Danville Regional Foundation Speaker Series 2015
Danville Regional Foundation
and the
Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce
present
Peter Kageyama
Peter Kageyama is an internationally recognized expert on community development and grassroots engagement. He is the co-founder and producer of the Creative Cities Summit, an interdisciplinary event that brings together citizens and practitioners around the big idea of the city. Peter is the former President of Creative Tampa Bay, a grassroots community change organization. He has spoken all over the world about bottom up community development and the amazing people that are making change happen.
The mutual love affair between people and their place is one of the most powerful influences in our lives, yet we rarely think of it in terms of a relationship. As cities begin thinking of themselves as engaged in a relationship with their citizens, and we citizens begin to consider our emotional connections with our places, we open up new possibilities in community, social and economic development by including the most powerful of motivators—the human heart—in our toolkit of city-making.
Peter explores what makes cities lovable and what motivates ordinary citizens to do extraordinary things for their places. From Peter, we will meet those amazing people who are truly in love with their cities and how they are key to the future development of our communities.
DRF began the Speaker Series in 2009 by bringing innovative thinkers to the Dan River Region as part of the Foundation’s work to transform the regional economy and create a prosperous and healthy culture benefiting all of the region’s citizens. A result of the Speaker Series has been people developing more confidence in their community. Attendees take the speakers’ messages home with them and share it with friends, family, and co-workers. These messages of positive change are contagious and spread quickly throughout the community.
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 22, 2015
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
7:30 - 9:00 am
Fees/Admission
There is no cost to attend but reservations are required and will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
Website
Contact Information
Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce; 434-836-6990
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