The ULI Rose Center hosted the Mayors’ Forum on the role of public-private partnerships in city building during the ULI Fall Meeting in Denver, CO. The event contained two moderated panel discussions focused on cross-sector discussion regarding public/private partnerships and how PPPs represent the nexus between the public sector’s needs and the private sector’s goals.
Mayors’ Forum on the role of public-private partnerships in city building
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Forum: 2:30-5:30 pm | Reception: 5:30-6:30 pm
Embassy Suites Denver Downtown/Convention Center
1420 Stout Street
Crestone Ballroom (3rd Floor)
2:30-3:45p Public/Private Partnership Practitioners’ Panel A facilitated conversation between public- and private-sector practitioners will discuss balancing public benefits with private risk.
Moderator:
Helen Chin, Program Officer, Surdna Foundation – moderator
Panelists:
Gene Conti, Secretary of Transportation, State of North Carolina (2010-2011 Rose Fellow)
Tracy Huggins, Executive Director, Denver Urban Renewal Authority
Bert Mathews, President, Mathews Development Company (2009-2010 Rose Fellow)
Greg Weaver, Executive VP, Catellus Development Corp
4:00-5:30p Mayors’ Panel on Public/Private Partnership The mayors will examine shared challenges and opportunities of public leadership in shaping a city’s urban spaces and revitalizing neighborhoods. They will also share their cities’ experience with ULI and the Daniel Rose Fellowship, and take questions from the audience.
Moderator:
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros, Founder and Chair, CityView, Los Angeles, CA
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1993-97) and Mayor of San Antonio (1981-89)
Panelists:
2011-2012 Rose Fellows:
The Honorable Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa
The Honorable Sly James, Mayor of Kansas City
The Honorable Jean Quan, Mayor of Oakland
The Honorable Angel Taveras, Mayor of Providence
2012-2013 Rose Fellows:
The Honorable Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville
The Honorable Pedro E. Segarra, Mayor of Hartford
The Honorable Marilyn Strickland, Mayor of Tacoma
A reception honoring public-sector attendees followed immediately afterward. This event was free to Fall Meeting registrants.
This event was generously sponsored by Catellus Development Corp. and OliverMcMillan.
