SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Welcome to the 2025 Creative Placemaking Conference! Please check in at the registration table located on the first floor of Bounce Innovation Hub and join us in the Signal Tree room for our Welcome & Keynote.

Need help? Volunteers are available to assist you.

Join us in the Signal Tree room for an official welcome from Summit County Land Bank Executive Director, Patrick Bravo, and ArtsNow Executive Director, Nicole Mullet.

LC Johnson, Founder & CEO of Zora’s House, will present The Alchemy of Us: How Unlikely Collaborations Build Radical Spaces.

Public Art as Public Safety: Crime Prevention Through Aesthetic Design
Burton D. Morgan Foundation Ideation Studio A

Art on Arrival: Telling Neighborhood Stories Through Transit Infrastructure
Burton D. Morgan Foundation Ideation Studio B

Creative Placemaking: Not Just for the Outdoors
Bridgestone Room

Civic Innovation and the Knight Emerging City Champions Fellowship
Burton D. Morgan Foundation Ideation Studio A

Financing Place: How Small-Scale Projects Get Funded
Burton D. Morgan Foundation Ideation Studio B

Reimagining Empty Lots
Bridgestone Room

Creative Play - Risograph Workshop
The Workshop | 1st Floor

Join us in the Signal Tree Room for a great lunch and even greater networking opportunities.

Stick around and hear how a dedicated group of student from the University of Akron are addressing the issue of underutilized public spaces using creative placemaking strategies. Who knows, you might be the piece of the puzzle they’re missing!

Better Together: How Health Systems Anchor Stronger Communities
Burton D. Morgan Foundation Ideation Studio A

Walls and Streets: Reimagining the Public Realm through Policy and Design
Burton D. Morgan Foundation Ideation Studio B

Collaborating with Artists to Formulate Sophisticated Strategic Frameworks for Urban Placemaking Initiatives
Bridgestone Room

Creative Play - Risograph Workshop
The Workshop | 1st Floor

Join us in the Signal Tree room for our Closing Plenary. Gil Penalosa, Founder & Chair of 8 80 Cities will present on The Power of Community Co-Design in Creating Cities for All Ages.

Join us at Missing Falls Brewery! No need to move your car — just follow the crowd. Missing Falls Brewery is adjacent to Bounce Innovation Hub at 540 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44311. See you there!