Breakout ATL: Future of Cities

November 11 - 13, 2026

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Breakout ATL: Future of Cities is a multi-day experience for leaders working to build thriving communities.

We bring together entrepreneurs, investors & philanthropic funders, creatives, community builders, and innovation leaders.

Through city-wide site visits, hands-on working sessions, and intimate dinners, attendees get access to Atlanta’s most innovative spaces and people.

Why Atlanta?

Atlanta is undergoing one of the most ambitious waves of infrastructure and mixed-use development in the country. Capital, policy, technology, and community converge in this city that is changing right before our eyes.

Atlanta creates culture. From civil rights to hip-hop to entrepreneurship, this city has always exported the ideas, movements, and models the rest of the world adopts. That same energy drives how Atlanta builds.

In Atlanta, legacy industry, cutting-edge research, and local innovation come together to test new models that other cities can learn from.

OUR PARTNERS

FOCUS AREAS

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Innovation in community ownership

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Transit-oriented and affordable housing

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Investment in arts, culture, and placemaking

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AI/ Technology solutions for communities

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What to Expect

❋ Curated & Mission-driven

Breakout ATL: Future of Cities is a multi-day, cross-sector experience that explores the intersection of community, development, and innovation for the public good, bringing together industries that usually work apart.

❋ Immersive & Action-oriented

We blend ideation sessions, city-based exploration, storytelling, and skills-based workshops, accelerating real projects and fostering lasting connections with other builders.

❋ Expert Facilitation

Led by industry experts, community leaders, and experienced guides who know how to hold space, encourage participation, and keep things moving with purpose.

❋ Open & Interdisciplinary

Breakout is a platform for collaboration across organizations, sectors, and communities. We surface and support projects that can grow, connecting grassroots builders with national funders, and local leaders with new partners.

What a Day Could Feel Like

Sample Agenda

Pullman Yards welcome in a former railroad repair facility turned cultural venue along the BeltLine.

Kickoff

State of Development & PPP with Brian McGowan of Centennial Yards.

Group Activity

Half-day immersion at…

  • Center for Civic Innovation, with CCI’s fellows workshopping what it takes to develop a healthy community.

  • Tour Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building, Georgia’s first Living Building Challenge project, to explore bringing regenerative design to neighborhoods.

  • Westside Atlanta and the Guild to explore strategic investments made into affordable housing, workforce training, and economic mobility programs.

  • Castleberry Hill walkthrough with Russell Development and ZuCot Gallery on missing middle development and art in place.

Choose Your Own Adventure

Hosted dinners across the city with the people building Atlanta from the inside out, like Tim Barrett Designs and Huagabrooks Art Gallery.

Dinner

Frequently Asked Questions

“Few gatherings are actually designed around how builders think, work, exchange ideas, and make things happen.”

— Mambu Sherman, Managing Director, Calpe Labs