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URBAN AGE JOHANNESBURG – Friday 7 July 2006
Wolfgang Nowak, Spokesman of the Executive Board, Alfred Herrhausen Society, Deutsche Bank
Sarah Worthington, Deputy Director, London School of Economics and Political Science
Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Science
Chair: Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Science
Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Achille Mbembe, Research Professor in History and Politics, Wits Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand
Rashid Seedat, Director, Corporate Planning Unit, City of Johannesburg
open discussion | 45 min
Chair: Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Helena Maria Gasparian, Municipal Secretary for International Affairs, São Paulo City Hall
Caroline Kihato, Policy Analyst, Development Bank of Southern Africa
open discussion | 60 min
Chair: Ed Soja, Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of California Los Angeles
Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Miriam Altman, Executive Director, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Francois Viruly, Professor in Property Studies, School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand
Dieter Läpple, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, HafenCity University Hamburg
Lael Bethlehem, Director, Johannesburg Development Agency
Frank Duffy, Principal, DEGW, London
Neil Fraser, Director, Urban Inc.
open discussion | 30 min
Chair: Alan Mabin, Professor and Head, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand
Andrew Boraine, Chief Executive, Cape Town Partnership and Chairperson, South Africa Cities Network
Hassen Mohamed, Chief Director, Planning Policy Coordination and Advisory Services, The Presidency
Anthony Williams, Mayor, Washington D.C.
Brian Hlongwa, Member of Executive Council, Gauteng Provincial Government
Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá
Philip Harrison, Professor of Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Witwatersrand
Gerald Frug, Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Harvard University
URBAN AGE JOHANNESBURG CITY – Saturday 8 July 2006
Chair: Andy Altman, Planning Director Washington D.C. 2000 to 2005 and Partner, LeftBank Development Company, New York
Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá
Jeremy Cronin, Deputy General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Member of Parliament
Nkhensani Kubayi, ANC Councillor, Chairperson for Section 79 Transportation Portfolio Committee, City of Johannesburg Municipality
Hermann Knoflacher, Professor of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Vienna University of Technology
Lisa Seftel, Deputy Director, Government Department for Public Transport, Roads and Works, Gauteng Province
Eric Motshwane, Chairperson, Johannesburg Regional Taxi Council
Geetam Tiwari, TRIPP Chair and Associate Professor, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Mphethi Morojele, Director, MMA Architects
Ciko Thomas, CEO, Joburg City Auto, Johannesburg
Deyan Sudjic, Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Kingston University
open discussion | 50 min
Chair: Darren Walker, Director, Working Communities, Rockefeller Foundation
Ruby Mathang, Head, Development Planning & Urban Management, City of Johannesburg
Lindsay Bremner, Honorary Professorial and Research Fellow, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
Sophie Body-Gendrot, Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Director, Centre for Urban Studies, Sorbonne, Paris
Nazira Cachalia, Programme Manager, Economic Development Unit, Johannesburg 2030 City Safety Plan
David Bruce, Senior Researcher, Criminal Justice Program, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Kenny Fihla, CEO, Business Against Crime, South Africa
open discussion | 50 min
Chair: Dan Smit, Development Consultant, Johannesburg
Uhuru Nene, Executive Director, Housing, City of Johannesburg
Heather Dodd, Partner, Savage Dodd Architects
Andy Altman, Planning Director Washington D.C. 2000 to 2005 and Partner, LeftBank Development Company, New York
José Castillo, Professor, Universidad Iberoamericana School of Architecture
Siyabonga Mbanjwa, Regional Development Manager, Old Mutual Properties
Julian Baskin, CEO, Alexandra Renewal Project
Taffy Adler, CEO, Johannesburg Housing Company
Ishmael Makhabela, CEO, Interfaith Community Development Association
open discussion | 50 min
Chair: Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Science
Loyiso Nongxa, Vice Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand
Cas Coovadia, Managing Director, The Banking Association of South Africa
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
11.15 CITIES ACCOMMODATING DIFFERENCE
14.30 LABOUR MARKETS AND WORK PLACES
11.15 PUBLIC LIFE AND URBAN SPACE
14.00 HOUSING AND URBAN NEIGHOURHOODS
16.15 OUTCOMES FOR JOHANNESBURG
