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Dialogues

Dialogue 1

Urbanization, Culture and Innovation

Monday, 10 February

ICC 1

09:00 - 12:00

Programme

Dialogue 2

Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change

Monday, 10 February

ICC4

09:00 - 12:00

Details | Programme

Dialogue 3

Tradition and Modernity: A Creative Convergence for Sustainable Cities

Tuesday, 11 February

ICC 1

09:00 - 12:00

Dialogue 4

Frontier Technologies and Innovation for Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Smart Cities

Tuesday, 11 February

ICC 4

09:00 - 12:00

Dialogue 5

Urban Planning and Heritage Preservation - Regeneration

Wednesday, 12 February

ICC 1

09:00 - 12:00

Dialogue 6

Partnerships and Initiatives Supporting Culture and Innovation in Cities

Wednesday, 12 February

ICC 4

09:00 - 12:00

SPEAKERS

Cameron Rashti Director Historic Cities Programme Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Shatha Al Mulla Director of Visual Arts and Design Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development

Donovan RypkemaPresident Heritage Strategies International

Luis MonrealGeneral Manager Aga Khan Trust for CultureSpain

Hon. J.V. BainimaramaPrime Minister of Fiji and Minister for iTaukei Affairs and Sugar Industry Fiji

Maria Sofia dos SantosNational Director of Urbanization and Housing Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water ResourcesMozambique

Marjeta JagerDeputy Director General Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of The European Commission

Marta Eugenia Juarez RuizAmbassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat UNEP & UN-Habitat, Costa Rica

Dr. Dena Assaf United Nations Resident Coordinator The United Arab Emirates

Jyoti HosagraharDeputy Director UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Arbjan MaznikuDeputy Mayor of Tirana

Ines Samudio Minister of Housing and Land Management Panama

Omar bin Sultan Al OlamaMinister Ministry of State for Artificial Intelligence, UAE

Martine Abel-WilliamsonTreasurer and Lead for Technology World Blind Union

His Excellency, Khalid Bin Abd. SamadMinister for Federal Territoriers Ministry for Federal Territoriers, Malaysia

Dr. Ernest NsabimanaVice-Mayor in charge of Urbanisation and Infrastructure City of Kigali

Ahmed EiweidaGlobal Lead for Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development World Bank

Alaina BeverlyAssistant Vice President for Urban Affairs Office of Federal Relations & Office of Civic Engagement The University of ChicagoUnited States of America

Dwinita LarasatiDeputy of Strategic PartnershipIndonesia

HON. DR. Maung Maung SoeMayor City of Yangon

Prof M. Siraj SaitDirector Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity, UK

Mr. Abdul Baqi PopalDeputy Minister of Municipalities Afganistan

Patrick Domingos TembwaDirector of Investment and Operations REALL

Prof. Jason PomeroyFounding Principal Pomeroy Studio and Pomeroy AcademyUNITED KINGDOM / SINGAPORE

Dr. Beth Chitekwe-BitiManaging Director Slum Dwellers International South Africa

Dr. Rohit AggarwalaCo-Head, SUS Sidewalk Labs

Saskia Sassen Professor of Sociology Columbia University

Mr Ernesto Ottone RamirezAssistant Director-General for Culture UNESCO

Noura Al KaabiUAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development United Arab Emirates

Maimunah Mohd SharifUnited Nations Under Secretary–General and Executive Director UN-Habitat

Mami MizutoriSpecial Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Japan

Jasmine PangBranding Shanghai PresidentChina

Prof. Mariana MazzucatoProfessor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value University College London (UCL)

Joyce MsuyaAssistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme

Khadija Ahmadi Mayor of Nili Municipality Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Ricky BurdettUrban Specialist

Sergey LyovkinHead Moscow Department for Urban Planning PolicyRussian Federation

Mounir TabetDeputy Executive Secretary UN-ESCWA

Sameh WahbaGlobal Director Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice, World Bank

Sheela PatelBoard Chair Slum Dwellers InternationalIndia

Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaExecutive Secretary United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Wendy PullanProfessor University of CambridgeCanada

Cyrille PierreDeputy Director General at the Directorate General for Global affairs, Culture, Education, and International Development Ministry for Europe and foreign affairs France

Dr. Ege YildirimUrban Planner International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)Turkey

Dr. Sandra Izabela PiesikArchitect, Director 3 Ideas B.V. italy

Joyati Das Senior Visiting Fellow Child and Youth Rights Expert Connected Cities Lab University of Melbourne Australia

Andrea Carmen Executive Director International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)

Ahmad Zaki ‘Sarfaraz’Mayor Kabul

Joan ErakitWriter and Journalist

Laila Robledo Urban Planner and Director of Geomatics Municipality of Malvinas Argentinas Argentina

Katherine Klineco-chair GAP Older Persons PCG United States of America

Reda Ismail thabet Student Alamal School for the deaf in Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services

Nemat Ismail Thabet Student Alamal School for the Deaf in Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services

Julianne PolancoHistoric Preservation Officer State of California

Alby BocanegraVice President, Urban Tech Partnerships Mastercard, Enterprise Partnerships, Global CitiesUnited States of America

Prof. Ayona Datta Professor University College London United Kingdom

Haoliang XuAssistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau of Policy and Programme Support United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

John Paul Farmer Chief Technology Officer City of New York

Fabrizio Hochschild DrummondUnder-Secretariat-General and Special Adviser United Nations

Meera Al Shaikh Head of International Relations and Partnerships Smart Dubai Department

Francesca BriaHonorary Professor Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL, LondonItaly

Manuel RedondoPresident Fira Barcelona MéxicoSpain

Shamoy HajareCEO Radicle GlobalJamaica

Vladimir Bataev Principal consultant Zaz Ventures

Dr. Jeffrey BohnChief Research & Innovation Officer and Head of Research & Engagement Swiss Re Institute

Dr. Mukhisa KituyiSecretary-General of UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentKenya

Prof. Irina IlinaDirector Institute for Regional Studies and Urban Planning (IRSUP) National Research University “Higher School of Economics” MoscowRussia

Marcela VillarrealDirector Partnerships Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)