Courage to Change | World’s Best Cities
Courage to Change
SONJA TRAUSS & GARY POONI
WRLDCTY 2021: newyork

Beyond 2020: We are at the forefront of a decade of change in housing. It will be all-encompassing, and more than just a “housing fight.” Cities, how we live, and how cities will grow in the future – this has all changed during the pandemic. What happens when a tech revolution collides with a pandemic?

About The Speakers
SONJA TRAUSS
President and Founder, Yes In My Backyard

Sonja Trauss is President of YIMBY Law, a legal non-profit that enforces state housing laws. YIMBY Law ensures that opportunity-rich cities and low-density suburbs build their state-required housing allocations. YIMBY Law also advises lawmakers on necessary amendments to existing state laws.

GARY POONI
President, Pooni Group

Gary Pooni is the President of the Pooni Group, a Vancouver-based technical urban planning and communications company with over 30 years of experience navigating real estate development approvals.