Agenda
Wednesday
27 Nov
18:00—21:00
Welcome Dinner
An introductory dinner for participants with formal welcome from government representatives from the host country and partners.
An introductory dinner for participants with formal welcome from government representatives from the host country and partners.
Thursday
28 Nov
9:00 - 11:30
From Current Challenges to Strategic Risk
Keynotes from thought leaders and an open discussion about the strategic risks facing African cities.
Keynotes from thought leaders and an open discussion about the strategic risks facing African cities.
- Edgar Pietersie – Director, African Centre for Cities
- Shipra Narang-Suri – Head of Urban Planning and Design, UN-Habitat
- Sheila Birgen – Entrepreneurship Director, iHub
11:30 - 11:45
Break
11:45 - 12:00
From Strategic Risk to Innovation
Introduction to interactive sessions with cutting edge practitioners on next generation urban innovations.
Introduction to interactive sessions with cutting edge practitioners on next generation urban innovations.
12:00 - 13:30
Session 1:
Participatory city-making: Experiments at the edge of co-designed urban development, which uses online and offline tools to create deliberative processes and inclusive city-spaces that foster identity and sense of belonging.
Nature-based city solutions: Experiments that respond to the emerging risks of climate change (e.g. water scarcity) through green infrastructure, creating new opportunities to drive economic development and inclusion.
Participatory city-making: Experiments at the edge of co-designed urban development, which uses online and offline tools to create deliberative processes and inclusive city-spaces that foster identity and sense of belonging.
- Niagia Santuah – West Africa Resilience Innovation Lab
- Christian Benimana – Mass Design
- Pontus Westerberg – UN-Habitat
Nature-based city solutions: Experiments that respond to the emerging risks of climate change (e.g. water scarcity) through green infrastructure, creating new opportunities to drive economic development and inclusion.
- Anthony Kariuki – Upper Tanna Water Fund at the Nature Conservancy
- Pasquale Cappizzi – Arup International Development
- Jean-Marie Kileshye – Waternet
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 16:00
Session 2:
Distributed infrastructure delivery:
Experiments that utilize decentralized approaches to procuring and delivering resilient urban infrastructures that simultaneously help to stimulate local economic development.
Food & local circular economic development:
Experiments that use technology to grow closed loop food systems and sustainable jobs.
Distributed infrastructure delivery:
Experiments that utilize decentralized approaches to procuring and delivering resilient urban infrastructures that simultaneously help to stimulate local economic development.
- Kevin Lee – Mobilized Construction
- Ronald Omyonga – iBUILD
Food & local circular economic development:
Experiments that use technology to grow closed loop food systems and sustainable jobs.
- Kudakwashe Musasiwa – Fresh in a Box
- Mangiza Chirwa – Lusaka Food Change Lab
- Caroline Dama – Grassroots Economics
16:00—17:00
Close for participants
17:00 – 18:00
Findings Urban Resilience Systems Analysis in Zimbabwe
A conversation between Arup, Dark Matter Labs, UN-Habitat and UNDP.
A conversation between Arup, Dark Matter Labs, UN-Habitat and UNDP.
Friday
29 Nov
9:00 - 12:00
From Innovation to Strategic Innovation
An interactive session to build a pathway forward
An interactive session to build a pathway forward
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Financing Experimenting Journeys
Closing panel discussion with investors including the World Bank and Bankers without Borders to reflect on the business case for innovative approaches.
Closing panel discussion with investors including the World Bank and Bankers without Borders to reflect on the business case for innovative approaches.
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