Greg Lindsay

Greg Lindsay is a journalist, urbanist, futurist, and speaker. He is a senior fellow of the New Cities Foundation — where he leads the Connected Mobility Initiative — a non-resident senior fellow of The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative, a visiting scholar at New York University’s Rudin Center, and a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute.

Jill Morgenweck
Shyp

Jill Morgenweck is the Director of Regional Operations at Shyp, an app-based service that can pick up, package, and ship items through a simple user interface. She holds a degree from Syracuse University in Surface Pattern Design and previously worked at Shapeways, a 3D printing marketplace. Prior to working in tech, she spent several years a competitive amateur boxer.

Makoto Okazaki
Michael Sorkin Studio

Makoto Okazaki is Partner and Principal Architect at Michael Sorkin Studio. Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, he has thirty years of experience in architecture, urban design, and construction management. He is devoted to both practical and theoretical projects at all scales, with a special interest in the city and green architecture. 

Paul Salama
New York University

Paul Salama is an adjunct professor at the NYU School of Professional Studies where he teaches Foundations of Clean Tech and Urban Infrastructure Systems. Previously, he was a Senior Urban Planner at WXY architecture + urban design, where he led the New York City Green Loading Zones Study published in 2014.

Juliette Spertus
ClosedLoops

Juliette Spertus is the co-founder of ClosedLoops, a firm dedicated to developing innovative waste and freight infrastructure projects. She received her architecture degree in France and previously worked as a designer in Boston and New York. In 2010, she created the exhibit Fast Trash examining pneumatic waste collection.