National Preservation Summit 2026: Day 2 Morning

Описание: The National Preservation Summit brought together leaders from the preservation community—in-person and online—alongside national, civic, business, and community figures from across the nation. With a theme of All People Are Created Equal, this convening will explore community revitalization, the interpretation of the past to foster a shared future, and unity through historic places.

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9:00 AM – 9:20 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speakers: Brent Leggs, President & CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation; Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope, Washington National Cathedral

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM: Section 106 Under Threat: Impacts, Advocacy, and the Future of Historic Preservation
Speakers: Alan Spears, National Parks Conservation Association; Marion Werkheiser, Cultural Heritage Partners; Ira Matt, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers; Betsy Merritt, National Trust for Historic Preservation

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Morning Insights: Place-Based Solutions: Preservation, Resilience, and Opportunity at the Nation’s 250th Anniversary
Speakers: Yiselle Santos Rivera, Architect and President-elect, American Institute of Architects; Justin Garrett Moore, Mellon Foundation; Elizabeth Rosin, Heritage Consulting Group; Charles Sams, Yale University’s Center for Environmental Justice, former Director of the National Park Service; Erin Barnes, President and CEO, Main Street America

0:00 Program introduction
15:57 Welcome remarks
17:17 Opening address
22:21 CEO Keynote
44:26 Congressional address
47:51 Panel on Section 106
58:30 Break and session transitions
1:46:05 Stewardship innovation
1:59:47 Preservation toolkits
2:14:51 Indigenous history and memory
2:27:58 Closing panel and reflection