Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Speaker: Joseph DeAngelis, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association National
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Sunday, Apr 26th
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM ET
What Happens When They Walk Out of the Room?
Location: HPCC, Room 310AB
Moderator and Speaker: Liz Lang – American Planning Association
Speaker: Sara Copeland, FAICP (she/her/hers) – City of Kansas City MO
Speaker: Andrew Hagemeier, AICP – Missoula County Planning
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Sunday, Apr 26th
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM ET
Pathways and Paychecks: A Portrait of the Profession
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: David Morley, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association National
Speaker: Sagar Shah, PhD, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association
Speaker: Ivis Garcia
Speaker: Weiping Wu (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Sunday, Apr 26th
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
You’re the Messenger: Demonstrating Value to Elected Officials
Location: HPCC, Room 250A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Brenna Donegan (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association
Speaker: Zoe Kaplan (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Monday, Apr 27th
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM ET
Efficiency from Within: Proven Self-Evaluation Methods
Location: HPCC, Room 330AB
Moderator and Speaker: Aaron C. Baggarly, AICP – Matrix Consulting Group
Speaker: Cori Reaume, AICP – City of North Richland Hills, TX
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Monday, Apr 27th
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ET
It's More Than Elementary: Customizing Actionable Youth Engagement
Location: HPCC, Room 250A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Corrin Hoegen Wendell, FAICP (she/her/hers) – YEP! Youth Engagement Planning
Speaker: Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt, AICP (she/her/hers) – MassDOT
Speaker: Anna K. Laybourn, FAICP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop
Speaker: Jessica Garrow, FAICP – Design Workshop
Speaker: Meagan Booth (she/her/hers) – Utah APA
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Monday, Apr 27th
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET
Visualizing Planning: Design Tools to Engage Stakeholders
Location: HPCC, Room 330AB
Moderator and Speaker: Laurel Harbin, AICP – FSU and UF
Speaker: Devan Leavins – Eight 0 Nine Group
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Monday, Apr 27th
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET
Reality Bites: The Gen Z Edition
Location: HPCC, Room 410AB
Moderator and Speaker: Lauren Miller, AICP (she/her/hers) – Municipality of Lakeshore
Speaker: Erin Ollig, AICP (she/her/hers) – City of Overland Park, KS
Speaker: Zoe Brown, AICP (she/her/hers) – Olsson
Speaker: Clarence Sirmons, AICP – City of Riviera Beach
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Monday, Apr 27th
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
2026 Student Planning and Design Competition Final Presentations
Location: HPCC, Room 250A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Kohl Malo, AICP (he/him/his) – Renaissance Planning
Speaker: Amanda Miller – American Planning Association
Speaker: Kris Kris Krider, AICP (he/him/his) – Arlington County, VA
Speaker: Bianca Mers (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.25
Monday, Apr 27th
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Plot Twist: Rhetoric Techniques from Compelling Storytellers
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Andy Boenau, AICP – City of Richmond Department of Transportation
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .5
Monday, Apr 27th
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM ET
Finding the Right Rhythm: Optimizing Client-Consultant Relationships
Location: HPCC, Room 420AB
Moderator and Speaker: Jami Williams – RRM Design Group
Speaker: Martha Miller, AICP (she/her/hers) – Miller Planning Associates
Speaker: Cynthia Marsh (she/her/hers) – City of Lodi, Community Development Department
Speaker: Jeremy Lochirco (he/him/his) – City of Hayward, CA
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Monday, Apr 27th
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM ET
State Housing Reform: From Momentum to Movement
Location: HPCC, Room 410AB
Moderator and Speaker: Kiley Chapley (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association
Speaker: Salim Furth
Speaker: Sonja Trauss
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Monday, Apr 27th
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Ethics Cases of the Year
Location: HPCC, Room 140A-F
Moderator and Speaker: Karen Wolf, FAICP (she/her/hers) – American Institute of Certified Planners
Speaker: Staron Faucher, AICP – Halff Associates
Speaker: Erin N. Perdu, AICP (she/her/hers) – Stantec
Speaker: Ralph R. Willmer, FAICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1 Ethics
Monday, Apr 27th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Upskilling Initiative — Simplifying Complex Information
Location: HPCC, Room 330AB
Moderator and Speaker: David Morley, AICP (he/him/his) – American Planning Association National
Speaker: Rachel Shindman, AICP – Economic & Planning Systems
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Monday, Apr 27th
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
(Silver) Foxes in the Henhouse: Age as Superpower
Location: HPCC, Room 250A-C
Moderator and Speaker: Caroline Dwyer, AICP (she/her/hers) – Renaissance Planning Group, Inc.
Speaker: Silvia E. Vargas, FAICP (she/her/hers) – Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
Speaker: Karla Ebenbach, AICP – Ebenbach Consulting LLC
Speaker: Karen Wolf, FAICP (she/her/hers) – American Institute of Certified Planners
Speaker: Tippe Morlan, AICP (she/her/hers) – City of Saratoga Springs
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1.5
Monday, Apr 27th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
Are We Planning for Process or Outcomes?
Location: HPCC, Room 142A-C
Moderator and Speaker: James A. Castaneda, AICP (he/him/his) – Somos Group
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .5
Monday, Apr 27th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
So You Graduated. Now What?
Location: HPCC, Room 430A
Moderator and Speaker: Angela D. Brooks, FAICP (she/her/hers) – City of Philadelphia
Upskilling for the Future
Tuesday, Apr 28th
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM ET
Lost in Translation: RFP Assumptions from Both Sides!
Location: HPCC, Room 420AB
Moderator and Speaker: Allison G. Mouch, AICP (she/her/hers) – Orion Planning + Design
Speaker: Stephen Coe, AICP (he/him/his) – WAYpoint @ WET
Speaker: Aaron M. Wilson, AICP (he/him/his) – City of Missoula, Dept of Public Works & Mobility
Speaker: Staron Faucher, AICP – Halff Associates
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Wednesday, May 27th
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Five Takeaways from NPC Detroit's Career Center
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator: Amanda Dunne Acevedo (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association
Upskilling for the Future
Wednesday, May 27th
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET
The Future of Planning
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator: Ievgeniia Dulko (she/her/hers) – American Planning Association National
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1
Thursday, May 28th
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Navigating Uncertainty: Strategic Foresight for Action-Oriented Planning
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Speaker: Elizabeth Ginsberg, AICP (she/her/hers) – Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Virtual Speaker: Austen Edwards (he/him/his) – Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Virtual Moderator: Heather Sauceda Hannon, AICP – Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Thursday, May 28th
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM ET
Exploratory Scenario Planning for Brazil’s Public Lands
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator: Daniela Faria (she/her/hers) – Planning Practice and Scenario Planning, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Virtual Speaker: Heather Sauceda Hannon, AICP – Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75
Friday, May 29th
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Write a Comprehensive Plan In-House
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Moderator: Lucy Stoll, AICP – Former City of Chesapeake
Virtual Speaker: James J. McNamara, II – City of Chesapeake
Upskilling for the Future
CM: .75