Mpact Innovators Presents – The Mpact PK Slam

Don’t miss this Tuesday night tradition – the one everybody talks about! Creative, candid, energetic, the PK Slam features stand-up presentations in the style of PechaKucha™. This year’s venue: a former technical high school turned workspace for Philadelphia makers, businesses, nonprofits and artists – as well as a gathering space for the Philly community and beyond. Read our post about Bok!

Bok, 1901 South 9th St, Philadelphia, PA
Entry doors at 800 Mifflin Street

Small group tours will be available starting at 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm, max 15 people for each. Note: For Philly residents or conference-goers who come early or stay late, Bok offers tours every Wednesday at 5:00 pm, other than on nationally recognized holidays.

Getting to BOK

From Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown:

• via Bus: Walk to Arch Street and South 8th Street to catch the 47 bus southbound
• via Train: Walk to Race-Vine Station to catch the B (Broad Street Line) southbound to Snyder Station or Tasker-Morris station. Walk to Bok.
• via Bike: Just under 3 miles, via Race Street and South 10th Street. Bike parking is available on the west side of the building by the 1901 S 9^th Street entrance. Bok also has an Indego bike share station at its northeast corner.

In addition to transit and bike options, mini-buses will run a continuous shuttle loop from 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm between the Sheraton and Bok.

Kelechi Chibuikem, Community Development Planner, Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha (METRO), Omaha, NE
Thatcher Imboden, Director, Community Development, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
Christine Mondor, Principal, evolveEA, Pittsburgh, PA
Erica Blonde, Equity and Engagement Manager, HNTB Corporation, Boston, MA
Elijah Hughes, Transit Planner, HDR, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Jaime McKay, Deputy Director, Transit Services of Frederick County, Frederick, MD
Muhammed Patel, Midwest Transportation Advocate, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Chicago, IL
Minista Jazz, Sisterhood Sit-In, Philadelphia, PA
Tim Chan, Group Manager – Station Area Planning, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA
Mary Kate Morookian, Transit Planner, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc, Raleigh, NC
Emcee: John Heaton IV, Sustainable Transportation Planner, WSP USA, New York, NY
Emcee: Trinity Ek, Program & Partnerships Associate, Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution), Dallas, TX
Emcee: Corrie Parrish, Senior Planner, Kittelson & Associates, Inc, / Chair, Mpact Innovators, Portland, OR