Chicago Forum on Global Cities 2017: Thursday Plenaries and Flash Talks

• Report rights infringement
• published: 23 May 2017
• views: 0

9:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. PLENARY: Combating Climate Change Cities currently account for 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions – what are the priorities for adapting existing city infrastructure to reverse this trend? How can private sector innovations lead the effort in global cities to combat climate change? How much do cities need the cooperation and collaboration of national governments in order to realize their local climate action ambitions/goals? Patricia de Lille, Executive Mayor, City of Cape Town, South Africa Carlo Ratti, Director, SENSEable City Lab, MIT Urban Planning Jennifer Scanlon, President and CEO, USG Corporation Moderated by Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor, Financial Times 10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. FLASHTALK: Powering Global Cities Karen Weigert, Senior Fellow on Global Cities, Chicago Council on Global Affairs 10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Break 10:40 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. PLENARY: Planning for Disruption, Promoting Resilience What are the infrastructure demands and who are the stakeholders needed to be engaged to be a resilient city in the 21st century? How can cities prepare for, prevent, or most effectively respond to the natural and man-made disasters our cities will face? How can local, national, and international agencies better coordinate to improve resilience and security? Megan Clifford, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Global Security Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory Bernard Hogan-Howe, Former Commissioner, London's Metropolitan Police Services Martin Kimani, Director, National Counter-Terrorism Center, Kenya and Special Envoy CVE David Paulison, Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Board of Trustees, UL Moderated by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, US News Editor, Financial Times 11:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. FLASHTALK: Standardizing Data Patricia McCarney, CEO, World Council on City Data 12:00 noon - 1:45 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. - 2:10 pm FLASHTALK 2:10 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. PLENARY: Liveable City, Healthy World How do global cities manage wellbeing and deliver the living conditions needed to create a thriving, healthy ecosystem? How does urban design contribute to equity of access for diverse populations? What examples are there of cities leading healthcare reform? How do we ensure new urban development reflects the research to create happy cities? Andres de Leon, COO, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne, Australia Charles Montgomery, Founder and Principal, Happy City Michael Nutter, Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia SIPA Fernando Straface, Secretary-General of Government, City of Buenos Aires Jay Walder, CEO, Motivate Moderated by Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times 3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Break 3:40 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. FLASHTALK: The Night Mayor Ella Overkleeft, Co-founder, Night-Mayor Foundation, Amsterdam 3:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PLENARY: Cultural Evolution How do cities keep cultures of the past alive, vibrant, and relevant while ensuring resources are available to nurture and support the emergence and growth of new city culture? How do artists use art, theater, and music to provoke a new dialogue about diversity and inclusion? How does public art transform the public’s understanding of global realities and redefine the use of public space? How does new technology help to increase access to the cultural heritage of cities – both across city neighborhoods and from the city to the regional? Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO Brendan Carr, Lord Mayor, City of Dublin, Ireland Theaster Gates, Founder, Rebuild Foundation, Director, Arts and Public Life, University of Chicago Oussama Rifahi, Board Member, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture Moderated by Caroline Daniel, Partner, Brunswick Group