Sustainable Cities and Innovation
18 Jun 2012, 19:30:00-22:00:00
Recommendations
- Promote the use of waste as a renewable energy source in urban environments.
- Plan in advance for sustainability and quality of life in cities.
- Each head of state should identify a sustainable city to develop a network for knowledge sharing and innovation.
Governments should channel resources to develop people-centered sustainable cities with timed and measurable goals, in such way that empowers local communities, promotes equality and accountability.
| Panelists | |
 AndreTrigueiro (Brazil)
Globo TV Network Moderator |  Dr. Alejandro Aravena (Chile)
Architect, CEO, Elemental |
 Mr. David Cadman (Canada)
President, Local Governments of Sustainability (ICLEI) |  Dr. Enrique Ortiz (Mexico)
Former President, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) |
 Mr. Jaime Lerner (Brazil)
President, Jaime Lerner Institute. Former Mayor of Curitiba and former Governor of Paraná |  Dr. Janice Perlman (United States of America)
President, Mega Cities Project |
 Mr. Oded Grajew (Brazil)
President Emeritus, Ethos Institute |  Ms. Nawal Al-Hosany (United Arab Emirates)
Director for Sustainability, Masdar |
 Dr. Shigeru Ban (Japan)
Architect, Shigeru Ban Architects |  Dr. Barry Bergdoll (United States of America)
Chief Curator, Architecture and Design, MoMA |
 Mr. Khalifa Sall (Senegal)
Mayor of Dakar and Vice-President of UCLG for Africa | |
| Facilitators of the online discussion | |
 Mr. Ricardo Caruana (Brazil)
City School Facilitator |
 Mr. Olivier Coutard (France)
Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech Facilitator |
 Ms. Winnie Mitullah (Kenya)
University of Nairobi Facilitator | |