The Burlington Business Association's 2017 Business Summit is an educational and interactive event designed to inform stakeholders about the challenges and opportunities Burlington will face moving forward as a 21st-century city.
Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA and now Senior Fellow at the Urban Land Institute, joins us as our keynote speaker. The event also includes a presentation by Jeffrey Lewis of the Vermont Futures Project, providing a state level outlook on data trends that impact the Vermont and Burlington economies. Fran Stoddard, a communications consultant who has done community development work through the Orton Family Foundation since 2012, joins us to facilitate break out group discussions about the future of Burlington to give attendees the opportunity to voice their vision for the future of Burlington.
Mayor Miro Weinberger speaks and Kelly Devine, Executive Director of the BBA will make final remarks.