Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference (ICV)
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2024 Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference to Ann Arbor, MI
Benchmark Ann Arbor Alongside Dozens of Local Leaders, Sept. 15-17
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What: The Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference 2024 (ICV 2024)
When: Sunday, Sept. 15 - Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024
Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Who: A delegation of business, government, community, non-profit, and education sectors leaders from Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro/Orange County, NC.
Why: To benchmark our region against a peer community, learn new strategies to address challenges, and deepen collaboration among public and private sector leaders.
Objectives: The 2024 Inter-City Visit to Ann Arbor will focus on:
- Increasing Affordable Housing
- Downtown Development and Redevelopment
- Enhancing Economic Development through Innovation and Business Attraction/Retention
- Strengthening Resiliency and Elevating Climate Action
History: The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro and its Partnership for a Sustainable Community coordinate the biennial ICV for a delegation of 75-100 local leaders. Over the last 30 years, we have visited Asheville (NC), Greenville (SC), Madison (WI), Bloomington (IN), Boulder (CO), Athens (GA), Lexington (KY), Lawrence (KS) and organized a previous trip to Ann Arbor in 2008. Scroll down to learn more about these previous experiences and outcomes.