ULI Toronto: 2023/2024 Curtner Urban Leadership Program Application

When

2023-09-01 - 2023-09-29
 
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
Friday, September 29, 2023
Cohort size: (up to) 30 participants
 
ULI Toronto's Curtner Urban Leadership Program engages multi-disciplinary emerging industry leaders to work with communities to advance responsible, transformative, and positive city-building. 
MISSION 
 The program's mission is to cultivate thought and industry leadership by immersing emerging leaders in the real estate and land use industry in the challenges and opportunities of developing the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The program is sponsored by BDP Quadrangle in memory of one of its founding partners, Brian L. Curtner and reflects many of his passions, including city building, mentorship and collaboration. 
 
 2023/2024 PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The focus of this year's program is how to tackle the escalating urban crisis of housing affordability? 

Participants will engage with industry-peers across the private and public sector. They will discuss, contribute and develop knowledge and skills, learning from each other and known subject matter experts.

As part of the broader suite of tactics to ease the cost of rental housing at the low end of the market newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow is seeking a return of government or not for profit housing.

  • Is this a practical idea in the modern Toronto housing economy?
  • If so, what advice could ULI Toronto offer to support the advancement of such a market segment without adding upward pressure on for profit housing?  
Together, they will develop a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to offer guidance on a question that impacts every city-building profession:
 What must be done to increase the availability of affordable housing in Toronto through not-for-profit ownership?
 
2023/2024 PROGRAM FEATURES   
 The program features 1 day per month of programmed engagement and learning for 8 months, with periodic work outside of such sessions. Participants and their respective organizations benefit from networking and cross-industry engagement to support their individual and organizational objectives. 
 
This year’s program will feature:
  • Monthly workshop sessions and site visits (8 months:October 2023 - May 2024)
  • Leadership development through coaching session including DISC Assessment
  • Meetings with senior public and private sector industry leaders and experts
  • Educational Session from industry leaders surrounding housing affordability
  • Collaborate and make professional connection with other industry professionals
  • Final output a public presentation of ideas and solutions by the cohort to the city-building communities.
  • Participants (and where applicable their employer) must commit to the full program.
  • 2 Leadership Tools Workshops by Vanessa Judelman: Know your Leadership Style and Coach and Develop your Team
 Vanessa Judelman is the President of Mosaic People Development, a company that helps develop leaders who inspire great results. Her visionary approach has been critical in helping organizations to create conscious, thoughtful and results oriented leaders.
 
 
PROGRAM APPLICATION
The Curtner Urban Leadership Program is specifically targeted to mid-career real estate, development, and planning professionals in the industry or public service who are ULI members. 

A limited number of spaces will be reserved at a subsidized rate for professionals working in/with community and not-for-profit groups.

Participants (and where applicable their employer) must commit to the full program
 
 
 PROGRAM COST (Members Only)
ULI Member: $1,850 + HST
Annual Sponsor Rate: $1,500 + HST
Public Sector Member Rate: $550 + HST
Program fee shall be charged upon acceptance of application.
 

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