Webinars & E-Learning

Across the country, vacant office buildings, shuttered retail spaces and underused commercial properties present both a challenge and an opportunity. Adaptive reuse—the conversion of existing structures into new purposes—has emerged as one of the most creative and contested fronts in urban development. This webinar will examine how cities implement adaptive reuse programs and weigh competing priorities between commercial and residential development to improve community welfare and the local economy.

Speakers:
David Garcia, Policy Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation
More details will be announced soon

The webinar will address what our field needs to know about the current state of AI technology and its impact, specifically in the areas of scholarship and practice. In particular, the webinar will delve into the issues, challenges, and implications for accountability and performance. What are the implications for integrity and effectiveness?

AI infrastructure is a federal priority but the deals are made at the state and local level, developed through partnerships between private industry and states, counties and municipalities navigating complex, competing demands. This webinar will examine:

• How P3s in the AI sector are structured and governed across overlapping layers of government
• The trade-offs administrators weigh as they balance economic development against strain on public utilities and community objections and
• What the rapid build-out of data centers reveals about how much leverage local and state government actually hold in partnerships with the technology industry

Speakers:
Darrell M. West, Senior Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings
More details will be announced soon.