Placemaking, Belonging + Wellbeing | World’s Best Cities
Placemaking, Belonging + Wellbeing
RIMMA BOSHERNITSAN & JODIE LESH & PABLO LAZO ELIZONDO & john a. powell
WRLDCTY 2021: world

The way we think about the notion of “Health” has shifted, yet what does that mean when we think about Care in the context of a ‘future city’. How do we evolve communities to serve our needs, and what role does society play as we transform our new reality around health and wellbeing?

About The Speakers
RIMMA BOSHERNITSAN
Executive Advisor, Founder & CEO, DIALOGUE

Rimma Boshernitsan is the Founder and CEO of DIALOGUE, a multi-disciplinary strategy advisory working at the intersection of people, technology, and society. Prior to DIALOGUE, Rimma was a strategic advisor to CEOs of businesses and Fortune 500 companies (Apple, Aesop, Lyft, Kraft Foods, and Chevron).

JODIE LESH
Chief Transformation Office, Kaiser Permanente

Jodie Lesh leads Kaiser Permanente’s Office of Transformation. Jodie operates as a cross-functional orchestrator of complex, disruptive initiatives in support of the organization’s Shared Agenda, with the goal of creating more healthy years for members.

PABLO LAZO ELIZONDO
Architect, City strategist & Director, World Resource Institute Mexico, Urban Development

Pablo Lazo is the Director of Urban Development and Accessibility for WRI Mexico. He is responsible for defining and implementing the strategy for integrated planning concerning low carbon emissions, resilience, and land use in partnership with other members of the Executive Team.

john a. powell
Director, Othering & Belonging Institute

john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism, housing, poverty, and democracy. He is the Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, a research institute that brings together scholars, community advocates, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society and to create transformative change toward a more equitable world.