KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "What Parks Mean to the Soul of a City"
Reverend Calvin Butts, Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church
INTRODUCTION:
Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, City of New York/Parks & Recreation
PLENARY ROUNDTABLE:
Reflections On Central Park: Past, Present, and Future
What makes Central Park work? What are the challenges faced by those entrusted with its care? What does the future hold for this place that has been at the forefront of the parks movement throughout its 150 year history? Former Conservancy Chairman Ira Millstein will moderate a lively panel discussion with diverse perspectives on Central Park's past, present, and future.
Moderator
Ira Millstein, former Central Park Conservancy Chairperson
Presenters
Regina Peruggi, President, Central Park Conservancy
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Director, Garden History and Landscape Studies, Bard Graduate Center; Central Park Conservancy founder; former Central Park Administrator
Henry Stern, former Commissioner, City of New York/Parks & Recreation
Doug Blonsky, Central Park Administrator & Chief Operating Officer, Central Park Conservancy
