This event will feature a breakfast presentation by acclaimed author of Happy City, Charles Montgomery. Following Charles' keynote address, 8-80 Cities will be hosting a panel discussion with mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and Bonnie Crombie, moderated by Gil Penalosa. The candidates will share their ideas on creating happier and healthier cities for all.

For years, self-help experts have told us that we need to do inner work in order to improve our lives. But what if our cities themselves had the power to make or break our happiness? Drawing on brain science, psychology, and rich personal stories, Charles Montgomery explains how cities influence how we feel, behave, and treat other people in ways most of us never realize. Everything from the length of your commute to the depth of your front yard can have an unseen effect on your mind, emotions, and social life. But Montgomery uses fascinating and often funny social experiments to demonstrate that we are not helpless. We can change our lives by changing our relationship with our cities—and each other. By understanding the effect that design has on our emotions and decisions, we can all share this empowering new vision of city life

One King West Hotel & Residence
The Austin Gallery  |  1 King St W

 

7:30-8:00am         Registration & Breakfast

8:00-10:00am       Keynote & Panel Presentations

10:00-10:30am     Q & A with audience