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PLACE SUMMIT 2025

November 12 – 14, 2025

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Want to get your brand in front of the people shaping the future of our cities? Place Summit sponsorship is a great way to show up, stand out, and support bold ideas that make better communities happen.

Homelessness is a Housing Problem

Keynote Announced - Gregg Colburn

Gregg is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington and the co-author of Homelessness is a Housing Problem, a groundbreaking book that unpacks the structural causes of homelessness and offers solutions. With housing challenges pressing here in NWA and across the country, Gregg’s message of structural reform and systems change will resonate with all audiences. See this keynote live, stand-alone registration is just $25.

Discounted Hotel Block

The Graduate Hotel, Downtown Fayetteville

Just a few blocks from the conference venue, The Fayetteville Town Center, The Graduate is the perfect location to experience all that Fayetteville has to offer.

Place Summit Highlights

What turns a “space” into a “place”?

A space is an open area that exists without inherent meaning or connection to people. It’s neutral, waiting to be defined by use, purpose, or experience.

A place, is a space that has been given meaning through human interaction, design, and cultural significance.

Places are where people connect, engage, and build relationships with their community.

They evoke emotion, foster connection, and serve a function – Places represent purpose.

Become a Sponsor

Don’t miss this chance to demonstrate your commitment to our NWA community. As an event sponsor, you’ll receive exclusive recognition from peers, including leading real estate, urban planning, and development companies, as well as civic organizations and municipal leaders from the region and beyond.

What to Expect

The ULI NWA Place Summit is a three-day gathering that brings together land use and built environment professionals who are passionate about creating exceptional places.

This annual convergence of inspiration is an incubator of new ideas, and a network for those passionate placemaking individuals striving to create quality places that people want to live, work, play, and learn in.

The summit is open anyone who shares an interest in the built environment and shaping the future of our cities.

Who should attend?

Individuals passionate about creating and preserving the place where they call home.

  • Public sector planners

  • Real estate developers

  • Architects

  • Policy makers

  • Financial leaders

  • Engineers

  • Community groups

  • Commercial real estate professionals

  • ...and YOU!

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Three days of innovation, insights, and meaningful connections.


Fayetteville, AR

November 12-14, 2025

Join us in Fayetteville, Arkansas on November 12-14, 2025