59th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony
November 15, 2024

 
REGISTRATION OPEN! EWG Annual Meeting: Luncheon, OLGA Awards, Morning Panel on November 15

Join us on Friday November 15, 2024, for East-West Gateway’s 59th annual membership meeting. This is the day we celebrate collaboration and leadership among our regional jurisdictions through both a morning panel and a luncheon that includes leaders from all of our member counties, the city of St. Louis, and dozens of local municipalities, public safety, EMS, and other jurisdictions that make up the EWG region! We will explore data during a free morning panel discussion, and then, close out the year with our annual membership meeting luncheon that includes a celebration of this year’s Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award (OLGA) recipients. Registration is open now and runs through November 7, 2024. Please get the word out so we have a big crowd at one of the best celebrations in town elevating our region’s jurisdictions.

The events take place at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch.

  • 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Morning Panel Discussion.
    Where We Stand: Harnessing Data for Regional Success, featuring Kelvin Adams, president and CEO of St. Louis Community Foundation; Bola Akande, Brentwood city manager; Jim Wild, executive director of East-West Gateway Council of Governments; and Margaret Onken, chief engagement officer for Greater St. Louis Inc. Register for the free panel discussion here.
     
  • 11:30 a.m. Check-in for luncheon begins.
     
  • Noon to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon with Annual Meeting and OLGA Award ceremony for recipients.
    Tickets start at $82.50 per person. Registration closes at midnight November 7, 2024 Register for the luncheon and OLGA Awards ceremony here.

Register here to register for the morning session and the luncheon.

This year’s morning panel discussion references the upcoming release of the ninth edition of “Where We Stand,” East-West Gateway’s comprehensive, data-driven look at where the St. Louis region stands among peer regions around the United States. Panelists will describe the unique data dives they are undertaking to gauge success in our region and ways the region can collaborate to harness that data for a collective vision for positive change. They will further discuss using data to define where we stand, where we want to go as a region, and how we get there.

During the luncheon we will honor seven individuals and/or organizations in the following categories: Gateway Lifetime Public Service Award, Leadership in Planning and Design Innovation, Exemplary Collaboration, Partnership, or Regional Initiative, and Exemplary Accomplishment by a Local Government Jurisdiction, Agency, or Individual.

For specific ticket questions, contact tickets@ewgateway.org.