Forums: Design Spaces for Planet Wellness

Planet health is inextricably linked to human health – if the planet suffers, so do people. How can we sort through the overwhelming data, and seemingly contradictory – or at least confusing – information around human and planetary wellness?

Moderator

Suzanne Drake, CID, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP | Senior Designer | Revel Architecture & Design

Panelists

Halie Colbourne, WELL AP, LEED AP ID+C, Fitwel Ambassador | Sustainable Consulting Team | Stok

Kriss Kokoefer | President and Owner | Kay Chesterfield Inc.

Tracie Kelly, NCIDQ | Director Workplace & Real Estate | Uber HQ Bay Area

FORUMS: Design for Physical & Mental Well-Being

The pandemic has brought new concerns for physical & mental health front and center. How can we distinguish authentic wellness initiatives from ‘health & wellness theater’? Our Moderator will host a conversation with panelists to explore this timely topic through different lenses.

Moderator

Donald Cremers, IIDA | Principal, Sr Project Interior Designer | HOK

Panelists

Kena David, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, WELL Faculty, Fitwel Ambassador | Director of Sustainability, Wellness & ESG | BCCI Construction

Kay Sargent, FASID, FIIDA, CID, LEED® AP, MCR.w, WELL AP | Senior Principal, Director of WorkPlace | HOK

Lauren Gant, PhD, CPE, WELL AP | Senior Ergonomics and Wellness Strategist | HNI Corporation

 

Design for Dignity: Constructing the Future

Moderator: Jenny Hastings, Boulder Associates Architects, Principal

Panelists:

Jenna Abbot, The River District, Executive Director

Shannon O’Donnell, Knoll, Inc., Territory Sales Manger

Emilie Camerson, Downtwon Sacramento Partnership, Puplic affairs & Communications Director

Design for Dignity: A Shortage of Shelter

Moderator: Rebecca Hathorn – Executive Director, Side By Side, Alameda County

Panelists:

Andrea Urton – CEO, HomeFirst

Daniel Cooperman – Director of Programs, Bay Area Community Services

Seth Orgain – Gensler, Architect, Senior Associate

Libby Schaaf – Mayor of Oakland

Design for the Future: What’s Your Impact?

Moderator: Trevo Croghan, One Workplace, General Manger Veritcal Markets

Panelists:

Emily Pilloton, Girls Garage & Project H, Founder & Executive Director

Deanna Van Buren, Designing Justice +Designing Space, Desin Director & Co-Founder of BIG Oakland

Oscia Wilson, Google, Real Estate Project Executive & Co-Founder of BIG Oakland

 

Design for the Future: Space Unprecedented

Moderator: Brian Stromquist, Region Technology Workplace Practice Leader, Gensler

Panelists:

Melodie Yasharm Co-Founder at SEArch + Space Exploration Architecture Director

Robert Kett, Anthropologist, Curator of Design

Isabel Torron, UX Designer, NASA Ames Research Center

Tiffany Chen, Design Lead, IDEO

Design for the Future: The Future of Food

Moderator: Christopher Good, Creative Director, One Workplace

Panelists:

Severine Secret, Prinipal Designer & Sustanability Consultatn, G02 Design Studio

Cayce Hill, Executive Director, Veggielution

Kevin O’Mara, Former Sr. Operations Manger, Cffee Macs, Apple Inc.