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GFHS-2024
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24 October 2024, Thursday
10:00-10:45 Opening Session
Moderator: Mr. Haifeng Lyu, Co-founder & Secretary General, Global Forum on Human Settlements
• Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative（PDF)
• Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Vice Chairman of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly(DOC)
• Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations
• Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)- DSDG/UN DESA(DOC)
• Ms. Paola Albrito, Director of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (DOC)
• Prof. Fnu Oudom, Trade Commissioner of The Republic of Vanuatu to New York, United State of America, Honorary Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
• Mr. Charles Karangwa, Head of the Nature-based Solutions Management Hub, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
10:50-11:50 Keynote Statement: Invigorate innovation and local leadership for a sustainable urban future
Moderator: Dr. Tageldin Ibrahim Hamad, Vice Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlement (GFHS) ,Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
Speakers:
• High-level UN official
• Mr. Jamil Ahmad, Director, New York Office, United Nations Environment Programme
• Mr. Julio Alak, Mayor of La Plata, Argentina
• Mr. Edward Glaeser, Department Chair, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University (video statement)
11:50-13:00 High-level Dialogue: Innovative technologies and practices for just, smart and green urban transformation
Moderator: Dr. Arab Hoballah, Senior Sustainability Expert, former Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production, UNEP
Panelists:
• Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations
• Ms. Lisa Flavia Garcia, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States
• Ambassador Keisha A. McGuire, Special Adviser to the78th President of the UNGA on Gender Equality andWomen’s Empowerment, UNGA office
• Ms. Verónica Delgadillo, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
• Ms. Toni-Shae Freckleton, Chief, New York Liaison Office, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
13:15-14:20 Parallel Session 1A: Nature-based solutions for urban resilience and sustainability
Moderator: Mr. Charles Karangwa, Head of the Nature-based Solutions Management Hub, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Speakers:
• Ms. Loan Diep, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Urban Nature- based Solutions, The New School (PPT)
• Mr. Billy Grayson, Chief Initiatives Officer, The Urban Land Institute (ULI)
• Dr. Sofie Sandstrom Jaffe, Permanent Observer of IUCN to the United Nations
13:15-14:20 Parallel Session 1B: Directing and redirecting public and private funds for sustainable cities
Moderator: Dr. Fedra Vanhuyse, Head of Division - Societies, Climate and Policy Support, Stockholm Environment Institute
Speakers:
• Ms. Verónica Delgadillo, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
• Mr. John Michael LaSalle, Senior Program Associate, Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, Climate Policy
Initiative
• Ms. Charlotte Brynielsson, Sustainability Strategist, Viable Cities, Royal Institute of Technology (PPT)
15:00-16:05 Parallel Session 2A: Human settlements and modern health technology
Moderator: Prof. Fnu Oudom, Trade Commissioner of The Republic of Vanuatu to New York, United State of America, Honorary Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
Speakers:
• Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations (PPT)
• Prof. Haifan Lin, Founding Director, Stem Cell Research Center, Yale University, Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (PPT)
• Prof. Lin Leng, World-Renowned Immunology Biochemist, Senior Research Scientist, School of Medicine, Yale University
• Dato’ George Guo Bingting, Co-founder of International Future Leaders Alliance HongKong (IFLAHK) (PPT)
15:00-16:05 Parallel Session 2B: Foster innovation and integration in urban planning and design
Moderator: Ms. Elisabeth Belpaire, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners
Speakers:
• Dr. Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute, Paris, France, Senior Advisor to the UN and World Bank, Leading Expert of International Green Model City Standards 3.0 (PPT)
• Dr. Tijana Tufek Memišević, ISOCARP Board and Scientific Committee Member
• Dr. Wafa Al-Daily, ISOCARP Board Member and WomenIn-Planning, and President of the International Metropolitan Fellowship
16:10-17:15 Parallel Session 3A: Accelerate the circular economy towards zero-waste and zero-carbon cities
Moderator: Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)- DSDG/UN DESA
Speakers:
• Mr. Julio Alak, Mayor of La Plata, Argentina
• Ms. Jin Yan, Secretary, Pan’an County Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhejiang Province（PPT)
• Mr. Stéphane Pouffary, Chief Executive Officer and Honorary President, ENERGIES 2050, France
• Mr. Wang Duoxiao, President of Mianyang Ruiyang New Materials Technology Development Co., Ltd., China（PPT)
16:10-17:15 Parallel Session 3B: Empower future leaders and achieve a sustainable future
Moderator: Ms. Xie Fang, Deputy Secretary General, Global Future Leaders Foundation
Speakers:
• Dr. Tageldin Ibrahim Hamad, Vice Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlement (GFHS), Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
• Jiacuo Rinpoche, Founder of International Future Leaders Alliance HongKong (IFLAHK), Initiator of Charity Fund under China Population Welfare Foundation, Author of Everything is the Best Arrangement (PDF)
• Dato’ George Guo Bingting, Co-founder of International Future Leaders Alliance HongKong (IFLAHK) (PPT)
17:20-18:00 Summary and Recommendation
Moderator: Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations
Speakers:
• Dr. Ivor Richard Fung, Chief of Staff, Office of the President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly Student Rep.
• Jiacuo Rinpoche, Founder of International Future LeadersAlliance HongKong (IFLAHK), Initiator of Charity Fundunder China Population Welfare Foundation
• Summary from parallel session moderators
Closing Remarks:
18:30-21:00 New Sustainable Cities And Human Settlements Awards Ceremony 2024