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Join us for the launch of “Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars” with author Arthur Kay, Director at Innovo and Founder of Skyroom, hosted by 1014 & Impact Hustlers during NYC Climate Week.
The event will spotlight the problems caused by car-centric urban design—and showcase startups developing bold solutions to move beyond it.
- Book Launch & Fireside Chat with the authors of "Roadkill - Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars
Join us for as we’ll dive into the real impacts of car culture—on our wallets, our health, our neighborhoods, and our planet.- Hear how cars have shaped our cities and lives, often limiting our freedom instead of expanding it.
- Discover practical solutions for building cities and communities that put people—not cars—first.
- Get inspired to rethink mobility, sustainability, and what true freedom looks like.
- Startup Showcase
Hear from the founders & startups building some of the most innovative urban & infrastructure solutions, that shift the paradigm for cars to sustainable, affordable & more attractive spaces
Whether you’re a city dweller, policymaker, environmentalist, or just curious about a more human-centered future, this event will give you fresh insights and actionable ideas. Stick around for a startup showcase highlighting innovations that support sustainable and active travel.
Event Photos: Roshni Khatri
Biographies
Arthur Kay is an entrepreneur and urban designer building solutions for sustainable cities. Arthur is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skyroom, the design, technology and development company that builds new buildings in the airspace above existing buildings (2018-). He is Founder and Chair of the £100 million ESG private equity fund, the Key Worker Homes Fund (2020); Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the clean technology company, bio-bean (2013-2018 (acquired 2023)); and co-Founder and co-Chair of the think tank, Fast Forward 2030 (2015-).
In addition, Arthur is an Entrepreneur in Residence at UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and a Visiting Lecturer in technology, entrepreneurship, and design at both UCL, and Imperial College London. He is an advisor to various organisations, including a leading real estate development company, the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, UK); the Royal Academy of Engineering, where he chairs the Sustainability and Climate Roundtable, and the Museum of the Home (London, UK) where he serves as a Trustee.
Arthur’s work has been recognised by the UN as a Sustainable Development Goals Pioneer; The Guardian as Sustainable Business Leader of the Year; MIT Technology Review, as a 35-under-35; and Forbes as an all-star 30-under-30. His words and work have appeared in publications, including the FT, MIT Technology Review, Wired, Architect’s Journal, RIBA Journal, Architectural Review, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper*, Bloomberg, New Scientist, National Geographic, The New York Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, CNN, CNBC, CBS, and the BBC.
Arthur studied architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and entrepreneurship at The Stanford Graduate School of Business.
ACCESSABILITY STATEMENT
A flight of stairs is required to access this space. If you are someone in need of additional assistance, please contact Jamie - j.isaacs@1014.nyc
CROWD RELEASE
By entering an event or program of 1014, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.
Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with 1014 and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.
By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.
You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.
Join us for the launch of “Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars” with author Arthur Kay, Director at Innovo and Founder of Skyroom, hosted by 1014 & Impact Hustlers during NYC Climate Week.
The event will spotlight the problems caused by car-centric urban design—and showcase startups developing bold solutions to move beyond it.
- Book Launch & Fireside Chat with the authors of "Roadkill - Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars
Join us for as we’ll dive into the real impacts of car culture—on our wallets, our health, our neighborhoods, and our planet.- Hear how cars have shaped our cities and lives, often limiting our freedom instead of expanding it.
- Discover practical solutions for building cities and communities that put people—not cars—first.
- Get inspired to rethink mobility, sustainability, and what true freedom looks like.
- Startup Showcase
Hear from the founders & startups building some of the most innovative urban & infrastructure solutions, that shift the paradigm for cars to sustainable, affordable & more attractive spaces
Whether you’re a city dweller, policymaker, environmentalist, or just curious about a more human-centered future, this event will give you fresh insights and actionable ideas. Stick around for a startup showcase highlighting innovations that support sustainable and active travel.
Event Photos: Roshni Khatri
Biographies
Arthur Kay is an entrepreneur and urban designer building solutions for sustainable cities. Arthur is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skyroom, the design, technology and development company that builds new buildings in the airspace above existing buildings (2018-). He is Founder and Chair of the £100 million ESG private equity fund, the Key Worker Homes Fund (2020); Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the clean technology company, bio-bean (2013-2018 (acquired 2023)); and co-Founder and co-Chair of the think tank, Fast Forward 2030 (2015-).
In addition, Arthur is an Entrepreneur in Residence at UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and a Visiting Lecturer in technology, entrepreneurship, and design at both UCL, and Imperial College London. He is an advisor to various organisations, including a leading real estate development company, the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, UK); the Royal Academy of Engineering, where he chairs the Sustainability and Climate Roundtable, and the Museum of the Home (London, UK) where he serves as a Trustee.
Arthur’s work has been recognised by the UN as a Sustainable Development Goals Pioneer; The Guardian as Sustainable Business Leader of the Year; MIT Technology Review, as a 35-under-35; and Forbes as an all-star 30-under-30. His words and work have appeared in publications, including the FT, MIT Technology Review, Wired, Architect’s Journal, RIBA Journal, Architectural Review, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper*, Bloomberg, New Scientist, National Geographic, The New York Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, CNN, CNBC, CBS, and the BBC.
Arthur studied architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and entrepreneurship at The Stanford Graduate School of Business.
ACCESSABILITY STATEMENT
A flight of stairs is required to access this space. If you are someone in need of additional assistance, please contact Jamie - j.isaacs@1014.nyc
CROWD RELEASE
By entering an event or program of 1014, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.
Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with 1014 and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.
By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.
You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.
Join us for the launch of “Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars” with author Arthur Kay, Director at Innovo and Founder of Skyroom, hosted by 1014 & Impact Hustlers during NYC Climate Week.
The event will spotlight the problems caused by car-centric urban design—and showcase startups developing bold solutions to move beyond it.
- Book Launch & Fireside Chat with the authors of "Roadkill - Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars
Join us for as we’ll dive into the real impacts of car culture—on our wallets, our health, our neighborhoods, and our planet.- Hear how cars have shaped our cities and lives, often limiting our freedom instead of expanding it.
- Discover practical solutions for building cities and communities that put people—not cars—first.
- Get inspired to rethink mobility, sustainability, and what true freedom looks like.
- Startup Showcase
Hear from the founders & startups building some of the most innovative urban & infrastructure solutions, that shift the paradigm for cars to sustainable, affordable & more attractive spaces
Whether you’re a city dweller, policymaker, environmentalist, or just curious about a more human-centered future, this event will give you fresh insights and actionable ideas. Stick around for a startup showcase highlighting innovations that support sustainable and active travel.
Event Photos: Roshni Khatri
Biographies
Arthur Kay is an entrepreneur and urban designer building solutions for sustainable cities. Arthur is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skyroom, the design, technology and development company that builds new buildings in the airspace above existing buildings (2018-). He is Founder and Chair of the £100 million ESG private equity fund, the Key Worker Homes Fund (2020); Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the clean technology company, bio-bean (2013-2018 (acquired 2023)); and co-Founder and co-Chair of the think tank, Fast Forward 2030 (2015-).
In addition, Arthur is an Entrepreneur in Residence at UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and a Visiting Lecturer in technology, entrepreneurship, and design at both UCL, and Imperial College London. He is an advisor to various organisations, including a leading real estate development company, the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, UK); the Royal Academy of Engineering, where he chairs the Sustainability and Climate Roundtable, and the Museum of the Home (London, UK) where he serves as a Trustee.
Arthur’s work has been recognised by the UN as a Sustainable Development Goals Pioneer; The Guardian as Sustainable Business Leader of the Year; MIT Technology Review, as a 35-under-35; and Forbes as an all-star 30-under-30. His words and work have appeared in publications, including the FT, MIT Technology Review, Wired, Architect’s Journal, RIBA Journal, Architectural Review, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper*, Bloomberg, New Scientist, National Geographic, The New York Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, CNN, CNBC, CBS, and the BBC.
Arthur studied architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and entrepreneurship at The Stanford Graduate School of Business.
ACCESSABILITY STATEMENT
A flight of stairs is required to access this space. If you are someone in need of additional assistance, please contact Jamie - j.isaacs@1014.nyc
CROWD RELEASE
By entering an event or program of 1014, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.
Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with 1014 and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.
By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.
You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.
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