Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Morning Planery Session: Net Zero; Presenters: Jeff Merritt

Head of Centre for Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Laura Fox

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Streetlife Ventures

Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda

Mayor, City of Durban

Aaron Tartakovsky

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Epic Cleantec

Kate Johnson

Head of US Federal Affairs, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session:Evaluating, Piloting and Procuring: Urban Tech Solutions

Presenters:

Martín Anzellini

Director, Urban Projects, ProBogota

Uma Marques

Director, Virginia Smart Community Testbed

Gary Ng

Chief Executive Officer, viAct

Andrew Watkins

President & COO, Marketplace.city

Sam Markey

Ecosystem Director - Place Leadership, Connected Places Catapult

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

Rusted wheel.

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session:Unlocking exclusive Cities

PRESENTERS:

William Chernicoff

Director, Global Research & Innovation, Toyota Mobility Foundation

Ani Grigorian

Disability Access Consultant, Detroit Disability Power

Karen Tamley

President and CEO, Access Living

Melissa Tinney

Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

Susan Pinkwater

Founder, Adaptive Sports Movement

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 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

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 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session:Evaluating, Piloting and Procuring: Urban Tech Solutions

Presenters:

Martín Anzellini

Director, Urban Projects, ProBogota

Uma Marques

Director, Virginia Smart Community Testbed

Gary Ng

Chief Executive Officer, viAct

Andrew Watkins

President & COO, Marketplace.city

Sam Markey

Ecosystem Director - Place Leadership, Connected Places Catapult

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

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

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session:Unlocking exclusive Cities

PRESENTERS:

William Chernicoff

Director, Global Research & Innovation, Toyota Mobility Foundation

Ani Grigorian

Disability Access Consultant, Detroit Disability Power

Karen Tamley

President and CEO, Access Living

Melissa Tinney

Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

Susan Pinkwater

Founder, Adaptive Sports Movement

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Delivering Green Buildings

Presenters:

Lisa Brown

Senior National Director, Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Cities, North America, Johnson Controls

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Kate Johnson

Head of US Federal Affairs, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Rupesh Madlani

Chief executive officer, BwB

Vincent Martinez

President and Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Morning Strategy Session:Unlocking exclusive Cities

PRESENTERS:

William Chernicoff

Director, Global Research & Innovation, Toyota Mobility Foundation

Ani Grigorian

Disability Access Consultant, Detroit Disability Power

Karen Tamley

President and CEO, Access Living

Melissa Tinney

Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

Susan Pinkwater

Founder, Adaptive Sports Movement

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Planery Session: A New Era for Cities

Presenters:

Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Hawazen Esber

Chief Executive Officer, Development, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Anastasia Marceau

Managing Director, Development Partnerships & Inclusive Business, Accenture

Bruno Moser

Head of urban Design, Foster and Partners

Carlota Rebelo

Senior Correspondent, Monocle

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Planery Session: A New Era for Cities

Presenters:

Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Hawazen Esber

Chief Executive Officer, Development, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Anastasia Marceau

Managing Director, Development Partnerships & Inclusive Business, Accenture

Bruno Moser

Head of urban Design, Foster and Partners

Carlota Rebelo

Senior Correspondent, Monocle

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Delivering Green Buildings

Presenters:

Lisa Brown

Senior National Director, Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Cities, North America, Johnson Controls

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Kate Johnson

Head of US Federal Affairs, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Rupesh Madlani

Chief executive officer, BwB

Vincent Martinez

President and Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony session at the Urban Transformation Summit 2025 in San Francisco, USA, 21/10/2025, 18:00 – 20:00, 122 - City Hall. Rotunda. Copyright: World Economic Forum

Day 4 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 12; Afternoon Strategy Session: Global Partnerships to Power Global Innovation Districts

Presenters:

Matt Enstice

President and Chief Executive Officer, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC)

Mario Adrián Flores

VP of Campus, Distrito Tec

Christine Wergeland Sorbye

CEO, Oslo Science City

Julie Wagner

President, Global Institute on Innovation Districts

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Delivering Green Buildings

Presenters:

Lisa Brown

Senior National Director, Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Cities, North America, Johnson Controls

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Kate Johnson

Head of US Federal Affairs, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Rupesh Madlani

Chief executive officer, BwB

Vincent Martinez

President and Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Delivering Green Buildings

Presenters:

Lisa Brown

Senior National Director, Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Cities, North America, Johnson Controls

Vic Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO

Kate Johnson

Head of US Federal Affairs, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Rupesh Madlani

Chief executive officer, BwB

Vincent Martinez

President and Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

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Allen Hall;

Orange Transformation;

*Please Help Identify this Flower

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Planery Session: A New Era for Cities

Presenters:

Vivian Brady-Phillips

Head, Strategic Initiatives, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

Hawazen Esber

Chief Executive Officer, Development, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Anastasia Marceau

Managing Director, Development Partnerships & Inclusive Business, Accenture

Bruno Moser

Head of urban Design, Foster and Partners

Carlota Rebelo

Senior Correspondent, Monocle

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Meet the Firestarters

Andrew Crimston

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Washbox Global

Himanshu Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI

Himanshu Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of ClimateAi-

Alisha McFetridge

Chief Executive Officer, Rainstick

Alexander Olesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Damilola Olokesusi

Chief Executive Officer, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility

Cynthia Wu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taro AI

Neil Britto

The Intersector Project - Project Lead and Co-Founder, Aspen Institute

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

Four pictures on the theme of transformation, taken for the October Lancaster Camera Club meeting... but not printed or mounted in time for that...

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Day 3 Urban Transformation Summit 2023 in the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, USA on October 11; Afternoon Strategy Session: Improving Health Outcomes at the City Scale

Presenters:

Elizabeth Adamson

Associate Director of Population Health, Novartis Foundation

Fumikazu Kitagawa

Partner, Deloitte

Patrick Seeb

Executive Director, Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Hazem Galal

Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, PwC

Stacey Flanagan

Director, Health & Human Services, City of Jersey City

Michael Lake

President & CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Rustem

Director, Health Equity Strategy and Innovation, CVS Health

Chumisa Natalia Thengwa

Daniel Fibiger, Vice President, Global Sustainability, Gap, USA; Lauren Woodman, Chief Executive Officer, DataKind, USA; Mike Webster, Manager, 2030 Water Resources Group, USA; Veronika Torap, Partner, PwC, United Kingdom; speaking in Will Water Sink Your Strategy? session at the Urban Transformation Summit 2025 in San Francisco, USA, 23/10/2025, 10:45 – 12:00, 12 - Presidio Campus. 02 - Ignite Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum