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Remote Work: Urban Panacea or Curse?

September 26, 2024 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM
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In-person
Economy & prosperity, Technology & society

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Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place
The onset of the global Covid-19 turbocharged the shift to remote and hybrid work. This shift has also raised many questions: what are the impacts of remote and hybrid work on productivity? What are the impacts on labour force participation? On equity-deserving workers? On the urban built environment? Is it time re-imagine urban office space?
 
Join us Thursday, September 26, 2024 for the launch event for the research study Remote Work: Urban Panacea or Curse? Study authors Drs. Shauna Brail and Tara Vinodrai of the University of Toronto’s School of Cities will share their surprising findings and will be joined by a panel to discuss the constellation of issues orbiting remote and hybrid work. Panelists include Christa Haanstra, Director, ClarityHub Inc. Rory McNeil, Senior Planner, City of Toronto, and Mary Rowe, President & CEO, Canadian Urban Institute. The discussion will be moderated by Matti Siemiatycki, Professor of Geography and Planning and Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto.
 
Organized by the  (ICE) Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Labour Development. The ICE Committee would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto.
 
Event is FREE however spaces are limited, so you are strongly encouraged to register in advance.
Doors open at 3:30 pm with a start time of 4 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
 
 
Shauna Brail is Associate Professor and Director at the Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga and holds a cross-appointment at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. As an economic geographer and urban planner, her research focuses on the transformation of cities as a result of economic, social, and cultural change.
 
 
Tara Vinodrai is Professor in the Institute for Management and Innovation at the University of Toronto, where she also directs the Master of Urban Innovation program. She holds a graduate appointment to the Department of Geography and Planning and is a Faculty Associate of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Her research focuses on the dynamics of innovation, economic development, labour markets and technological change in cities.
 
Matti Siemiatycki is a Professor of Geography and Planning and the Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto. His work focuses on delivering large-scale infrastructure projects, evidence-based infrastructure investment decisions, and the effective integration of infrastructure into cities.
 
Christa is the Founder and Managing Director of 4C Strategy group, a company dedicated to advancing meaningful change. She partners with organizations including the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence to create awareness and co-create strategies and approaches to improve the lives of caregivers. She currently leads the Working Caregiver project on behalf of CCCE.
 
Rory McNeil is a Senior Planner with the City of Toronto’s City Planning Division in Strategic Initiatives, Policy, and Analysis. She is currently the project lead on the Office Space Needs Study.
 
Mary W. Rowe is President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). For over 30 years, Mary has acted as an impassioned civic leader and a leading urban advocate championing place-based approaches to building livable and resilient cities.
 
 
Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Labour Development (ICE)
Economy & prosperity, Technology & society
Daria Dumbadze
daria.dumbadze@utoronto.ca

Speakers

Shauna Brail

Associate Professor and Director at the Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga

Tara Vinodrai

Professor in the Institute for Management and Innovation at the University of Toronto

Matti Siemiatycki

Professor of Geography and Planning and the Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto

Christa Haanstra

Founder and Managing Director of 4C Strategy Group

Rory McNeil

Senior Planner with the City of Toronto’s City Planning Division in Strategic Initiatives, Policy, and Analysis

Mary Rowe

President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI)