PROMOTING REGIONAL GROWTH AND INVESTMENT
Downtown Madison, Inc. and Milwaukee Downtown are excited to continue the popular virtual event series, The Madison + Milwaukee Downtown Exchange. Industry experts from Wisconsin’s two largest cities discuss highly relevant topics and opportunities on how the regions can learn from one another to build greater collaboration, growth, and investment.
8 80 Cities: Creating Cities for All
Friday, September 5 | 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Virtual Session via Zoom
For this series, speakers from the two cities share ideas on how the regions can work together for greater collaboration, growth, and investment. This month's topic is "8 80 Cities: Creating Cities for All," featuring panelists who are experts in community-building for all ages.
Panelists will include:
- Tom Linfield, President & CEO, Madison Children's Museum
- Michael Vanblaricum, President/CEO, Serving Older Adults
- Darrin Wasniewski, Senior Associate State Director - Community Outreach, AARP Wisconsin
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View previous exchanges here:
- Exchange 1: State of Our Downtowns
- Exchange 2: Downtown Commercial Real Estate & Future Trends
- Exchange 3: The Future of Transportation
- Exchange 4: Big Bold Ideas
- Exchange 5: Trends in Material and Labor Shortages
- Exchange 6: Can Downtowns Thrive in the New Normal?
- Exchange 7: Reimagining Downtown Through Public Space Placemaking
- Exchange 8: The Importance of Housing in Downtowns
- Exchange 9: Downtown's Quality of Life Initiatives
- Exchange 10: Conversation with Beth Weirick, CEO of Milwaukee Downtown
- Exchange 11: Importance and Impact of Large Events and Conventions on Downtown
- Exchange 12: Extension of Amtrak's Hiawatha Passenger Train from Milwaukee to Madison
- Exchange 13: Discussion with Midwestern Downtown Leaders
- Exchange 14: Federal Policy Updates and Why It's Important to Downtowns
- Exchange 15: Public Space Management Organization Best Practices
