Place Matters Summit

Place Matters Summit gathers community leaders from various sectors including local government, business, non-profit, and association industries to engage in meaningful discussions, gain valuable insights, and be inspired to take proactive steps in nurturing vibrant communities and neighborhoods.

Date

November 6, 2025

Time

12:00PM–5:00PM

Location

The Rockford Corner Bar

31 N Main St
Rockford, MI 49341

Registration

$75/ticket

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Placemaking means many things to different people – but we can all agree that positive, proactive and strategic placemaking is essential for our communities to prosper.

Our Place Matters Summit will gather community leaders spanning the local government, business, non-profit and association spaces to discuss, learn about and be inspired by ways to actively cultivate their communities and neighborhoods as vibrant places.

Featured Keynote:

Eric S. Trevan, Ph.D. is an investor, economist, and business leader. He serves as an investor and president of aLocal.ai, an AI market and economic analytics platform. He is a thought leader on the need to grow local and Nativan economies combined with economic policy. He also specializes in complex financial arrangements through leveraging public and private regulations, policy, and economic resources.

Additional speakers and agenda will be announced soon!

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Jillian Elliott

Manager of Conferences and Events

Jillian is the Manager of Conferences and Events. In her role, she leads the planning and management of events for The Right Place and MMTC-West.

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