UN-Habitat

Ministry of Construction, P. R. China

Shanghai Municipal Government, P. R. China

 

Tongji University, Shanghai, P. R. China

 

China Vanke Co. Limited

China Resources Land Limited

 

The urban population will exceed 50% of the world population in 2007, which marks the beginning of an urban era. Meanwhile, China is experiencing rapid urbanization in recent years. The Yangtze Delta Region with Shanghai as its powerhouse has become one of the most important urban agglomerates in the world. The Shanghai World Expo 2010, with its theme Better City, Better Life, will be the first World Expo to take city as its theme. Urbanization in China will exert a significant impact on the development of human civilization in the 21^st century. In view of that, officials, academics and professionals are invited to the forum to exchange and share their concerns and experiences on how urbanization in China can embark on a path of sustainable development.

 

The theme of the Forum will be Globalization and Urban Development, which will be further developed in four aspects concerning respectively economy and industry, society and culture, technology and education, space and environment. Mayors of leading cities worldwide as well as in the Yangtze Delta Region in China along with distinguished scholars from home and abroad will be invited to the Forum. The officials from the Ministry of Construction and from the Shanghai Municipal Government will also participate in the Forum.

Director: Prof. WAN Gang

Deputy Director: Prof. ZHOU Zuyi

Executive Director: Prof. WU Zhiqiang

Secretary General: Prof. TANG Zilai

English

Chinese

 

 

Host: Prof. Zuyi Zhou, Vice President of Tongji University

9:00-9:15: Opening ceremony with a welcome speech given by Prof. Gang Wan, President of Tongji University

9:15-9:30: Keynote speech by Mr. Zheng Han, Mayor of Shanghai

9:30-9:45: Keynote speech by Mr. Gerhard Schröder, former German Chancellor

9:45-10:00: Keynote speech by Mr. Guangtao Wang, Minister of Construction, Chinese Government

Venue: Convention Center, Yi Fu Building

 

 

Host: Prof. Tingwei Zhang, University of Illinois at Chicago

10:30-10:35: Introduction of the distinguished guests by the host

10:35-12:15: Speeches by the distinguished guests

Mr. John Ross, Vice Mayor of London

Mr. Jiansheng Zhu, Vice Mayor of Suzhou

Prof. John Friedmann, University of British Columbia

Prof. Anthony Yeh, University of Hong Kong, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Mr. Stephen Barter, Group Projects Director, Grosvenor Group Limited

12:15-12:45: Panel discussion chaired by the host

Venue: C 201, Sino-France Center

 

Host: Prof. Deci Zou, former President of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

10:30-10:35: Introduction of the distinguished guests by the host

10:35-12:15: Speeches by the distinguished guests

Mr. Samuel Mok, Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Department of Labor

Mr. Yong Wang, Vice Mayor of Ningbo

Prof. Sir Peter Hall, University College of London

Prof. Zhiqiang Wu, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Mr. Shi Wang, President of China Vanke Co. Limited

12:15-12:45: Panel discussion chaired by the host

Venue: Convention Center, Yi Fu Building

 

 

Host: Prof. Shiling Zheng, former Vice President of Tongji University, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

14:00-14:05: Introduction of the distinguished guests by the host

14:05-15:45: Speeches by the distinguished guests

Prof. Qidi Wu, Deputy Minister of Education, China

Mr. Igoshi Masashi, Vice Mayor of Osaka

Mr. Hongkun Jiang, Mayor of Nanjing

Prof. Peter Herrle, Berlin University of Technology

Dr. Richard Hausmann, President & CEO, Siemens Limited China

15:45-16:15: Panel discussion chaired by the host

Venue: Convention Center, Yi Fu Building

 

Host: Prof. Zilai Tang, Head of Urban Planning Department, Tongji University

14:00-14:05: Introduction of the distinguished guests by the host

14:05-15:45: Speeches by the distinguished guests

Mr. Ulf Kristersson, Vice Mayor of Stockholm

Mr. Dongsheng Yang, Secretary, Municipal Committee of the CPC of Yibin

Vice Mayor of Hangzhou

Prof. Hayashi Yoshitsugu, Nagoya University

Prof. Xiaojiang Li, President of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

Mr. Xavier Fels, General Secretary of City on the Move Institute, Vice President of PSA Peugeot Citroën

15:45-16:15: Panel discussion chaired by the host

Venue: C 201, Sino-France Center

 

Dr. ZHANG Jiantao

College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Tongji University

1239 Siping Road

Shanghai 200092

P. R. China

Telephone: 86-21-65982345

Facsimile: 86-21-35014188

Email: jtzhang@sh163.net

Website: http://www.tongji-caup.org/fud2007