
The Jersey City Summit on Economic Development, Placemaking & Innovation - May 31, 2017The Jersey City Summit - roundtable&advisoryWednesday, May 31, 2017 from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT) |
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May 31st, 2017
CHAIR WELCOME: 8:15 am - 8:20 am
Alfa Demmellash, Co-Founder & CEO, Rising Tide Capital
OPENING REMARKS: 8:20 am - 8:25 am
Marcos Vigil, Deputy Mayor, City of Jersey City
SUSTAINABILITY PANEL: 8:25 am - 9:10 am
Brian Platt, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Jersey City
Randall Solomon, Co-Founder, Sustainable Jersey
Katherine Lawrence, Secretary, Jersey City Environmental Commission, Sr. Planner, City of Jersey City
Edward Potosnak, Executive Director, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters
Debra Italiano, Chair & Founder, Sustainable JC
Mark Lobhauer, Director, New Jersey, Regional Plan Authority - Moderator
TRANSPORTATION PANEL: 9:10 am - 9:55 am
Jon Carnegie, Project Director, Together North Jersey & Executive Director, VTC Transportation Center – Rutgers
Mary K. Murphy, Executive Director, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Barkha Patel, Sr. Transportation Planner, Division of City Planning, City of Jersey City
Michael Marino, Director & GM, PATH, Port Authority of NY & NJ
Jay DiDomenico, Director, Hudson TMA, Hudson County Improvement Authority
Patrick Conlon, President, Bike JC - Moderator
MORNING RECEPTION: 9:55 am - 10:20 am
PUBLIC + OPEN SPACES PANEL: 10:20 am - 11:05 am
Sam Pesin, President, Friends of Liberty State Park
Francesca Giarratana, Principal Planner, Division of Planning, Hudson County
Signe Nielsen, Founding Principal, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, Lead Designer, Newport Green
Laura Skolar, President, Jersey City Parks Coalition
Steve Jandoli, Green Acres Program, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Benjamin Delisle, Director of Development, Jersey City Redevelopment Authority - Moderator
STEM EDUCATION & CENTERS PANEL: 11 am - 11:55 am
Paul Hoffman, President & CEO, Liberty Science Center
Eugene Cornacchia, President, Saint Peter's University
Sue Henderson, President, New Jersey City University
Marcia V. Lyles, Superintendent, Jersey City Public Schools
Glen Gabert, President, Hudson County Community College
Peter Daniels, EVP & Systems COO, CarePoint Health - Moderator
LUNCH RECEPTION: 11:55 am - 1 pm
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS PANEL: 1 - 1:45 pm
Michele Massey, Executive Director, Jackson Hill Main Street SID
Steven Hillyer, Project Manager, Journal Square SID
Christine Barresi, Executive Director, McGinley Square Partnership SID
Rachel Sieg, Executive Director, Historic Downtown SID
David Diaz, District Manager, Central Avenue SID
Don Smartt, District Administrator, Journal Square SID - Moderator
PLACE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP PANEL: 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Alfred J. Titone, NJ District Director, US Small Business Administration
Vanessa Quijano, Small Business Development Coordinator, JCEDC
Alfa Demmellash, Co-Founder & CEO, Rising Tide Capital
Joseph Gilkey, Executive Director, Ignite Institute, Saint Peter’s University
Vivian Brady-Phillips, Deputy Mayor, City of Jersey City
Maria Nieves, President & CEO, Hudson County Chamber of Commerce - Moderator
AFTERNOON RECEPTION: 2:30 pm - 2:50 pm
ARTS - CULTURE & SPACES PANEL: 2:50 pm - 3:40 pm
Sarah Calderon, Managing Director, ArtPlace America
Olga Levina, Founder, Jersey City Theater Center
Stefania Panepinto, Principal Owner, Panepinto Galleries, Panepinto Fine Arts, Panepinto Properties
Nicholas Paleologos, Executive Director, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Christine Goodman, Founder, Art House Productions
Robinson Holloway, Chair, Jersey City Arts Council & Owner, Village West Gallery - Moderator
CREATIVE, CULTURAL & ENTREPRENEURIAL GATHERINGS PANEL: 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm
Tamara Remedios, Founder, Hudson Restaurant Week, NewarkPulse.com, Halsey Street Festival
Craig Goletz, Co-Founder & President, Jersey City International Television & Film Festival
Robert Rodriguez, Superintendent, Liberty State Park
Colin Egan, Executive Director, Landmark Loew's Jersey Theater
Elizabeth Cain, Director, Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Jersey City
Michele Sorvino, Executive Director, Golden Door International Film Festival of Jersey City
Kern Weissman, President, Riverview Neighborhood Association - Moderator
CLOSING REMARKS: 4:25 pm - 4:35 pm
CLOSING RECEPTION: 4:35 pm - 6 pm
PARTNERS
Rising Tide Capital
Jersey City Economic Development Corporation
Hudson County Chamber of Commerce
SPONSORS
Saint Peter's University
Panepinto Properties
Kinkisharyo International
T&M Associates
SILVERMAN
CarePoint Health
HCI - Hydrotechnology Consultants
SUPPORTERS
Central Ave Special Improvement District
Journal Square Special Improvement District
Historic Downtown Special Improvement District
McGinley Square Special Improvement District
Jackson Hill Special Improvement District
Art House Productions
Jersey City Park Coalition
New Jersey Managing District Association
Jersey City Tech Meetup
New Jersey Tech Council
The Jersey City Local Economy Working Group
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