State of Downtown 2025
Path to Progress
When:
Tuesday, Feb. 25
3-7 p.m.
Agenda:
- 3 p.m. / Guest Check-in, Bars Open, Networking
- 4-5:30 p.m. / Keynote Program
- 5:30-7 p.m. / Networking Happy Hour
Where:
Seattle Convention Center
Summit Building, 5th Floor
900 Pine St.
Seattle, WA 98101
MAP
Tickets:
- Reserved corporate seating (eight spots): $1,800
- Individual open seating: $175
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 for our 20th annual State of Downtown, presented by Ballard Spahr Lane Powell.
DSA President & CEO Jon Scholes will share insights and analysis on the present and future state of downtown, highlighting the latest data and storylines impacting our urban core.
We’ll be joined by keynote speaker Marc Dunkelman, fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University and author of the soon-to-be-released book: “Why Nothing Works,” which follows his first book: “The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community.” He spent a number of years in Washington, D.C., serving as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation, on the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee and as vice president for strategy and communications for the Democratic Leadership Council, among other roles. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and many other publications.
Before and after the program, join us for a networking reception with heavy appetizers, drinks, music, networking and beautiful views from the Seattle Convention Center Summit building.
This event is open exclusively to DSA members, MID ratepayers and their guests.
Keynote Speakers
Jon Scholes
President & CEO,
Downtown Seattle Association
Marc Dunkelman
Author
Fellow, Brown University
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Presented by
Vanguard
Innovator
Visionaries
Live Music
Media Partner
In cooperation with
Stewards
Baker Tilly
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Clise Properties
McCullough Hill PLLC
Nitze-Stagen
Providence Swedish
Quarterra
R.C. Hedreen Co.
Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Stoel Rives
Uber
Verizon
Washington Holdings
Wright Runstad & Company