Speakers
City Representatives
Diego Bermúdez Obregón Bermúdez Arquitectos
Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu Centre for Science, Technology & Society, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Liliana Giraldo Colombian National Planning Department
Dr. Julian Bolleter Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia
Rou Wen
Dr. Joe Fontaine Murdoch University
Fei Gao Chengdu Institute Of Planning & Design
Roberto Rüsche São Paulo Estate Metropolitan Planning Office - Emplasa
Kyle Shelton Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
Rodrigo Antonio Braga Moraes Victor São Paulo State Environment Department
Jaime González The Nature Conservancy in Texas
Roderick Simpson University of Sydney
Muhammad Daud Jakarta Provincial Government - Governor's Delivery Unit
Dr. Dieter Hochuli Associate Professor University of Sydney
Dr. Hendricus Andy Simarmata University of Indonesia
Liav Shalem Tel Aviv Municipality
Dr. Koura Hisako Kobe Design University
Shlomit Zonenstein Tel Aviv Municipality
Hiromune Mitsuhashi University of Hyogo
Dr. Galia Hanoch-Roe SPNI
Dr. Sophie Parker The Nature Conservancy
Kat Superfisky Grown in LA
Dushko Bogunovich Auckland University, School of Architecture and Planning
Dr. Mas Dojiri LA Sanitation
Dennis Scott D J Scott Associates
Pedro Camarena National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Juan Camilo González Alcaldía de Bogotá (Bogotá City Hall)
Dr. Silke Cram Heydrich National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Natalia Acero Conservation International Colombia
Hussain N Indorewala Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture (KRVIA)

Background Reading

A white paper summarizing how the major cities in the world’s most biodiverse regions are currently planning for biodiversity is being prepared specifically for this symposium and will be issued to all delegates in 2019.

Other recommended reading is the recent report ‘Nature in the Urban Century: A Global Assessment of Important Areas for Safeguarding Biodiversity and Human Well-being’ by Robert I. McDonald, M’Lisa Colbert, Maike Hamann, Rohan Simkin and Brenna Walsh.

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