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Oct 2018
17m 24s

What Makes A City Great?

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We speak with experts from technology, construction, urban planning and more to find the answer to one simple question: What makes a city great?

Answers from: 

(2:35) Deano Roberts (Slack)

(3:55) Grant Geiger (EIR Healthcare)

(4:31) Craig Curtis (Katerra)

(5:06) Trevor Schick (Katerra)

(6:06) Emily Warren (Lime)

(7:24) Laurie Johnson (Urban Planner)

(7:56) Di-Ann Eisnor (Google)

(9:08) Michael Green (MGA)

(10:14) Laura Tam (SPUR)

(11:25) Zach Scheel (Rhumbix)

(11:45) Chris Lehane (Airbnb)

(12:09) Ryan Popple (Proterra)

(13:20) Padden Murphy (WeWork)

(14:07) James Timberlake (KieranTimberlake)

(14:35) Stephen Kieran (KieranTimberlake) 

To learn more about The Future of Cities, visit FutureOfCities.com.

This podcast is presented by Katerra. Better, faster, lower cost building projects are long overdue. Katerra is applying technology to optimize every aspect of building design and construction. To learn more about how you can join their growing team, visit katerra.com.

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