Council for European Urbanism – 2nd Annual International Congress
DAY ONE 9TH NOVEMBER 2006, 8.30 - 17.30 AT QUEENS HOTEL
8.30 – 9.00 Registration and Refreshments at the Queens Hotel
Delton Jackson, C.E.U.- UK Chapter - Welcome - confirmed
Cllr. Harris, Leader, Leeds City Council – Leeds Welcome - confirmed
Susan Parham, C.E.U. Steering Committee Chair - Sustainable Urbanism - An Holistic Approach - confirmed
SESSION 1 - THEME 1 - SUSTAINABLE URBANISM: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
Moderator – (Justin Sacks (UK) New Economics Foundation, TBC) - Introduction
(10 minutes)
Speaker 1 - Keynote Speaker address (45 minutes)
Prof. Harald Kegler/Prof. Harald Bodenschatz (Germany) - combined
presentation - drawing on lessons from the Berlin Congress and looking to
the future - confirmed
Speaker 2 (30 minutes)
John Thorp MBE (Leeds Civic Architect, UK) - Renaissance Leeds; An economic
model for sustainable urbanism
confirmed
Brief ‘moderated’ question and answer session
Refreshments
Speaker 3 (30 minutes)
Dr Lindsay Smales / Dr Rachael Unsworth (UK) - The success of Leeds -
sustainability lessons from a regional capital - confirmed
Panel Discussion (30 Minutes) All Speakers In Session
Chair: Jean Dent (UK), Director of Development, Leeds City Council -
confirmed
BUFFET LUNCH AT QUEENS HOTEL
13.45 - 14.00
SESSION 2 - THEME 2 - SUSTAINABLE URBANISM: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
Moderator - Dr. Michael Crilly (UK, Ireland), Secretary, C.E.U.-UK; CABE,
Introduction (10 minutes)
Speaker 4 - Keynote Speaker (45 minutes)
Peter Drijver (The Netherlands) - Socially sustainable urbanism - The Dutch experience - confirmed
Speaker 5 (30 minutes)
Kelvin Campbell (UK / South Africa) - Urban renaissance - social
masterplanning lessons from international experience - confirmed
Brief ‘moderated’ question and answer session (10 minutes)
Refreshments
Speaker 6 (30 minutes)
Professor Julio Cesar Perez (Cuba) Havana: A Sustainable Development for a
XXI Century Caribbean Metropolis – confirmed
Panel Discussion - (45 Minutes) All Speakers in Session
Chair: Dr. Michael Crilly (UK/Ireland), Secretary, CEU-UK; CABE - confirmed
Concluding Statement (15 minutes) Lessons from Day One - Speaker TBC
JOINT DRINKS RECEPTION WITH THE ACADEMY FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES – AT LEEDS ART GALLERY (BESIDE THE TOWN HALL)
CONGRESS DINNER AT THE QUEEN’S HOTEL
AT LEEDS CIVIC HALL
Registration and Refreshments at Leeds Civic Hall
INTRODUCTORY SESSION - OPENING STATEMENTS
Audun Engh, C.E.U. Board Member (TBC) - Welcome
Cllr. Jack Dunn, Deputy Lord Mayor - Civic Welcome - confirmed
Peter Elmlund, C.E.U. Foundation CEO (TBC) Introduction to the day
SESSION 3 - THEME 3 - SUSTAINABLE URBANISM - ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS
Moderator - Dr Matthew Hardy (UK, Australia), Secretary INTBAU -
Introduction (10 minutes)
Speaker 1 Keynote Speaker address (45 minutes)
Hank Dittmar (USA/Britain), CNU, CEO Prince’s Foundation
Strategic urban design - transit oriented development - the Congress for the
New Urbanism/Prince’s Foundation approach - confirmed
Speaker 2
Irit Solzi (Israel) - Chair Movement for Israeli Urbanism
Sustainable urbanism - adapting to climate change - examples from a harsh
urban environment - confirmed
Brief moderated question and answer session
Refreshments
Speaker 3 - Prof. Javier Cenicacelaya (Spain) Professor of Architecture, University of Bilbao (30 minutes) - Sustainable urbanism in Central American - a Mexican case study
Panel Discussion (30 minutes) - All speakers in session, chaired by moderator
BUFFET LUNCH AT LEEDS CIVIC HALL
SESSION 4 - ROUNDTABLE - SUSTAINABLE URBANISM - BRINGING THE THREADS
TOGETHER
Moderator - Peter Elmlund (Sweden), CEO, C.E.U. Foundation - Introduction
(10 minutes) TBC
Roundtable Discussion with Congress participants
6-8 speakers TBC (Will include C.E.U. representatives) TBC
An opportunity for participants to discuss key themes with speakers in
plenary
Refreshments
FINAL PLENARY - SUSTAINABLE URBANISM - THE WAY FORWARD
Concluding Statements - Learning from local, regional, national and
international experience - Announcing the next Congress
José Baganha (Portugal), C.E.U. – TBC
Cllr. Andrew Carter, former Leader, Leeds City Council -
Executive Member for Development, Leeds City Council - confirmed
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