Creative Cities Summit Lexington is very pleased to announce the participation of a special delegation from Michigan at the conference next week.  The delegation will participate in a special session titled “Fighting Back – Messages from Detroit” on Friday, April 9^th at 11am.

“Detroit remains the psychic center of the American economy” said CCS founder and producer Peter Kageyama.  “People need to know that cities in crisis can fight back and do amazingly innovative and creative things.  That is why we wanted to bring this group from Michigan to tell those stories.”

The delegation was able to attend thanks to the support of the Michigan Municipal League and the New Economy Initiative in Detroit.  Sean Mann of the Michigan Municipal League and the founder of Let’s Save Michigan will serve as the moderator. “We are excited to share our firsthand accounts of Detroit to a wider audience and hopefully shape a richer, more optimistic narrative about our city,” said Mann.

The delegation includes:

Karen Gagnon, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Cool Cities
Eric Cedo, Unity Studios
Phillip Cooley, Los Pistoleros
Mark Covington, Georgia Street Community Collective
Claire Nelson,  Open City

The Creative Cities Summit is working with the Lexington Young Professionals Association and Urban League Young Professionals to present a special half day event prior to the opening of CCS.

The Young Professionals Summit is an opportunity for young professionals, community and business leaders to come together in an open learning environment to discuss how to bridge generational and community issues affecting today’s young professionals. Attendees will have the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, build their networking skills and discover ways to get involved in the community.

WHEN:  April 7th, noon to 5pm

WHERE:  Lexington Center

REGISTRATION: $49/pp: includes lunch, afternoon sessions, and an evening reception with Governor Beshear and guest speakers from the Creative Cities Summit.  YP Summit registration includes entrance to the opening night of the Creative Cities Summit featuring Gov. Beshear, Ben Self, co-founder of Blue State Digital & Richard Florida, author of Rise of the Creative Class.

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