Featured Speakers
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Jeff Speck

Partner, Speck Dempsey LLC, City Planner/ Author

Jeff Speck, FAICP, FCNU, LEED-AP, Honorary ASLA, is a city planner and author who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007, he presided over the “Mayors’ Institute on City Design” and created the Governors’ Institute on Community Design. Prior to his federal appointment, Speck spent 10 years as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., the principal firm behind the New Urbanism movement. Since 2007, he has led Speck & Associates (now Speck Dempsey), an award-winning urban planning firm serving public and private clients around the world.

Keynote Speaker, Wednesday 10/15
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Veronica O. Davis, PE

Director, Cities Program, AtkinsRéalis

Veronica O. Davis, PE, is a selfdescribed transportation nerd and author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities. She believes everyone should have access to safe, reliable, and affordable transportation. She is currently the Director of Cities Program for AtkinsRéalis. She has over 20 years of experience in civil engineering and planning. Under the Mayor Turner Administration, she was the Director of Transportation and Drainage Operations for the City of Houston. She is also the co-founder and former Managing Partner at Nspiregreen LLC. She is one of the co-founders of Black Women Bike (BWB). She was the Vice President and City of Houston representative on the National Association of City Transportation Officials.

Keynote Speaker, Thursday 10/16