Keynote Presentations
In alphabetical order
Eduardo de Oliveira Fernandes
President of Energy Agency of Porto; Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
Devoting the last 25 years of his career to teaching, research, consulting and public activities on various topics related to energy and environment, he was the founder of a RTD group on Building Thermal Physics with major pioneering activities in Portugal on Passive Solar Technologies in Buildings, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy and Environment in the Urban Space.
Title of speech: Cities as natural resources processing systems: The energy case
Presentation as pdf part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4
Minister Mah Bow Tan
Ministry of National Development, Singapore
Title of speech: Building sustainable cities: The Singapore experience
Presentation as pdf
Jacqueline McGlade
Professor, Chief Executive, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark
Her research has focused on the spatial and nonlinear dynamics of ecosystems, with particular reference to marine resources, climate change and scenario development. She is director of a software development company and has written and presented a range of radio and television programmes.
Title of speech: Creating the incentives for low carbon cities
Presentation as pdf
Richard M. Rosan
President, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Worldwide.
Prior to being named President, ULI Worldwide, Mr. Rosan served as ULI President and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ULI. In addition to Mr. Rosan’s duties at ULI, he is also the President of the ULI Foundation, the philanthropic arm of ULI. Mr. Rosan is an architect and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Title of speech: The greening of America's cities: Working toward a sustainable future
Presentation as pdf
Paul Taylor
Chief of the Office of the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya.
As urban planner by profession he has worked in the developing world, mainly in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, for most of his career.
Title of speech: Cities and climate change: Strategies, tactics and trade-offs (pdf of text file)
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele
As professor at UCL (www.climate.be), Jean-Pascal van Ypersele teaches climatology, climate modelling, mathematical geography and environmental sciences. He directs the interdisciplinary Master programme in Science and Management of the Environment.
His recent work is related to integrated assessment modelling of climate stabilisation, and is done with economists in an interdisciplinary perspective. He is Vice-Chair of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
Title of speech: Climate change and cities: the IPCC case for action
Presentation as pdf