Progressive cities embrace a future with a vibrant daytime social economy with festivals, events, and markets and manage growth in the nighttime social economy of dining and entertainment venues.
RHI’s 2024 Sociable City Summit will feature general sessions with key women leaders in four critical sectors of social economy management: Nighttime Safety and Security; Destination Marketing; Social Venue Compliance, and Nighttime Management and Governance.
Jocelyn Kane, Senior Consultant, Responsible Hospitality Institute, will moderate the four general sessions. In addition to her work with RHI, Jocelyn served with the San Francisco Entertainment Commission for 15 years, with many as executive director. She built the program, expanded staff, and lead innovation in policy and program. The Commission served as a template for what is now the office for nightlife in many cities.
Among the many accomplishments was implementing the San Francisco "Agent of Change" policy to balance responsibility with development and sound mitigation to the business or developer coming into an already established residential or nightlife district. Another achievement was the popular San Francisco's "Nitey Awards" recognizing the many businesses and staff supporting the nighttime social economy.
Women's safety is vital to vibrancy. This includes specialized training in social venues, management of public space and a collaborative alliance with police for training, rapid response, and crime scene preservation in the event of an incident. Women are playing an increasing role in the phases of this continuum.
Tourism, conventions and festivals attract audiences who want to experience parks, dining, and performances and continue into the evening and late-night for dining and live performances. This intergenerational panel will explore this connection, what role they play, their rise to leadership, and the unique perspectives women bring to each of the sectors.
Proper management, code compliance and nuisance abatement are key to safety in nighttime social districts. A contributing factor to safety in nighttime social districts is the proper management of alcohol service, and compliance to the many codes required to maintain occupancy, order, and sound impacts on local residents. The structure of alcohol regulation begins at the state level, each with variations on venue responsibility. Successful compliance requires coordination of state regulators and local code enforcement and compliance. This panel will explore this alliance, challenges, and the emerging role of women in this sector.
Cities worldwide are creating offices and staff positions on nighttime social economy management. This panel will bring early US leaders in this movement to trace the history and concepts, forecast how the field is evolving and the role of women in nighttime management, with perspectives from veterans and new leaders.
