Wharton Future of Cities Conference: Reviving Our Cities

The Wharton School is hosting the first annual Wharton Future of Cities Conference, which is organized on the theme "Reviving our Cities." Through panels, fireside chats, and lightning lectures with leading industry and academic experts, participants will share how cities—especially the transportation and real estate sectors—are coping with the health and economic crises caused by COVID-19. Participants will also discuss predictions and recommendations for the post-COVID future of major U.S. cities.

Speakers include Michael Berman, President and CEO, M&T Realty Capital Corporation; Eugenie Birch, Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research; Reilly Brennan, Founding General Partner, Trucks Venture Capital; Tiffany Chu, Co-Founder and CEO, Remix; Richard Florida, University Professor, School of Cities and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and Co-Founder and Senior Editor, City Lab; Sam Khater, Vice President, Chief Economist, and Head, Economic and Housing Research Department, Freddie Mac; Joann Muller, Editor, Axios Navigate; Frank Reig, Co-Founder and CEO, Revel; Dr. Judith Rodin, President Emerita, University of Pennsylvania, and Former President, Rockefeller Foundation; Susan Wachter, Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research; Stacey Matlen, Senior Mobility Strategist, City of Detroit Office of Mobility Innovation, and Former CEO, Cart Rides; and Matthew Yglesias, Co-Founder, Vox.

This event is co-sponsored by Penn IUR.