Recorded on December 3, 2024, this virtual lightning talk features Paul Marquez, Global Head of Specifications and Sustainability, Excel Dryer. Explore how innovative touchless hand-drying solutions shape cleaner, greener, and more inclusive spaces. Featuring a case study from a Boston Harbor high-rise with 120 gender-neutral restrooms, this session highlights how modern restroom design can support sustainability goals, including LEED certification and WELL Building Standards. Gain insights from a global post-pandemic survey that underscores the critical role of hygiene, design, and accessibility in fostering healthier, more equitable spaces.

About Paul:
Paul Marquez is the Global Head of Specifications and Sustainability at Excel Dryer. Paul collaborates with design professionals and decision-makers on all levels to educate & identify the best sustainable/hygienic restroom solutions. Whether presenting CE courses, hosting lunch and learn product presentations, or reading project plans to assist contractors, distributors, and subcontractors alike in the bidding phase, Paul is committed to educating and providing guidance at all stages of the decision-making process.

Jennifer Kolstad: Closing Keynote for 2020 Workplace Innovation Summit

Jennifer Kolstad joins an exciting line-up of 37 presenters and workshop facilitators for five days of thought leadership around the future of how and where we work.

By Daphne Moskofides

With less than a month to go, we’re excited to announce our keynote speaker for the 2020 Workplace Innovation Summit, the Director of Global Design for Ford Motor Company’s built environments, Jennifer Kolstad. Jennifer is a world-renowned interior designer who has designed for HKS, SOM, and Gensler, and is the Past Chair (2020) of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Board of Directors. Her work has been published in Interior Design, Architectural Digest, and House and Garden, and can be found globally, in Los Angeles, Dallas, Kuwait City, and Dubai. She was the recipient of the SOM Graduate Fellowship and was nominated for the Cooper Hewitt’s 2019 National Design Awards. 

 
The Workplace Innovation Summit is a five-day virtual design expo with networking, discussion panels, two live recordings of our popular Design is Everywhere podcast, and a robust list of presenters. We’ve gathered experts across Human Resources, Interior Design, Architecture, and Data Analysis from notable firms like Gensler, Sasaki, and HOK, to cover the contemporary issues facing office culture. Topics include collaboration technology, remote models of work, wellness and workplace culture, equity in the workplace, and many others. A gathering of thought leadership, the summit will reunite our community virtually during these indeterminate times. Follow our hashtag, #WorkplaceInnovation2020 for more updates, and purchase your early bird tickets through November 22nd.