ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON

“Local Government Voices towards HABITAT III on a New Urban Agenda”

Programme and Schedule

Date/Time Activity

Day 0, (Friday, 4 September)

09:00 – 15:00 Arrival in Wakatobi

19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception - hosted by Mayor of Wakatobi

Day 1, (Saturday, 5 September)

08:00 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 10:45 Opening Session Welcome Remarks by Mayor of Wakatobi, Mr. Hugua Remarks by Governor of South-East Sulawesi Congratulatory Remarks by UCLG ASPAC President Mr. Won

Hee-ryong (Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) Opening Ceremony by President of Republic of Indonesia

10:45 – 11:05 Break

11:05 – 12:30 Lunch/Pagelaran Makanan Traditional

12:30 – 13:00 Trip to Patuno Resort

13:00 – 13:30 Keynote Speech On New Urban Agenda DR. Ir. Mochamad Basoeki Hadimoeljono, M. Sc

13:30 – 15:00 Local Leaders Dialogue This session will be the round table of the local leaders to discuss about the New Urban Agenda. This session will give opportunity to the local leaders to share their strategy, achievement and challenges to enabling people to obtain good basic services, facilities and amenities, and in which everyone enjoys freedom from any discrimination. Moreover, This session will discuss developing societies that make efficient use of resources within the carrying capacity of ecosystems and by providing all people with equal opportunities for a healthy, safe, and productive life in harmony with nature and their cultural heritage and spiritual and cultural values, and a life which ensures economic and social development and environmental protection. Participant:

- Mrs. Stephany Uy-tan, Mayor of Catbalogan City - Mr. Cai Chaolin, Vice Mayor of Guangzhou - Mr. Hugua, Mayor of Wakatobi - Mr. Won, Hee-Ryong, Governor of Jeju - Mr. Djarot Syaiful Hidayat, Vice Governor of Jakarta

Special Province - Mr. Ivan Kuznetsov, Vice Mayor of Kazan City

Moderator: Mr. Wicaksono Sarosa, Executive Director of Kemitraan (The Partnership for Governance Reform)

15.00-15.15 Coffee Break

15.15-16.15 Plenary Session “Good Governance” Governance is considered “good” to the degree in which the institution and processes are transparent, accountable and responsive. Good governance promotes equity, participation, pluralism, transparency, efficient and the rule of law. The greatest threats to good governance come from corruption, violence and poverty. This session will present the best practices and experience of local governments in the implementation of good governance system with the focus on the New Urban Agenda.

ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON

“Local Government Voices towards HABITAT III on a New Urban Agenda”

The speakers of the session will share their best practices related to good governance, such as e-budgeting, one-stop service, people’s participation in decision making. Panelist:

Mrs. Iiiiza Sa’aduddin Djamal, Mayor of Banda Aceh

Mr. Takashi Nabeoka, Kyoto Prefectural Government, Assistant Counselor of The Japan Council of Local Authorities (CLAIR)

Ms. Tuty Kusumawati, Head of Urban Planning Bureau, Jakarta Special Province Government

Mr. Ryu Soon-Hyun, Vice Mayor of Daejeon Metropolitan City/Mr. Lee Donghan, Director of International Cooperative Division of Daejon Metropolitan City

Moderator: Emeritus Mayor Peter Woods, OAM

16.15-17.15 “Low Carbon Society” This session will discuss and elaborate the policies and scenario for developing a Low-Carbon Society. Low-carbon society is the new revolutionary development paradigm that sustains economic growth while at the same time ensuring climatic and environmental sustainability. All the world’s countries need to unite to make efforts to establish a low-carbon society by “reducing global emissions by half from the current level by 2050.” The speakers of this session will highlight the following selected issues: Transportation, Waste Management and Renewable Energy. Panelist:

- Mr. Keisuke Kogure, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Deputy of The Japan Council of Local Authorities (CLAIR)

- Mr. Yuji Kato, Kitakyushu City, Deputy of The Japan Council of Local Authorities (CLAIR)

- Ms. Miyoung Kim, Assistant Director of Energy Industry Division of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

- Mr. Sy. Fasha, Mayor of Jambi City Moderator: Dr. Jatin V. Modi

17.15-17.30 Coffee Break

17.30 – 18:30 “Sustainable Urbanization” The Habitat III aims to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urban development. Cities, which are at the forefront of global socio-economic change, are acknowledged playing a key role in sustainable development. Bear in mind that half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, it is an urgent need to promote urban sustainability and to assure the decision and policy making by cities are intended towards sustainable urban development. The session will provide significant information and insight how cities enhancing their role in sustainable urban development and committed to implement and actively promote urban sustainability.

ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON

“Local Government Voices towards HABITAT III on a New Urban Agenda”

The speakers will expose their initiatives and policies in tackling the poor people at slum/prone areas, developing new urban and green revitalization. Panelist:

Ms. In Sook KIM, Director for Global Urban Partnership Division Seoul Metropolitan Government

Mr. Michael Rama, Mayor of Cebu City Mr. Philip Khang, Economic Affairs Officer, Environment

and Development Division, UNESCAP

Mr. Aw Tuan Kee, Director of Capability Development & Advisory Services, Centre for Liveable Cities-Singapore

Moderator : Mrs. Diana Lopez, UN-HABITAT

18:30 – 18:40 Coffee Break

18.40 – 19.00 Closing Session Presentation of Wakatobi Declaration – presented by Dr.

Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General of UCLG ASPAC

Remarks from Mr. Hugua, Mayor of Wakatobi Regency Government

Remarks from Mr. Won Hee-ryong, President of UCLG ASPAC

19:00 – 19.15 Break

19:15 – 21:00 Gala Dinner and Cultural Performance

Day 2, Sunday, 6 September

09:00 – 09:30 Registration

09:30 – 09:35 Opening Remarks by Host, Mr. Hugua, Mayor of Wakatobi Regency Government

09:35 – 10:35 Executive Bureau Meeting (session 1)

10:35 – 10:55 Coffee Break

10:55 – 12:30 Executive Bureau Meeting (session 2)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Council Meeting (session 1)

14:30 – 14:50 Coffee Break

14:50 – 15:50 Council Meeting (session 2)

19:00 – 21:00 Farewell Dinner & Cultural Performance of Southeast Sulawesi

Day 3, Monday, 7 September

09:00 – 17:00 Study Visit The participants will visit the UCLG ASPAC/Wakatobi’s Low-Carbon Project & Eco-tourism Sites Note: For those who are attending the ASEAN Mayors Forum in Makassar on 8th and 9th September, they will not join the Study Tour as they have to leave Wakatobi to depart for Makassar.

19:00 – 22:00 Dinner & Cultural Performance of Southeast Sulawesi

Day 4, Tuesday, 8 September

08:30 – 12:00 Check-out & Departure