Urban Futures Summit 2019 Speakers Announced
The 2019 Urban Futures Summit organizing team is excited to announce the speaker lineup for the upcoming summit. Please join us on May 2 at 9:30 for a full day or learning from some of the sharpest minds in Dallas!
It’s not too late to sign up!
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Art Panel
Infrastructure Panel
Luncheon
Morning Plenary
Public Safety Panel
Samee Ahmad
Samee Ahmad is an undergraduate student of international political economy at The University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked Read More
Bianca Avery
Bianca Avery, M.Ed. is a businesswoman, educator, political strategist, and community advocate based out of Dallas, Texas. She is a Read More
Derek Avery
Derek is a visionary and experienced leader with a passion for serving people. He has a passion for real estate Read More
Judge Brandon Birmingham
Brandon Birmingham is a Felony District Judge in Dallas County, and is the former Presiding Judge of the Dallas County Read More
Tisha Crear
Tisha Crear is from Dallas, Texas and is dedicated to preserving and creating space for healthy community to thrive. She is Read More
Judge John Creuzot
John Creuzot is a retired Judge and an award-winning lawyer with more than three decades of experience in the criminal Read More
Beverly Davis
Beverly’s career in Dallas city government has spanned over 35 years with service in over five city departments. She is Read More
Dr. Marvin Dulaney
Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney is Associate Professor of History Emeritus, former Interim Director of the Center for African American Studies, Read More
Mercedes Fulbright
Mercedes is the Texas Organizing Director for Working Families Party, a grassroots, multiracial political party of working people coming together Read More
John Fullinwider
John Fullinwider is the co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, an educator and community organizer, with more than 35 years’ Read More
Jerry Hawkins
Jerry Hawkins is the Director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (DTRHT), part of a national 14-city initiative by Read More
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy is a founding partner in the Dallas-based urban design firm, Space Between Design Studio. He is presently on Read More
Lyndsay Knecht
Lyndsay Knecht documents the intersections of art and communal memory as a writer and editor based in Dallas. She was Read More
Peggy Larney
Peggy Taylor Larney has over thirty years of experiences in community service, arts & education, advocacy and mentoring. She is Read More
Vicki Meek
Vicki Meek, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized artist who has exhibited widely. She boasts a 40+ Read More
Sara Mokuria
Sara Mokuria brings her high-level experience in project management, program design, and community engagement, combined with lifelong passions for justice, Read More
Nikiya Natale
Nikiya Natale is an attorney with an extensive background in the areas of immigration and civil rights. Her work focuses Read More
Dr. Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He is a professor of American history at Collin College in Read More
Molly Plummer
Molly Plummer is the Parks for People Program Manager for the Trust for Public Land’s North Texas office. She holds Read More
Sandy Rollins
Sandy Rollins is the Executive Director of the Texas Tenants’ Union. She has more than 35 years’ experience working with Read More
Areeb Siddiqui
Areeb is a Eugene McDermott Scholar and Bill Archer Fellow majoring in political science and economics at The University of Read More
Dominique Torres-Jeter
Dominique Torres grew up in the Pleasant Grove area of Southeast Dallas and is a proud product of DISD. She Read More
Clyde Valentin
Clyde Valentín was born and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. He is the Co-founder and former Executive Director of Hi-ARTS Read More
Monique Ward
Monique Ward is a transplant from Houston, where she worked at the transit authority, METRO in Public Affairs and Planning. Read More
Owen Wilson-Chavez
Owen Wilson-Chavez is an urban geographer and open data enthusiast who works to advance the use of data in decision-making Read More
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