Agenda

Speakers236 Speakers

Vishaan Chakrabarti
Vishaan Chakrabarti

Founder & Creative Director

PAU Studio
Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang

Founder & Principal

Studio Gang
andrew carter
andrew carter

Chief Executive

Centre for Cities
Michelle Peacock
Michelle Peacock

Head of Global Policy

Waymo
Brent Toderian
Brent Toderian

City Planner

TODERIAN UrbanWORKS
Micah Kotch
Micah Kotch

Managing Director

URBAN-X
Cyra Levenson
Cyra Levenson

Education and Public Engagement Department

Guggenheim
Charles Landry
Charles Landry

Urbanist & Author

The Civic City in a Nomadic World
Sam Chandan
Sam Chandan

Silverstein Chair & Academic Dean

NYU Schack Institute
Chris Fair
Chris Fair

President & CEO

Resonance
Roger Wade
Roger Wade

Founder & CEO

BOXPARK
Barney Steel
Barney Steel

Founder & Director

Marshmallow Laser Feast
Olga Stella
Olga Stella

Executive Director

Design Core Detroit
Evan Meyer
Evan Meyer

CEO

Beautify Earth
Andrew Zolty
Andrew Zolty

Founder / Artist

Breakfast
Adrian Ellis
Adrian Ellis

Director, AEA Consulting

Chair, Global Cultural Districts Network
Julian Agyeman
Julian Agyeman

Author & Professor

Tufts University
Usman Haque
Usman Haque

Founder

Umbrellium
Deborah Cullinan
Deborah Cullinan

CEO

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Gerardo Interiano
Gerardo Interiano

VP of Government Relations & Public Affairs

Aurora
Ethan Kent
Ethan Kent

Executive Director

PlacemakingX
Hana Schank
Hana Schank

Author & Director of Strategy

New America
Tara Dawson McGuinness
Tara Dawson McGuinness

Author & Founder

New Practice Lab
Imogen Clark
Imogen Clark

Co-Founder

Make Space for Girls
Susannah Walker
Susannah Walker

Co-Founder

Make Space for Girls
Michael Green
Michael Green

Principal

Michael Green Architects
Jonny Klokk
Jonny Klokk

Partner

Mad Arkitekter
Derek Gagne
Derek Gagne

Principal

EDSA
Dan Hill
Dan Hill

Director of Strategic Design

Vinnova
Rimma Boshernitsan
Rimma Boshernitsan

CEO

DIALOGUE
Yemie Sonuga
Yemie Sonuga

Broadway Actor

Book of Morman, Ghost the Musical, The Lion King
Sheryl Kaller
Sheryl Kaller

Theatrical Director

The Drama League Council
Gabriel Stelian-Shanks
Gabriel Stelian-Shanks

Director

The Drama League of New York
Jana Perkovic
Jana Perkovic

Editor

Space10
Abby Chen
Abby Chen

Head of Contemporary Art

Asian Art Museum San Francisco
Jeroen Beekmans
Jeroen Beekmans

Managing Partner

Pop-Up City
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Host, Common Ground

KCRW Berlin
Andrea Curtis
Andrea Curtis

Executive Director

Vancouver Mural Festival
Niara Sterling
Niara Sterling

DJ, Event Producer, Host

Nella Brodett
Nella Brodett

Director of Investment & Partnerships

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)
Chris Michael
Chris Michael

Special Series Editor

The Guardian
Zrinka Bralo
Zrinka Bralo

CEO

Migrants Organise
Erin Kearns
Erin Kearns

Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology

University of Nebraska-Omaha
Tonya Gayle
Tonya Gayle

Executive Director

Green City Force
Franca Brodett
Franca Brodett

Associate Director

Advancement
Clare Inkster
Clare Inkster

Global Strategic Planner

William Grant & Sons
Tom Scerbo
Tom Scerbo

Senior Vice President & Metro NY Executive

AECOM
Bahiyyah Maroon
Bahiyyah Maroon

CEO

Polis Institute
Gary Pooni
Gary Pooni

President

The Pooni Group
Andrew King
Andrew King

FRAIC, Prix de Rome, Chief Design Officer

Lemay
Peter Murray
Peter Murray

OBE - Curator-in-Chief

NLA
Bob Rennie
Bob Rennie

Founder and Executive Director

Rennie Group
Kristine Schmidt
Kristine Schmidt

CEO and Founder

World of Impact
Mara Mintzer
Mara Mintzer

Executive Director

Growing Up Boulder
Isobel Araujo
Isobel Araujo

Program Manager

Territory, Chicago
Demar Matthews
Demar Matthews

Founder and Principal

OffTOP Design
Sonja Trauss
Sonja Trauss

President and Founder

Yes In My Backyard
Terry Wong
Terry Wong

Co-Owner and Partner

Blood Bros. BBQ
William Harris
William Harris

President and CEO

Space Center Houston
Michelle Koh
Michelle Koh

Executive Director

Singapore River One
Thomas Ermacora
Thomas Ermacora

Thomas Ermacora - Urbanist, Technologist, Futurist

Machines Room
Sohee Song
Sohee Song

Global Cities Lead

Gensler
Steven Pedigo
Steven Pedigo

VP Economic Development

Resonance
Sarah Thornton
Sarah Thornton

Scholar in Residence

University of California, Berkeley
Allison Arieff
Allison Arieff

Director of Communications

Replica
VALERIE LUA
VALERIE LUA

Executive Director

DesignSingapore Council
Duleesha Kulasooriya
Duleesha Kulasooriya

Executive Director

Deloitte's Center for the Edge, Asia Pacific
Ashwini Chhabra
Ashwini Chhabra

Chief Public Policy Officer

TIER Mobility
Parag Khanna
Parag Khanna

Author & Founder and Managing Partner o

FutureMap
Robyn Marquis
Robyn Marquis

Program Lead

New York Clean Transportation Prizes
Ilana Altman
Ilana Altman

Co-Executive Director

The Bentway
Kat Hanna
Kat Hanna

Masterplan Strategist, Euston Project, Lendlease

Lendlease
Monica Ramirez Hartmann
Monica Ramirez Hartmann

Director

​​CoCrea
Vernon Everitt
Vernon Everitt

Managing Director, Customers, Communication and Te

Transport for London
Tamika Butler
Tamika Butler

Founder and Principal

Tamika L. Butler Consulting
Laura Crescimano
Laura Crescimano

Principal

SITELAB urban studio
Chris Gourlay
Chris Gourlay

CEO & Founder

Spacehive
Christopher Cabaldon
Christopher Cabaldon

Mayor, Vice Chancellor, Professor, Entrepreneur

West Sacramento
Alexandra Hagen
Alexandra Hagen

CEO

White Arkitekter
Dr. Sandhya Sriram
Dr. Sandhya Sriram

CEO

Shiok Meats
Jodie Lesh
Jodie Lesh

Chief Transformation Officer

Kaiser Permanente
Eric Willett
Eric Willett

Managing Director of Strategic Consulting

RCLCO
Marcus Westbury
Marcus Westbury

Founder

ReNew Australia
Georgia Gould
Georgia Gould

Chair

London Councils
Olufemi Babalola
Olufemi Babalola

CEO

Gracefield Island
Michael Lockwood
Michael Lockwood

Principal

Populous
Theresa Howland
Theresa Howland

Vice President, Sponsorship, Marketing & Employee

Calgary Stampede
Kate Thompson
Kate Thompson

President and CEO

CMLC
Paris Smith
Paris Smith

Participant

Territory, Chicago
David Johnston
David Johnston

Founder

Accept & Proceed
Ryan Martin
Ryan Martin

Partner & General Councel

LDR Advisory Partners
Tony Travers
Tony Travers

Director

LSE London
Katie Baron
Katie Baron

Author and Director of Brand Engagement

Stylus
Emily Tan
Emily Tan

Senior Correspondant

CNBC International
Chee Choong Ng
Chee Choong Ng

Senior Vice President Managing Director

DHL Express Hong Kong and Macau
Vivian Cheung
Vivian Cheung

Executive Director

Airport Operations, Airport Authority Hong Kong
Larry Leung
Larry Leung

Vice President

Operations K11 Concepts Limited
Laura Capobianco
Laura Capobianco

Policy Specialist, Safe Public Spaces,

UN Women Headquarters
Rosanna Vitiello
Rosanna Vitiello

Bureau Chief and Co-founder

The Place Bureau
Mary Rowe
Mary Rowe

CEO

Canadian Urban Institute
Stacie Chan
Stacie Chan

Chief Business Officer

1Bstories
Nate Sabine
Nate Sabine

Senior Business Advisor

Blueprint
Kristina Lao
Kristina Lao

Artist-Advocate

Deidrea Miller
Deidrea Miller

Director

Brunswick Arts NYC,
Bryan Buggey
Bryan Buggey

Director, Economic Transformation & Climate Action

Vancouver Economic Commission
Gabriella Gomez Mont.
Gabriella Gomez Mont.

Founder and Principal

Experimentalista
Charles T. Brown
Charles T. Brown

Founder and Principal

Equitable Cities
Charles Anderson
Charles Anderson

Founder

CRA & Associates
Jack Backen
Jack Backen

Director, Property Economics and Research

Cistri
Jerry Koh Koh
Jerry Koh Koh

Senior Program Director of Impact Coalitions

MaRS Discovery District
Jorick Beijer
Jorick Beijer

Urbanist and Director

Blossity
Cheong Koon Hean
Cheong Koon Hean

Chairman

Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas

Managing Director

Serviceworks
Aftab Erfan
Aftab Erfan

Chief Equity Officer

City of Vancouver
Francis Ghesquiere
Francis Ghesquiere

Practice Manager, Urban, Disaster Risk Management,

The World Bank
Matthew Hickey
Matthew Hickey

Architect, Designer and Assistant Professor

TWO ROW ARCHITECT | OCADU
Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman

Associate Director

NYU Rudin Center for Transportation
Sarah Kirby-Yung
Sarah Kirby-Yung

Councillor

City of Vancouver
Richard Florida
Richard Florida

Professor & Urbanist

University of Toronto
Nolan Marshall
Nolan Marshall

President and CEO

DVBIA
Michelle Rucker
Michelle Rucker

Engineer

NASA Johnson Space Center
Brett Willman
Brett Willman

Gateway Production Integration Lead

NASA
Ope Amosu
Ope Amosu

Blọk Captain

ChòpnBlọk
Victoria Elizondo
Victoria Elizondo

Chef & Owner

Cochinita & Co.
Arsha Cazazian-Clement
Arsha Cazazian-Clement

Director, Global Real Estate

Shearman & Sterling, LLP.
Adem Holness
Adem Holness

Music Curator, Horniman Museum and Relationship Ma

Arts Council England
Chris Chong
Chris Chong

CEO, Retail & Workspace (Singapore and Malaysia)

CapitaLand Investment
Jack FitzGerald
Jack FitzGerald

Director for Smart Cities and Real Estate Tech

Hitachi
Kennie Ting
Kennie Ting

Director

Asian Civilisations Museum
Anita Chen
Anita Chen

Deputy Secretary General

GO SMART
Zoe Eather
Zoe Eather

CEO and Founder

My Smart Community
Juvarya Veltkamp
Juvarya Veltkamp

Director, Canadian Climate Law Initiative

UBC
Jane Stricker
Jane Stricker

Senior Relationship Manager

bp
Jenny Philip
Jenny Philip

Chief Strategy Officer

Greater Houston Partnership
Rob Gaudette
Rob Gaudette

Senior Vice President NRG Business

NRG Energy
Adib Jalal
Adib Jalal

Urbanist

Sarah Ichioka
Sarah Ichioka

Urbanist, Curator and Writer

Raphael Gielgen
Raphael Gielgen

Head of research & trendscouting

Vitra
Inge Goudsmit
Inge Goudsmit

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture

CUHK
Vincent Ng
Vincent Ng

Chairman

Harbourfront Commission
Dr Winnie Tang
Dr Winnie Tang

Founder and Chairman

Esri China (Hong Kong) Ltd
Benjamin Quinlan
Benjamin Quinlan

CEO

Quinlan & Associates
Rhaime Kim
Rhaime Kim

COO

Rice Robotics
Daniel Wong
Daniel Wong

COO

Talon (Hong Kong)
Karena Belin
Karena Belin

Co-Founder, COO/CFO, RO

AngelHub
Suhanya Raffel
Suhanya Raffel

Museum Director

M+
Roland Sharman
Roland Sharman

Founder, Adventurer

HKOUTSIDER
William Sargent
William Sargent

Hong Kong Snake Expert

Alex Croney
Alex Croney

Diving Instructor

Sai Kung Scuba
Rena Soutar
Rena Soutar

Manager of Decolonization, Arts and Culture

Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
Tamara Taggart
Tamara Taggart

Journalist

John a. Powell
John a. Powell

Director

Othering & Belonging Institute
Brett Perlman
Brett Perlman

CEO

Center for Houston's Future
Nishant Sodhani
Nishant Sodhani

Director, Future Cities & New Industries

HSBC Bank
Nathalie Hakim
Nathalie Hakim

Portfolio Director - Investment

Grosvenor
Anupam Yog
Anupam Yog

Managing Partner

Light on Life
Erin Lee
Erin Lee

Mindfulness Coach

Mindful Moments
Dinesh Malkani
Dinesh Malkani

Founder & CEO

Smarten Spaces
Trevor Pawl
Trevor Pawl

Chief Mobility Officer

State of Michigan
Maggie Shannon
Maggie Shannon

Director, Detroit Connected and Autonomous Vehicle

Cavnue
James Courtney
James Courtney

Community Engagement Manager

Michigan Central
Jing Liu
Jing Liu

Architect, educator and co-founder

SO-IL
Juliet Scott-Croxford
Juliet Scott-Croxford

President, North America

Bromptom Bicycle
Agatha Podgorski
Agatha Podgorski

Director, Communications

Culinary Tourism Alliance
Max Meighen
Max Meighen

Founder

Avling Kitchen and Brewery
Trevor Lui
Trevor Lui

Chef & Restaurant Owner, Co-creator

Highbell Group
Leslie Woo
Leslie Woo

CEO

CivicAction
John Tory
John Tory

Mayor

City of Toronto
Jan De Silva
Jan De Silva

President & CEO

Toronto Region Board of Trade
Baher Abdulhai
Baher Abdulhai

Director

Toronto Intelligent Transportation Systems Centre
Dr. Igor Gilitschenski
Dr. Igor Gilitschenski

Assistant Professor, Computer Sciences

University of Toronto
Chris Overholt
Chris Overholt

President & CEO

OverActive Media
Jeremy Goldberg
Jeremy Goldberg

Worldwide Head of Critical Infrastructure

Jeremy Goldberg - Worldwide Head of Critical Infra
Ashley Mckenzie Barnes
Ashley Mckenzie Barnes

Creative Director, Curator & Founder

D.PE Agency
Devyani Saltzman
Devyani Saltzman

Arts Leader, Curator & Consultant

Pablo Lazo Elizondo
Pablo Lazo Elizondo

Architect, City strategist & Director

World Resource Institute Mexico, Urban Development
Brenda Webster Tweel
Brenda Webster Tweel

Senior Associate, Urban Places

Stantec
Kenneth Bailey
Kenneth Bailey

Co-Founder and Sector Organizing & Strategy Lead

Design Studio for Social Intervention
Charlot Schans
Charlot Schans

Urban Sociologist, Snthropologist & Director

Placemaking Europe
Madeleine Spencer
Madeleine Spencer

Leader

Placemaking US
Coralie Winn
Coralie Winn

Development Lead and Co-Founder

Gap Filler NZ
Sander Dolder
Sander Dolder

Senior Vice Presdient

New York City Economic Development Corporation
Eran Chen
Eran Chen

Founder, Owner & Design Director

ODA New York
​​Guillermo Bernal
​​Guillermo Bernal

​​Executive Director

​​Fundacion Placemaking Mexico
Sheila Foster
Sheila Foster

Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy

Georgetown University
Jason King
Jason King

Architect & Parametric Design Lead

IBI Group
Yolande Barnes
Yolande Barnes

Chair

Bartlett Real Estate Institute
Ben Rawlingson Plant
Ben Rawlingson Plant

Deputy Director for Communications and Public Affa

Guggenheim
Su Lin Wee
Su Lin Wee

Executive Director

PGIM
Paul Anslow
Paul Anslow

VP, Head of Business Transformation

Revantage Asia, A Blackstone Company
Helen Lam
Helen Lam

Global Lead, Urbanisation Practice & Head of Innov

Lendlease (Singapore)
Shikha Malhotra
Shikha Malhotra

Chief of staff

Shiok Meats
Vikrama Dhiman
Vikrama Dhiman

Head of Mobility Products

Gojek
Nate Chanchareon
Nate Chanchareon

Head of Strategic Planning

Bangkok Mass Transit System Group (BTSG) Holdings PCL
Callysta Thony
Callysta Thony

Smart Cities & Mobility Lead

Eden Strategy Institute
Genine Loo
Genine Loo

Strategic Planning and Futures

DesignSingapore Council
Howell Williams
Howell Williams

Chief Development Officer

Keypath Education
Christy Davis
Christy Davis

Executive Director, Lien Centre for Social Innovat

Singapore Management University
Adrian Kuah
Adrian Kuah

Director, Future Office

National University of Singapore
Katrina Tan
Katrina Tan

Associate Director, Futures Office

National University of Singapore
Emily Hake
Emily Hake

Project Executive

Google
Brian Green
Brian Green

Founder of Group 44

Developer, Victoria Yards
Adam Wilkinson
Adam Wilkinson

Chief of Heritage and Culture

Diriyah Gate Development Co.
Sabih Ahmed
Sabih Ahmed

Director

Ishara Art Foundation
Vilma Jurkute
Vilma Jurkute

Executive Director

Alserkal
Sumantro Ghose
Sumantro Ghose

Artistic Programming Director

Royal Commission, AlUla
Stephen Hobbs
Stephen Hobbs

Urbanist and Art Practitioner

Antonia Carver
Antonia Carver

Director

Art Jameel
Andrew Snowhite
Andrew Snowhite

Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer

Snowhite Strategies
H.E. Sheikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa of Bahrain
H.E. Sheikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa of Bahrain

Director of Culture & Arts

Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities
METASITU .
METASITU .

Collective co-founded

Liva Duradeva and Eduardo Cassina
Calvin Chu Yee Ming
Calvin Chu Yee Ming

Managing Partner

Eden Strategy Institute
Philip Heah
Philip Heah

CEO

Credence Lab
Dr. Non A
Dr. Non A

Senior Expert

Smart City Promotion Department, Digital Economy P
Alison Novak
Alison Novak

Head of Sidewalk Urban Development

Sidewalk Labs
Peter Smith
Peter Smith

CEO

City of Port Phillip
Dr. Sharmi Watkins
Dr. Sharmi Watkins

Assistant Director

NASA Johnson Space Center
Betty Fung
Betty Fung

CEO

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Matthieu Vis
Matthieu Vis

Head of International & Strategy

Provence Promotion
François Orcil
François Orcil

CEO & Manager of Transition

Cité Gestion the Subsidiary of Citelum (EDF Group
Brenner Adams
Brenner Adams

Founder

The GIVE Academy
Jeff Harris
Jeff Harris

National Leader, Sport Business Advisory

Deloitte Canada
Fernando Straface
Fernando Straface

Secretary-General and Foreign Affairs

City of Buenos Aires
Álvaro García Resta
Álvaro García Resta

Secretary of Urban Development

City of Buenos Aires
Domingo Morales
Domingo Morales

Founder of Compost Power, GCF Alumnus, and Compost

Green City Force
Wulfran Gaucherot
Wulfran Gaucherot

Head of Corporate Relations

Euroméditerranée
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner

Mayor

Houston
Jeremie Feinblatt
Jeremie Feinblatt

VP Strategy & Development

Resonance
Dianna Carr
Dianna Carr

Vice President, Storytelling

Resonance
Elaine Bedell
Elaine Bedell

CEO

Southbank Centre
Jen Doly
Jen Doly

WRLDCTY Manager

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Tim Hasid
Tim Hasid

Director of Placemaking

Resonance
Bill Ellis
Bill Ellis
Kai Sachse
Kai Sachse

Head of Operations

Clubcommission Berlin
Manfred Kühne
Manfred Kühne

Head, Urban Planning and Projects Directorate

Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development
Emiliano Espasandín
Emiliano Espasandín

Founding Partner

PALO Architecture