What makes a small city future-ready—healthy, affordable, culturally vibrant, sustainable, and economically dynamic?

Panelists will explore planning for future cities, Stratford’s global links, tourism, social infrastructure and resilience, youth attraction, and the technologies we should embrace or avoid.

Speakers: Helen Kerr (KerrSmith Design; University of Waterloo Future Cities), Devon Fernandes (Sustainable Community Builder), Hanna Domagala (Director of Land Development and Design, BMI Group), Rory Auster (youth voice), Eric Ball (MakerSpace Coordinator, Stratford Public Library). Moderator: Kendra Fry (investStratford).

Audience members will be invited to pose questions and ideas that feed directly into the maker labs.

Thursday, October 16th, 2025
7pm-8:30pm
Copperlight / Knox Presbyterian Church, 142 Ontario St., Stratford