MONDAY, APRIL 18TH 6:30 — 9:00PM
at
LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor
NY, NY 10038
How can a workspace remain inspiring, fun,
and flexible, while also supporting functionality, efficiency + productivity?
— Hosted by LMHQ + PivotDesk, Kisi, and Managed by Q —
As the debate between the open work plan and the private office rages on,
this discussion will explore the failures and successes of office design today, and how it strives to find balance between the demands of the modern workforce. How can a workspace remain inspiring, fun, and flexible, while also supporting functionality, efficiency, and productivity? Hear from PivotDesk, a TechStars Boulder 2012 company that helps find room for growing businesses, rapidly growing startup DigitalOcean on how they found the balance between form and function, as well as Floored, on how the role of technology can help make real estate visually compelling, and from SHoP Architects, who are designing
cutting-edge, innovative workspaces.
Moderated by LMHQ — a new collaborative workplace asserting
the modern concept of a third place workspace.
Doors open: 6:30PM | Content begins: 7:00PM
Co-founder + CEO
PivotDesk
David Mandell is Founder and CEO of PivotDesk, a TechStars Boulder 2012 company that helps find room for growing businesses. As well as being a graduate of the program, David has been a TechStars mentor and has previously served as CEO of Ignighter (currently StepOut) and was a Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing for OneRiot (Previously named Me.dium).
Director,
Lower Manhattan HQ
Daria Siegel serves as Vice President of Economic Development Programs at the Alliance for Downtown New York. In that role, Daria launched and manages Lower Manhattan HQ, a hybrid work, meeting and event space. Daria has long worked to champion the growing technology and creative services sectors in Lower Manhattan to diversify the industry base in the district. Daria received a Masters of Urban Planning from New York University and lives in Brooklyn.
Founder/CEO,
Floored
Dave is the Founder & CEO of Floored, the leading commercial real estate technology company in the field of virtual reality. Floored works with the world's largest owners and developers to deliver next-generation design, space planning and marketing software to help give tenants a “vision” for what their future office could be. Prior to Floored, Dave was an early employee at TellApart (acquired by Twitter) and Bonobos, and is an active seed stage angel investor.
Director of Employee Experience,
DigitalOcean
Jessica is the Director of Employee Experience at DigitalOcean. As DigitalOcean has experienced hyper-growth over the past four years, Jessica has been responsible for the design and build out of new office spaces on three separate occasions, while keeping a healthy company culture that includes a 40% remote staff. Prior to DigitalOcean, Jessica was the Chief of Administration at Sky Water and the Director of Administration at Server Stack.
Associate Principal
SHoP Architects
Dana Getman is a registered architect at SHoP, leading some of the firm’s largest and most complex projects in New York City. She recently completed project management of 111 West 57th street, a 1400 foot tall terracotta and bronze supertall residential tower located adjacent to the original Steinway showroom overlooking Central Park. When completed, the tower will be the most slender occupiable building in the world, with a slenderness ratio of greater than 20:1. She headed the winning SHoP-led scheme for Essex Crossing, a 1.65 million sf master plan for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area master plan and led the team during key phases of design and construction for the East River Waterfront including Pier 15 and the Esplanade.
