2023 Annual Luncheon
The Downtown Council’s 2023 Annual Luncheon will take place on Friday, April 14, from 11am to 1:30pm at the Loews Kansas City Hotel.
Please follow the links below to register for the luncheon. Individual tickets are $125 for Downtown Council members and $150 for non-members. There is a maximum of 8 individual tickets per order. If you would like a full table of 10, please select a Sponsor level. Sponsorship Levels range from $10,000 to $500. Please click here for a complete outline of sponsor levels and benefits. Thank you for your interest in the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon!
Sponsorship Registration
Interested in sponsoring the Downtown Council luncheon? Learn more about the benefits below. Click here to complete a sponsorship form. Please contact Ashley Broockerd (abrookerd@evenergy.com) or Ann Holliday (ann@downtownkc.org) with any questions about registration or sponsorship.
Individual Tickets - Credit Card Only
Downtown KC Awards Reception, 4/13, 5-7 pm
Interested in sponsoring the Downtown Council luncheon? Learn more about the benefits below. Click here to complete a sponsorship form. Please contact Ashley Broockerd (abroockerd@evenergy.com) or Ann Holliday (ann@downtownkc.org) with any questions about registration or sponsorship.
The Spirit of Downtown KC Exhibit highlights more than 40 organizations, businesses, development projects, or cultural arts programs.
The exhibition will take place at the Loews Kansas City during the Downtown KC Awards Reception on Thursday, April 13 from 5-7 pm (click here for tickets) and prior to the Annual Luncheon from 11 am-12 pm on Friday, April 14. To learn more about exhibits, please contact Ashley Broockerd (abroockerd@evenergy.com).
The Downtown Council of Kansas City’s annual luncheon saw a record 1,027-person crowd gather at Loews Kansas City Hotel, where a panel of local team leaders cast light on what might come next for iconic city venues and what it might mean for residents.
Presented by Richard Wetzel
Honorees
KC Art on the Block: A Black Lives Matter Project
Jason Parson, President & CEO, Parson + Associates
Elizabeth Rosin, Principal/Owner, Rosin Preservation
Michael Smith, Restaurateur
Marqueia Watson, Executive Director, Greater KC Coalition to End Homelessness
Presented to Vincent P. Dasta, Jr., past President, DST Realty, by Jon Copaken, accepted by Edward Merriman
This award is presented annually to leaders whose vision, guidance and commitment have helped set Downtown Kansas City on a clear path for revitalization. The award’s namesake, J. Philip Kirk Jr. (1937-2014), epitomized these qualities.
Past Recipients
2022 Vince Dasta
2019 Suzie Aron
2018 Kay Barnes
2017 Hall family, Hallmark Cards, Crown Center
2016 Albert P. Mauro, Sr.
2015 Henry Bloch
2014 Thomas H. Trabon
2013 Michael R. Haverty
2012 Shirley Bush Helzberg
2011 Julia Irene Kauffman
2010 William H. Dunn, Sr.
2009 Ann Dickinson
2008 Robert Graham
2007 Paul Copaken
2006 Thomas A. McDonnell
2005 Jonathan Kemper
2004 Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond
2003 John W. Laney
2002 J. Philip Kirk Jr.
“Imagine”… could there be a more inspiring way to contemplate tomorrow? It invites us to think, to visualize, and dream. It opens a door to step forward from what we know today, in search of an even better tomorrow. Led by the Downtown Council, community and business leaders banded together to imagine the future of Downtown Kansas City. The process attracted both long-time stakeholders and emerging voices across greater Downtown to work together.
A who’s who of Kansas City sports stakeholders took the field Friday to champion local opportunities to be had from current and future team venues, including in Downtown.