Urban China Initiative 2014 Annual forum China s Urbanization: Vision, Strategy and Action Crowne Plaza, Zhongguancun, Beijing November 7, 2014 09:00am 10:30am Opening Plenary Session Welcome Remarks Keynotes (4 speakers) Speakers CHEN Zhangliang Vice Chairman, China Association of Science and Technology; Former Vice Governor, People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region LI Xiaojiang President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design XU Lin Director, Development Planning Department, NDRC ZHOU Hongren Deputy Director, Advisory Committee for State Informatization
XUE Lan Co-Chair, UCI; Professor and Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University 10:30am 10:50am Networking Break 10:50am 12:00pm Plenary 2 Better Urban Planning Presentation 1 (15 minutes) Strategic Planning for Public Service Facilities: A Case of Hefei ZHANG Gengtian Director of Research, UCI Presentation 2 (15 minutes) Seeking for More Optimal Urban Space Structure - Design and Analysis of Urban "Matching Index Between Business and Residence" ZHENG Siqi Professor; Deputy Director of the Real Estate Institute, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University Discussants (40 minutes, with 3-4 discussants) GONG Yan LI Xun Chief Engineer, Hefei Development and Reform Commission Vice President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design; General Secretary, the Chinese Society for Urban Studies
LI Chuanbei Deputy CEO, China Investment Development Corporation David Nieh Head of Lend Lease China 12:00pm 02:00pm Lunch Break & UCI Photo Contest Exhibition 02:00pm 03:30pm Parallel Breakout 1 Urban Smartness LI Xun Vice President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design; General Secretary, the Chinese Society for Urban Studies Presentation 1 (15 minutes) Identifying Potential Problems in Urban Land Use and Transport Network Based on Taxi GPS Data: A Case Study in Harbin LIU Feng Assistant Professor, Transportation Research Institute (IMOB), Hasselt University, Belgium Presentation 2 (15 minutes) An Empirical Perspective on Smart City Development: Key Issues and Choice of Path ZHANG Nan Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University Presentation 3 (15 minutes) Science and Industry Revolution - A key Catalyst for New Urbanization ZHANG Gengtian Director of Research, UCI
Discussants (45 minutes, with 3-4 discussants) ZHANG Yongwei Researcher, Development Research Center of the State Council; Deputy Secretary-General, China Development Research Foundation ZHANG Guohua Director, Transportation Planning Institute, China Center for Urban Development, NDRC ZHANG Xiaodong Chief Engineer, Urban Traffic Division, Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design 02:00pm 03:00pm Parallel Breakout 2 HUANG Wei Dean, School of Management, Xi an Jiaotong University Quality Urban Life Joan Kaufman Co-Chair, UCI; Director, Columbia Global Centers East Asia Presentation 1 (15 minutes) Better Streets and Life for All: An Investigation of Street Trading Activities in China CHEN Ke Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University Presentation 2 (15 minutes) Our City, Our Dream Peggy LIU Chairperson, JUCCCE
Discussants (30 minutes) Paul Procee FENG Wenmeng LI Hu Irene Hors Lead Urban Specialist, the World Bank Director of Research, China Development Research Foundation Founding Partner, OPEN Architecture; Director, Studio-X Beijing, GSAPP, Columbia University Senior Advisor, OECD 03:30pm 03:50pm Networking Break 03:50pm 04:50pm Plenary 3 Dialogue - The Future of China s Urbanism Think Tanks Eadie CHEN Director of Strategic Engagement, UCI Discussants XUE Lan Deborah M. Lehr Co-Chair, UCI; Professor and Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University Senior Fellow, Paulson Institute *** China Center for International Economic Exchanges 04:50pm 05:10pm Closing Keynote WU Bofan Publisher, 21 st Century Business Review;
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