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Placemaking with Local, and Global, Networks

Hear from the leaders of the global placemaking movement, organizing regional networks and cross-cutting agendas to support community-powered public spaces.

Ethan Kent

Facilitator

date November 7, 2024 | 17:00 - 18:30
place
Multipurpose room 10
organization
Placemakingx
country
United States of America
language
English
Reference: 
NE 10-09

Summary

Leaders of many of the regional and national placemaking networks will share their work for collective learning, advocacy and action for public spaces.

We will also hear from placemaking agenda leaders on cross-cutting issues like Placemaking for children and youth, Placemaking for Women, placemaking for public markets, and many other topics.

The PlacemakingX Global Placemaking Summit recently convened the world's placemaking leaders in Mexico City to set the course for the global placemaking movement and supporting the 30+ regional placemaking networks with emerging cross-cutting global agendas. Hear about the new directions of the placemaking movement and meet many of the movement's local and global leaders.

Objectives

Highlight, connect and organize public space and placemaking leadership globally. Showcase regional placemaking networks and cross-cutting agendas for participants to connect to and support.

Partners

Organization
Country
Placemakingx
United States of America
Amaken Placemaking
Egypt
Fundacion Placemaking Mexico
Mexico

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Mr. Guillermo Bernal
Founding Director
Fundacion Placemaking Mexico
Ms. Lobna Mostafa
Co-founder
AMAKEN Placemaking
Mr. Mohammad Abou Samra
Co-founder / Head of Board
AMAKEN for Urban Development
Ms. Nourhan Bassam
Research Professor
The Gendered City
Ms. Phaeba Thomas
Regional Manager- South Asia
Healthbridge Foundation of Canada
Ms. Ayanda Roji
Convenor
City of Johannesburg and Centre on African Public Spaces