Impressions from the Urban Transformation Summit 2024 in San Francisco, USA, 22 October 2024. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Stephen Porter

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Cal Academy at Urban Transformation Summit 2025 in San Francisco, USA, 23/10/2025, 14 - Presidio Campus. Copyright: World Economic Forum

Friday evening vespers.

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Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 at Newlab' Central Hub, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Off-Site: Michigan Central Tour

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 at Newlab' Central Hub, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Off-Site: Michigan Central Tour

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session: Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Innovation Eco Systems

Presenters:

Tiya Gordon

Co-Founder & CEO, ItsElectric

Ned Staebler

President and Chief Executive Officer, TechTown Detroit

Gurpartap Toor

Chair of Economic Development, City of Brampton

Kerri Folmer

Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Deloitte

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

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Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Friday, November 12, 2010

In the last 75 years education has undergone many changes. Some changes have been incremental, and others systemic. This symposium will focus broadly on issues of educational change, federal education policy (i.e. No Child Left Behind), and innovative trends in literacy and educational technology. More specifically, we will gain a historical overview of the field of educational psychology and its impact on educational technology, curriculum and instructional design. We will then explore the current and future impact of the No Child Left Behind Act and President Obama's change initiative, the Race to the Top program. The symposium will conclude with a look at how literacy has evolved and how games in education will play a significant role in the future of school and learning transformation.

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Strategy Session: Reimagining Waterfronts

Presenters:

Martín Anzellini

Director, Urban Projects, ProBogota

Manager of Urban Projects at ProbogotA-Region. Technical and strategic consultant in architecture, urban planning and development

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Deputy Head, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Energy Transition, City of Durban

Mark Wallace

President & CEO, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Craig Holland

Senior Director, Investments, Healthy Cities Program, Nature Conservancy

Vincent Martinez

President and Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030

Kerry Duggan

Chief Executive Officer, SustainabiliD

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Impressions from the Urban Transformation Summit 2024 in San Francisco, USA, 22 October 2024. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Stephen Porter

Integrating Diverse Innovation Ecosystems: Dogpatch and Pier 70 session at the Urban Transformation Summit 2024 in San Francisco, USA, 23 October 2024. World Economic Forum San Francisco Office

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Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Strategy Session: Reimagining Waterfronts

Presenters:

Martín Anzellini

Director, Urban Projects, ProBogota

Manager of Urban Projects at ProbogotA-Region. Technical and strategic consultant in architecture, urban planning and development

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Deputy Head, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Energy Transition, City of Durban

Mark Wallace

President & CEO, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Craig Holland

Senior Director, Investments, Healthy Cities Program, Nature Conservancy

Vincent Martinez

President and Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030

Kerry Duggan

Chief Executive Officer, SustainabiliD

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 1 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the Book Tower, Detroit, USA on October 9; Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony; Speakerss: Jeff Merritt, Head of Centre for Urban Transformation, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum; Kerri Folmer, Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Deloitte, USA; Vivian Brady-Phillipns, Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urbam Transformation, World Economic Forum; Heela Omarkhail, Vice President, Social Impact, The Daniels Corporation, Canada; Eiichiro Higashiyama, Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Machinery Division, Itochu International, USA; Rick Sporrere, President, North America, Danfoss, USA; James Witherspoon, Vice President of Architecture and Design, Bedrock; speaking at the Urban Transformation Summit; Detroit, USA 9 October 2023

Day 1 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the Book Tower, Detroit, USA on October 9; Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony; Speakerss: Jeff Merritt, Head of Centre for Urban Transformation, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum; Kerri Folmer, Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Deloitte, USA; Vivian Brady-Phillipns, Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urbam Transformation, World Economic Forum; Heela Omarkhail, Vice President, Social Impact, The Daniels Corporation, Canada; Eiichiro Higashiyama, Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Machinery Division, Itochu International, USA; Rick Sporrere, President, North America, Danfoss, USA; James Witherspoon, Vice President of Architecture and Design, Bedrock; speaking at the Urban Transformation Summit; Detroit, USA 9 October 2023

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Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media Link Chats With Kathy O'Brien, Vice President, Personal Care, Unilever

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

In South Tusom Village in Ukhrul district in Manipur, India, for field work to learn more about Transformations in Shifting Cultivation with participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and NERCORMP staff. About 50 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar participated in a five-day peer learning and exposure visit on transformations in shifting cultivation in Manipur, India. The visit was organised by ICIMOD and NERCORMP with support from IFAD and the European Union. Staff from ICIMOD and NERCORMP facilitated the event. www.icimod.org/?q=24197

Photo: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD.

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session: Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Innovation Eco Systems

Presenters:

Tiya Gordon

Co-Founder & CEO, ItsElectric

Ned Staebler

President and Chief Executive Officer, TechTown Detroit

Gurpartap Toor

Chair of Economic Development, City of Brampton

Kerri Folmer

Managing Director, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Deloitte

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Afternoon Plenary Session: Mobility

Presenters:Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit, City of Detroit

Ritu Narayan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zum

Benjamin de la Peña

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Use Mobility Center

Shelby Rust Busó

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego

Moderated by

Shin-pei Tsay

Director, Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability, Uber Technologies