The Urban Next Summit brought together young leaders from around the country to discuss best practices for retaining and attracting talent to cities. In many cities across the country, leaders are facing a major brain drain. The conference highlighted creative practices implemented in other cities that help combat this problem. The conference also explored developments in New Orleans since Katrina while providing attendees with the opportunity to network and share ideas that will lead to partnerships in the future. Since the conference, a website has been created to continue the dialogue. In addition, the local press took notice and reported several stories about the conference. For more information contact Ariela Rothstein ’05.
Urban Next Summit - www.nolayurp.org – was a conference held in New Orleans this past July hosted by The New Orleans Young Urban Rebuilding Professionals Initiative (NOLA YURP).