Special Interest Joint Dinner Meeting: "Overview and Updates on The Stitch"

The PMI Atlanta Special Interest Forums Team is excited to announce our Joint Dinner Meeting, “Overview and Updates on The Stitch”

Come to hear exciting updates on implementation of The Stitch, a vision to reconnect north Downtown Atlanta by implementing a 17-acre iconic community park that completely covers the Downtown Connector Interstate in tandem with new private real-estate development, transportation infrastructure, policies, and programs.

This session explores The Stitch, a landmark infrastructure initiative reconnecting North Downtown Atlanta by capping the Downtown Connector and delivering a 17-acre urban park integrated with private development, transportation systems, and long-term community programming. More than a bold civic vision, The Stitch is a complex, multi-year program that exemplifies large-scale project and program management in action. The presentation will highlight real-world challenges associated with sequencing interdependent workstreams, managing risk, navigating regulatory environments, and sustaining momentum across multiple phases. Designed for project management professionals across industries, this session demonstrates how disciplined project, program, and portfolio management practices enable transformational outcomes in highly visible, high-stakes environments.

Key Takeaways:

• How large, multi-stakeholder urban initiatives are structured and governed
• Practical lessons in program management, stakeholder alignment, and risk management
• Insights into managing scope, change, and interdependencies across long timelines
• Transferable strategies applicable to construction, transportation, governance, and enterprise projects
• A real-world case study illustrating the strategic value of project management

Keynote Presenter Biography 

Jack Cebe works for the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District as the Director of the Stitch, leading the advancement of plans, partnerships, and fundraising needed to implement this transformative project. The Stitch is an ambitious plan to build a park above the Downtown Connector, reconnecting divided neighborhoods and catalyzing affordable housing opportunities in Downtown Atlanta. Once completed, the Stitch will spur an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 affordable housing units and 18 million square feet of new housing and mixed-use development, generating a whopping $9 Billion in economic value for Atlanta. Cebe is both a licensed landscape architect and civil engineer, with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Clemson University and masters’ degrees in civil engineering and business administration from Georgia Tech. Over the course of his career, Cebe has led a wide range of complex projects that have given him a deep understanding of the coalition-building, and collaborative problem solving required to ensure The Stitch’s success.

Date

Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Location

Maggiano's Little Italy Buckhead, 3368 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30326

In-Person Fees

Please Note:  Early Bird Registration through Monday, February 2, 2026 at 11:59pm.   

Non-Member: $48.00, $40.00 early bird rate
Member: $38.00, $30.00 early bird rate
Student Member: $33.00, $25.00 early bird rate (email proof of student membership for discount code)

Livestreaming Fees

Non-Nembers: $18
Members: $8