Th 03 Dec 09 - Fr 04 Dec 09
Rotterdam Global Urban Summit 2009
A conference on urban area development and sustainability
The City of Rotterdam is centre stage for a challenging business event on the eve of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen. For the first time a live dialogue is held on 3-4 December whereby cityplanners, scientists, citizens, experts, project developers, corporations and architects participate to create a blueprint for the future of cities. Come and learn from smart initiatives, creative minds and inspiring examples from across the globe.
A sample of internationally acclaimed speakers:
• Mr. Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, USA
• Mr. Winy Maas, architect/partner MVRDV
• Mrs. Sharon Nunes, Vice-President of Technology, IBM
• Mr. Alexander Rinnooy Kan, Chair International Advisory Board, Rotterdam
• Mrs. Liesbeth van der Pol, Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands
• Mr. Brent Toderian, Director of Planning City of Vancouver, Canada
• Mrs. Saskia Sassen, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University
Rotterdam Global Urban Summity is an initiative from the IABR, City of Rotterdam, Rotterdam Climate Initiative, and the Rotterdam School of Management
More information: www.urbansummit.rotterdam.nl