Dear Colleague,
Early booking deadline approaching: 27 May 2016
Urban Transitions Global Summit 2016 will bring together global leaders to stimulate debate and provide a basis for new interconnected ways of thinking to shape the future direction of our cities.
Register here by 27 May 2016 to save on delegate fees and to take part in this major, new interdisciplinary conference.
With nearly 1000 abstracts submitted, the event promises a topical and comprehensive programme comprising:
- 16 keynote speakers
- 4 high-level plenary panels
- 96 oral presentations
- 12 workshop sessions
- Large poster sessions
(for which it is still possible to submit an abstract)
Interact with the following keynote speakers
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Suparno Banerjee, Vice President, HP Public Sector Strategic Programs, USA |
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Stephen Barrett, Partner, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, UK |
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Michael Batty, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, UK |
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Anthony Capon, International Institute for Global Health, United Nations University (UNU-IIGH), Malaysia |
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Herbert Girardet, Co-Founder, World Future Council, Germany |
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Ding Jiemin, President, Tongji Architectural Design Co Ltd, China |
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Susan Parnell, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
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Feniosky Peña-Mora, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction, USA (subject to approval) |
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Martin Powell, Head of Urban Development, Siemens Global Cities Centre of Competence, UK |
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Christoph Reinhart, Associate Professor in Building Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
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Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, USA |
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David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK |
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Clay Stranger, Office of the Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute, USA |
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Guanghua Wan, Director of Research, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan |
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Zhiqiang Wu, College of Architecture and Urban Planning and Vice President, Tongji University, China |
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Lan Xue, Cheung Kong Chair Professor and Dean of School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China |
We hope that you will join us in Shanghai.
Darren Robinson, University of Nottingham, UK
Karen C. Seto, Yale University, USA
Co-Chairs: Urban Transitions Global Summit 2016