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2019 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities
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Event Schedule

    • Wednesday, June 5, 2019
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      Pre Forum Activities

      Affiliated Tours and Activities
      Details forthcoming
       

      Opening Night

      5:15 PM  -  6:00 PM
      Registration
      Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
      6:00 PM  -  7:45 PM
      Opening Program
      Welcome Remarks
      Cities and the World Order
      A Seat at the Table
      7:45 PM  -  10:00 PM
      Opening Dinner Reception
    • Thursday, June 6, 2019
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      Thursday Morning Session

      8:00 AM  -  9:00 AM
      Registration and Breakfast
      Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
      9:00 AM  -  9:10 AM
      Batteries as the Base of the City
      J. Thomas Chapin, UL Corporate Fellow; Vice President, Research, UL
      9:10 AM  -  9:50 AM
      Open for Business
      Mohammad Al Hawi, Director of Policy and Strategy, Economic Development, The Executive Office, United Arab Emirates
      Ras Baraka, Mayor, Newark
      Salomon Chertorivski, Former Secretary of Economic Development, Mexico City
      TBA
      Moderated by Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor, Financial Times
      9:50 AM  -  10:05 AM
      Rise of the Rest
      Steve Case, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder, Revolution LLC
      Moderated by Edward Luce, Chief US Commentator, Financial Times
      10:05 AM  -  10:45 AM
      Beyond Global Cities
      Irene Baker, Executive Director, Advancing Cities, JPMorgan Chase 
      Amitabh Kant      , CEO, NITI Aayog
      Bruce Katz, Founding Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Drexel University
      Karen Maguire, Senior Counsellor, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SME's, Regions and Cities, OECD
      Moderated by Edward Luce, Chief US Commentator, Financial Times
      10:45 AM  -  11:10 AM
      Networking Break
      11:10 AM  -  11:20 AM
      Peace Warrior
      Audrey Wright, President, Peace Warriors, North Lawndale College Prep High School
      11:20 AM  -  12:00 PM
      Stop the Violence
      LaToya Cantrell, Mayor, New Orleans
      Philippe Close, Mayor, Brussels
      Evelyn Diaz, President, Heartland Alliance
      Sergio Fajardo, Former Mayor, Medellin
      Roelf Meyer, Former Minister of Constitutional Development, South Africa
      Moderated by Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor, Financial Times
      12:00 PM  -  12:10 PM
      Flashtalk: Title TBA
      David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
      12:10 PM  -  12:50 PM
      Cities Shaping Migration Policy
      Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand
      Juan Jose Gomez Camacho, Ambassador to Canada, Mexico
      David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
      Ratna Omidvar, Senator for Ontario, Ontario
      Moderated by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, US Business Editor, Financial Times
       
      12:50 PM  -  2:00 PM
      Lunch
      Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
       

      Concurrent Workshops

      1:45 PM  -  2:20 PM
      Transportation to Concurrent Workshops
      Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
      Buses will be provided from Revel Fulton Market to all concurrent workshop locations. Loading will begin at 1:45pm with a prompt departure at 2:00pm.
      2:30 PM  -  4:30 PM
      Concurrent Workshops

      Separate registration is required for workshops. Please register using the link provided in your registration confirmation note. 

      A Common Vision for Reducing Urban Violence
      Cities and the SDGs
      Cities Shaping Migration Policy
      Culture for Sustainable Development
      Mobility as a Service
      Nature for Urban Health
      Too Much Data?
      Vitality Beyond Global Cities
       
      9:00 PM  -  11:00 PM
      Night Owl
      NoMi Terrace, Park Hyatt, 800 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611
      Registered forum attendees are welcome to join us for cocktails and networking after hours on the rooftop of NoMi.
    • Friday, June 7, 2019
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      Friday Morning Session

      Registration and Breakfast
      Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
      8:40 AM  -  9:10 AM
      Outside the Gallery
      Mark Davy, Founder and CEO, Futurecity
      Alexandre Farto, Artist, Vhils Studio
      Sarah Herda, Director, Graham Foundation
      Moderated by Caroline Daniel, Partner, Brunswick Group
      9:10 AM  -  9:20 AM
      Urban Melodies
      Alessio Trerotoli, Artist
      9:20 AM  -  9:50 AM
      When Women Lead
      Mimoza Kusari Lila, Member of Parliament, Kosovo Parliament
      Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador to the United States, Sweden
      Laura Schumacher, Vice Chairman, External Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, AbbVie
      Moderated by Niamh King, Nonresident Fellow, Global Cities, Women and Global Development, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
      9:50 AM  -  10:30 AM
      MaaS: Boon or Bust?
      Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor, Transport and Deputy Chair, Transport for London, City of London
      Andrew Salzberg, Head of Transportation Policy and Research, Uber
      Rebekah Scheinfeld, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation
      Sam Schwartz, President and CEO, Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants
      Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor, Helsinki
      Moderated by TBA
      10:30 AM  -  10:40 AM
      Artificial Intelligence
      JT Kostman, Managing Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Grant Thornton
      10:40 AM  -  11:10 AM
      Networking Break
      11:10 AM  -  11:20 AM
      Micro Living
      Mimi Hoang, Architect, nARCHITECTS
      11:20 AM  -  12:00 PM
      (Un)Affordable Housing
      Alice Charles, Project Lead, Cities, World Economic Forum
      Koon Hean Cheong, CEO, Housing and Development Authority of Singapore
      Obinna Okwodu, Founder, Fibre
      Steven Weir, VP, Global Housing Innovation, Habitat for Humanity International
      Moderated by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, US Business Editor, Financial Times
      12:00 PM  -  12:10 PM
      Flashtalk: Title TBA
      Vishaan Chakrabarti, Architect and Founder, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism
      12:10 PM  -  12:45 PM
      The Power of Nature
      Michael Berkowitz, President, 100 Resilient Cities
      Aruni Bhatnagar, Smith and Lucille Gibson Professor of Medicine, The University of Louisville
      YE Qing, Director, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research
      Representative TBA, Stefano Boeri Architetti
      Moderated by TBA
      12:45 PM  -  12:55 PM
      The Senseable City
      Carlo Ratti, Director, SENSEable City Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      12:55 PM  -  1:40 PM
      Global Goals, Global Cities
      Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner, New York City's Mayor's Office for International Affairs
      Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director of Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank
      Mauricio Rodas, Mayor, Quito
      Catherine Sheehy, Head of Advisory Solutions, UL Environment
      Moderated by TBA
      1:40 PM  -  1:45 PM
      Closing Remarks
      Ivo Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
      1:45 PM  -  3:00 PM
      Closing Lunch
      Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
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