Sustainable Urbanization in the Information Age - Programme

Wednesday, 23 April

8.30 a.m.Registration
9.30 a.m. PLENARY SESSION

Welcome by Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, UNDESA-GAID
Statement by H.E. Mr. Léo Mérorès, President of ECOSOC, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, New York
Keynote address by Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Mr. Michael Adlerstein, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director of the Capital Master Plan
Mr. James McCullar, President, American Institute of Architects (New York Chapter)
10.00 a.m. DIALOGUE SESSION 1
Presentations and dialogue with New York City leaders on Planning for Smart Growth and Deliverables

Chair: H.E. Mr. Baki Ilkin, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, New York
Moderator: Mr. Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects (New York Chapter)
Panelist: Mr. Rohit T. Aggarwala, Director of Long-term Planning and Sustainability, New York City Mayor's Office of Operations for PLANYC 2030
Respondents:
Mr. Ernest W. Hutton, Co-Chair, New York New Visions
Ms. Aliye P. Celik, Senior Adviser, UNDESA-GAID
11.15 a.m. DIALOGUE SESSION 2
Contributions of private sector and civil society to sustainable urbanization in the information age

Chair: H. E. Mr. Habib Mansour, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, New York Moderator: Mr. Thomas K. Wright, Executive Director, Regional Plan Association Panelists:
Professor George Cluff, Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley
Ms. Diane Deacon, President, Building Social Housing Foundation
Mr. Jonathan Durst, The Durst Organization Inc.
Mr. Jonathan Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies
Mr. Dick Sullivan, Director, Storage Product Marketing Enterprise Solutions, EMC
Respondent: Mr. Suha Ozkan, President, World Architecture Community
12.25 p.m. Lunch break
hosted by the Municipality of Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
2.00 p.m. DIALOGUE SESSION 3
Mayors and City Leaders on Planning for Smart Growth and Deliverables

Introduction: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UNDESA
Chair: H.E. Mr. Martin Ney, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, New York
Moderator: Professor Urs Gauchat, Dean, School of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Panelists:
H.E. Mr. Arif Daglar, Mayor of Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
H.E. Mr. José Fogaca, Mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil
  Presentation
H.E. Mr. Samuel Moreno Rojas, Mayor of Bogota, Colombia
H.E. Mr. Ramon Garcia Bragado, Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning and Housing, Barcelona City Council, Spain
H.E. Mr. Stefan Pryor, Deputy Mayor, City of Newark, New Jersey, USA
H.E. Mr. Moussa Sy, Deputy Mayor in charge of Administration, Dakar City, Senegal
Respondent: Ms. Mona Serageldin, Vice-President, Institute for International Urban Development
4.00 p.m. DIALOGUE SESSION 4
Mayors and City Leaders on Planning for Smart Growth and Deliverables

Introduction: Ms. Axumite Gebre-Egziabher, Director, UN-Habitat, New York Office
Chair: H.E. Mr. Peter Maurer, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, New York
Moderator: Professor Lance Jay Brown, School of Architecture, City University of New York
Panelists:
H.E. Mrs. Cheong Koon Hean, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore
H.E. Mr. Adam Kimbisa, Mayor of Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania
Mr. Pablo Otaola, General Director of Bilbao's Reconstruction
  The Transformation of Bilbao | Presentation
Mr. Ali Riza Gulerman, Deputy Secretary-General, Izmir Municipality, Turkey
Mr. Rafik Aouali, Director of Town Planning, Municipality of Tunis, Tunisia
Respondent: Ms. Elisabeth Gateau, Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments
6.00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION
Conclusions and Future Orientations by the Moderators

Chair: H.E. Mr. Ambassador Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy, Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations, New York
6.30 p.m. Reception hosted by the Municipality of Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
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Speech ECOSOC President Sustainable Urbanization 23 April.pdf76.95 KB
Bilbao_08-4-23.english.ny.pdf38.11 KB
Bilbao_ny.pdf72.51 KB
contribution du Maire de Dakar.pdf127.16 KB
Deacon_Sustainable_urbanisation_and_ICTs.pdf64.14 KB
Porto Alegre - ONU abril 2008b.pdf35.54 KB
Statement Ambassador Habib Mansour 23 April.pdf31.93 KB
Sustainable urbanization intro Turkish Ambassador.pdf34.97 KB
ALI RIZA GULERMAN-IZMIR.ppt12.21 MB
Barcelona_RAMON NY.ppt25.12 MB
Bilbao_08-4-23.ny.2.ppt26.84 MB
Bogota_DESARROLLO URBANO SOSTENIBLE Y TIC NY-English Final.ppt9.51 MB
Dar-Es Salam - Sustainable Urbanization - Power Point Presentation (NY, USA).ppt3.34 MB
Newark_Green Presentation.ppt10.5 MB
Porto Alegre - thinking and planning.ppt8.84 MB
Coalition for a New California Infrastructure5.24 MB
Singapore_UN-forum 23rd April(URAfinal).ppt5.15 MB
Tunisia_New york avril 2008-2.ppt12.35 MB
Ilkin_Speech-23 April.pdf36.21 KB
Progress 2008 Roadshow 080422.ppt57.41 MB
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