A UN Habitat – World Urban Campaign initiative at Columbia University, New York
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019
School of International and Public Affairs
WELCOME + UTC OBJECTIVES
Anna Rubbo and Elliott Sclar, CSUD, Earth Institute
Local Project Challenge Launch
Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary General
TALK 1
FRAMING THE CHALLENGE OF THE SDGs IN CITIES
Alex Hiniker, Program Director, Mayor’s Office of International Affairs, Framing the Challenge of SDGs in Cities
Respondent: Jacqueline Klopp, CSUD, Earth Institute
PANEL 1
ACCELERATING THE SDGs IN CITIES: URBAN PROFESSIONS AND GOVERNANCE
Moderator: Lance Jay Brown, Perkins Eastman and the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Introduction: Panel 1. Urban Professions and Governance
Don Weinreich, FAIA, LEED AP Management Partner Ennead Architects, Case Study: Ennead Lab and the Socratic Practice
Hayes Slade, Principal, Slade Architecture & President, AIA NY, Accelerating the SDGs in Cities
Tom Kennedy, Principal, Arup, Accelerating the SDGs in Cities: Urban Professions and Governance
Tom Wright, President and CEO, Regional Plan Association, Accelerating the SDG’s in the New York Metropolitan Region
BREAKOUT : INNOVATING WITH PURPOSE
Organizers: Amanda Abrom, SIPA student , William Chan, Cox Architecture, Kratma Saini, Asia Initiatives + Candy Chang, James Reeves, James Francisco, William Chan, Sreoshy Banerjea, Florencia Librizzi, Bruno Ragi, Alexandria Villasenor, Christian Gaeth, Annesha Chowdhury, Spencer Harbo, Leonel Ponce, Sonal Beri.
PANEL 2
ACCELERATING THE SDGs IN CITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Moderator: Anna Rubbo, CSUD, Earth Institute
Harriet Harris, Dean of Architecture, Pratt University, Accelerating SDGs in Cities through De-colonizing Architecture’s Curriculum
Kaja Kuhl, Associate Professor, Urban Design, GSAPP, and Founder, youarethecity Ideas for Action: Ask Questions, Unpack Systems, Make Solutions Visible.
Sam Loni, Global Coordinator , SDSN Youth, Local Pathways Fellowship: The Why, the What, the How.
Shawn Connell, GrowNYC Teaching Garden, Accelerating the SDGs at GrowNYC’s Teaching Garden
PANEL 3
ACCELERATING THE SDGs IN CITIES: TECH, BIG DATA, SOCIAL JUSTICE and EQUITY
Moderator: Geeta Mehta, Asia Initiatives and Adjunct Professor, GSAPP
Jose Miguel Armijo, Perkins Eastman, Perkins Eastman Data Unit
Art Lerner-Lam, Deputy Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Earth Institute, Disaster Resilient Caracas: Urban Planning Student Studio
WRAP-UP
Critical Review of Morning + Ideas for Action
Jacqueline Klopp, CSUD, Earth Institute
Critical Review of Afternoon + Ideas for Action
Justin Garrett Moore, Executive Director, New York City Public Design Commission
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
TALK 2
BUILDING SDGs INTO A LOCAL HOUSING STRATEGY
Mark Willis, Furman Centre, NYU Affordability Challenges and the SDGs
Respondent: Justin Garrett Moore, Executive Director, NYC Public Design Commission
PANEL 4
THE SDGs AND AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE HOUSING
Moderator : Theodore Liebman, Perkins Eastman and the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Introduction: Panel 4. Housing
Lauren Zullo, Jonathon Rose Companies, Building & Preserving Green Affordable Housing
Ramin Jahromi, Director, Cox Architecture, The SDGs & Affordable, Sustainable & Inclusive Housing
Stephen Forneris, Principal and Board Director at Perkins Eastman, Popular and a little bit more Housing
PANEL 5
ARE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORKS COMPETING FOR YOUR ATTENTION?
Moderator: Anna Rubbo, CSUD Earth Institute
Amy Leitch, MEM LEED AP BD+C Senior Consultant, Integrated Planning, Arup, Are Sustainability Frameworks Competing for Your Attention?
Oliver Schaper, Design Principal and Northeast Regional Leader, Gensler, Shaping the Future of Cities
Stephen Zacks, Journalist
TALK 3
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES TO REALIZING THE SDGS IN US CITIES?
Alainna Lynch, Senior Research Manager, SDSN, What are the Challenges to Realizing the SDGs in US Cities?
Respondent: Elliott Sclar, CSUD, Earth Institute
WRAP UP
Critical Review of day + Ideas for Action
Roberta Gratz, Journalist and Urban Critic