Mar 30, 2017
Mike studied urban planning at McGill University in Montreal, graduating with a Master of Urban Planning in April 2013. Shortly after graduating, Mike worked for a Business Improvement Area in Ottawa, focused on creating a strategy to activate their newly revitalized main street and public spaces. More recently, Mike has worked as an urban planner…
Mar 30, 2017
Pradipta holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata, a Bachelor in Architecture with a minor in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, and a Masters in Urban Design from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Originally from Kolkata, raised in Bangalore, and currently living in Pittsburgh, he has travelled extensively…
Mar 30, 2017
Yi Li is currently pursuing her concurrent degree in Master of Architecture and Master of Design in Real Estate and Built Environment at Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. Born and raised in China, she traveled, studied and worked in various countries before coming back for graduate study. Her current interests lies in finding synergies…
Mar 30, 2017
Marc-Edouard is a Masters student in Civil Engineering and Architecture at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. He is French and 23 years old. His bachelor thesis focussed on transportation and his experience includes working as a project manager assistant in a major french architect’s office and participating in a living-lab in India. His professional…
Mar 30, 2017
Bruno Aracaty is co-founder at Colab.re, a social network for citizenship and winner of the 2013 AppMyCity! contest. Bruno holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and a post-graduate degree in Finance, specializing in Venture Capital, from UC Berkeley – Haas School of Business. Bruno has been a CFA charterholder since October 2012.
Mar 29, 2017
Kobie has more than 25 years of practical and managerial experience in Environmental Management and Urban Development. Her expertise range from biodiversity, climate change, coastal management to urban sustainability and planning. She is responsible for the strategic direction, growth, partnerships, programmes and scope of work for ICLEI in Africa. Kobie is also Global Director for…
Mar 29, 2017
Lily Liu is the co-founder of PublicStuff, finalist of the 2013 AppMyCity! contest. Her inspiration to start PublicStuff came from direct experience working in government, including Mayor Bloomberg’s Special Project & Analytics team, the City of Long Beach, CA and TSA.
Mar 29, 2017
Juan Manuel Restrepo worked for NewCities in 2013 and coordinated WhatWorks, a series of talks by urban innovators, hosted at the NewCities Summit. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong.
Mar 29, 2017
Dr. Julie Kim joined NewCities in February 2015 as the first Senior Fellow to lead our newly launched Financing Urban Infrastructure Initiative. Dr. Kim holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and is currently based at Stanford’s Global Projects Center (GPC). The GPC, which Dr. Kim co-founded in 2004, is a…
Mar 29, 2017
In 2010, John Rossant founded the NewCities Foundation. He believes it is imperative that different stakeholders work together to improve the quality of life and work in 21st century global cities. From the outset, NewCities mission has been to shape a better urban future for all by generating and scaling ideas and solutions through events,…
Mar 29, 2017
Max Anderson joined NewCities in September 2015 after a 35-year career as an art museum curator and director, and is past chairman of the Dallas Art District in Dallas, Texas. He has long sought to address challenges facing the cultural sector, from operational sustainability to programmatic relevance, transparent business practices, community engagement, ownership disputes, and…
Mar 29, 2017
Josée is NewCities General Manager and Head of Advancement. She leads NewCities Montréal team and efforts to build memberships and partnerships with companies and organizations that share our mission to make cities better places to live. Her efforts span various industries, the public sector, academia, startups and the innovation and non-profit communities. Prior to joining…
