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The Downtown Symposium, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today, will include feature a keynote address from Peter Kageyama, as well as a series of conversations which, according to the Downtown Alliance, " aim to look at the future of Salt Lake City – from a planning and branding perspective."

Also included in today's session are Achievement Awards, honoring five downtown leaders, the release of the annual Economic Benchmark Report, as well as the winning films from the I Am Downtown video contest. The 2013 Achievement Award winners are: The DepotMayor Ben McAdamsValter Nassi of Valter's OsteriaSalt Lake City Greek FestivalNeumont University The event is at the Marriott City Center Hotel, 222 South State Street.

More information, including the agenda, about the Downtown Symposium can be found at http://www.downtownslc.org/achievement