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  • Our Impact
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Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Keynotes

Mara Mintzer, our Growing Up Boulder Co-Founder and Director,  has engaged worldwide audiences ranging from small, intimate settings to taking the stage at UNICEF’s first-ever Child Friendly Cities Summit in 2019. Mara’s TED Talk - "How Kids Can Help Design Better Cities" -  has been viewed over 2 million times, and been translated into 21 languages, fueling a global movement for including young people in how we design and improve the places we call “home."

Recently, Mara provided keynote speeches for:
  • Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa ​
Mara is now accepting keynote requests. Click the link below to inquire about rates and learn more. ​
Request Keynote

Other Speaking Engagements

We love sharing our excitement about participatory planning with children and youth. Our passionate, award-winning staff deliver talks and lectures for universities, government agencies, conferences, and organizational partners around the world. Virtual or in-person, these sessions are often an hour or less, engaging small groups up to large audiences.
GUB staff have provided recent talks for:
  • University College Cork (Ireland) – 2022 Planning Conference
  • Cornell University (New York) – Designing Age-friendly Environments course
  • Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (Oregon) – Central Oregon Youth Summit
Let us know how we can help! Contact us to see rates and learn more.
Request a talk or lecture
*Growing Up Boulder is a nonprofit program working to make Boulder child-friendly. Growing Up Boulder is fiscally sponsored by the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC), EIN: 84-1493585. Since 2009, Growing Up Boulder has worked with over 10,000 local children and youth on more than 100 projects and reached more than 2.5 million people globally.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Founders and Key Leaders
    • Partners and Funders
    • Former Team and Board Members
  • Our Impact
    • Child Friendly Cities Initiative
    • Nature Connection
    • City Projects
    • All Projects and Reports
  • Our Resources
    • Videos, podcasts, books and articles
    • Impact Reports and Newsletters
    • Child Friendly City Maps >
      • About the Maps
      • Digital Child Friendly City Map
      • Map Sponsorships
    • Event Calendar for Families of Kids with Disabilities
  • Services
    • Training
    • Speaking Engagements
    • Child Friendly City Map Course
  • Get Involved
    • Events with Growing Up Boulder
    • Subscribe
    • Steering Committee Meetings
    • Volunteer
    • Contact Us
  • Donate