WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND?
We are pleased to advise the full Summit program is now available for you to review and start to plan your 3 day agenda. Registrations are selling fast so we encourage you to act now.
To help in your decision making , here are 10 great reasons for you to be engaged with the ECOCITY World Summit next month.
Join the largest gathering ever held in Australia of the world’s leading urban climate and sustainability researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
Participate in a program that offers over 100 Plenary, Urban Leadership, Academic Research and City Practice sessions featuring over 300 speakers from more than 30 countries.Make connections with colleagues from across the globe – collaborate, share ideas, be challenged, learn, listen and be engaged. Visit the Summit exhibition – a showcase of some the world’s leading initiatives products and services.Hear former US Vice President Al Gore provide an update on the key role which cities are playing in global climate action.
Engage with International keynote speakers including:
- Kevin Austen (Deputy CEO C40)
- Prof Harriet Bulkeley (Author Accomplishing Climate Governance)
- French Senator Ronan Dantec (President Climate Chance)
- Peter Glynn (International Chamber of Commerce)
- Andy Merrifield (Author The New Urban Question)
- Joanna Partin (Director Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance)
- Aromar Revi (Director Indian Institute for Human Settlements)
- Deb Roberts (Climate Advisor ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability)
- Mark Twidell (Managing Director Tesla Asia Pacific)
- Rachmat Witoelar (Climate Envoy to President of Indonesia)
Hear from Australian keynote speakers including:
- The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio (Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment & Climate Change; Minister for Suburban Development )
- The Hon Richard Wynn (Victorian Minister for Planning)
- The Hon Ian Hunter (South Australian Minister for Climate Change)
- Kate Auty (ACT Sustainability Commissioner)
- Rueben Berg (Director Indigenous Architecture and Design)
- Prof Katherine Gibson (Author Take back the Economy)
- Amelia Telford (Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network)
- Victoria McKenzie-McHarg (Chair Climate Action Network Australia)
- Arron Wood (Deputy Lord Mayor City of Melbourne)
Participate in dedicated City Practices stream Workshops, Masterclasses and Policy forums tackling issues such as Zero Carbon Cities, Climate Resilient Cities, Citizen Engagement, and Planning and Governance for Ecocities presented by a range of senior leaders including:
- Adam Beck (CEO Smart Cities Alliance)
- Chris Derksema (Sustainability Director City of Sydney)
- Julia Grant (Director, Climate Change South Australia Government)
- Linda Holstrom (Executive Office City of Stockholm)
- Toby Kent (CEO Melbourne Resilience Office)
- Stan Krpan (CEO Sustainability Victoria)
- Sybille Lolochou (Mayor Curepipe Mauritius)
- John Mauro (Chief Sustainability Officer City of Auckland)
- Nicola Murphy (Head Environmental Sustainability National Australia Bank)
- Grant Musgrove (CEO Australian Council of Recycling)
- Prof Mee Kam Ng (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Vanessa Petrie (CEO Beyond Zero Emissions)
- Karibaiti Taoba (Commonwealth Local Govt Forum for the Pacific, Fiji)
- Geoff Ward (General Manager Fishermans Bend Project DELWP)
- Sandra Wilson (Mayor City of Hobsons Bay)
- Zac Tofias (Director C40 Sustainable Communities)
Join the discussions in the Urban Leadership stream Policy and Practice Sessions focusing on issues such as Sustainable Development Goals and Cities, Sustainability Finance, Green Buildings, Business Creating Sustainable Cities, Urban Transport, and Urban Food Systems. Sessions will be presented by outstanding leaders including:
- Elaine Carbines (CEO Geelong G21)
- Jorge Chapa (Green Building Council)
- Shannon Dosemagen (CEO Public Lab LA)
- Megan Flynn (Manager Environment and Carbon Strategy QANTAS)
- Steve Gawler (ICLEI Asia-Pacific)
- Sharon Gil (UNEP)
- Nicola Gindt (CEO Yarra Trams)
- Jennifer Gray (CEO Melbourne Zoo)
- Miranda Massie (CEO Museum of Climate Change New York)
- Mohammed Nacisi (Zenata Ecocity Morocco)
- Margaret O’Rourke (Mayor City of Greater Bendigo)
- Ricardo Piquet (Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro)
- Bernard Soulage (Chair Climate Chance, France)
- Prof John Thwaites (Sustainable Development Solutions Network)
Engage with the Academic Research stream sessions which will consider the latest research and papers focused on Urban Risk and Resilience, Building Sustainably, Greening Cities, Smart Cities for People, Health and Caring Cities, Cultural Ecologies, Urban Food and Water Systems. Speakers have been drawn from the world’s leading academic institutions including:
- Ass Prof Heba Allah Khalil (Cairo University)
- Prof Rebekah Brown (Monash University)
- Prof Lars Coenen (University of Melbourne)
- Prof Jago Dodson (RMIT University)
- Prof Thomas Elmqvist (Stockholm Environment Institute)
- Dr Sumita Ghosh (University of Technology Sydney)
- Ass Prof Dominque Hes (University of Melbourne)
- Prof Michael Short (University College London)
- Ass Prof Rachel Krause (University of Kansas)
- Prof Alison Young (University of Melbourne)
- Ass Prof I-Chun Catherine Chang (Macalester College, Minneapolis)
Now is the time to register – don’t miss this unique opportunity. Valuable savings are available for groups of 5 or more!