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
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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

Jon Scholes
President & CEO,
Downtown Seattle Association

Marc Dunkelman

Marc Dunkelman
Author
Fellow, Brown University

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