People (fr)

Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Member, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University (www.saskiasassen.com). Her new book is Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy (Harvard University Press 2014) now out in 15 languages. Recent books are Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages ( Princeton University…

Charles Montgomery, Happy City’s founding principal, is an award-winning author, urbanist and leader of transformative experiments, research and interventions for wellbeing in cities. His acclaimed book, Happy City, Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, examines the intersection between urban design and the emerging science of happiness. Collaborating with the Guggenheim Museum, Futurewise, Laboratorio para la…

Nina has a Bachelor´s degree in International Work Studies at the University of Gothenburg and has worked with both work-integration projects, as an educational consultant, within the civil society and as the CEO of Gyms in Malmö and Kingston, Jamaica. She studied, worked and lived in Kingston for 7 years which gives her an interesting…

Michèle Meier is, since 2012, the global head of corporate communications, marketing and social responsibility at Ivanhoé Cambridge. She has more than 25 years of experience in these functions within a large variety of sectors, including institutional real estate, loyalty marketing and data mining, aviation, telecommunications as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining Ivanhoé…

Poonacha Machaiah has over 20 years of global experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and business leader in Fortune 100 companies. Poonacha is among the new breed of emerging social entrepreneurs who are using approaches from the commercial world and employing technology to tackle social and environmental problems. Today he is levering his vast global…

Myung J. Lee is Executive Director of Cities of Service, a nonprofit that helps mayors build stronger cities by changing the way local government and citizens work together. More than 260 Cities of Service coalition cities in the Americas and Europe tap into the knowledge, creativity, and service of citizens to solve public problems together.…

Jakob Hougaard was elected for city council in 2001 for the Social Democrats and has since 2018 been the vice chairman of the health and care committee. Hougaard was mayor of Employment and Integration from 2006 until 2010. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 2006 with a major in anthropology and is currently…

Renato Galliano is the Director of the Urban Economy and Employment Division at the City of Milan, coordinating the Innovation, Trade, Training and Employment departments. He is in charge of economic development based on innovation and creativity; enhancing startup and incubators networks; sustainable development and the circular economy. Mr. Galliano was formerly with the Tuscany…

Robin Chase is founder and CEO of Buzzcar, a service that brings together car owners and drivers in a carsharing marketplace. Buzzcar.com empowers individuals to take control of their mobility, without looking to governments or big businesses for solutions. Robin is also founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest carsharing company in the world,…

As Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Victor Calise has been a tireless advocate for people with disabilities in both the Bloomberg and de Blasio Administrations. Responsible for ensuring that New York City is the most accessible city in the world, Calise advises the Mayor and agency partners on…

Nichol Bradford is fascinated by human potential, and has always been interested in how technology can help individuals expand beyond their perceived limits to develop and transform themselves to the highest level. She spent the last decade exploring these ideas in the online game industry, serving as a senior executive with responsibility for strategy, operations…