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  • 2022
    25 May 2022 Urban Land Institute/Europe – moderator “Future Map: Conversation with Parag Khanna” 27 April 2022 Fastighets/Business Arena (Umea) – keynote “Urban Investment in Northern Sweden: the Arctic Med” 30 Mar 2022 Urban Land Institute (Croyden) – round table keynote “Repurposing Our Urban Environment” 28 Mar 2022 Schiphol Area Development Company (Amsterdam) – keynote “The Future of Work in the Airport Area” 16 Mar 2022 MIPIM (France) – moderator “Cities for Citizens”
  • 2021
    10 February 2021 – ULI Europe (Brussels) - moderator Interview with Pierfrancesco Maran: “Urban Leadership” 04 February 2021 – ULI/Global Exchange Council (virtual) – moderator “The New Core” 14 January 2020 – ULI France (Paris) – Olympic Heritage and the City – keynote speaker “Olympic Spirit”
  • 2020
    19 November 2020 – Investir in Milano/Il Sole (Milan) – keynote “Post-Pandemic Milan, and the Olympic Spirit” 18 November 2020 - Watertorenberaad (Amsterdam) – speaker “Transit Oriented Development – Who decides?” 11 September 2020 – GSG - Impact Capital (Buenos Aires/online) – panelist “Informal Settlements and Impact Capital” 10 September 2020 – ULI Netherlands Leadership (Amsterdam/online) – keynote “Centre or Edge” 03 September 2020 – ULI Germany (Frankfurt) – speaker “AI Hype?” 05 May 2020 – ULI (Webinar/online) – panelist “Looking Ahead to Our New ‘Normal’ (Post COVID-19 World)” 30 April 2020 – Matter of Form (Webinar/online) – speaker “Looking Ahead: Opportunities in a Time of Crisis” 29 April 2020 – Star Capital (Webinar/online) - speaker “Global Shock: Opportunities in a Time of Crisis” 26 February 2020 – AECOM (London) – panelist “Building a Lasting Legacy – Airport Expansion and Communities” 21 February 2020 – Goldsmith/University of London (London) – moderator “Biotechnology and the Posthuman” 04 February 2020 – ULI Europe Conference/Next (Amsterdam) “The Inclusive City” – keynote 22 January 2020 – ULI (London) - moderator ‘Mentorship’ 16 January 2020 – World Web Forum (Zurich) – panelist “Smart City – Emerging Narratives”
  • 2019
    27 November 2019 – Business Arena Uppsala (Uppsala) – speaker “The Future of Regional Cities” 26 November 2019 – Pictet Investment Conference (Zurich) - speaker “Smart City and the Social Contract” 13 November 2019 – PwC/ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate (London) – speaker “Future Mobility and Real-Estate” 24 October 2019 – COIMA Real Estate Forum “Charter for Great Cities” 14 October 2019 - Worldsteel General Assembly (Monterrey) – panelist “Zero Energy and Smart City Development” 02 October 2019 – Institutional Investors Conference (Amsterdam) – keynote “Smart Cities and the Social Contract” 12 September 2019 – Matter of Form (London) – keynote “Building Tomorrow. Today.” 17 July 2019 – Royal College of Art (London) - moderator “Artists in the Machine”/Lumen Art Lecture 06 June 2019 – Glasgow Chamber of Commerce “Glasgow; emerging capital region” – chair 05 June 2019 – London Festival of Architecture (London) – panelist “Boundaries” 23 May 2019 – Urban Land Institute/UK (London) – chair “AuthentiCity” 22 May 2019 – Urban Land Institute/Netherlands (Rotterdam) “Inclusive Development” 21 May 2019 – Amsterdam City Government (Amsterdam) “Language” 16 May 2019 – Urban Land Institute/Belgium (Brussels) – speaker “Reciprocity” 14 May 2019 – Lumen Art Lecture (London) – moderator “Mat Collishaw” 09 May 2019 – Central St Martins (London) - speaker “Reciprocity” 01 March 2019 – Mega.Online “Cities are Transcending Nations” 15 March 2019 – London School of Economics (London) “Future Cities: Urbanization, Demographics, and Labor)” – panelist 28 February 2019 – Urban Land Institute (Amsterdam) – moderator “Haven-Stad Together”
  • 2018
    10 December 2018 – ImechE (London) - speaker “The Social Contract” 28 November 2018 – Urban Land Institute/Belgium (Brussels) “Future City” 19 September 2018 – Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Birmingham) “Future Cities” 27 August 2018 – Urban Land Institute (Zurich) “Extreme Urbanism” 16 August 2018 – CNBC (London) “Gateways to Growth” panelist 31 May 2018 – Central St Martins (London) “The Social Contract – outcome-based planning” – speaker 17 May 2018 – Business Arena/Nordics (London) “How to build a great city and attract investors” – moderator 26 April 2018– Urban Land Institute (London) “Innovation Districts” – moderator 23 April 2018 – RICS/World Built Environment Forum (London) “Cities in the Changing Ecosystems of Industry and Commerce” – speaker/panelist 17 April 2018 – Urban Land Institute (London) “4th Revolution; Observations” – keynote 08 March 2018 – Urban Land Institute (London) “City Development, Airports, and Connectivity” – moderator 20 February 2018 – Urban Land Institute (London) “Collision: Fragmentation or Connection – an evening with Parag Khanna” – moderator
  • 2017
    23 November 2017 – MSCI/IPF Property and Investment Conference (Brighton) “Resilience and Risk in Gateway and 2nd Tier Cities” - panelist 16 November 2017– Urban Land Institute/Urban Art Forum (London) “Land-Art Generator Initiative” – moderator 16 October 2017 – Urban Land Institute/Residential Council (London) “Later Living” - moderator 29 July 2017 – Urban Land Institute/Netherlands Annual Meeting (Amsterdam) “Future Cities” - keynote 19 July 2017 – Urban Plan (London) “Power and the Language of Cities” - speaker 18 July 2017 – Future Cities (Cambridge) “Technology – Connectivity, Data, Networks” - panelist 29 June 2017 – Urban Land Institute (Amsterdam) “Future Cities” - keynote 23 June 2017 – Central Saint Martins (London) “Raise your Flag” – speaker 15 June 2017 - Institutional Investor's UK & Ireland Summit (London) “The Changing City; Impacts to Investment” - keynote 27 May 2017 - International Hinge City: Air-Economy Development Forum (Guangzhou) “Airport Urbanism Development: Mega-Building” - keynote 24 May 2017 – Urban Land Institute (London) “What If? – Game Changers” -moderator 23 May 2017 – Urban Land Institute (London) “Social and Affordable Housing at Scale” - moderator 12 May 2017 – COIMA (Venice) – moderator “Trends in Tourism Development; Implications for Italy” 10 May 2017 – Middle East Institutional Investor (Bahrain) – speaker “Digital Disruption” + “Emerging Saudi Developments” 20 March 2017 - Urban Land Institute (London) – moderator “Rent Acquisition by Design” 06 March 2017 – Urban Land Institute (London) – organizer and moderator “Virtual Cities: Game Engines, Visualization, and Planning” 30 January 2017 – New London Architecture –Shaping the Next London Plan (London) – panelist “Where should London’s growth take place?”
  • 2016
    01 December 2016 – Change the World (London) – keynote “Digital Disrupters in Cities” 28 November 2016 – Urban Land Institute/Belgium and Netherlands; State Visit (Amsterdam) “Coopetition” 26 October 2016 – University of New South Wales (Sydney) – keynote “Global Sydney” 25 October 2016 – Open State – ‘Bright Minds, Brilliant Cities’ (Adelaide) – keynote “Resilient Adelaide” 21 October 2016 – Infrastructure New Zealand (Auckland) – keynote “Connected Auckland” 04 Oct 2016 – New America Foundation (Washington) - keynote “Global Palestine: Connected Gaza” 21 Sep 2016 – Hines Global Officers Conference (Houston) – keynote and panelist “Connectivity: New Asset Class 20 Sep 2016 – Urban Land Institute (Hamburg) – keynote “Connected: New-Age Hanseatic League” 04 Sep 2016 – Urban Land Institute (Dubai) – speaker “Dubai Expo and Mega-Events Legacy” 08 Jun 2016 – Provada (Amsterdam) – keynote and panelist “Investing in World Class Cities” 02 Jun 2016 – Monocle Radio (London) – speaker The Urbanist Live – “A Better London” 01 Jun 2016 - CEE Summit Urban Vision and Capital Markets (Warsaw) - panelist “Innovation, Technology & Real Estate” 23 May 2016 – Urban Land Institute (London) – moderator “Old Oak Park Royal Development” 12 May 2016 – Urban Land Institute/Greater London Authority (London) – moderator “What does London for 11 million People look like?” 10 May 2016 – Competitive Cities (Brussels) –keynote speaker “What is a Competitive City?” 15 Apr 2016 – Smart Working Conference (Belfast) – keynote speaker “Workplace, Building, City.” 13 Apr 2016 – London Brownfield Summit (London) – moderator “Environmental Clean Up and Making Brownfield Sites More Economical 01 Apr 2016 – Monocle Radio (London) – speaker “Megacities Roundtable” 10 Mar 2016 – Central St Martins (London) – speaker “Driverless Cars and the Impact on the City” 08 Mar 2016 – International Hotel Investment Forum (Berlin) – panelist “Airport City Hotels: What’s So Special About Them?" 03 Mar 2016 – Urban Land Institute/Germany + OPG (Offenbach) – speaker Frankfurt Offenbach Lab: “Competitive City” 02 Feb 2016 – Urban land Institute/Europe Summit (Paris) – moderator “Technology and Real Estate”
  • 2015
    01 Dec 2015 – How to Change the World - Conference (London) – speaker “Driverless” 29 Oct 2015 – Open Innovations Forum (Moscow) – speaker “The City as Technology Consumer” 15 Oct 2015 – Leading European Architects Forum (London) – speaker “The Flexible Masterplan” 12 Oct 2015 – Urban Land Institute - Infrastructure Conference (London)-moderator “Autonomous Movement and Impacts to the City” 04 Oct 2015 – Conservative Party Conference (Manchester) – moderator “Connected and Competitive: cities fit for 21st century business? 01 Jul 2015 – Urban Land Institute – Urban Leader Summit (Frankfurt) – moderator “Looking Ahead: Visions and Best Practice for Future Oriented Cities” 23 Jun 2015 – Urban Land Institute – Real Estate Trends (London) - moderator “Digital Urbanity” 18 Jun 2015 – Airports Company South Africa (Cape Town) – speaker “Let’s Talk Aerotropolis” 08 May 2015 – Urban Land Institute (Offenbach) - speaker “Global City: Frankfurt/Offenbach” 01 May 2015 – Preparing for Takeoff – (Sydney) – speaker “Global Sydney “ 23 Apr 2015 – Urban Land Institute (London) – moderator “Infrastructure: Who Pays, Who Finances, Who Benefits?” 11 Apr 2015 – TEDx (London) – speaker “Global Order in a Polarized World” 25 Mar 2015 – London Infrastructure Summit - panelist “2050 Infrastructure Plan – How are other cities approaching the task?” 12 Mar 2015 – Contemporary Club (Charlottesville, US) - speaker “Aerotropolis” 25 Feb 2015- Jazan Economic Summit (Jazan/KSA) – panelist “Jazan Economic City: Vision” 03 Feb 2015- Urban Land Institute / Young Leaders Forum (Paris) – panelist “Sustainability – Quo Vadis?” 28 Jan 2015- Connected Metropolitan Innovation (Amsterdam) – moderator “Building on Innovation”
  • 2014
    09 Dec 2014 – World Architecture News – juror Mixed-Use Awards (Future and Built categories) 18 Nov 2014 – Hines Real Estate Forum (Milan) - speaker “Territory as strategic asset for the economic development of country “ 30 Oct 2014 – Urban Land Institute (London) - panelist “Gen Y – Practical Implications for the Real-Estate Industry” 12 Sep – Urban Land Institute (Birmingham/UK) “High Speed Rail – Growth and Connectivity” – conference chair 25 Jul 2014 – New London Architecture (London) “Economic impact of moving London's hub airport” – panelist 09 Jul 2014 – Urban Land Institute (London) “Smart Infrastructure for the Unsmart City” – moderator 07 Jul 2014 – Hines Europe Summit (London) – keynote “The Rise of Sharing” 18 Jun 2014 – Urban Land Institute (London) - panelist “Gen Y – Practical Implications for the Real-Estate Industry” 11 Jun 2014 – San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (London) – moderator “Challenges for Regeneration in the Globalizing City” 06 Mar 2014 – Urban Land Institute (London) – moderator “Design for Investment: Central St Giles and Kings Place”
  • 2013
    14 Oct 2013 – Greater London Authority (London) – speaker Strategic Infrastructure – “The Competitive Global Context for London” 24 Sep 2013 – Urban Land Institute (London) – speaker UK: Resilient cities - A practical property perspective 24 Sep 2013 – New London Architecture (London) – panelist “The Future of Old Oak Common” 13 Sep 2013 – Center for Infrastructure Development/MBS (London) - speaker Megaprojects – “Making Cities and Made Cities” 11 Aug 2013 – Islesboro Forum (Islesboro, ME) “Airport City” 25 May 2013 – Independent Transport Commission – panelist “How does High Speed 2 benefit the UK?” 25 Apr 2013 – Global Airport Cities (Johannesburg) – panelist “The Singular Economic Unit” 10 Apr 2013 – New London Architecture (London) – speaker “NY-LON; Strategic Transportation Infrastructure” 15 Jan 2013 – AECOM SOS (New York) Competition juror
  • 2012
    17 Nov 2012 – Hindustan Times Summit (Delhi) – panelist “Making Megacities Cope” 31 Oct 2012 – Forum for Innovative Development (Moscow) – speaker “Environments for Global Talent” 22 Sep 2012 – Urban Land Institute Leadership Forum (Naples) – speaker “Connect or Die” 22 May 2012 – Architecture Foundation (London) “SHIFT” conference - speaker “Connect or Die”
  • 2011
    31 Dec 2011 – Urban Land Institute /Europe (Paris) – speaker “Rio 2016 Competition; Sports for Urban Regeneration” 09 Dec 2011 – Urban Land Institute Urban Forum (Moscow) – panelist “Is Moscow a Global City?” 08 Dec 2011 – Urban Land Institute Urban Forum (Moscow) – speaker “Connect, Specialize, Sustain; Aerotropolis” 26 Nov 2011 – Intelligence Squared “if” Conference (London) – debater “For the Poor, the Future Will Not Be the Same” 26 Nov 2011 – Intelligence Squared “if” Conference (London) - speaker “The New Silk Road; Camels, Air Routes, and the Rise of Aerotropolis” 17 Nov 2011 – Central St Martins (London) - lecture “Emerging Urbanism” 12 Oct 2011 – World Cities (Istanbul) - moderator “What do Communities Want?” 10 Oct 2011- Smart Airports (Munich) - speaker “Aviation as an Economic Development Catalyst”
  • 2010 to 1998
    05 Nov 2010 – World Architecture Forum (Barcelona) “Urban SOS” competition – juror 16 Sept 2010 – Financial Times Investment Summit (London) “Building a More Sustainable Future” – panelist 14 Sep 2010 – GuangHua Leadership Institute/CISCO (Boston) “Heritage Regeneration” - speaker 08 Apr 2010 – Vilnius Strategic Plan (Vilnius) “Strategic Planning Initiatives” - leader 21 Jan 2010 – World Future Energy Summit (Abu Dhabi) “Sustainability and Culture”- panel chair 15 Dec 2009 – COP15 (Copenhagen) “Global Projects on the Frontiers of Sustainability” - Panelist 06 Nov 2009 – World Architecture Forum (Barcelona) “Urban SOS” Competition – Juror 10 Jun 2009 – European Future Energy Forum (Bilbao) “Movers and Shakers” - panelist 06 May 2009 – Bartlett School of Architecture – speaker “Design and The Middle East” (London) 08 Apr 2009 – Global City (Abu Dhabi) “Sustainable urbanization trends” - panelist 23 Mar 2009 – World Leaders Symposium (Abu Dhabi) “What Comes First? Ordering Priorities in Urban Design.” - speaker 18 Mar 2009 – Sustainable Design and Construction Summit (Abu Dhabi) “Energy, Density, and Urban Design” – speaker 11 Mar 2009 – MIPIM – (Cannes) “Sustainable Waterfronts” – panelist 25 Nov 2008 – Sorbonne/Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi) “Sustainability Strategies and Saadiyat Island” - lecture 16 Jun 2008 - FT ULI Sustainable Cities Awards and Conference (London) “What will a Sustainable City Look Like?” - panelist 28 Feb 2008 – Stratford Renaissance Conference (London) “Excellence in Built Form and Public Realm” – speaker 05 Feb 2008 - Bartlett School of Architecture (London) - speaker “You Want to Make a Difference?” 23 Jan 2008 - World Future Energy Summit (Abu Dhabi) “Energy, Density, and Urban Design” - speaker 14 Nov 2007 – British Expertise (London) Consultant of the Year (for EDAW/ Saadiyat Islands) 10 Oct 2007 – UK Trade & Investment Forum (Birmingham) “Thinking Globally” - panelist 06 Sept 2007 - ProEstate Forum (St Petersburg) “Creating Investment Value” - speaker 17 Apr 2007 – Essential Green Tech (London) “It’s not about technology, stupid” – speaker 27 Feb 2007 – Forbes CEO Middle East Forum (Doha) “Middle East Mega Realty” - panelist 16 Oct 2005 – M on the Bund (Shanghai) “Urbanizing Shanghai” - panelist 24 May 2005 – Australian Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai) “Shanghai’s Lilong: An Urban Promise.” - speaker 15 May 2005 – Urban Land Institute (Shanghai) “Shanghai Urban Developments”– speaker 10 Apr 2005 – Shanghai Historic Home Association (Shanghai) “Behind the Bund” – tour leader 23 Mar 2005 – Asia Society China Salon “Community Development Through Urban Design” - speaker 29 Nov 2004 – Shanghai Urban Expo (Shanghai) “What is Chinese Public Space?” - speaker 20 May 2004 – UNEP / Shanghai Institute of Human Settlements (Shanghai) “One Modernism, Two Systems” - speaker 13 Dec 2003 – World Top Architects Conference (Shanghai) “Unexpected Consequences of Good Intentions” - speaker 08 Sept 2003 – US Commercial Service (Shanghai) “Opportunities for Design, Engineering, and Construction Firms” – panelist 26 Jun 2003 - Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club (Shanghai) “Preservation vs. Development” – speaker 29 Mar 2003 – Top Floor Gallery (Shanghai) “New Old Modernism for Shanghai” – speaker 27 Mar 2003 - BBC World Service “Urban Transformations” - interview aired June 2003 21 Feb 2003 – Architectural Record/ US Dept. of Commerce (Shanghai) “Professional Practice in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong” - panelist 15 Jan 2003 – American Institute of Architects (National) Honors for Collaborative Achievement (for New York New Visions) 20 May 2002 - ICCF/Metropolis Magazine (New York) Green Design Conference - invited respondent 2 May 2002 - Earthday New York (New York) World Trade Center Planning – “Process and Design” -speaker, workshop leader) 16 Nov 2001- AIANY conference (New York) “New York New Visions” - respondent 24 Sep 2001 – AIANY symposium (New York) Design Awards - symposium chair 26 Aug 2001 - Isleboro Forum (Isleboro, ME) “Green Architecture” – speaker 25 May 1999 – Architectural Review conference (Dubai) “Modernity and Tradition in the Middle East” - speaker 29 Apr 1999 – Grid Magazine (New York) “The New High-Tech Space” – speaker 19 Mar 1998 – Gilder Boathouse (Derby CT) Competition Juror
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