Cities - The Engines of Economic Prosperity
Featuring Carol Coletta
President and CEO of CEO's for Cities
Cities drive growth. Starting with a strong downtown core, growth radiates outward to the suburbs, to the Province and to the region.
Join us as we present Carol Coletta, President and CEO of the organization CEO for Cities. Carol, a respected authority on urban issues, will share her insights into what it takes for cities to succeed and prosper. Carol will speak to:
- The importance of cities and how they are the engines of economic prosperity;
- How the power of a strong and vibrant downtown resonates throughout the entire region;
- The effect of investing more broadly in key assets such as the downtown; and,
- The top few things we should focus on to remain competitive and continue to grow as a region.
Biography
Carol Coletta is president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show Smart City. She is a highly sought after speaker on the success formula for cities and creative communities and is frequently interviewed as an expert on urban issues by national media. In 2008 she was named one of the world's 50 most important urban experts by a leading European think tank.
Most recently, she was named the recipient of the Lamda Alpha International 2009 International Journalism Award for her work with CEOs for Cities and Smart City, and as one of the top 50 urban thinkers of all time by readers of PLANetizen.com.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Please stayed tuned for more information on our next Building Our Future event, "Let's Talk Exports", on May 26, 2010.