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After the Global Summit: New Pathways for Placemaking (and a Focus on Place-Led Development)
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
What’s happening in the placemaking arena outside of Europe? What are some possible next steps for practitioners around the globe? 


Ethan Kent and Steve Davies (Placemaking X) will talk about some of the history of the placemaking movement starting in Central Europe in the mid 90s, how it has grown around the world since, and current global trends with international placemaking leaders and networks. 


TJ Maguire and Andrew Pask (Placemaking Canada) will share learnings from the 2025 Global Placemaking Summit held in Toronto, Canada - including key takeaways from workshops, plenary presentations and site visits, and progression of the Global Placemaking agendas. 


The team will also share the initiatives being undertaken by Placemaking Canada and some of the emerging areas of focus and practices in Canadian placemaking: including placemaking pluralism, equity-centred and Indigenous placemaking, and winter placemaking.


Finally, the panel will look at the emergence of a global place-led development agenda. It’s time to challenge the development community to go “beyond the building” and drive inclusive and affordable development through place. Place-Led development offers a strategic bridge from the placemaking movement to a larger place movement, and from extractive “placetaking” and corporate capitalism to regenerative place capitalism.


Speakers
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TJ Maguire

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
TJ is a professional planner and Senior Urban Designer working with the Planning & Development team at Evergreen to create thriving places collaboratively with communities. His passion for inclusive design and placemaking helps shape not only what is built, but also how we build together. Prior to Evergreen, TJ worked with the teams at Waterfront Development / Develop Nova Scotia and BuildNS... Read More →
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Steve Davies

President & Board Member, Placemaking Fund/PlacemakingX
Steve is President of the Placemaking Fund, the sponsor organization of Placemaking X. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Project for Public Spaces (PPS) with Fred Kent and the late Kathy Madden. He continues to be an advocate for public spaces, placemaking, and public markets... Read More →
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Ethan Kent

Executive DIrector, PlacemakingX
Ethan Kent works to support public space organizations, projects, and leadership around the world to build a global placemaking movement. Ethan has traveled to more than 1000 cities, in 65 countries, to advance the cause of leading urban development with inclusive public spaces and placemaking. In 2019 he co-founded PlacemakingX to network, amplify and accelerate placemaking leadership and impact globally. Ethan has helped initiate and grow 30+ regional placemaking networks... Read More →
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Andrew Pask

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
Andrew is a senior urban planner with the City of Vancouver, where his work focuses on policy development to support the creation of walkable, complete neighbourhoods. In 2006, he founded the Vancouver Public Space Network, a non-profit organization that undertakes placemaking, events... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
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