We kick start the MIT Mobility Forum Fall 2023 by hosting Prof. Carlos Moreno. In this talk, Prof. Carlos Moreno will discuss his recent book “The 15-Minute City” and will deliver an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home. The talk will describe a new way of looking at living, that tackles many of the most intractable challenges of our time, strategies for cities to recover and adapt to benefit residents, and techniques to change the habits of automobile-dependent city residents to maximize social benefits of living in a human-centric city  with reduced car dependency.

Carlos Moreno is Scientific director of the Chaire ETI “Entrepreneurship Territory Innovation”(Research Lab at IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School, University Paris1 Panthéon Sorbonne). He is a Senior University Professor, an international expert of the Human Smart City, and a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. He was awarded the 2019 Prospective Medal of the Academy of Architecture in 2019. He is also a winner of the Obel Award 2021, for his work on urban and territorial proximity and its impact in the world. In November 2021, he won the Leadership Award at the World Smart Cities Awards, organized by the Smart City Expo World Congress. He works at the heart of issues of international significance, bringing an innovative perspective on urban issues and offering solutions to the issues faced by the cities and metropolises.