New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy To Deliver Remarks at
2019 Redevelopment Forum March 8

Governor Murphy will be joining the conference three days after his budget address, where he’ll outline his vision for the state’s economy.

WHAT:

New Jersey Future’s Redevelopment Forum, March 8 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, is an annual full-day conference focused on all aspects of redevelopment in New Jersey. In the most intensively-developed state in the nation, redevelopment is increasingly becoming the default method for accommodating New Jersey’s growth, and brings economic benefit to its already-built places while helping to preserve its precious open-space resources. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver remarks at approximately 10:15 am, immediately following the plenary session.

WHO:

• New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
• Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder, PolicyLink
• Tim Sullivan, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
• Melanie Willoughby, Executive Director, New Jersey Business Action Center
• Leslie Anderson, President & CEO, New Jersey Redevelopment Authority
• Debbie Mans, Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
• Hon. Andre Sayegh, Mayor, City of Paterson
• Hon. Sheena Collum, President, Township of South Orange Village
• Hon. Adrian Mapp, Mayor, City of Plainfield
• Hon. Hemant Marathe, Mayor, Township of West Windsor
• Hon. Dawn Zimmer, Former Mayor, City of Hoboken
• Jim Simpson, Former Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation
• Jennifer Vey, Director, Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings Institution

See the agenda for speaker times. View the full speaker list here.

WHEN:

Friday, March 8, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The morning plenary is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:45 am; the governor is scheduled to deliver his remarks at approximately 10:15 am; morning panel discussions begin at 11:00 am; the luncheon keynote will begin at approximately 1:00 pm; and afternoon panel discussions begin at 2:15 pm.

WHERE:

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick, N.J.

For media registration to the Forum, or to request an interview with any of the speakers, please contact Elaine Clisham, 609-393-0008 ext. 102. The governor’s schedule does not permit time for questions.

Founded in 1987, New Jersey Future is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible growth, redevelopment and infrastructure investments to foster vibrant cities and towns, protect natural lands and waterways, enhance transportation choices, provide access to safe, affordable and aging-friendly neighborhoods and fuel a strong economy. The organization does this through original research, innovative policy development, coalition-building, advocacy, and hands-on strategic assistance.