RYAN SHORT, KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ryan Short is the CEO and co-founder of CivicBrand. Ryan is also the host of the Eyes on The Street podcast. He has been published on Forbes.com, is a contributing partner of Proud Places, and regularly speaks on place branding, human-centered design, civic engagement and placemaking.
Speaking Engagements
- Texas State Parks annual conference
- National Student Show
- APA Minnesota Conference
- APA Colorado Conference
- City of Santa Fe Staff Workshop
- Downtown Colorado Inc – Aspen
- Texoma Council of Governments
- Texas Downtowns Conference
- Colorado SBDC
- Collin SBDC
- Governor’s Economic Development Forum
Speaking Topics
- Branding is the New Economic Development
- Place Branding & Placemaking
- Human-Centered Design for Place Organizations
- Social Media for Cities & Districts
- Equity in Public Engagement
Ryan offered relevant, practical strategies that attendees could easily adopt for their downtowns and commercial districts. We received really positive feedback from attendees and look forward to bringing him back in the future.
Catherine Sak,
Texas Downtown Association
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