OKI26 Keynote Speaker
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PHIL GREENGET READY! Phil Green is bringing the energy to OKI26. A planner, improviser, and comedian, Phil delivers a keynote that’s anything but typical. Blending humor, storytelling, and real-world insight, he’ll set the tone for a conference focused on wellness, creativity, and connection in the planning profession. Phil’s keynote celebrates the power of creativity in planning and the magic that happens when people come together as an ensemble. Expect laughs, a little improvisation spirit, and a refreshing reminder to take the work seriously… but not yourself. Along the way, he’ll challenge attendees to think differently about collaboration, embrace uncertainty, and rediscover the joy in what they do. More than just a keynote, it’s a call to action. This is your moment: lean in, meet new people, spark new ideas, and make the most of being in a room full of passionate professionals. The mission is simple: find cool people, and do cool things with them. |
About Phil
Phil Green, AICP is a long-range planner, improviser, educator, and speaker. Phil helps people in public service communicate more effectively, collaborate bravely, and lead with joy. Using his background in improv and comedy, Phil teaches practical listening, adaptability, and trust-building skills applied to real-world planning, leadership, and engagement challenges. Phil serves as the elected At-Large Officer for APA-IL, a Human Rights & Fair Housing Commissioner for the City of Naperville, and in his spare time performs, directs, and teaches improv and sketch comedy.
Phil is a 2024 ELGL Top Influencer in Local Government, a Local Government 2030 Delegate and Team Captain, a 2021 APA-IL Emerging Planner, a joint winner of the 2021 APA Karen B. Smith Outstanding Service to Members award, and was voted "most likely to be Prime Minister" by the 2008 class of St. Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School in Whiston, England.
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