Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

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

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

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

Breakout Session: Bridging the Quality and Affordability Divide; Speakers: Hawazen Esber,

Chief Executive Officer, Development, Majid Al Futtaim Holding; Tawkiyah Jordan,

Vice President, Housing and Community Strategy, Habitat for Humanity; Amr Al Madani, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Commission for AlUla; Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda, Mayor, City of Durban; Alex Johnston, Civic Designer, Founder, Cities Reimagined

Herman Pienaar, Lead, Urban Lab, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

Eime Tobari, Director, Social Value, Avison Young

Fleming Voetmann, Vice-President, External Relations and Sustainability, VELUX

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 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 2: Realizing the Potential of Urban Air Mobility

Presenters:

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation, NTT

Gema Ferrero Rubiera

Managing Director - NextNorth, NextNorth

Melissa Kozakiewicz

Chief Innovation Officer & Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City

Tim Slusser

Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit

Chapin Flynn

Senior Vice President , Urban Mobility, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Anthony Noble

Senior Vice-President, Chief Strategy Officer, American Tower

Sonya Shorey

Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O

Michael Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

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

For this transformation I made three different steps of living. I drew all of theses on Adobe Photoshop. The first step is a picture of a pregnant woman. From the first stage before pregnancy to the last stage. The second picture is drawings of a plant. The picture on the second row is a picture of a seed on the ground growing to become a plant. The last row is drawings of a caterpillar and its steps of growing into a cocoon to a butterfly.

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

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

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

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 2: Realizing the Potential of Urban Air Mobility

Presenters:

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation, NTT

Gema Ferrero Rubiera

Managing Director - NextNorth, NextNorth

Melissa Kozakiewicz

Chief Innovation Officer & Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City

Tim Slusser

Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit

Chapin Flynn

Senior Vice President , Urban Mobility, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Anthony Noble

Senior Vice-President, Chief Strategy Officer, American Tower

Sonya Shorey

Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O

Michael Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

Catalina Restrepo, Director, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Medellín, Colombia; James Njoroge Muchiri, Deputy Governor, Nairobi City County, Kenya; Jeff Merritt, Head of Centre for Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum; Jonas Brunschwig, Consul General of Switzerland in San Francisco, Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco, USA; Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International, USA; Michiel Dijkman, Chief Executive Officer, Economic Board Utrecht, Netherlands; Noridah Abdul Rahim, Director-General, Ministry of Federal Territories of Malaysia; Patrick Marmen, Chief of Staff, Bureau du design, Ville de Montréal, Canada; Sarah Dennis-Phillips, Planning Director, San Francisco Planning Department, City of San Francisco, USA; speaking in Executive Roundtable: Driving High-Quality Urban Development session at the Urban Transformation Summit 2025 in San Francisco, USA, 21/10/2025, 13:30 – 17:00, 23 - City Hall. Room 201. Copyright: World Economic Forum

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I showed the idea of transformation by creating a drag queen. I transformed my male model into a feminine drag queen using makeup, clothing and hair. Captured with photography.

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 2: Realizing the Potential of Urban Air Mobility

Presenters:

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation, NTT

Gema Ferrero Rubiera

Managing Director - NextNorth, NextNorth

Melissa Kozakiewicz

Chief Innovation Officer & Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City

Tim Slusser

Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit

Chapin Flynn

Senior Vice President , Urban Mobility, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Anthony Noble

Senior Vice-President, Chief Strategy Officer, American Tower

Sonya Shorey

Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O

Michael Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 1: Accelerating Revitalization to Drive Social Impact

Presenters:

Jeff Epstein

Chief of Integrated Development, City of Cleveland

Adrienne Goolsby

Senior Vice President, U.S. Office and Canada, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Heela Omarkhail

Vice President, Social Impact, The Daniels Corporation

Eime Tobari

Director, Social Value, Avison Young

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

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

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 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 2: Realizing the Potential of Urban Air Mobility

Presenters:

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation, NTT

Gema Ferrero Rubiera

Managing Director - NextNorth, NextNorth

Melissa Kozakiewicz

Chief Innovation Officer & Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City

Tim Slusser

Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit

Chapin Flynn

Senior Vice President , Urban Mobility, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Anthony Noble

Senior Vice-President, Chief Strategy Officer, American Tower

Sonya Shorey

Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O

Michael Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 2: Realizing the Potential of Urban Air Mobility

Presenters:

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation, NTT

Gema Ferrero Rubiera

Managing Director - NextNorth, NextNorth

Melissa Kozakiewicz

Chief Innovation Officer & Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City

Tim Slusser

Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit

Chapin Flynn

Senior Vice President , Urban Mobility, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Anthony Noble

Senior Vice-President, Chief Strategy Officer, American Tower

Sonya Shorey

Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O

Michael Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

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 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 2: Realizing the Potential of Urban Air Mobility

Presenters:

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation, NTT

Gema Ferrero Rubiera

Managing Director - NextNorth, NextNorth

Melissa Kozakiewicz

Chief Innovation Officer & Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City

Tim Slusser

Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit

Chapin Flynn

Senior Vice President , Urban Mobility, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Anthony Noble

Senior Vice-President, Chief Strategy Officer, American Tower

Sonya Shorey

Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O

Michael Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 1: Accelerating Revitalization to Drive Social Impact

Presenters:

Jeff Epstein

Chief of Integrated Development, City of Cleveland

Adrienne Goolsby

Senior Vice President, U.S. Office and Canada, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Heela Omarkhail

Vice President, Social Impact, The Daniels Corporation

Eime Tobari

Director, Social Value, Avison Young

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Strategy Session 1: Accelerating Revitalization to Drive Social Impact

Presenters:

Jeff Epstein

Chief of Integrated Development, City of Cleveland

Adrienne Goolsby

Senior Vice President, U.S. Office and Canada, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Heela Omarkhail

Vice President, Social Impact, The Daniels Corporation

Eime Tobari

Director, Social Value, Avison Young

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

Yes/Cities Perspective: Modular Paths to Housing Equity session at the Urban Transformation Summit 2025 in San Francisco, USA, 23/10/2025, 08:30 – 08:45, 134 - Presidio Campus. Yes/Cities Cafe & Lounge. Copyright: World Economic Forum

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 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 at the Detroit Smart Parking Lab, Detroit, USA on October 10; Offsite Trip

Looking back I have finally seen the big picture that I am not a child anymore ! Wow it's crazy to think that I am a senior and will be on my own soon! Transformation Tuesday!!!

Catalina Restrepo, Director, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Medellín, Colombia; James Njoroge Muchiri, Deputy Governor, Nairobi City County, Kenya; Jeff Merritt, Head of Centre for Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum; Jonas Brunschwig, Consul General of Switzerland in San Francisco, Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco, USA; Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International, USA; Michiel Dijkman, Chief Executive Officer, Economic Board Utrecht, Netherlands; Noridah Abdul Rahim, Director-General, Ministry of Federal Territories of Malaysia; Patrick Marmen, Chief of Staff, Bureau du design, Ville de Montréal, Canada; Sarah Dennis-Phillips, Planning Director, San Francisco Planning Department, City of San Francisco, USA; speaking in Executive Roundtable: Driving High-Quality Urban Development session at the Urban Transformation Summit 2025 in San Francisco, USA, 21/10/2025, 13:30 – 17:00, 23 - City Hall. Room 201. Copyright: World Economic Forum

Day 2 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 10; Plenary Session: Revitalizing Downtown; Jeff Merritt,Head of Centre for Urban Transformation,

Member of the Executive Committee, World

Economic Forum; Eloisa Klementich,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest

Atlanta; Jed Kolko,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic

Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Kofi Bonner,

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock; Robin Keegan,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development, US Department of Housing and

Urban Development

This room has served different purposes over the years – at one time it was a gymnasium. When the renovations started, it was filled with bedrooms. When the bedrooms were removed, including the ceilings, it exposed the old roof structure we see now and the flooring.

This room will soon be home to our Transformational Learning Classroom which will support dynamic learning across all programs.