
Interactive Session (2 hours): 1+1=3: How Destinations and Police Work Together to Create Safer Space for Your Attendees
Learn how unarmed Public Safety Ambassadors and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department work together to make 1+1=3 a big accomplishment in Downtown St. Louis. Hear how the success of strengthened partnerships provides another layer of visible public safety for residents and visitors alike, and how collaboration and clear delineation of responsibilities creates a public safety network that makes Downtown St. Louis not only feel safer, but actually be safer.
Kurt Weigle is Senior Vice President and Chief Downtown Officer of Greater St. Louis, Inc. Prior to his role at Greater St. Louis, Inc., Mr. Weigle served for 18 years as President & CEO of the Downtown Development District (DDD) of New Orleans. During his tenure, the DDD’s focus on quality of life and place-based economic development strategies to retain & attract Industries of the Mind led to international recognition of New Orleans as an entrepreneurial hub, named America’s Biggest Brain Magnet (New Geography) and the #1 City for Information Jobs in the U.S. (Forbes), among other accolades.
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