Waterloo Ballroom, Austin Marriott Downtown
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Meet the mayors who are transforming how cities think about parks. In an era of extreme weather, funding challenges, and social division, city leaders are turning to parks as powerful solutions for their most pressing problems.
Our panel of mayors will have a dynamic conversation about parks as urban infrastructure. Learn how they’re thinking about parks as tools for:
Expect candid insights on navigating reduced federal funding, evolving policy priorities, and political fragmentation, while still delivering the parks their communities need to thrive.
The panel of mayors will be announced closer to the conference.
