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ULI SPRING MEETING ULI SPRING MEETING
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Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025
Panelist

Mr. Steve Nalley

National Western Center Authority

Steve Nalley is the Chief Real Estate Officer of the National Western Center Authority. He leads multiple facets of redeveloping the National Western Center, one of America's most ambitious projects. He negotiates P3s, project financing, development agreements, leases, and leads design, project delivery, placemaking, historic preservation, and capital improvement planning. Prior to the Authority, Steve spent over a decade as a city planner for the City and County of Denver's Department of Community Planning and Development where he shepherded major private development, public infrastructure, planning, and regulatory projects. He began his career as an urban design consultant in his home state of North Carolina. Steve holds a B.S. in urban and regional planning from East Carolina University, a M.S. in urban and regional planning, with a concentration in placemaking and design from the University of Colorado at Denver, and a professional graduate certificate in real estate investment from Harvard University.

Speaking at

Tue May 13 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time

The Changing Face of the Platte River: Denver’s New Green Development Corridor

The Platte River has been, for many decades, the industrial back-of-house for the Denver with the exception of a few publicly accessible points. Now, the river has become the focal point of some of Denver's most ambitious development projects—all dedicated to improving and honoring the river. The session will spotlight projects from large, private sector–led development to complex, public/private partnerships and major public initiatives that will totally change the face of the Platte River and, as a result, the city itself.