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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Welcome Session and Opening Keynote
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Welcome Session and Opening Keynote
Location: Channel 1
Keynote Speaker:
Jaz Ampaw-Farr
CM: .75
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
The Affordable Housing Crisis...Averted
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
The Affordable Housing Crisis...Averted
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator:
Christopher N. Gomez, AICP
– City of White Plains Plng Dept
Virtual Speaker:
Jesica Youngblood (she/her/hers)
– Town of Bedford, NY
Housing Challenges and Solutions
CM: .75
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Stitching Urban Fabric: Reconnecting Communities Through Infrastructure Transformation
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Stitching Urban Fabric: Reconnecting Communities Through Infrastructure Transformation
Location: Channel 3
Virtual Speaker:
Tyler K. Cukar, AICP
– FXCollaborative
Virtual Speaker:
Laura Starr
– Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Virtual Speaker:
Adam Salgado
– City of New Rochelle
Transportation and Infrastructure
CM: .75
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Bridging the Divide: Turning Gaps into Engagement
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Bridging the Divide: Turning Gaps into Engagement
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Speaker:
Layla Aslani (she/her/hers)
– City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Virtual Moderator:
Emily Hays, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Planning NEXT
Virtual Speaker:
Steff Rosalez (she/her/hers)
– Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities
Inclusive Planning for Social Change
CM: .75
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Trails as Resilient Infrastructure
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Trails as Resilient Infrastructure
Location: Channel 3
Virtual Moderator:
Stephanie Weyer
– Toole Design
Transportation and Infrastructure
CM: .75
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Planning for Change: Building Small Business Endurance
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Planning for Change: Building Small Business Endurance
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Speaker:
Andra M. Roventa Schmitt (she/her/hers)
– City of Alexandria, Virginia
Virtual Moderator:
Jeffrey Farner, AICP
– City of Alexandria
Virtual Speaker:
Jose R. Delcid (he/him/his)
– City of Alexandria
Inclusive Planning for Social Change
CM: .75
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
CT
Equity in Practice IRL: Continuing the Momentum
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
CT
Equity in Practice IRL: Continuing the Momentum
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator:
Michael Brown, II, AICP (he/him/his)
– Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Virtual Speaker:
Libby Kaiser, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City and County of Denver
Virtual Speaker:
Minjee Kim
– UCLA
Virtual Speaker:
Christopher Auffrey (he/him/his)
– University of Cincinnati
Inclusive Planning for Social Change
CM: 1 Equity
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
Planner Peer Exchange
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
Planner Peer Exchange
Location: Online
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
Closing the Gender Gap in Transportation Planning
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
Closing the Gender Gap in Transportation Planning
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator:
Leah Gerber, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Detroit - Planning and Development Department
Virtual Speaker:
Sophie Frank (she/her/hers)
– Jacobs
Virtual Speaker:
Kate Rozen (she/her/hers)
– University of Washington
Transportation and Infrastructure
CM: .75
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
LEED for Cities: Framework for Planning Sustainable Communities
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
LEED for Cities: Framework for Planning Sustainable Communities
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Moderator:
Douglas Smith, AICP
– U.S. Green Building Council
Virtual Speaker:
John Law, AICP (he/him/his)
– US Green Building Council
Virtual Speaker:
Mackenzie Mindel (she/her/hers)
– U.S. Green Building Council
Virtual Speaker:
Marco Velotta, AICP
Climate Change, Energy, and the Environment
CM: .75
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
Schools & Communities: Connecting Housing Policy & K12-Education
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
CT
Schools and Communities: Housing Policy and K-12 Education
Location: Channel 3
Virtual Moderator:
Mathew Palmer (he/him/his)
– NC State University - Institute for Transportation Research & Education
Virtual Speaker:
Parker Darden
Virtual Speaker:
Matthew Sears
Virtual Speaker:
Brian Godfrey
Housing Challenges and Solutions
CM: .75
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CT
The Future of Planning
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CT
The Future of Planning
Location: https://planning.zoom.us/j/81491659285
Virtual Moderator:
Ievgeniia Dulko (she/her/hers)
– American Planning Association National
Virtual Speaker:
Moozhan Shakeri
Virtual Speaker:
Nader Afzalan, PhD (he/him/his)
– The Triangle & UC Berkeley
Virtual Speaker:
Mateo Alexander (he/him/his)
– Columbia University
Virtual Speaker:
Christine Coste
– RMA Digital
Upskilling for the Future
CM: 1
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
The Road Less Traveled: Women in Transportation Planning
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
The Road Less Traveled: Women in Transportation Planning
Location: Channel 3
Virtual Moderator:
Caroline Dwyer, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Chapel Hill Transit
Virtual Speaker:
Gabriella Harpel (she/her/hers)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Virtual Speaker:
Lauren Grove, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Durham
Virtual Speaker:
Divya Gandhi (she/her/hers)
– AECOM
Transportation and Infrastructure
CM: .75
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
Adaptive Plans: Comprehensive Planning for Implementation and Change
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
Adaptive Plans: Comprehensive Planning for Implementation and Change
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Moderator:
John R. Zeanah, AICP
– City of Memphis
Virtual Speaker:
Katherine Keough-Jurs, FAICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Cincinnati, Department of City Planning and Engagement
Virtual Speaker:
Evelyn Mitchell (she/her/hers)
– City of Austin
Navigating the Political Landscape
CM: .75
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
Five Takeaways from NPC Detroit's Career Center
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
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
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CT
Have You Met BESS?
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CT
Have You Met BESS?
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Moderator:
Mike Auerbach, AICP
– Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc.
Virtual Speaker:
Madeleine Krol
– University of Michigan Center for EmPowering Communities
Climate Change, Energy, and the Environment
CM: .75
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CT
Level up Your Comprehensive Plan: Power-Ups for Participation
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CT
Boost Your Comprehensive Plan: Power-Ups for Participation
Location: Channel 3
Virtual Moderator:
Marco Hinojosa, AICP (he/him/his)
– MIG, Inc.
Virtual Speaker:
John Chapman
Inclusive Planning for Social Change
CM: .75
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CT
Envisioning Urban Futures with Scenario Modeling Tools
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CT
Envisioning Urban Futures with Scenario Modeling Tools
Location: Channel 1
Virtual Moderator:
Robert C. Goodspeed, AICP (he/him/his)
– University of Michigan
Virtual Speaker:
Sachi Arakawa
– Cascadia Partners LLC
Virtual Speaker:
Kelsey Johnson
– Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Disaster Assessment & Recovery Unit
Virtual Speaker:
Rachel Finfer (she/her/hers)
– UrbanFootprint (now part of LightBox)
Emerging and Evolving Technology
CM: .75
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CT
Leveraging Geospatial Technologies to Support Comprehensive Planning
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CT
Leveraging Geospatial Technologies to Support Comprehensive Planning
Location: Channel 1
Emerging and Evolving Technology
CM: .5
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CT
Hot Takes: What NOT to Do When Planning
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CT
Hot Takes: What NOT to Do When Planning
Location: Channel 3
Navigating the Political Landscape
CM: .75
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CT
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CT
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Location: Channel 2
Virtual Moderator:
Maximillian Mahalek
– Planning and Law Division - American Planning Association
Virtual Speaker:
Donald L. Elliott, FAICP (he/him/his)
– Clarion Associates
Virtual Speaker:
Benjamin Frost, FAICP (he/him/his)
– Rhode Island Housing
Virtual Speaker:
Noah Kazis
Housing Challenges and Solutions
CM: 1 Law