Welcome Remarks by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Singapore

Keynote Speech by Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore

Address by Haruhiko Kuroda, President of Asian Development Bank

Address by James Adams, Vice President of East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

Speakers:

• Yoshiro Mori, President of Asia Pacific Water Forum and Japan Water Forum, and former Prime Minister of Japan
• Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, Chairman, National Research Foundation, Singapore
• Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al-Hussayen, Minister of Water and Electricity, Saudi Arabia
• Mrs Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
• Moderator: Prof Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-large, Singapore

Speakers:

• Ms Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• John So, Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
• Hiroshi Nakada, Mayor of Yokohama and President of CITYNET, Japan
• Abdullah A. Al-Nuaim, President of Arab Urban Development Institute, Saudi Arabia
• Narinder Nayar, Chairman of Bombay First and Managing Director of Concast (India) Ltd
• Ms Chong Siak Ching, President & CEO of Ascendas Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Moderator: Ms Christine Tan, Presenter, CNBC Asia

Speakers:

• Dato Hamdillah H.A. Wahab, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam
• Ms Kerry Prendergast, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
• Alfonso Vegara, President of Fundación Metrópoli, Spain
• Moderator: Mr Simon Tay, Chairman of Singapore Institute of International Affairs, Singapore

Plenary Session for the East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Liveable Cities (concurrent session)

Speakers:

• Chairperson: Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development, Singapore
• Dr Ing. Fauzi Bowo, Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia
• Dr Chen Yunxian, Mayor of Foshan, People’s Republic of China
• John So, Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
• Xiong Jianping, Vice Mayor of Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
• Hiroshi Mori, Senior Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (on behalf of Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara), Japan

Speakers:

• Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup Organisation, USA
• Prof Ed Diener, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
• Moderator: Liu Thai Ker, Director of RSP Architects, Singapore

Speakers:

• Danny Leipziger, Vice Chair of the Growth Commission and Vi ce President, World Bank
• Paul Romer, STANCO 25 Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Member of the Working Group of the Growth Commission, USA
• Hiroto Arakawa, Executive Director of Japan Bank for International Cooperation Institute
• Moderator: Dr Khor Hoe Ee, Assistant Managing Director (Economics), Monetary Authority of Singapore

Breakout Sessions A

1. Urban Planning and Conservation “Planning for a Distinctive and Vibrant City”

Speakers:

• Ms Marilyn Taylor, Immediate Past Chairman of Urban Land Institute; Partner of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, USA
• Alfonso Vegara, President of Fundación Metrópoli, Spain
• Prof Peter Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and University Distinguished Service Professor, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA
• Mrs Cheong Koon Hean, CEO of Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore
• Moderator: Prof Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett Professor of Planning, University College London, UK

2. Solid Waste Management “Sustainable Waste Management Choices”

Speakers:

• NC Vasuki, Past-President of ISWA (2004-2006), Immediate-Past CEO of Delaware Solid Waste Authority, USA
• Toshi Noda, Director of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, UN-HABITAT
• Peter Woods, Emeritus Mayor and Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (Asia Pacific), Indonesia
• Joseph Hui Kim Sung, Director-General (Environmental Protection) of National Environment Agency, Singapore
• Moderator: Ms Anne Scheinberg, Co-ordinator of Solid Waste Consultants Group, The Netherlands

3. Land Transportation

Speakers:

• Hans Rat, Secretary General of International Association of Public Transport (UITP), The Netherlands
• Enrique Peñalosa, Former Mayor of Bogota, Columbia
• Ms Heather Webster, Executive Director, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Public Transport Division, Australia
• Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, Director, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
• Yam Ah Mee, CEO of Land Transport Authority, Singapore
• Moderator: Prof Vukan Vuchic, Professor of Transportation Engineering, City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, USA

4. Biodiversity in Sustainable Cities

Speakers:

• Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada
• Jeong Lakhyeong, Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs, Busan Metropolitan City, Korea
• Dr Geh Min, Immediate Past President of Nature Society (Singapore)
• Ng Lang, CEO, National Parks Board, Singapore
• Moderator: Prof Leo Tan, Professor of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Breakout Sessions B

1. Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change

Speakers:

• Ms Kerry Prendergast, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
• Robert Bradley, Director, International Climate Policy Initiative, World Resources Institute, USA
• Jeremy Harris, former Mayor of Honolulu, USA
• Lee Yuen Hee, CEO of National Environment Agency, Singapore
• Moderator: Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, UAE

2. Sustainability in the Built Environment

Speakers:

• Kevin Hydes , Chairman of World Green Building Council, Canada
• Dato’ Dr Kenneth Yeang, Principal (Architect) of Llewelyn Davies Yeang, UK
• Dr John Keung, CEO of Building and Construction Authority, Singapore
• Tay Kim Poh, CEO of Housing Development Board, Singapore
• Moderator: Prof Heng Chye Kiang, Dean of School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore

3. Design and Management of Green Spaces

Speakers:

• Fred Kent, President & Founder of Project for Public Spaces, USA
• Ms Kathy Madden, Senior Vice President of Project for Public Spaces, USA
• Prof Ren Hai, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• Dr Leong Chee Chiew, COO of National Parks Board, Singapore
• Moderator: Alan Chenoweth, Director of Chenoweth Environmental Planning and Landscape Architecture, Australia

4. Financing Environmental Infrastructure

Speakers:

• Chair: Ms Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank
• Andre Dzikus, Chief, WSS-II, WSIB, UN-HABITAT
• Hun Kim, Director of South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
• Michael Lindfield, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank
• Mr Douglas Gardner, Deputy Director, Bureau for Development Policy, UN Development Programme

Breakout Sessions C

1. Development Initiatives for Cities in Asia and Book Launch for “Managing Asian Cities”

Speakers:

• Guest-of-Honour: Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education, Singapore
• Ms Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank
• Emiel Wegelin, Manager, Cities Development Initiative for Asia

2. Book Launch for “Urbanization and Growth”

Speakers:

• Chair: Danny Leipziger, Vice Chair of the Growth Commission and Vi ce President, World Bank
• Paul Romer, STANCO 25 Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Member of the Working Group of the Growth Commission, USA
• Patricia Annez, Urban Advisor, World Bank, and Book Editor
• Dwight Jaffee, Willis Booth Professor of Banking, Finance, and Real Estate, University of California-Berkeley, and Book Contributor, USA
• Christian Delvoie, Director, Sustainable Development, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank

3. State of the World’s Cities Report and Urban Observatories – Towards the World Urban Forum IV

Speakers:

• Abdullah A. Al-Nuaim, President of Arab Urban Development Institute, Saudi Arabia
• Dr Hatem Taha , Director of Regional Planning Administration & Local Urban Observatory, Al Madinah Al Monawara Municipality
• Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Director of Monitoring and Research Division, UN-HABITAT
• Eduardo López Moreno, Chief of the State of the World’s Cities Section, UN-HABITAT
• Ali Shabou, Chief, UN-HABITAT

Closing Remarks by Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development, Singapore

Live performance (Dance) with the theme:

Sustainable Water Solutions for Cities; Liveable and Vibrant Cities