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  • Sunday 16 Oct 2016
  • Business Assembly

    09:00 AM - 06:00 PM Assemblies
    Venue: Teatro Nacional Casa De La Cultura
    Speakers:
    • Aisa Kirabo Kacyira Deputy Executive Director UN-Habitat
    • André Veneman Corporate Director For Sustainability AkzoNobel Netherlands
    • Ani Dasgupta Global Director WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities United States of America
    • Annamieke Kievit Director Global Public Affairs AkzoNobel Netherlands
    • Bert Smolders Shelter Program Manager Arcadis Netherlands
    • Bertrand Benichou Head Of Strategy & Partnerships For Cities And Regions ENGIE France
    • Birgit de Boissezon Head Of Unit Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources Directorate For Climate Action And Resource Efficiency Denmark
    • Christian Jan Bakker Villacreces Vice President Of Sustainability Pronaca Ecuador
    • Christine Auclair Project Leader World Urban Campaign Kenya
    • Denis Coderre Mayor Of Montreal Canada
    • Dr. Amelia Clarke Professor And Director Master Of Environment And Business (MEB) Program University Of Waterloo Canada
    • Eugenie Birch Nussdorf Professor University Of Pennsylvania United States of America
    • Gary Sharkey Programme Director Global Cities Business Alliance United States of America
    • Gino van Begin ICLEI Secretary General ICLEI (Local Governments For Sustainability)
    • Harry Verhaar Head Of Global Public And Government Affairs Philips Lighting Netherlands
    • Hazem Galal Cities Sector Global Leader PwC United States of America
    • Holger Dalkmann World Resources Institute Germany
    • Ian Klaus Senior Adviser For Global Cities US Department Of State United States of America
    • Ines Manzano Chairman Of The Board Business Council For Sustainable Development ECUADOR Ecuador
    • Joyati Das Senior Director - Urban Programs World Vision International
    • Khoo Teng Chye Executive Director Centre For Liveable Cities/Ministry Of National Development Singapore
    • Lenora Suki Founder; Smart Cities Advisor And Head; Product Strategy; Sustainable Finance Bloomberg LP United States of America
    • Maimunah Mohd Sharif Municipal President Of Seberang Perai Municipal Council Of Seberang Perai Malaysia
    • Miguel Ángel Mancera Mayor Of Mexico City Mexico City Mexico
    • Nancy Stetson U.S. Special Representative For Global Food Security United States United States of America
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    • Nicholas You Co-President Global Cities Business Alliance United States of America
    • Nick Traber CEO Holcim Ecuador Switzerland
    • Nico Keijzer Manager SDI-Netherlands Office SDI (Slum Dwellers International) Netherlands
    • Dr. Patrick Oliva Senior Vice President In Charge Of External Relations - Sustainable Mobility And Energy Transition Michelin France
    • Peter White Chief Operating Officer. World Business Council For Sustainable Development Switzerland
    • Pierre Victoria Director Of Sustainable Development Veolia France
    • Rubbina Karruna Cities Adviser UK Department For International Development United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • Thomas Pichler CEO Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH Italy
    • Uwe Brandes Faculty Director Georgetown University United States of America
    • Werner Spec Lord Mayor City Of Ludwigsburg Germany
    • YiDong Fred Ni Vice-President BYD America United States of America

    Urban Sustainability: The New Business Agenda

    In order to achieve sustainable and resilient urban development, the implementation of the New Urban Agenda requires an unprecedented level of collaboration between all stakeholders, both governmental and non-governmental.

    As an important source of innovation and technology, the private sector is a key implementation partner for cities and urban settlements that have long sourced business solutions to design, build, operate, and maintain major infrastructure and services. Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and interconnected urban landscape, business has a critical role to play in the partnerships required to match the scale of the sustainability challenges we face.

    Guiding Questions

    • How can business be positioned as a key provider of solutions and facilitator of broader multi-stakeholder collaboration for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda?
    • What can be learned from cases of  early city-business engagement in addressing urban challenges? What benefits can result from establishing and nurturing linkages to cities?
    • What are the enablers of succesful collaboration and accelerators for scale up? Which barriers need to be addressed and how?
    • How can businesses and industries support sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban development through a holistic approach to urban sustainability?
    • What are examples of new strategic themes and partnerships that will help to scale up strategic collaboration models among different stakeholders to support national, sub-national, and local governments in addressing sustainability challenges?
    • What are some of the mechanisms and tools that can support the creation of  sustainable value through accountability and transparency?
    • How can businesses and industries  contribute to social cohesion and inclusive growth? What is the role of social entrepreneurs and impact investors?

    Assembly Follow Up

    • How do you propose to monitor the outcomes of this session in order to report back on progress at the 9th Session of the World Urban Forum (2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)? 

    PROGRAMME

    Urban Sustainability: The New Business Agenda
    In collaboration with Global Cities and Business Alliance, C40, ICLEI, World Urban Campaign and GAP 

    Setting the Scene 

    09:00 – 09:05 Welcome
    Welcoming remarks by the Master of Ceremony

    09:05 – 09:15 Opening Keynote
    The Role of Business in implementing the NUA

    A Holistic Approach to Urban Sustainability

    09:15 – 09:25 Keynote
    Building Liveable Cities

    09:25 – 10:10 Panel discussion  
    Ingredients for urban sustainability – the recipe for success

    10:10 – 10:25 Keynote
    Measuring urban development and impact

    10:25 – 10:40 Keynote
    Benefits of Early Strategic Collaboration & Sustainable Cities Framework (Launch)

    10:40 –11:00 Coffee Break

    Partnering for Urban Sustainability

    10:55 – 11:00 Film
    WBCSD Collaboration Movie

    11:00 – 11:15 Keynote
    Building Sustainable Cities through Collaboration

    11:15 – 11:30 Keynote
    Partnering for Urban Sustainability

    11:30 – 11:40 Presentation
    Successful partnerships – Human Cities Coalition

    11:40 – 11:45 Film 
    Sustainable Mobility video

    11:45 – 11:55 Presentation
    SMP2.0 Winning Approach for Urban Sustainable Mobility Planning

    11:55 – 12:40 Interactive debate/discussion  
    Urban Partnerships Enablers & Barriers:

    • Finance
    • Policy
    • Technology
    • Market acceptance/behavior  

    Building Resilient Cities in a Changing Climate Main Challenges and Shared Interest in Building Resilience in every sector

    12:40 – 14:00 Lunch

    14:00 – 14:15 Presentation
    Innovative and resilient cities – a European contribution

    14:15 – 14:30 Presentation
    Business solutions for resilient cities – best practice

    14:30 – 14:45 Presentation
    Business solutions for resilient cities – best practice

    14:45 – 15:30 Panel discussion  
    Scaling up climate action in cities with a focus on enablers & barriers  

    15:30 – 15:45 Keynote
    Urban Food Security – Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

    15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break 

    Business: Driver of Economic Growth & Social Cohesion

    16:15 – 16:30 Presentation
    Creating sustainable, prosperous, inclusive and secure cities – examples from busines

    16:30 – 16:45 Presentation
    Creating sustainable, prosperous, inclusive and secure cities – examples from busines

    16:45 – 17:30 Panel Discussion/ Debate  
    Engaging communities and civil society in delivering the New Urban Agenda - the role of social entrepreneurs and impact investors

    Building on Habitat III

    17:30 – 17:45 Keynote
    Looking ahead – cities of the future

    Closing

    17:45 – 18:00 Keynote  
    Key Takeaways & Closing Remarks

    Keywords: Public-private Industries General Assembly Of Partners Engagement Sustainable Urban Development Business Partnerships New Urban Agenda Implementation Stakeholders Major Groups
    Attachments:
    • Download the Concept Note [Business Assembly]
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