Moderator

Brandon A. Palanker
President, 3BL Strategies
Dallas, Texas

Brandon A. Palanker, is a recognized leader in downtown revitalization, mixed-use development, public engagement and place-based economic development. Brandon has nearly 20 years experience in real estate, having played a key role in the entitlement of over 15 million sf of mixed-use development, representing over $12 billion in development potential.  A renowned speaker and urbanist, Brandon is a strong believer in the triple bottom line of Social, Environmental and Economic responsibility.

Speakers

Yvonne Yeung
CEO, SDG Strategies
Ontario, Canada

Yvonne Yeung is the CEO of SDG Strategies, a strategy consulting firm based in Canada, and an Executive Board member of ULI Toronto District Council leading the “ULI Getting to Transit-Oriented Communities Initiative.” She is the Vice-chair of ULI National SDRC Product Council, conducting research on international best practices of leveraging transit, social and education infrastructure to deliver healthy, walkable, vibrant complete communities. With over 20 years of experience delivering Transit-oriented communities and great public spaces worldwide, Yvonne’s projects have won numerous international and national design and planning awards.

Carlos Pardo
Senior Advisor, NUMO
Bogotá, Columbia

Carlos is a senior advisor to the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO). Before joining NUMO, Carlos had the fortune of working on almost every continent — from Thimphu in Bhutan to Kampala in Uganda, as well as Bogotá, San Francisco, Bangkok and 40+ other cities. His work has included directing more than 20 projects, spanning the development of a bicycle strategy for cities to the assessment of value capture mechanisms for mass transit and reviewing travel demand management policies in 12 Latin American cities and motorcycle use in others. He has also written 30+ articles and books, and has planned and executed 100+ capacity-building activities.

As the United States prepares to make the largest infrastructure investment in a generation, an opportunity exists for ULI members and key partners to identify and promote more equitable and resilient infrastructure investments that create both longterm real estate and community value. Lessons can be learned from global infrastructure investment approaches.

This includes the need to invest in public transportation since increasing access to jobs, economic opportunities, social interactions, and mobility is essential. Public transportation provides the regional framework for compact, people-centric urban development, enables significant real estate and value creation opportunities, and mitigates climate change. Public transportation should be reliable, frequent, and accessible.

Guided by the Curtis Infrastructure Initiative’s Prioritizing Effective Infrastructure-Led Development: A ULI Infrastructure Framework, the Infrastructure and Land Use Exchange is a regularly scheduled series of meetings to facilitate conversations and dialogues between ULI members, District Council staff, other global experts, and HQ staff. This is intended to help promote the most innovative and/or effective best practices for infrastructure investment. Participation is strongly encouraged.

The ULI Curtis Infrastructure Initiative identifies and promotes forward-looking infrastructure investments that are equitable and resilient and that enhance long-term community value.