The Future of Cities Summit

New Jerusalem or dystopian wasteland?

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Special guests

Kyra Appleby Global Director, Cities, States & Regions, CDP
Julian Agyeman Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University, Massachusetts
Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester
Andrew Carter CEO of Centre for Cities
Hazel Chu Lord Mayor of Dublin and chairperson of the Green Party
Jan Gehl Architect, professor and consultant on urban design
Lynda Gratton Professor of Management Practice at London Business School
Barbara Gray General Manager, Transportation Services, City of Toronto
Gregory Henriquez Managing Principal of Henriquez Partners Architects
Rob Hopkins Founder of Transition Network and co-founder of Transition Town Totnes
Nick Hytner Director of Bridge Theatre; former Artistic Director of London's National Theatre
Charles Khabouth CEO and Founder of INK Entertainment; dubbed the “King of Clubs”
Max Kerman Lead singer, Arkells
Leslie Kern Author of Feminist City and associate professor of geography and environment, Mount Allison University
Amy Lamé London’s first night czar, broadcaster and performer
David Miller Director of International Diplomacy, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and former Mayor of Toronto
Naheed Nenshi Mayor of Calgary
Nanjala Nyabola Writer, political analyst, and author of Travelling While Black
Kennedy Stewart 40th Mayor of Vancouver
Alex Williams Director of City Planning, Transport for London

Our team

Alex Bozikovic Architecture Critic, The Globe and Mail
Matt d'Ancona Editor, Tortoise
James Harding Co-Founder and Editor, Tortoise
Oliver Moore Urban Affairs Reporter, The Globe and Mail
Liz Moseley Member’s Editor, Tortoise
David Walmsley Editor-in-chief, The Globe and Mail