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Three years and counting into the pandemic, our priorities about what needs to be built where and for whom have continued their rapid transformation. Seemingly everything – from urban business hubs to transit, retail spaces to residential real estate – has been affected by the profound shift in how we live our lives now.

The Rebuilding PA Summit will explore how these changes have impacted the commonwealth’s tax bases, cities, suburbs and rural areas – and how they are affecting infrastructure plans across the board Each of our live panels will dig into a different aspect of our evolving landscape, from where we work and live now to what kind of short- and long-term changes are in the works.

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10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST

February 28th, 2023 at The Hilton Harrisburg

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Keynote Speaker

Larry S. Shifflet
 

Larry S. Shifflet

Deputy Secretary for Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

 

Speakers & Panelists

Nikil Saval
 

Nikil Saval

State Senator of the 1st Senatorial District, Senate of PA

Anthony H. Williams
 

Anthony H. Williams

State Senator of the 8th Senatorial District, Senate of PA

Blake Lynch
 

Blake Lynch

SVP & Senior Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, WITF Public Media

Anne K. Nadol
 

Anne K. Nadol

 Director, Department of Commerce, City of Philadelphia

Frank A. Farry
 

Frank A. Farry

 State Senator of the 6th Senatorial District, Senate of PA

Justin Sweitzer
 

Justin Sweitzer

 Senior Reporter, City and State Pennsylvania

George Spakouris
 

George Spakouris

  Principal, Advisory, KPMG

Craig R. Shuey
 

Craig R. Shuey

 Chief Operating Officer, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Seth Kaplan
 

Seth Kaplan

 Harrisburg bureau reporter, CBS News (KYW-TV Philadelphia/KDKA-TV Pittsburgh)

Jody Holton
 

Jody Holton

 Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, SEPTA

Jessica S. Perry
 

Jessica S. Perry

 Director of Development, PHFA

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Agenda

10:00 AM

Doors Open + Check-in + Networking

10:45 AM

Welcome Remarks By Emcee

10:50 AM

Keynote Remarks by Larry S. Shifflet, Deputy Secretary for Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

11:00 AM

Panel 1: Rethinking the Changing Workplace and Urban Development

The switch from in-person to virtual offices was already underway before the pandemic began, but it has dramatically accelerated since 2020. How has the virtual workplace impacted the state and local tax base, real estate values, and office space? What are we doing to address rural broadband needs, productivity measurement, and quality-of-life issues? Which industries are best suited for virtual work, and what are the downsides of a virtual workforce? We’ll talk about the pros and cons, our changing attitudes towards brick-and-mortar offices, and what this means for the future of working in Pennsylvania.

Moderated By: Blake Lynch, Senior Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, WITF Public Media

  • Anthony H. Williams, State Senator of the 8th Senatorial District, Senate of PA
  • Anne K. Nadol, Commerce Director, City of Philadelphia
  • Daniel Kuba, Director Bureau of Workforce Development Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

12:00 PM

Lunch + Networking

12:45 PM

Panel 2: Rethinking Pennsylvania’s Real Estate and Urban Development Landscape

As pandemic-era workplace and retail shopping trend lines become established patterns, how are we rethinking plans for future real estate development? What will happen to the vacant office buildings and emptying shopping malls – and what does this changing calculus mean for urban dwellers and residential real estate developers? As the battle to entice workers who can live anywhere – and bring their tax revenue with them – continues, what will this mean for the future of commuter transit and dense urban housing – and will it supercharge shared workspaces, rural broadband availability, and more competitive tax rates?

Moderated By: Justin Sweitzer, Senior Reporter, City and State Pennsylvania

  • Nikil Saval, State Senator of the 1st Senatorial District, Senate of PA
  • Frank A. Farry, State Senator of the 6th Senatorial District, Senate of PA
  • Jessica S. Perry, Director of Development, PHFA

1:45 PM

Break + Networking

2:00 PM

Panel 3: Rethinking Pennsylvania’s Aging Infrastructure

As the landmark 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure makes painfully clear, Pennsylvania has one of the country's most at-risk infrastructures due to age, lack of attention, lack of appropriations and more. Collapsing bridges, bursting water mains, degraded waterways, outdated and inadequate transit systems: These are just a few of the challenges facing the people planning for the state's future. 
 
With an estimated $18 billion from the federal Build Back Better program set to be allocated to the state, what are the priorities for rebuilding? Which critical issues need to be addressed first? Who is best suited to make those repairs? Who will insure best practices?

Moderated By: Seth Kaplan, Harrisburg bureau reporter, CBS News (KYW-TV Philadelphia/KDKA-TV Pittsburgh)

  • George Spakouris, Principal, Advisory, KPMG
  • Larry S. Shifflet, Deputy Secretary for Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
  • Craig Shuey, Chief Operating Officer, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
  • Jody Holton, Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, SEPTA 

3:00 PM

Summit Concludes

 

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