Agenda - Asia Society

Health City | Resilient City Forum
Beijing, China
Monday, April 20
All Day
MOBILE WORKSHOP
Forum participants visit innovative projects in and around Beijing and Shanghai.
5:30 PM
OPENING DINNER
Welcoming Remarks
John S. Wadsworth, Co-Chairman, Northern California Advisory Board, and Vice
Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society
Lynn Thurber, Chairman, LaSalle Investment Management; Chairman, Urban Land
Institute
SEEKING SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT IN ASIA’S CITIES
Keynote Address
Across the Pacific region, leaders are seeking to harness urbanization to create lasting
value. How are stakeholders balancing the realities of local markets with broader goals of
creating healthy communities? How are the issues of climate change, public health and
community resilience Beijing reflected in private investments and public policies?
Keynote
Kevin Rudd, President, Asia Society Policy Institute; Former Prime Minister, Australia
Discussion Leader
Kevin Rudd, President, Asia Society Policy Institute; Former Prime Minister, Australia
Lynn Thurber, Chairman, LaSalle Investment Management; Chairman, Urban Land
Institute
Henry Cheng, CEO & Executive Director, Chongbang Group
Tuesday, April 21
8:00 AM
REGISTRATION
Registration and networking breakfast
8:30 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Welcoming Remarks
John S. Wadsworth, Co-Chairman, Northern California Advisory Board, and Vice
Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society
Lynn Thurber, Chairman, LaSalle Investment Management; Chairman, Urban Land
Institute
Program Committee Co-chairs Welcome
Sean Chiao, President, Asia Pacific, AECOM
Uwe Brandes, Executive Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Georgetown
University
8:45 AM
KEYNOTE
In this keynote address, preeminent scholar and leader Qiu Baoxing reflects on China's
urban past and future.
Qiu Baoxing, China State Counselor and Former Vice Minister of MOHURD of China
9:15 AM
THE ARC OF URBANIZATION IN CHINA
Plenary Panel
Demographers suggest that China is at the mid-point of a century-long arc of rural to
urban migration. What challenges do China's urban leaders face today, and what are the
prospects for shaping the next five to ten years of urban growth? What lessons have been
learned in the last decade and what positive trends can be accelerated to create
sustainable and healthy urban communities?
Moderator
Ken Rhee, ULI chief representative in China
Discussion Leaders
Albert Chan, Director of Development Planning and Design, Shui On Land Limited
Wu Jiang, Vice President, Tongji University
Wang Haitao, Director, Management Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
10:00 AM
SHAPING BEIJING
Plenary Panel
Over 3,000 years old, Beijing is more than China's governing capital: it is a gateway to the
world and a thriving center of business, culture, finance, and the knowledge economy.
How is Beijing addressing air quality challenges and water resource constraints? How is it
balancing the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists against those of the automobile, and the
desire for progress against historic preservation? How can the capital city satisfy desires
for health, resilience and sustainability?
Moderator
Sean Chiao, President, Asia Pacific, AECOM
Discussion Leaders
Du Liqun, Vice Dean, Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning & Design
Adam Yu, president, Winland International Finance Center
Bian Lanchun, Professor, Tsinghua University
Qian Jingjing, Deputy Director, Natural Resource Defense Council China Program
11:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AM
HEALTH, RESILIENCE, AND THE PROMISE OF PACIFIC CITIES
Plenary Panel
How are public health goals becoming a catalyst for achieving urban development
outcomes across Asia? What are the short-term connections between health, resilience
and urban development pressures? How are long-term community health strategies
being translated into city-building strategies?
Moderator
David Nieh, Head of China，Lend Lease,
Discussion Leaders
Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Professional Property Services Limited
Jiang Lin, Senior Vice President, Energy Foundation
Mao Qizhi, Professor, Tsinghua University
Sophia Qiu, Researcher, Harvard University
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Please choose one of the following two sessions.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITY PATTERNS
Concurrent Session
Land use patterns and building design represent fundamental opportunities to shape
community health and resilience outcomes. How can new approaches to the way
buildings are designed, used and financed advance new benchmarks of performance?
How can new combinations of building types create community patterns which are livable,
sustainable, healthy, and resilient?
Moderator
Edwin Lee, Managing Principal, Glumac Shanghai Ltd.
Discussion Leaders
Fu Zhiqiang, Chief Architect, Vanke Group
Patrick Condon, Chair, Urban Design program, University of British Columbia
Ye Qing, Dean, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd
INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN SYSTEMS
Concurrent Session
Innovations in infrastructure planning and delivery are creating new urban systems which
are more responsive, functional, sustainable and intelligent. In newly developing cities,
how can infrastructure decision making be focused on healthy living and long-term
resilience? In older cities, how can obsolete infrastructure be rebuilt and repurposed to
enhance health and resilience?
Moderator
Leslie Van Duzer, Director, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University
of British Columbia
Discussion Leaders
Joonho Ko, Director, Megacity Research Center, Seoul Institute
Benedict Schwegler, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist, Walt Disney Imagineering
Research & Development
Yang Jiang, Senior Manager, China Sustainable Transportation Center
2:15PM
MOVE TO INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES
Please find the roundtable discussion group that you have been assigned to, and prepare
to work jointly on the development of principles.
2:30PM
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES - SESSION 1
DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCIPLES
Participants work in groups, facilitated by a discussion leader, to identify priority
principles for integrating health and resilience across the Asia Pacific region.
Roundtable Discussion Leaders
Bin Lin, Principal, B+H Consulting International Inc.
Deland Chan, Lecturer, Urban Studies, Stanford University
Youngmin Chang，Director of Programs, CityNet
Aidan Hughes, Group Leader, Arup San Francisco Office
Kevin Hsu, Lecturer, Urban Studies, Stanford University
James Lee, President, iContinuum Group
Kelly Mann, Executive Director, Urban Land Institute Northwest District Council,
Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen, Partner & Director, Gehl Architects
Alex Yong, General Manager, General Manager China, The Jerde Partnership
Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute
Rachel MacCleery, Senior Vice President, Urban Land Institute
Sarene Marshall, Executive Director, Center for Sustainability, Urban Land Institute
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK
THE PATH TO INNOVATIVE OUTCOMES
Plenary Panel
This panel will explore stories from innovative public sector leaders who are working to
overcome major urban challenges in health and resilience. This interactive dialogue will
explore how lessons learned in individual cities might be transferred to other places.
Moderator
Bruce Pickering, Global Programs Vice President, Northern California Center Executive
Director, Asia Society
Discussion Leaders
Tom Murphy, Urban Land Institute Senior Resident Fellow and former Three-term Mayor
of Pittsburgh
Lee Inkeun, Head, Land and Housing Institute, Korea; Former head of City Planning,
Seoul Municipal Government
Arata Ichihashi, Chief, Urban Environment and Climate Change Division; Coordinating
Supervisor, Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection
Wang Lin, Director of Landscape Administration Department, Shanghai Planning
Authority
5:00PM
CLOSING REMARKS
John Fitzgerald, Chief Executive, Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific
Bruce Pickering, Global Programs Vice President, Northern California Center Executive
Director, Asia Society
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Wednesday, April 22
8:00 AM
DOORS OPEN
Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM
OPENING REMARKS
Bruce Pickering, Global Programs Vice President, Northern California Center Executive
Director, Asia Society
John Fitzgerald, Chief Executive, Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific
Uwe Brandes, founding Executive Director of the Masters’ Program in Urban and Regional
Planning, Georgetown University
9:00 AM
SOCIAL CAPITAL: PLANNING FOR SOCIAL COHESION AND BEHAVIOR
CHANGE IN CITIES
Plenary Panel
How can urban form and the public realm enhance social and emotional health and
feelings of belonging? What role does social cohesion play in promoting resilience during
times of crisis? How can urban design strategies foster a stronger social fabric, so that
communities are more cohesive and integrated, lives are better protected, and
communities are better prepared for disruptive events?
Moderator
Jonathan Woetzel, Director, Mckinsey & Company Greater China
Discussion Leaders
Guy Perry, Executive Director, Buildings + Places, APAC, AECOM
Liu Thai Ker, Chairman, Centre for Livable Cities; Senior Director, RSP Architects Planners
& Engineers (Pte) Ltd
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Policy Director, Nature Conservancy New York City Program
Liu Jian, Professor, Tsinghua University
10:00 AM
ASIA LEADING THE WORLD IN SMART CITIES
Plenary Panel
How is technology enabling new ways of integrating value in urban economies? How is
data being used to advance urban livability and resilience? How are technology
entrepreneurs and companies working with government to improve and innovate old
practices? What do Asia's cities have to teach the world?
Moderator
Uwe Brandes, Executive Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Georgetown
University
Discussion Leaders
Walter Fang, Executive Vice President, iSoftStone Group
Chen Tian, Head of City Space and Urban Design Research Institute, Tianjin University
School of Architecture
Katherine Shen, Development Director, WW Industry Solution Software, IBM Software
group
11:00AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:15AM
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES – SESSION 2
KEY MESSAGES FOR URBAN ACTORS
Facilitated by a discussion leader, participants work in groups to develop key messages
about integrating health and resilience into the urban framework, and opportunities to
carry these messages forward.
Roundtable Discussion Leaders
Bin Lin, Principal, B+H Consulting International Inc.
Deland Chan, Lecturer, Urban Studies, Stanford University
Youngmin Chang，Director of Programs, CityNet
Aidan Hughes, Group Leader, Arup San Francisco Office
Kevin Hsu, Stanford University
Robert James Pratt, Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Design & Construction,
Tishman Speyer
Rachel MacCleery, Senior Vice President, Urban Land Institute
Sarene Marshall, Executive Director, Center for Sustainability, Urban Land Institute
12:30PM CLOSING REMARKS
Lynn Thurber, Chairman of LaSalle Investment Management; Chairman, Urban Land
Institute
John S. Wadsworth, Co-Chairman, Northern California Advisory Board, and Vice
Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society
12:45PM
FORUM CLOSING LUNCH
1:45PM
FORUM ADJOURNS