The Instant Delivery Workplace in D.C.

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The Instant Delivery Workplace in D.C.

Please join us to hear from the authors of a new Georgetown University report, The Instant Delivery Workplace in D.C., as they discuss how Big Tech creates physical and financial risks for local workers as well as for communities. Then, help us debate what policymakers can (and should) do about it.

Welcome:
Uwe Brandes, Faculty Director, Georgetown Global Cities Initiative

Opening Remarks:
Charles Allen, DC Councilmember (Ward 6)

Report Presentation:
The Instant Delivery Workplace in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Katie Wells, Fritz Fellow, Georgetown University
Isabella Stratta, School of Foreign Service (’25), Georgetown University

Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Amanda Michelle Gomez, Reporter, WAMU
Dr. Katie Wells, Fritz Fellow, Georgetown University
Laura Miller Brooks, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure, Federal City Council
Blaine Stum, Senior Policy Advisor, D.C. Council Office of Chairman Phil Mendelson
Chris Sveltik (SFS ’09), Restaurant Owner, Republic Cantina
Perry Redd, Director and Worker Advocate, Sincere Seven

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