# Cities and Colleges Powering Innovation, Culture & Community

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**Date:** March 13, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** JW Marriott / Room 203-204  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Cities & Climate  
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## Speakers

- **Indya Kincannon** — Mayor
- **Walt Maddox** — Mayor
- **Kirk Watson** — Mayor

Universities are among the most powerful assets for a city — generating research breakthroughs, producing talent, shaping culture, and anchoring neighborhoods. Turning that presence into powerful engines of innovation, talent, and economic growth requires strategy and partnership. In this conversation, mayors from cities with major universities share how they are leveraging these relationships to drive startup ecosystems, attract investment, nurture creativity, and build economic opportunity. This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at how city halls and campuses are defining the future.

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