Join us to hear from these distinguished speakers and many more industry experts who will share their insights and visions for sustainable urban development in Kerala.
Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing Sri Lanka
Minister of Housing and Local Governance Malaysia
Member of Executive Council for Public Works and Infrastructure KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Hon’ble Mayor Durban, South Africa
Mayor of Malé, Maldives
Mayor of Colombo Sri Lanka
Mayor of Nilkantha Municipality, Nepal & President of Municipal Association of Nepal
Executive Director, Brazilian Association of Municipalities, & Former Mayor of Várzea Paulista, Brazil
Mayor, Pokhara Metropolitan City
Mayor of Ratnanagar Municipality, Nepal
Hon'ble Mayor, Kozhikode Municipal Corporation
Hon'ble Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation
Hon'ble Mayor, Kannur Municipal Corporation
Hon'ble Mayor, Kollam Municipal Corporation
Hon'ble Mayor, Thrissur Municipal Corporation
Country Director, British Council - India
Additional Secretary, MoH&UA, Government of India
Global Lead - Urban, UNICEF
CMD, HUDCO
Former Chief Secretary of the Government of Gujarat & Director General of BRICS New Development Bank Indian Regional Office
Professor, Royal Holloway, London & Lead Author for IPCC AR7 Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Director, Centre for Conscious Design
Director, European Urban Knowledge Network
Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
Co-founder, Safetipin
Secretary General, Urban Economy Forum
Deputy Director, ICLEI South Asia
Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi
Executive Director, World Resources Institute (WRI) India
Professor & Dean, Faculty of Economics, South Asia University, New Delhi
CEO, Praja Foundation
Adjunct Associate Professor, CEPT University
Professor, Missouri State University, USA
Director, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation
Global Chairperson, Global Buildings Performance Network
Special Secretary, LSGD
Special Secretary, LSGD
Director, Urban Affairs Kerala
Director, Advocacy and Communications, CDRI
Regional Lead for Asia and Africa, GDCI
Architect/Activist, Public Open Spaces
Director, Centre for Development Studies
Expert Member, Kerala State Planning Board
Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration
Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific, UN-Habitat
Member, Capacity Building Commission
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network India
Principal Consultant, Van Leer Foundation
CEO, World Resources Institute (WRI) India
Director , National Institute of Urban Affairs
Associate Professor, National institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
Expert Member, Kerala State Planning Board
Expert Member, Kerala State Planning Board
Director General
Doordarshan, Government of India
Head of New Delhi Office
RLS
Urban Affairs Editor
Hindustan Times
Senior Consultant
IIHS
Country Manager
UN Habitat
Associate Professor
IIT Bombay
Chairperson, CoE in Urban Planning & Design
NIT Calicut
Senior Associate Professor
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Project Director
GIZ
Regional Director
BORDA South Africa
Director
Urban Big Data Centre, University of Glasgow
Director
HARSAC
Professor & Chairperson
Centre for Information Technology Research & Automation (CITRA)
Managing Director
KTIL
Senior Associate Professor
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Director, SPA Vijayawada
Chairman, CoE in Urban Planning & Design, SPA Delhi
Professor, IIM Kozhikode
Executive Director, Suchitwa Mission
Executive Director, WASH Institute
Joint Managing Director, KWA
Chief Operating Officer, Saahas Zero Waste, Bangalore
Professor, Indian Institute of Public Administration
Senior Journalist
Professor, National Law School of India University
Executive Director, Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development
National Convenor, Safai Karmachari Andolan
Executive Director, ActionAid Association India
Government of Kerala
Local Self Government Department
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