The 15-minute city: Creating a sustainable workplace

About This Webinar

Workplaces can have an enormous impact, not only on the employee experience, but on the broader communities, cities, and world they inhabit. Sustainable corporate work practices are not a novel concept—with many multinational companies dedicating workstreams and departments to these efforts. However, the global pandemic and emerging hybrid work strategies have provided a new lens through which to view them.

A reluctance to use public transportation has resulted in commuting challenges for some employees—but work from home fatigue is real. At the same time, since the onset of COVID-19, global emissions of carbon dioxide have dropped. Can what’s good for the environment also be good for our businesses and teams? This session will answer that question and provide new strategies that may reduce your carbon footprint and increase employee satisfaction.

To view the full schedule and FAQs for the best viewing experience, visit wework.com/summit. Note: All sessions will be aired Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4) and hosted in English with subtitles available in Spanish and Portuguese.

Check out additional resources:

WeWork: Reimagining work in the era of COVID-19

Commutifi: Distributed Office Analysis

Bloomberg: The 15-Minute City—No Cars Required—Is Urban Planning’s New Utopia

Upwork: Where remote work saves commuters most

For Londoners, the commute may have changed for good

Who can view: Everyone

Webinar Price: Free

Featured Presenters

Chris Ferzli

Head of Public Affairs, Americas, WeWork

Christina "Chris" Ferzli has dedicated her career to building solutions to create more prosperous and innovative communities worldwide. As WeWork's Head of Public Affairs for the Americas, Chris leads government relations, public relations, communications, corporate social responsibility, and community programming for the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Prior to joining WeWork, Chris was most recently Head of Global Corporate Affairs for Ocean Spray, Inc, introducing a new public relations platform, impact-focused brand purpose, global growth strategy, and approach to sustainability for the cooperative. Ferzli's prior experience also includes serving as Strategy Director and Legal Counsel to Michelle Obama's health, education, and community initiatives, where she garnered over 200 partnerships focused on improving health and wellness nationwide.

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Tom Grech

President and CEO Queens Chamber of Commerce

Tom Grech was appointed Executive Director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce in July 2015. On November 1, 2017, Tom became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Tom’s career has spanned the printing and publishing industries over the past 25 years with RR Donnelley & Sons Company, Merrill Corporation and SONY DADC. From Astoria, Tom is a graduate of the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA with a BS in Accounting. He received his MBA in International Business from Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY.

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Andy Keeton

Data & Product Strategist Commutifi

Andy Keeton is the Data & Product Strategist at Commutifi where he leads the behavioral data science team in developing real-time commuter modeling tools. As a Transportation Demand Management Certified Professional, he brings a data-driven approach to solving the toughest problems in TDM. In his spare time, you will find him evangelizing the 15-minute commute as host of the Between the Lines podcast and traveling full-time as a digital nomad (once the pandemic passes).

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Chris Pyke

Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Product, Arc ArcSkoru

Chris Pyke, Ph.D. is the Senior Vice President for ArcSkoru -- part of the USGBC and GBCI family of organizations. Prior to joining Arc, Dr. Pyke was Research Officer for the US Green Building Council, Chief Strategy Officer for Aclima, and Chief Operating Officer for GRESB. Dr. Pyke is on the faculty of the Urban and Regional Planning Program at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

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Hosted By

WeWork Global

WeWork was founded in 2010 with the vision to create environments where people and companies come together and do their best work. Since opening our first location in New York City, we’ve grown into a global flexible space provider committed to delivering technology-driven flexible solutions, inspiring spaces, and unmatched community experiences. Today, we’re constantly reimagining how the workplace can help everyone, from freelancers to Fortune 500s, be more motivated, productive, and connected.

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