Agenda and Speakers

 

Thursday, May 1
 8:00  Registration Breakfast 
 9:00  Welcoming Remarks 
  • Weiping WuProfessor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
  • Bhaskar ChakravortiSenior Associate Dean of International Business and Finance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
  • Walt Macnee, President, MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Vice Chairman, MasterCard Worldwide
 9:15  Debate: The Road to the Inclusive City runs through… Moderator:
  • David SandersonVisiting Professor in Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design  
Three rounds of arguments and rebuttals by each side (in an Oxford-style debate), followed by questions and commentary from the audience and a plenary vote. The Road to the Inclusive City runs through… City Hall:
  • Matt NohnLoeb Fellow, Harvard University
  • Fernando OnaAssistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University
  • Corey ZehngebotSenior Urban Designer and Architect, Boston Redevelopment Authority
 The Road to the Inclusive City runs through… the slums and bazars:
  • Fernande RaineSenior Changeleader, Ashoka
  • Gaurav TiwariOfficer, State Street Global Markets
  • Caroline Wanjiku KihatoVisiting Senior Researcher, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Witwatersand
10:15  Break
10:30  Keynote Address: “The Promise of the City” 
  • Ed GlaeserProfessor of Economics at Harvard University and Author of the New York Times bestseller, Triumph of the City
11:30  Insights on How to Unlock the Promise of Cities Join industry leaders as they reveal recent findings from original research on city competitiveness, housing, and growth from around the world.Presenters:
  • Shannon BoutonPractice Manager, Sustainable Cities & Cities Special Initiative, McKinsey & Company
  • Yuwa Hedrick-WongChief Economist and Chair of Academic Advisory Council, MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth
  • Vikram JainHead, Low-Income Housing Practice, Monitor Inclusive Markets
 Research:
  • How to Make a City Great from McKinsey & Company
  • African Cities Growth Index from MasterCard Worldwide
  • State of the Low-Income Housing Market: Encouraging Progress & Opportunity to Realize Dreams of Millions from Monitor Deloitte
12:30  Lunch Spotlight Sessions: Grab a boxed lunch and join one of four spotlight sessions to discuss key topics in urban inclusion. Each session will take on a unique format, engaging participants and attendees in collaborative discussion.—–
 Panel: Built Environment & Housing for Inclusion
 Chair: Weiping Wu, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University Panelists: Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Julio Dávila, Vikram Jain, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato—–
Discussion: Infrastructure & Investment, Considering Private-Public Partnerships
Chair: Pat SchenaAdjunct Assistant Professor of International Business Relations, The Fletcher SchoolPanelists: Roger Berry, Jim Brenner, Michael DiGregorio, Christopher Tehranian —–
Health Equity and the Inclusive City in the Global South
  • Jason CorburnAssociate Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley, and Author, “Street Science”
 Respondent: Mkaya MwamburiDirector, Tufts Center for Global Public Health—– Panel: Innovation in the City, Collaborative Consumption & The Sharing EconomyPanelists: Theo Forbath, Nigel Jacob, Corey Zenghebot
 2:00  On Cities: A Conversation on City Culture & Film 
  • Sanjeev ChatterjeeAward-winning documentary film maker
Hosted by:
  • Bhaskar ChakravortiSenior Associate Dean of International Business and Finance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
 2:15  Special Session: “Leading an Innovative City” Keynote Speakers:
  • Benjamin BarberAuthor, If Mayors Ruled the World
  • Tom MeninoFormer Five-Term Mayor of Boston (1993-2013), Current Co-Director of Initiative on Cities, Boston University  
 Followed By:
  • Q&A with Bhaskar ChakravortiSenior Associate Dean of International Business and Finance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
 3:15  City Deep Dive: Medellín Panelists:
  • Julio DávilaProfessor of Urban Policy and International Development, University College London
  • Diane DavisProfessor of Urbanism and Development, Harvard Graduate School of Design
  • Jota Samper, PhD Candidate, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning  
 4:00  Break 
 4:15  City Deep Dive: Addis Ababa Panelists:
  • Alex de Waal, Executive Director, World Peace Foundation, The Fletcher School
  • Andreas EsheteFormer President, Addis Ababa University
  • Samuel GebruCEO, Ethiopian Global Initiative
  • Elias SchulzeAfrica CEO, Kaymu.com
 5:00  City Deep Dive: Mumbai Panelists: 
  • Bhaskar ChakravortiSenior Associate Dean of International Business and Finance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
  • Vikram JainHead, Low-Income Housing Practice, Monitor Inclusive Markets
  • Raina SinghDevelopment Officer, Pratham USA
  • Holli SemetkoAsa Griggs Chandler Professor of Media & International Affairs, Emory University
 5:45  Vision Talk: “Making the Inclusive City a Reality” 
  • David HarrisProvost and Senior Vice President, Tufts University
 6:20  Reception  Speaker:
  • Manil SuriAuthor, “City of Devi”  and “The Death of Vishnu”  
 7:30  DAY CONCLUDES