About
Attend the Urban Experience Alliance’s annual symposium for a day of talks and panels, conducted by some of Canada’s leading urban placemakers as they address the state of our downtowns.
Mission
Our goal is to identify how those who shape our cities can use their unique positions to create change in our downtowns.
We propose returning to a human scale—examining cities block by block to bring life back to their most vital intersections.
Speakers
More to be announced soon
Schedule
SYMPOSIUM - MAY 1, 2025
Emily Carr Reliance Theatre
Public Event
Arrive at the Reliance Atrium to check in and grab a beverage and pastry before moving to the Reliance Theatre for talks from 1-5 PM.
Schedule
Reception
Nemesis Dinner
Reconvene after the symposium at Nemesis Coffee, just steps away from the Reliance Theatre, for a culinary collaboration between some of Vancouver's top restaurants. Also, be the first to try a limited-edition beer, crafted especially for the UEA.
Save the date
May 1st, 2025
Emily Carr Reliance Theatre
Nemesis Coffee GNW
Our Alliance Members
Placemakers
- CRAIG STANGHETTA
Ste. Marie - JOEY STEVENS & ANDREW EMMERSON
GBL Architects - JOSEPH FRY
Hapa Collaborative - JESS RENO
Nemesis Coffee - ANDREA PICCOLO & SAMMY PICCOLO
Prado Cafe - KEN BAUTISTA
Make Space Group - JORDEN FOSS
Steel & Oak Brewing - ADAM MILLS
Four Winds Brewing - JOSH VANDERHEIDE
Field House Brewing - CHLOE SMITH
Townsite Brewing - JANAY KOLDINGNES
Edit Studios - TAIZO YAMAMOTO
Yamamoto Architecture - MELISSA HIGGS
hcma - ANDREW LAING, ADAM KRAHN
& MIKE SIMPSON
Quarterhorse - RUFINA WU
Perkins & Will - GINGER GOSNELL - MYERS
Ginger Gosnell-Myers Consulting - MICHAEL DOVE
Downtown Van - MATTHEW THOMSON
Matthew Thomson Design - JESSICA BORICH
PrismX Strategy
Storytellers
- MAXINE JAKUBKE
PUBLiSH Partners - RYAN SAVELLA
Arcade Original - RACHEL BEYER
Rachel Beyer - TYLER LEMERMEYER
Lemermeyer Illustrations - ADAM BLASBERG
Adam Blasberg Photography - GEOFF HUNT
Tiny Vikings - ALEX BEIM
Tangible Interaction - TIM NG
AdHoc - AMANDA OSTER
Provoke Studios - BEN CHICK
Ben Chick - MEGAN HYMANYK
Scribe Communications - STEVEN COX
Cause and Affect - ALBERT LAW
Albert Law Photography - JAMES HARRY
James Harry Art