Networking
Mpact Innovators Presents – Practical Self-Care: Elevate Your Workday
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Kickstart your morning with a revitalizing 30-minute session designed to recharge your body and mind—all from the comfort of your chair. We’ll guide you through simple, effective techniques proven to ease stress, boost energy, and add a bit more joy to your workday. No special gear is required—just bring yourself, whether in conference attire or whatever makes you feel comfortable.
Facilitator: Shantelle Dreamer, 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher / Assistant Vice President, Sustainable Fleets Program Manager, WSP USA, Boulder, CO
Warning: Desk-based self-care may lead to unexpected bouts of meaningful productivity!
Networking
Mpact Innovators Presents – Walking Tour: Color Me Back at Suburban Station
Details coming soon
Networking
Mpact Innovators Presents – Walking Tour: Hub of Hope
Details coming soon
Networking
Mpact Innovators Presents – The Mpact PK Slam
Bok 1901 South 9th St, Philadelphia, PA (entry doors at 800 Mifflin Street)
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 9th 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
