Special Sessions

Sustainable Urban Development in the Arab/MENA Region

Sunday, 9 February

Hall 4, Room C

14:00 - 16:00

Addressing inequality through culture and innovation

Sunday, 9 February

Hall 4, Room D

14:00 - 16:00

Driving shared urban prosperity through cultural lens

Sunday, 9 February

Hall 4, Room C

16:30 - 18:30

Urban culture and climate change action

Sunday, 9 February

Hall 4, Room D

16:30 - 18:30

Voluntary Local Reviews

Monday, 10 February

Hall 4, Room C

14:00 - 16:00

Migration and the Open City: the role of culture in enabling inclusive societies

Monday, 10 February

Hall 4, Room D

14:00 - 16:00

Financing for sustainable urban development

Monday, 10 February

Hall 4, Room C

16:30 - 18:30

Culture, the creative industry and their impact on reconstruction and resilience

Monday, 10 February

Hall 4, Room D

16:30 - 18:30

Local 2030 – A global network to localize Agenda 2030

Tuesday, 11 February

Hall 4, Room C

14:00 - 16:00

Concept Note

National Urban Forums

Tuesday, 11 February

Hall 4, Room D

14:00 - 16:00

Platform on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda

Tuesday, 11 February

Hall 4, Room C

16:30 - 18:30

Concept Note

Youth, culture and urbanism

Tuesday, 11 February

Hall 4, Room D

16:30 - 18:30

Affordable Housing Innovation to Foster Cities' Culture and Diversity

Wednesday, 12 February

Hall 4, Room C

14:00 - 16:00

Enhanced Resilience of the built environment and infrastructure

Wednesday, 12 February

Hall 4, Room D

14:00 - 16:00

Land governance and urban growth - Leveraging land value to achieve sustainable urbanization

Wednesday, 12 February

Hall 4, Room C

16:30 - 18:30

Community Outreach: A mandatory investment for inclusive, sustainable and liveable cities

Wednesday, 12 February

Hall 4, Room D

16:30 - 18:30

Details

SPEAKERS

Hon. Maher Hammad Johan Technical Deputy Minister Ministry of Planning Iraq

Saroj Kumar JhaRegional Director of the Mashreq Department World Bank Group

HE Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al KhalifaChairman Board of Trustees Bahrain Centre for Strategic International and Energy Studies

Zoe TabaryProperty rights editor Thomson Reuters Foundation

Mr. Sabri AbdullaDeputy Mayor Mosul

Mr. Sushil GyewaliChief Executive Officer National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) of Nepal, (M)

Mr. Sergio RoldanDirector Indeportes Antioquia

Dr. Hoddan AliIDP Durable Solutions Coordinator Benadir Regional Authority

Ottavia SpaggiariJournalist and Reporter Columbia Journalism School

Ms. Ekatherina NovikovaSDG11 Youth Ambassador

Ms. Alexandra BruntUnited Nations Association of Canada

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

H.E. Jamila Mohammed khalfan Alfandi AlshamsiGeneral Director Sheikh Zayed Housing ProgramThe United Arab Emirates

Mounir TabetDeputy Executive Secretary UN-ESCWA

HE Dr Nawal Al-HosanyPermanent Representative of the UAE International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Ms. Maria Soledad Nuñez MendezFormer Minister of Housing and Habitat

Mr. Didier AwadiArtist

H.E Lisa StadelbauerCanadian High Commission

Ms. Sofya Iganatenko Chairperson The Student Academic Society of MGIMO University, Russia

Captain Dr. Abdulla Bin Ahmad AlShaikh President of the Global Youth Council Global Youth Council at the Federal Youth Authority

Dr. Nasser YassineInterim Director American University of Beirut

Rufat Mahmud Advisor to the Chairman State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture Azerbaijan

Laia Bonet RullDeputy Mayor of Barcelona for the 2030 Agenda: Digital Transition and International Relations Barcelona City CouncilSpain

Ian ShapiroChief Executive Officer Reall Limited

Hon. Nouzha BoucharebMinister Ministry of National and Urban Planning, Housing and City PolicyMorocco

Nargiza Miralimova Head of Department Urbanization Agency Ministry of Economy and industryRepublic of Uzbekistan

Mohamed BoudraMayor of Al Hoceima & President of the United Cities and Local Governments United Cities and Local Governments Morocco

Ms Khadijah AhmadiMayor of Nili Independent Directorate of Local Governance, Government of the Islamic Republic of AfghanistanAfghanistan

Ms Carola GunnarssonLord Mayor of Sala Municipality and 1st Vice President of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Swedish Association of Local Authorities and RegionsSweden

Penny AbeywardenaCommissioner for International Affairs City of New York

Peter KurzMayor Mannheim

Zinaida NeyarokhinaMayor Rostov-on-Don

Dato' Sr HJ Roza HJ MohamudMayor Seberang Perai City Council

Masanouri Nakagawa Executive Director Control and Inspection Dept., Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu

Chingyu Yao Director General Secretariat, New Taipei City

Francisco Resnicoff Deputy Secretary Government for International Relations of Buenos Aires

Kazushige EndoDirector United Nations Centre for Regional Development

Charlina Vitcheva Acting Director-General Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Sanna-Mari JänttiDirector Strategic Initiatives, City of Helsinki

Sona JorbatehMusician

Edlam Abera YemeruChief Urbanization Section at UN Economic Commission for Africa

Hon. Dr. Pen SophalSecretary of State Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Cambodia

Ms. Ibis Menéndez CuestaDeputy Directro-General Territortal Planning and Urbanism, Institute of Physical Planning, Cuba

Mr. Padma MainaleeDeputy Director-General Ministry of Urban Development, Nepal

Mr. Daniel GomezDeputy Director Housing and Urban Development, National Planning Department, Colombia

Patricia Pierò AsoJournalist El Pais

Amina Abdi AdenMinister of Housing Djibouti

Dr. Hassan Shawqi AlhazmiDeputy Minister of Housing for Lands & Technical Affairs Ministry of Housing for Lands & Technical Affairs, Saudi Arabia

Martha DelgadoUnder Secretary of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Eduardo López MorenoHead Knowledge and Innovation UN-Habitat

Jyoti HosagraharDeputy Director UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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

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

Doris AndoniGeneral Director National Housing Agency, Albania

Karine de FrémontDirector Transition urbaine et mobilité, AFD

Joaquim Oliveira MartinsDeputy Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) OECDPortugal

Dr. Mourad LimamPartner McKinsey & Company

Zachary JonesAssociate Director Cities Programme EMIA, AECOM

Yves-Laurent SapovalConseiller du Directeur de l'Habitat de l'Urbanisme de des Paysages, Ministère du logement et de l'Habitat Durable, France

Mourade DieyeSecretary and Focal point for Urban Resilience City of DakarSenegal

Flavia Neves MaiaCoordinator Agenda 2030 City of TeresinaBrazil

Lars GronvaldTeam Leader Urban development, Cities, DG-DEVCO

Peter HirschEnergy Efficiency and Climate Change European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Sergey KuznetsovChief Architect MoscowRussian Federation

Mr Ernesto Ottone RamirezAssistant Director-General for Culture UNESCO

Nicola TollinProfessor wsr in Urban Resilience University of SouthDenmark

Marcela VillarealDirector of the Division of Partnership and South-South Cooperation FAO

Enrique SilvaDirector of International Initiatives Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Carol ArcherProfessor University of Technology, Jamaica

Samuel MabalaCities Alliance

Seema Al LangawiLand and Property Management Expert

Diane DumashieInternational Federation of Surveyors

Sarah NandunduSlum Dwellers International

Ms. Parul AgarwalaCountry Programme Manager, a,i, India UN-Habitat

Ms. Ritsuko Yamazaki-HondaDirector of Policy Planning Office Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Mr. Stefano MirtiDesigner (Id-Lab) and lecturer Bocconi University, Milan

Mr. Antony LambaSenior Advisor to Government UN-Habitat-Afghanistan

David Jackson Director Local Development Finance United Nations Capital Development Fund

Elliott HarrisAssistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist United Nations

Horacio Terraza World Bank Group

Alice CharlesWorld Economic Forum

Ms. Hajah Noraini Haji RoslanMayor Suban Jaya Malaysia

Prof. Eugénie L. BirchNussdorf Professor of Urban Research University of Pennsylvania

Lene ConradiMayor Asker Norway

Denise ChanAssistant Director Cities and Sustainability PwC UK

Elin Andersdotter FabreDirector Programme for Sustainable Cities Global Utmaning

Yama KarimArchitect and Main Partner Liebskind StudioUnited States of America

Tadashi MatsumotoHead of Unit, Sustainable Development And Global Relations Cities, Urban Policies And Sustainable Development Division Centre For Entrepreneurship, Smes, Regions And Cities, OECD

Dr. Okan GerayStrategic Planning Advisor Smart Dubai OfficeDubai

Dr. David Dodman Director, Human Settlements International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

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

Raf TutsDirector, Global Solutions Division UN-Habitat

Sanna-Mari JänttiDirector of Strategic Initiatives City of Helsinki Mayor’s Office

Emilia SaizSecretary General UCLG Global Task Force

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

Steven WeirVice President Habitat for Humanity

Elizabeth MilsomProgramme Lead, UK Prosperity Fund Global Future Cities Programme Global Future Cities Programme

H.E Ms. Hessa TahlakAssistant Undersecretary for Social Affairs Ministry of Community Development of the United Arab Emirates

Ms. Emma Stevens Singer and performer Canada

Emmanuel JalRefugee South Sudan

Dr. Bo Stjerne ThomsenVice President & Chair of Learning through Play LEGO Foundation

Prof. Richard SennettProfessor of Urban Studies Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited Kingdom

Hon. Bart Somers Vice-Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Minister for Home Affairs, Administrative Affairs, Civic Integration, and Equal opportunities Government of FlandersBelgium

Nadia JbourHead of UNHCR office, Abu Dhabi - UAE UNHCR

Jonathan Tybalt Malagon GonzalezMinister of Housing and Cities Colombia

Fatima SahinMayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and Vice-President UCLG

Renate HeldDirector of Migration Management International Organization of Migration

Felipe MuñozBorder Manager with Venezuela Government of Colombia

Yvonne Aki-SawyerrMayor of Freetown Mayors Migration Council

Femke HalsemaMayor of Amsterdam Netherlands

Nadia JbourHead of UNHCR office, Abu Dhabi - UAE UNHCR

Souad AbderrahimMayor of TunisTunisia

Mr. Kazushige EndoDirector United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Charlina VitchevaDeputy Director-General JRC

Miquel Rodríguez PlanasCommissioner for 2030 Agenda City Council of Barcelona

Dato’ Sr Hj Rozali Bin Hj MohamudMayor Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP)Malaysia

H.E. Abdou Karim FofanaResident Minister of Town Planning, Housing and Public Hygiene in Senegal Ministry of Urban DevelopmentSenegal

Saskia Sassen Professor of Sociology Columbia University

Dr Victor Kisob Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director UN-Habitat

Gerry MuscatHead of Division, Urban Development European Investment Bank

Hitoshi Ara Deputy Director General Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department Japan International Cooperation Agency

Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri Secretary General Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

Lauren Sorkin Acting Executive Director Global Resilient Cities Network

Enkhbayar Tsedendorj Chairperson Urban Development Resource Center Mongolia

Limota Tokunbo Hajia Goroso - Giwa Director International Women Communication Center (IWCC)Nigeria

Sri Husnaini SofjanSenior Program Advisor and Strategist UN-Habitat Advisory Group on Gender Issues (AGGI) Huairou Commission Malaysia

Seema Al-LangawiCEO and Founder Land Capital Consultancy

Hon. Maria Gina M. Lizares Mayor Sipalay City

Mathi VathananPrincipal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odissa, Indian

Federico Gutiérrez ZuluagaFormer Mayor MedelinColombia

Jeff ShumakerDirector Bjarke Ingels Group