Towards UEF4

Sustainable Urban Finance

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For the preparatory meeting titled "
Towards UEF4" co-hosted by Urban+Future, which will lead up to our annual conference, #UEF4 , with the main theme of Sustainable Urban Finance.


WHEN

Join us at the live virtual event on June 2nd, 2022, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT, being held in preparation of the Urban Economy Forum’s annual conference titled UEF4 (Oct 3-4, 2022), with its main theme of Sustainable Urban Finance.


WHAT

UEF is an organization that collaborates with the United Nations system and international partners to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG 11, through innovative and practical solutions to urban management, economy, and resources


The annual conference of UEF is a major event in the calendar of Urban October, featuring important subjects of current interest to urban professionals, city leaders, private sector and civil society providing important partnership and networking opportunities.


The UEF conference is held every year on the occasion of World Habitat Day. Over the last three years of experience sharing and lessons learned, the UEF has enabled policy dialogue, exchange of good practices and recommendations to assist urban policymakers in achieving the objectives of sustainable development.


The preparatory meeting of the Fourth Urban Economy Forum, UEF4, to be held virtually, is to advance discussions on the themes related to the main theme of the Forum in October 2022, Sustainable Urban Finance, three themes will be expounded upon by experts in the and specialists, The themes are: Cities, Financial Institutions, and Sustainable Urban Finance, Cities and Climate Financing & Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development and Emerging Financial Models and Technologies.


Subjects of discussions will include the following topics:

Session 1: Sustainable Urban Finance for Sustainable Urban Development

Session 2: Cities and Climate Financing

Session 3: Emerging Financial Models, Technologies, and Tools for Sustainable Urban Development


Speakers

Reza Pourvaziry, Chair of Urban Economy Forum

Massoud Ghandchi, Co-Director of Urban + Future , President and Founder of Ghandchi Organization

Henk Bouwman, METREX Secretary General

Ali Alraouf, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, Head of Research and Development Urban Planning Department

Angelika Poth-Moegele, Secretary General of the Greens Group of the European Committee of the Regions

Elkin Velásquez, Director of UN-Habitat for Latin America and the Caribbean

Dyfed Aubrey, Inter-Regional Advisor at UN-Habitat

Brennan Banks, Director, Cassandra Banks Foundation, USA

Eduardo López Moreno, Former Acting Director of Sustainable Relations, Strategy, Knowledge, and Innovation of UN-Habitat & Global Urban Researcher & Architect

Jane Lumumba, Manager, Global Sectors and Government, KPMG Canada

Maria B. Rasmussen, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Manager, Arbejdernes Landsbank

Youness Ouazri, CEO of Eco-dôme Maroc

Yvonne Yeung, The Head of Urban Design at the City of Brampton

Gurdeep Kaur, Director of Strategic Projects, Planning, Building & Economic Development, City of Brampton

Serge Allou, Technical Advisor, UCLG

Patricia Canelas, Departmental Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Giuseppe Tesoriere, Senior Regional and Urban Economist in the Cities Research and Knowledge Exchange, World Resources Institute. WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, Italy

Alexander Heichlinger, Co-Founder of the European Cities for Sustainable Public Finances

Dr. Kulwant Singh, PhD., CEO, 3R WASTE Foundation l Urban Policy, WASH and Mobility Specialist, India


MODERATORS

Camilla Ween, Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University and Expert in Urban Design, City Planning and Transportation

Eduardo López Moreno, Former Acting Director of Sustainable Relations, Strategy, Knowledge, and Innovation of UN-Habitat & Global Urban Researcher & Architect

Anantha Krishnan, Secretary General of the Urban Economy Forum


Youth Liaison

Dorsa Sabouri Dodran, Youth Liaison, Urban Academic Platform, Urban Economy Forum

Hamidreza Shojaee, Member of Youth Liaison, Urban Academic Platform, Urban Economy Forum




REGISTRATION

The registration for this event is free via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/towards-uef4-tickets-334828911287


For the most up to date news on #UEF4, make sure to follow the Urban Economy Forum on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.


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