
Meeting of the Minds brings together urban sustainability and technology leaders to share knowledge and build lasting alliances.
ENVIRONMENT
Climate change, natural disaster
ECONOMY
Business, jobs, finance
TECHNOLOGY
Innovation, connectivity, IoT
GOVERNANCE
Urban policy, justice, services
SOCIETY
Health, culture, education
RESOURCES
Energy, water, food systems
INFRASTRUCTURE
Built environment, urban planning
MOBILITY
Public transit, shared mobility
We connect people and ideas through knowledge sharing and networking building programs, including:
Monthly Webinars
60-minute virtual sessions with 1-3 cross-sectoral presenters, moderated by Jessie Feller Hahn. Average registration in 2020 is 700+ registrants with an 80% approval rating. Meeting of the Minds webinars have met monthly since 2013, making this one of the longest running digital event programs in the industry, supported by years of staff experience and audience data.
Thought Leadership Videos
Digital Publishing
Executive Cohort
Leadership Network
Lunch Breaks
Leadership Retreats
SECTOR
- Private 33%
- Public 24%
- Non-profit 20%
- Academic 12%
- Start-up 9%
- Philanthropy 2%
GEOGRAPHY
%
Based in US
SENIORITY
- Founder/CEO 30%
- Senior Level 52%
- Junior Level 15%
- Entry Level 3%
PREFERRED FORMAT
- Reading articles online 41%
- Workshops 22%
- Webinars 22%
- Conferences 14%
Network Interest Topics

Staff

Jessie Feller Hahn
Executive Director
Jessie Feller Hahn is the Executive Director of Meeting of the Minds. Since 2010, she has built and managed the development of Meeting of the Minds into an international leadership platform for city-to-city learning. Jessie’s focus is identifying global urban sustainability, innovation, and technology best practices; developing platforms for city leaders to exchange best practices; spotlighting innovators; and building alliances and partnerships between the private sector, public sector, non-profit and philanthropic sectors.
Previously, Jessie launched and ran the Regional Energy Policy Program at Regional Plan Association in New York City. She has written numerous articles which have been featured in NPR, Urban Age Magazine, The Record, RPA’s Spotlight on the Region, The Hartford Courant, among others. Previous to RPA, Jessie worked as a cluster specialist at Economic Competitiveness Group, as a Sustainability Fellow at the Portland Development Commission, and started her career at SMWM (now Perkins + Will) in their urban design studio.
Jessie holds a BA from Vassar College in Urban Studies and Hispanic Studies (Phi Beta Kappa) and a Masters in Environment and Development Studies (honors) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Listen to Jessie featured on The Urban Loop podcast, Aug 2020

Dave Hahn
Director of Digital Strategy
Dave is a communications professional with 20 years experience delivering high value marketing campaigns for non-profits and start-ups. He joined Meeting of the Minds in 2012 to build, launch, and run the organization’s digital platform, which includes the popular Meeting of the Minds Webinar series and peer-to-peer publishing platform at MeetingoftheMinds.org. Feel free to schedule a call with Dave to discuss how your organization can participate in the Meeting of the Minds digital platform.
Dave received a BA in German from Indiana University (With Distinction).

Hannah Greinetz
Managing Editor
Hannah joined Meeting of the Minds as a freelance writer in 2014, and became the Managing Editor of the Meeting of the Minds website in 2017. She works on outreach, editing, and publishing for the Meeting of the Minds digital platform.
When not editing, Hannah works as a consultant to businesses, non-profits and city governments. She manages projects that approach urban sustainability through regulatory change, funding and financing efficiency upgrades, startup strategy, and the implementation of smart city technologies. Hannah started her career in the scrap metal recycling industry and has spent time managing grants and business affairs for a variety of non-profits, from mental health services to affordable housing solutions.
Hannah holds a BA in Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz and an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School.
Board of Directors

Gordon Feller
Co-founder, Board Co-president
Meeting of the Minds

Scott Mauvais
Director, AI and Global Partnerships
Microsoft Philanthropies

Steph Stoppenhagen
Director of Strategy & Innovation, Connected Communities
Black & Veatch

Melanie Nutter
Principal
Nutter Consulting

Jessie Feller Hahn
Executive Director, Board Co-president
Meeting of the Minds

Dave Hahn
Director of Digital Strategy
Meeting of the Minds