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Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony at the World Urban Forum is a great opportunity for Poland to celebrate the uniqueness of the host country and it’s various protocols. It features keynote speeches including an address from the UN Secretary-General, the Prime Minister of Poland, the Executive Director of UN-Habitat and thought leaders in sustainable urbanisation. WUF11 is a place to reveal interesting ideas to create a better urban future!
date June 27, 2022 | 11:00 - 13:00
place
Spodek Arena
António Guterres

The ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations

Mateusz Morawiecki

Prime Minister of Poland

Hon. Grzegorz Puda

Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy in Poland

Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy

Marcin Krupa

City of Katowice | Mayor

Iván Duque

President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)

H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev

President, Republic of Azerbaijan

Barry Vrbanovic

Mayor of the City of Kitchener

Katarzyna Smętek

President of WUF11 Youth Council

Lewis Akenji

Hot or Cool Institute | Managing Director

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