OneCape 2023
With two days of plenary sessions, breakout sessions, mobile workshops, and opportunities for engagement, there was much to learn and experience at OneCape 2023. Attendees heard about forward-looking, action-oriented initiatives and learned from peers advancing strategies to address housing affordability, water quality, and climate-related challenges, and support for sustained and equitable economic opportunities.
2023 Session Videos
The conference proceedings are now available. View all plenary and breakout session videos.
Please see below for videos and presentation slides by agenda.
2023 OneCape Agenda
MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023
8:00AM Registration and Breakfast
9:00AM Plenary Session | Pavilion
- OPENING REMARKS | Kristy Senatori, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission
- DR. DAVID CASH | Regional Administrator, Region 1, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- REBECCA TEPPER | Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- BONNIE HEIPLE | Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING FRESHWATER QUALITY ON CAPE COD | Erin Perry, Deputy Director, Cape Cod Commission
- ONECAPE AWARD | Presented to Jane Crowley – For outstanding leadership and dedication to water quality on Cape Cod
- SARA BRONIN | Professor, College of Architecture, Art, & Planning and Rubacha Department of Real Estate, Cornell University
Break
11:30AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Cape Villa and Pavilion
- Using Satellite Imagery and Sensors to Analyze Pond Health | CAPE VILLA 1 & 2
- Equitable Strategies for Climate Action | CAPE VILLA 3
- Under-Represented Histories: Telling the Full Story | PAVILION
- Zoning and Equity: A Continued Conversation with Sara Bronin | GARDEN ROOM (not recorded)
12:30PM Lunch | Garden Terrace
1:30PM Plenary Session | Pavilion
- ED MARKEY | United States Senator for Massachusetts
- HOUSING CAPE COD: THE REGIONAL STRATEGY | Kristy Senatori, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission, and Chloe Schaefer, Chief Planner, Cape Cod Commission
- NOLAN GRAY | Research Director, California YIMBY
- ALLISON THURMOND QUINLAN | Principal, Flintlock Architecture and Landscape
- GEORGE RUTHER | Housing Director, Town of Vail, Colorado
Break
3:30PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Cape Villa and Pavilion
- Designing for Climate Resilience | CAPE VILLA 1 & 2
- Beyond What We See: Understanding Cape Cod Ponds | CAPE VILLA 3
- Partnering to Develop Attainable Housing | PAVILION
- Incremental Development: A Continued Conversation with Allison Thurmond Quinlan | GARDEN ROOM (not recorded)
ALL DAY PAVILION FOYER | Sandbox Data Explorer
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023
8:00AM Registration and Breakfast
9:00AM Plenary Session | Pavilion
- OPENING REMARKS | Kristy Senatori, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission
- EDWARD AUGUSTUS | Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
- CONNECTING STRATEGIES TO ACTION | Dan Wolf, Founder and Board Chairman, Cape Air and Former Massachusetts State Senator and Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, moderated by Kristy Senatori, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission, and accompanied by Rob Brennan, Counsel, Smolak & Vaughan, LLP
- ONECAPE AWARD | Presented to Dorothy Savarese – For outstanding leadership and dedication to Cape Cod
- JONATHAN BERK | Vice President, Growth & Partnerships, Mainvest
- SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
- Steven Tupper, Deputy Director, Cape Cod Commission
- Heather McElroy, Natural Resources Program Manager, Cape Cod Commission
- Colleen Medeiros, Transportation Program Manager, Cape Cod Commission
- Tim Pasakarnis, Water Resources Analyst, Cape Cod Commission
12:00PM Lunch | Garden Terrace
1:00PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Cape Villa and Pavilion
- Small Scale, Big Impact: Supporting the Local Economy | CAPE VILLA 1 & 2
- Building Our Transportation Future | CAPE VILLA 3
- Promoting Context-Sensitive Housing Design | PAVILION
Break
2:15PM Mobile WOrkshops | Meet at Registration Desk
Sessions are free for OneCape attendees and transportation is provided, but space limited. Pre-register or sign up at the OneCape registration desk.
- Orleans Wastewater Treatment Facility Tour (Departs 2:30PM – Returns 4:00PM)
- Atwood Museum, Chatham (Departs 2:30PM – Returns 4:00PM)
2:30PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Cape Villa and Pavilion
- Cape Cod Ponds Network Meeting | CAPE VILLA 1 & 2
- Broadband & Digital Equity: Closing the Cape’s Digital Divide | CAPE VILLA 3
- Getting to Yes: Advancing Housing Initiatives | PAVILION
ALL DAY SandBox Data Explorer | PAVILION FOYER
