Confluence: Where Ideas and Practice Meet

Confluence: Where Ideas and Practice Meet

The Space Between: Designing Corridors for Connection and Purpose

Wednesday November 12 2025 | 10 AM – 12 PM

United Way of Greater Houston Auditorium JK 50 Waugh Dr Houston TX 77007

This fall Confluence: Where Ideas and Practice Meet returns with a timely focus on the intersections of mobility ecology and equity.

As cities face growing challenges from climate adaptation to infrastructure and public health this year’s program reimagines greenways trails and easements as multi-functional community assets that connect people protect ecosystems and strengthen neighborhoods.

Program Highlights:

Presenting Speaker:

Cassie Hoeprich Director of Planning & Economic Development Downtown Houston+

Moderated Panel Discussion:

Moderated by Christopher Browne LEED AP Vice President EHRA Engineering

Panelists:

Lisa Graiff Senior Projects Manager Houston Parks Board

Ethan Beeson District Landscape Architect & ISA Certified Arborist Texas Department of Transportation Houston District

Kelli Ondracek Natural Resources Manager Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Start the morning with our VIP Coffee & Bites Mixer (9 AM–10 AM). An exclusive networking hour for sponsors speakers and VIP guests.

🎟️ Tickets and sponsorships available now.

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We’re grateful to our 2025 Confluence sponsors for their generous support and partnership.

Watershed Guardian:

Harris County Flood Control District

Hawes Hill & Associates LLP

Bayou Innovator:

Port Houston

Tributary Supporter:

AECOM

Lesley Susan Hill

Rely Foundation

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Host or Publisher Bayou Preservation Association