Joseph Sutkowi is the Waterfront Design Associate Director at the Waterfront Alliance, leading the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) program. He brings significant experience in ports and waterfront operations, economic development policy, and infrastructure. Previously, Joseph was a Senior Consultant at Karp Strategies, a New York City-based urban planning and economic development consulting firm where he led projects in infrastructure and sustainability. In previous roles, Joseph has also worked with Living Cities on equitable procurement, a New York City Council member on transportation, the American Red Cross in disaster response operations, and the University of Michigan in foundation relations. Joseph resides in Queens, New York with his wife, Katie. He holds a Bachelor of Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Public Administration from New York University.

Uwe S. Brandes M.Arch Executive Director Urban and Regional Planning Program Georgetown University Uwe S. Brandes has over 20 years of experience in the planning, design and construction of new buildings, public infrastructure and the urban landscape. He serves as founding executive director of the masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning at Georgetown University and principal of Brandes Partners LLP, a strategy practice. From 2007 to 2013 he served as Senior Vice President of the Urban Land Institute where he oversaw international programming and research on sustainable urban development including the creation of ULI’s climate change program. Prior to ULI, he was managing director of the multi-agency Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in the District of Columbia during which time over $3 billion of public and private investments were catalyzed during his eight-year tenure. Brandes is engaged in advisory activities to public, private and non-profit organizations around the world. He is the author of The City in 2050: Creating Blueprints for Change and What's Next? Real Estate in the New Economy and numerous articles and reports on sustainability and urban development. He has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Wired, CCTV and many specialty publications. He is a Fulbright Scholar and has an A.B. in engineering science from Dartmouth College and Master of Architecture from Harvard University.