Preliminary agenda
As of August 1stSeptember 24th
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8.00 am
Registration and refreshments
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9.00 am
Welcome and introduction: Why Future Dialogue?
The chair and the hosts outline why they see dialogue between scientists, executives and policy-makers as the key to tackling the challenges of our time and outline the main issues of the conference.
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9.30 am
Keynote address:
The challenges and opportunities for tomorrow’s cities
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10.00 am
Panel discussion: Making sense of sustainability in emerging megacities
The concept of “sustainable cities” was coined in the smaller, wealthier cities of the developed world, where it denotes the benefits of green solutions to mobility, energy supply and waste management, while maximising social cohesion. In this session, we will discuss how relevant this approach is for fast-growing cities in countries like India that are facing not only climate change, but also the combined challenges of growing migration, uncontrolled expansion, limited financial resources and implementation capacity.
- Daniel Hoornweg
- Lead Urban Specialist, Cities and Climate Change, Urban Development, World Bank, USA (confirmed)
- Barbara Kux
- Member of the Management Board, Siemens AG, Germany (confirmed)
- Robert Neuwirth
- Author of Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World, USA (confirmed)
- Steven Vertovec
- Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany (confirmed)
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11.00 am
Break
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11.30 am
Panel discussion: Imagining India's cities in 2030
How will the world's largest cities look in 2030? Will India's policy-makers be able to create well-functioning and socially inclusive cities, using green technologies to mitigate the impact of rapid growth on climate change? Or will these cities grow increasingly chaotic, unequal and polluting? What are the trends now? Which policies and approaches are key?
In this session, panellists will discuss the findings of background research on urban futures and its relevance to Indian cities with policy-makers, executives and researchers. -
12.45 pm
Lunch
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2.00 pm
Expert sessions: Turning challenges into opportunities
In two series of three breakout sessions, inspiring experts and practitioners in urban infrastructure, mobility and planning will share successful initiatives, ground-breaking research and new ideas with participants. How can research/ideas being adapted to India?
A. Powering cities: Generation, demand and the carbon footprint
B. Affordable healthcare: Ensuring high quality and accessible health services
C. Planning: Best practice in urban planning, finance and administration
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2.45 pm
Break
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3.15 pm
Expert sessions continued
D. Social cohesion: Turning urban diversity into an asset
- Anita Patil-Deshmukh
- Executive Director, PUKAR (Partner for Urban Knowledge, Action and Research), India (confirmed)
E. Architecture and urban design: The potential and the realities of green cities and buildings
- Steffen Lehmann
- UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development for Asia and the Pacific, Founding Director of the Lab Space Laboratory for Architectural Research and Design (Sydney-Berlin), Australia (confirmed)
F. Mobility: Developing clean transport systems in India’s cities
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4.00 pm
Closing address and discussion
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4.50 pm
Chairman’s summary remarks
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5.00 pm
Networking - Cocktails & Dinner