Apr 23, 2018
Xiaowu Hu is Director of the Institute of Urban Science of Nanjing University and an urban researcher. Hu Xiaowu is the consultant of the Nanjing municipal legislative committee and now he is a visiting professor of Columbia University in New York City.
Apr 23, 2018
Yolande Barnes’ career began in commercial property research until she joined Savills Mixed Use team in 1989 and created the first residential research department in the industry. Her focus now is on global research and consulting, covering all sectors and many cities. She is a regular public speaker and appears in national and international newspapers,…
Apr 23, 2018
Milica Begovic works on bringing innovation to development – one person, and one experiment at a time. Her main areas of expertise are social innovation, change management, design thinking, user innovation, citizen engagement and more. She works with teams across Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States to find out new ways of tackling stubborn…
Apr 23, 2018
Tena Petrovic works in the field of urban innovation development, covering issues of brownfield regeneration, city initiatives for RDI and city competitiveness.
Apr 23, 2018
Robert Pasicko, PhD cofounded the UNDP Alternative Finance Lab through which he supports development on alternative finance mechanisms in over 30 countries globally.
Apr 23, 2018
Marina Petrovic is one of the Alternative Finance Lab and Crowdfunding Academy founders, working mostly with blockchain, impact investment, and investment crowdfunding projects that can assist in addressing economic, societal and environmental facets of community growth.
Apr 23, 2018
Jules Pipe is working on key priorities for the Mayor of London, including: revision of the London Plan, major regeneration projects across the capital, ensuring London’s infrastructure needs are delivered to benefit all Londoners, and providing young people with skills for their future careers.
Apr 23, 2018
Helen Goulden is CEO of the Young Foundation, a charity and accredited research institute working directly with communities and national partners to take action on key social challenges.
Mar 19, 2018
Valerie Møller is Professor Emeritus at Rhodes University. She has has tracked happiness and satisfaction among South Africans from all walks of life over four decades from the apartheid period to the transition of democracy.
Mar 19, 2018
Prior to being elected as Mayor, Sisse Marie Welling has for the past seven years been a member of the Copenhagen City Council. She is the political leader of the Socialist People’s Party in Copenhagen and former spokeswoman on employment, integration, housing and health. She has a Master’s degree in History from the University of…
Mar 19, 2018
Charlotte Ersbøll is Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact, leading its Health is Everyone’s Business initiative, as well as Partner in Hansen & Ersbøll Agenda, a Danish-based consultancy leading transformational change initiatives. Charlotte was head of corporate stakeholder engagement with Danish based pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk where she developed and oversaw its groundbreaking Cities…
Mar 19, 2018
Since founding Mossessian Architecture in 2005 to pursue and develop his highly individual approach to design, Michel Mossessian has successfully designed and delivered architecturally innovative schemes in the UK and internationally including UK, China, Qatar, Morocco, and France.