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speaking

Each year, Jess speaks on topics such as urban policy, design, planning, public-private partnerships, development, and civic engagement, at cities, nonprofits, companies, universities, nonprofits, professional associations, and conferences across the country (and sometimes internationally, although very few of her jokes land in other languages.) See below for a selected listing.

facilitation

She is also a skilled facilitator of meetings, retreats, workshops, and conferences. 

media appearances

Jess represents various organizations to the media, and is often called upon as an expert on assorted topics.

Selected speaking and facilitation engagements

Year Location Event Hosted By Role Link
2018 New Orleans, LA National Planning Conference American Planning Association Panelist  
2018 Santa Fe, NM SFAI140 Event and Open Studios Santa Fe Art Institute Speaker  
2018 Austin, TX Cities Summit SXSW Moderator  
2018 Orlando, FL Mayors' Institute on Local Democracy National League of Cities Facilitator  
2017 New York, NY Civic Leadership Institute American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter Panelist  
2017 Tampa, FL Active City Conference American Institute of Architects, Tampa Bay Chapter Workshop Leader  
2017 Lansing, MI Dual Economy Conference Michigan State University Keynote  
2017 Raleigh, NC Annual Urban Design Conference North Carolina State University Emcee  
2017 Buffalo, NY Infill Development Forum Urban Land Institute Western New York Panelist  
2017 Tampa, FL Annual Real Estate Trends Conference Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay Panelist
2017 Stowe, VT Resilient Cities Summit: Finance and Implementation Strategies National League of Cities Facilitator  
2016 New York, NY Build America Summit American Instititute of Architects Panelist  
2016 Washington, DC Resilient Cities Summit Georgetown University Panelist  
2016 Dallas, TX TEDx Youth Southern Methodist University Speaker  
2016 Austin, TX Eco Summit SXSW Panelist  
2016 White Plains, NY Westchester Tomorrow Conference Westchester County Association Panelist  
2015 Washington, DC Leadership Institute American Institute of Architects Keynote  
2015 Richmond, VA Annual Conference Association for Community Design Panelist  
2015 Washington, DC Public Interest Design Institute Design Corps Workshop Leader  
2015 New Orleans, LA Annual Conference National Organization of Minority Architects Panelist  
2015 Washington, DC Greenbuild International Summit U.S. Green Building Council Panelist  
2014 Washington, DC Christopher Kelley Leadership Institute American Institute of Architects, DC Chapter Panelist  
2014 Atlanta, GA National Planning Conference American Planning Association Panelist  
2014 Cambridge, MA Project on Municipal Innovation Bloomberg Government Workshop Leader  
2014 Raleigh, NC Sir Walter Raleigh Awards City of Raleigh Keynote  
2014 Washington, DC Capital City Fellows Summit City of Washington, DC Workshop Leader  
2014 Burlington, VT Liveable Cities Forum Mayors' Innovation Project Panelist  
2014 Silver Spring, MD Makeover Montgomery Conference Montgomery County Panelist  
2014 Washington, DC LOCUS Summit Smart Growth America Panelist  
2014 Indianapolis, IN Public Officials Land Use Workshop Urban Land Institute Indiana Workshop Leader  
2013 Bogota, Colombia Innovative Cities Conference CAMACOL Keynote  
2013 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Elected Officials Conference Good Government Initiative Workshop Leader  
2013 Washington, DC The Future of NoMa National Building Museum Moderator  
2013 Panama City, Panama Infrastructure Conference Americas Competitiveness Forum Panelist  
2012 Salt Lake City, UT Mayor's Symposium City of Salt Lake/University of Utah Speaker  
2012 Raleigh, NC Annual Urban Design Conference North Carolina State University Emcee  
2012 Manitoba, Canada Atmosphere Conference University of Manitoba Keynote  
2012 Austin, TX Interactive Festival SXSW Panelist  
2012 Washington, DC Aging In Place Institute Partners for Liveable Communities Facilitator  
2011 New Orleans, LA Annual Conference American Instititute of Architects
Plenary Moderator
  
2011 Grand Rapids, MI Fountain Street Great Speakers Series Fountain Street Baptist Church Keynote  
2011 London, United Kingdom Detroit/London Charette World Architecture News Panelist  
2011 Washington, DC Design and Public Impact Forum Public Architecture Panelist
2010 Easton, MD Annual Conference Eastern Shore Conservation Society Keynote  
2010 Ocean City, MD Annual Conference Maryland Municipal League Workshop Leader  
2010 Chicago, IL Architecture for Change Summit   Panelist  
2009 Turin, Italy Institute On Territorial Systems for Innovation Lunch Lecture Series Polytechnic University of Turin Speaker  
2008 Boston, MA Annual Conference American Instititute of Architects Speaker  
2008 Dallas, TX SEED Summit Design Corps Panelist  
2008 Boston, MA Greenbuild U.S. Green Building Council Panelist  
2008 San Diego, CA Board Meeting International Masonry Institute Speaker  
2007 San Antonio, TX Annual Conference American Instititute of Architects Workshop Leader  
2006 Las Vegas, NV Annual Conference American Instititute of Architects Panelist  
2004 Palm Springs, CA Desert Practice Conference American Instititute of Architects, California Council Panelist