2025 LAF Innovation + Leadership Symposium
Watch the symposium live here starting at 4pm EDT on June 5. Event details
LAF Innovation + Leadership Symposium
June 5, 4-6:15pm EDT
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington, DC
The six 2024-25 LAF Fellows will present their projects, which address rewilding agriculture, landscapes as learning labs, closing the science-communication gap, illuminating policy, expanding agroforestry, and infrastructure adaptation. Full event details
4:00pm Welcome + Opening Remarks
4:05pm Presentations: Anya Domlesky, Brad Howe, Aaron Hernandez + Moderated Audience Q&A
5:10pm Presentations: David Buckley Borden, Amy Whitesides, Forbes Lipschitz + Moderated Audience Q&A
6:10pm Closing Remarks
6:15pm Symposium Ends
The symposium is approved for 2.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW). Livestream viewers must successfully complete a short quiz to earn these credits. Learn more
Thank you to our Event Sponsors
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Symposium Sponsor
Welcome!
Thank you for joining us for the 2025 LAF Innovation + Leadership Symposium! The symposium is the culmination of the yearlong LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership. As we confront the increasingly complex and interrelated environmental, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century, this fellowship brings together a diverse group of landscape architecture professionals to develop and test new ideas. It is an entrepreneurial investment in the people and ideas that will drive the future of our profession.
The LAF Fellowship would not be possible without the leadership and facilitation of Lucinda Sanders, FASLA, and Laura Solano, FASLA, as well as the many guest facilitators who contribute their time and expertise. Special thanks also to the National Endowment for the Arts, our 50 & Forward Campaign donors, and our Leadership Program Sponsors whose financial investment made this cycle of the fellowship possible.
Whether you are a landscape architect, allied professional, or community member with a shared interest in the issues the LAF Fellows will be discussing today, we look forward to your continued interest and engagement to further their work to drive meaningful change for the environment and humanity.
Continuing Education Credits
The symposium is approved for 2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDH) through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) and meets the health, safety and welfare requirements (HSW).
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of landscape architects and opportunities for action with issues such as rewilding agriculture, landscapes as learning labs, closing the science-communication gap, illuminating policy, expanding agroforestry, and infrastructure adaptation.
Learn about the research and process that landscape architects have experienced over the course of their fellowship year in making transformational steps in the development of project work that contributes to innovation and leadership in the profession, the environment, and humanity.
Gain inspiration for how to work toward transformative change in your own work.
To earn 2.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW):
- Watch the livestream above.
- Complete the short quiz by following the link below. (You must score 75% or higher.)
- Wait ~2 weeks to receive your confirmation email once the quizzes are graded and results submitted to LA CES.
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