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Explore past talks, panels, and presentations that examine the role of social capital and human connection across a range of contexts. Each entry includes the host organization and speaker names (when available), and is organized alphabetically for easy browsing.
Advancing Social Connection Through Food and Nutrition
Advancing Social Connection Through Food and Nutrition
Foundation for Social Connection
Panelists
Ucheoma Akobundu, PhD, RD, Meals on Wheels America
Mara Galic, MHSc, RD, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Julia Logan Labow, MSEd, One Table
Stacey McDaniel, MS, YMCA oF the USA
Moderators
Frances Kraft, Foundation for Social Connection
Prachir Pasricha, Foundation for Social Connection
Can Design Heal Loneliness?
Can Design Heal Loneliness?
TEDxDeepEllum
Speaker
Erin Peavey
Discussion on ‘The State of Us’
Discussion on ‘The State of Us’
New research into UK Community and Cohesion
New research into UK Community and Cohesion
Speakers
Jake Puddle, British Future
Kelly Fowler, Belong-The Cohesion and Integration Network
Samuel Coates, Commission on Community and Cohesion
Professor Jagbir Jhutti-Johal OBE, Commission on Community and Cohesion
Moderator
Sunder Katwala, British Future
Doing Democracy
Doing Democracy
Stories of Civic Space, Belonging, and Democracy
Stories of Civic Space, Belonging, and Democracy
Speakers
Shamichael Hallman, Urban Libraries Council
blew kind, Franny Lou's Porch
Moderator
Merie McGee, Everyday Democracy
Economic Connectedness
Economic Connectedness
Building Relationships that Expand Opportunity
Building Relationships that Expand Opportunity
Speakers
Katherine J. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Russell W. Booker, Spartanburg Academic Movement
Lynda Gonzales-Chavez, YMCA of the USA
Johannes Stroebel, NYU Stern School of Business
Moderator
Jessica Grose, New York Times
Patron's Lecture
Patron's Lecture
why social connections matter
why social connections matter
Speakers
Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University
Sarah Hemminger, Thread
Marnie Freeman, Neighbourly Lab
Sir Nick Clegg, Meta
Moderator
Andy Haldane, RSA
Reimagining the Public Library to Reconnect the Community
Reimagining the Public Library to Reconnect the Community
Speaker
Shamichael Hallman, Urban Libraries Council
Share our America: The Summit
Share our America: The Summit
How we move from division to a new unity
Host
Rainn Wilson
Speakers
Frederick J. Riley
Jen Bailey
LB Prevette
Loretta J. Ross
Michael Smith
Mike Rowe
Niobe Way
Rebekah Shrestha
Richard Young
Rich Harwood
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton
Sarah Yourgrau
Shamichael Hallman
Steve Hotz
Moderators
Carla Canales
David Brooks
Michael McCarter
Solving the Youth Wellbeing Challenge
Solving the Youth Wellbeing Challenge
Semafor
Speakers
Sara DeWitt, PBS KIDS
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.
Sen. John Fettermann, D-Pa.
Systems change at the speed of trust
Systems change at the speed of trust
Building a village from trust up
Speakers
Frederick Riley, Weave: The Social Fabric Project
Mario Paz, Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Lydia Vincent-White, Safe & Sound
Moderator
Dr. Pegah Faed, Safe & Sound
We can’t get There from Here
We can’t get There from Here
Carbon, Climate and the Call to Wonder
Carbon, Climate and the Call to Wonder
Speakers
Paul Hawken
Báyò Akómoláfé
Moderator
Alex Forrester, Rising Tide Capital
What Thriving People Do Differently
What Thriving People Do Differently
US Chamber of Connection
US Chamber of Connection
Speakers
Aaron Hurst, US Chamber of Connection
Charlotte Massey, US Chamber of Connection
Playlists
Playlists
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Resources curated by Healthy Places By Design
Improving Community Safety through Social Connections
July 31, 2025
Ruben Cantu, Prevention Institute
John Reid, Community Engagement for Urban Family Center
Bridging and Belonging to Strengthen Social Connections
May 28, 2025
Calista Small, More in Common
Kira Hamman, Urban Rural Action
Cultivating Community Hubs for Social Connection
March 25, 2025
Jamar Rahming, Wilmington (DE) Institute Free Library
Lynn Crawford, YMCA of Greensboro (NC)
Transformative Narratives for Socially Connected Communities
January 22, 2025
Joanne Lee, Healthy Places by Design
Tina Crave, Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation
Nurturing Cogenerational Social Connections
November 14, 2024
Eunice Lin Nichols, CoGenerate
Daniel Pryfogle, Sympara
Measuring the Impact of Socially Connected Communities Efforts
September 12, 2024
Jillian Racoosin Kornmeier, Foundation for Social Connection
Natalie Bomstad, Wello
Building and Sustaining Resilient and Socially Connected Communities
July 24, 2024
Erin McDonald, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kate Dupont Phillips, Healthy Communities Delaware
Exploring the Intersection of Civic, Social and Community Health
March 29, 2024
Anita Chandra, RAND Social and Economic Well-Being
Michael Stevenson, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Why Economic Health Matters for Socially Connected Communities
March 14, 2024
Elizabeth Garlow, New America
Amanda Janoo, Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Global Loneliness Awareness Week Webinar: Poverty & Social Connection
June 10, 2025
Alana Officer, World Health Organization
Amanda Janoo, M.Phil, Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Cathy Comber Ph.D., Loneliness New Zealand
Cheri Alvarez, MS, Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection
Flavia Peixoto de Azevedo, MBA, Instituto DARA
Ichiro Kawachi, Ph.D., Harvard University
Janice Perlman Ph.D., The Mega Cities Project
Johanna Badcock Ph.D., Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection
Lara Fleischer, M.Phil, OECD
Manuela Barreto, Ph.D., University of Exeter
Marlene Ogawa Ph.D., Synergos
Pete Bombaci, GenWell Project
Risa Wilkerson, MA, Healthy Places by Design
ISB Global Lecture Series: 'Loneliness across Cultures'
May 20, 2025
Dr. Luzia Heu
What is the global response to loneliness after Covid-19?
July 20, 2021
Speakers
Andrew Giles, MP Australia and Parliamentary Friends of Ending Loneliness
Baronness Diana Barran MBE, UK
Edward Garcia, MHS, Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection
Dr. Fiona Martin, MP Australia
Dr. Mareike Ernst, University Medical Center, Germany
Dr. Michelle Lim, Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection
Dr. Naoko Yamamoto, World Health Organization
Robin Hewings, Campaign to End Loneliness, UK
Dr. Ruth Verhey, The Friendship Bench, Zimbabwe
Dr. Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General
HEY NEIGHBOUR! Collective
HEY NEIGHBOUR! Collective
Webinars, Videos, and Podcasts
Webinars, Videos, and Podcasts
October 3, 2024
Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective
Madeleine Herbert, Happy Cities
Untangling the affordability puzzle with Happy Cities and Chesterman Properties
May 16, 2024
Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective
Madeleine Herbert, Happy Cities
Robert Brown, – Chesterman Properties & Catalyst Community Developments Society
Housing That Connects Us #2, a conversation with UK innovators
November 20, 2023
Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective
Madeleine Herbert, Happy Cities
Natasha Reid, MATTER . SPACE . SOUL
Paul Quinn, Clarion Housing Group
William Azaroff, Brightside Community Homes & BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Leigh Bursey, Canadian Housing and Renewal Association;
Emily McDonald, North Vancouver
October 4, 2023
Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective
Laura Chow, Vancouver Coastal Health’s Healthy Environments & Climate Change
Madeleine Herbert, Happy Cities
Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing
March 7, 2023
Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective
Stacy Barter, Building Resilient Neighbourhoods
Suzanne Klassen, Brightside Community Homes Foundation
Jennifer Conroy, Program Director for West End Seniors’ Network
Building resilience and emergency preparedness through social connections
February 14, 2023
Benefits of community building for housing providers
February 7, 2023
The benefits of neighbourly connections for residents in multi-unit housing
January 31, 2023
How an 11 year-old helped connect neighbours through the pandemic
December 2, 2022
Mainstreaming socially connected, affordable multi-unit housing across British Columbia
September 16, 2021
Michael Epp , City of North Vancouver
Maura Chestnutt, Catalyst Community Developments Society
Carla Guerrera, Purpose Driven Development
Dana Sharon, Brightside Community Homes Foundation
Natalia Manzano, Brightside Community Homes Foundation
Jeanette Moss, Salsbury Community Society
Leslie Shieh, Tomo
Building community into the bottom line
September 8, 2021
Dave Ramslie, Concert Properties
Nicole Viduka, Concert Properties
Paty Rios, Happy City
A summary of Being Kind: How much sociability matters
November 4, 2020
Helen Pineo, Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London
Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective
Kate Mulligan, Alliance for Healthy Communities & Dallas Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Joan Wandolo, Ethos Lab
Anthonia Ogundele, Ethos Lab
Jennifer Johnstone, Central City Foundation
Covid-19 recovery and preparing for future crises
September 17, 2020
Sarah Hunn, City of Victoria
Maura Chestnut, Catalyst Community Developments Society
Liam Griffin, Brightside Community Homes Foundation
Exploring sociability within residential buildings
April 4, 2020
July 2, 2025
Annette Holman, Neighbourly Lab
Caroline Lee, Neighbourly Lab
Webinar: Parent Journeys & Engagement with Early Years Services
June 2025
Marnie Freeman, Neighbourly Lab
Making It Count: Revisiting Evaluation of Tackling Loneliness Interventions
June 11, 2025
Dr Helen MacIntyre, Neighbourly Lab
Ingrid Abreu Scherer, Spirit of 2012
Somerset Recording: Roundtable Series – Kickstarting Social Infrastructure
April 17, 2024
Harry Hobb, Neighbourly Lab
Emma Bowkett, Neighbourly Lab
Waltham Recording: Roundtable Series – Kickstarting Social Infrastructure
April 10, 2024
Harry Hobb, Neighbourly Lab
Emma Bowkett, Neighbourly Lab
Gulcin Sariyildiz, StreetBase Peer Engagement Programme
Newham Recording: Roundtable Series – Kickstarting Social Infrastructure
April 3, 2024
Beth Worku-Dix, Neighbourly Lab
Emma Bowkett, Neighbourly Lab
Kellie Tonkyn, ‘Welcome Newham’
Events from 2015—present
Webinars including panels, design sessions, meetings and presentations dating back to April 23, 2020
Speakers
Adrian Gentry
Alesia A. Zuccala
Alexander Dill
Dr. Alexander W. Craig
Alina Peluso
Álvaro Contreras
Andrew Leigh
Dr. Annahita Ehsan
Atilano Pena-López
Batia Ben-Hador
Ben Spies-Butcher
Beverly Sloan
Bob Putnam
Dr. Brian Gearin
Buddhini Amarathunga
Carl L. Bankston III
Carlos Vignolo
Dr. Cary Wu
Dr. Chnar Rashid
Chris Brown
Chris Holtkamp
Daniel Aldrich
David Savarese
David Williams
Deissy Martínez Barón
Dmitri Williams
Dr. Esther Carmen
Dr. Ester Villalonga-Olives
Edward DeJesus
Elena Carrillo Álvarez
Elizabeth Castillo
Eric M. Uslaner
Dr. Evangelos Ntonis
Florian Grisel
G Tyge Payne
Garrett Brogan
Dr. Garth Stahl
Giacomo Solano
Graham Hall, M. ED.
Gregory Fulkerson
Hyunseok Hwang
Irene van Staveren
Jacob Spanke
Dr. Jacinta Waugh
Dr. James Hale
Dr. Jeff Donaldson
Jill Duncan
Johan P Larsson
Dr. Johannes Kleinhempel
John Crowley
Jonathan Burton
Joseph D. Lewandowski
Jules Pretty
Kennedy Sigodo
Lauren Bigger
Dr. Laura Adler
Lindon J. Robison
Madhuri Dass Woudenberg
Mariam Chakhvadze
Marion Cornish
Dr. Mara Sintejudeanu
Dr. Mario Marais
Dr. Mason Mathews
Matías Membiela-Pollán
Dr Matthijs B. Punt
Maya FarrHenderson
Dr. Michael Lebenbaum
Mohsin Malik
Monique Cowan
Monte Schaff
Nick Terrell
Paolo Buonanno
Paul E. Peterson
Paul Haynes
Dr. Rahmat Shazi
Dr. Rick L. Mask
Dr. Robert Lee
Ruth Luzmore
Dr. Sabita Ramlal
Sally Davenport
Samantha Stevens
Sandra Carrasco
Sandra Rosas
Dr. Sarah McDonald
Sharon Bak
Dr. Sheena Harvey
Solène le Borgne
Dr. Sungdae Lim
Susan Hasty
Tim Byatt
Timothy Little
Dr. Trent Engbers
Tristan Claridge
Troy Glover
Dr Will Etti
Reimagining libraries: building community and connection for the future
January 30, 2025
Daphna Blatt, The New York Public Library
Ena Esco, Memphis Library Foundation
Jennie Garner, North Liberty Community Library
Shamichael Hallman, Urban Libraries Council
What's the role of policy in strengthening connection
October 10, 2025
Frederick Riley, Weave: the social fabric project
Sam Pressler, Connective Tissue
Relational work in a loneliness crisis
October 2, 2024
David Jay, Relationality Lab
What's the role of policy in strengthening connection
September 26, 2024
Ash Hanson, Department of Public Transformation
Sam Pressler, Connective Tissue
Rosie Docanto, Union Capital Leader
Aginah Monique performance, House of A.G.M.
Jerren Chang, GenUnity
Pamela Aimee Leins, Boston Education Fund
Vanesa Morales, Union Capital Leader
Sheena Collier, Boston While Black
Eric Leslie, Union Capital
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