Launch Event: Our brain on perspectives

**Due to the challenges faced by many in our communities, we are offering an In This Together ticket option to support them. This ticket option is $0.**

In Yuval Harari’s book Home Deus, he states that the greatest leaps in human progress were not simply the result of individual acts. Instead, the greatest leaps have been the result of our ability as a species to cooperate in large numbers.

Join us for an insightful conversation about how breakthroughs in neuroscience have led us to better understand how the brain functions when we’re faced with perspectives that are different from our own. By understanding how our brain works we can better understand each other, improve our ability to work together, and more effectively solve humanity’s most pressing urban challenges.

Research

Click here to see the research we've used to guide the conversation.

Panelists

Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo is the Founder & President of NeuroLandscape, a non-profit dedicated to improving mental health and wealth-being through green space design. With a Ph.D. from the University of Porto in Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology, alongside experience developing numerous research projects worldwide, Agnieszka possesses a unique understanding of how urban design impacts the human brain.

Maria Escobar-Bordyn is the President of Creating WE, an organization that coaches CEO's on the importance of conversations in shaping corporate culture and achieving goals. Creating WE''s neuroscience-based methodology that transforms relationships in organizations, teams, communities and families. She has a degree in Social Ecology with a concentration in human behaviour from the University of California, Irvine.

Mitchell Reardon is a Senior Planner at Happy City. Happy City is an interdisciplinary urban planning and design consultancy that uses the science of wellbeing to create healthier, happier and more inclusive communities. Mitchell is also the co-founder of Metropolitan Collective, a group of tactical urbanists who transform unloved and overlooked spaces. He received his Masters of Science in Urban and Regional Planning at Stockholm University and his insights have been heard on CBC News, StarMetro, CBC Radio and more.

Rachel Wade is the Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Culture & Engagement at Parkland Fuel. In 2019 she was named one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue Magazine partly due to her work in diversity & inclusion. She has obtained several awards for her work in D&I and communications including two Gold Quill Awards from IABC, a Distinction Award from the Advertising Club of Edmonton, and a Diversity & Inclusion Award from PR News. She completed her BA in Communications and Culture at the University of Calgary and her Master of Professional Communication at Royal Roads University. 

After Party

Bring your favourite drink and join us for the After Party where you can socialize and meet other guests in attendance. For those who participate in our After Party, we’ll send you a PDF the night before the event with a list of other attendees who are also open to building connections.

Want in? Fill out this survey by Monday, June 16th to participate.

Location

Zoom (event link to be emailed to you the morning of the event).

Ticket prices

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