Turning '21
POSTPONED. PLEASE STAY TUNED. Turning ’21: A city of millennials with Hannah Zinn of City Awake
ABOUT TURNING ’21: This new virtual series is to answer questions for the community and the region. The theme is resilience – “the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.” [Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities project.] Each Turning ’21 lunch-time event is co-produced by a rotating Host/Co-Producer and Chamber Staff. Turning ’21 events are scheduled for the “First and Third Tuesday of the Month.” Attendance is free and open to the public but registration is required. Turning ’21 is sponsored by Winter Hill Bank
ABOUT HANNAH ZINN Hannah oversees City Awake -- the leading platform for next-generation leaders in the Greater Boston area. Talent and workforce development is a top policy priority for the Greater Boston Chamber and its members, who know that in order to attract and retain a talented workforce, we must engage next-generation leaders, understand their perceptions of Greater Boston, address their challenges living and working here, and elevate their voices in creating solutions to the most pressing issues facing our region. Hannah helps convene, empower, and celebrate these leaders and their contributions to our economy and community. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sports, Entertainment, and event Management from Johnson & Wales University where she graduated in three years summa cum laude.
WHY SOMERVILLE?: Somerville is: the most densely populated city in New England; closer to downtown Boston than most of the City of Boston; and in the Brainpower Triangle of MIT, Harvard and Tufts.
WHY ’21?: In 2021, Somerville’s 4.2 square miles stand to be the leading edge of Greater Boston’s urban resilience. Few, if any, little cities in the world will see the incredible concentration of urban development in just 12 months as here. In early 2021, Somerville will open a $256M high school. During the year, Puma’s North American HQ will open. Urban life sciences and mixed-use developments will break ground, while others will cut ribbons, in Boynton Yards, Union Square, McGrath Highway, Assembly’s Edge and Xmbly. Brickbottom master planning will begin. A new community path to Boston will open. By year’s end, 85%+ of Somerville residents will live within walking distance of a mass transit station on Orange, Green, or Red line. Somerville is best positioned to pioneer the region’s resilience frontier. Let’s start today.
Date and Time
Tuesday Feb 2, 2021
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Contact Information
Stephen Mackey
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561 Windsor St -BMZ2, Somerville, MA 02143 – (617) 776-4100 – joanne@somervillechamber.org