FinancingSmartSustainableCitiesForumLiechtenstein7-8 November 2016,Ruggell,Liechtenstein

Speakers 7 November 2016

Opening session

H.E.AdrianHaslerPrimeMinisterofthePrincipalityofLiechtenstein

Adrian Hasler (born 11 February 1964) is the current Prime Minister ofLiechtenstein. Hasler is a trained economist and was head of the LiechtensteinNationalPoliceForce.AdrianHaslerstartedstudyingbusinessadministrationwithanareaofexpertiseinfinanceandaccountingattheUniversityofSt.Gallen,wherehegraduatedin1991.AfterthathewasheadofcontrollinginthebusinessdivisionThinFilmsoftheBalzersAG.From1996until2004hewasheadofGroupFinanceand deputy‐director of the Verwaltungs‐ und Privat‐Bank AG in Vaduz. He waselected in 2001 as a Member of Parliament for the Progressive Citizens' Party(FBP).In March 2004, he resigned to become the new chief of the National police ofLiechtenstein.In2012,hewasselectedastheFBPcandidateforPrimeMinisterforthegeneralelectionsin2013.Thepartythenwonthe2013parliamentaryelection.

IvonneHigueroDirector,Forests,LandandHousingDivision United NationsEconomicCommissionforEurope(UNECE)

Ms.IvonneHigueroistheDirectoroftheDivisionofForests,LandandHousingoftheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope(UNECE).Shewaspreviouslythe Chief of the Operational Activities and Review Section of the EnvironmentDivision ofUNECEand alsowasassigned temporarily to thepost ofChiefof theJointUNECE/FAOForestryandTimberSectionoftheDivisionofForests,LandandHousing in 2015. Before hermove toUNECE in 2014,Ms.HigueroworkedwithUNEP for 20 years on a broad range of natural resource management andenvironmental economics issues focusing in particular on ecosystemsmanagement,biodiversity,naturalresourcevaluationandthegreeneconomy.Sheholds a Master of Natural Resource Economics and Policy from the School olForestryandEnvironmentalStudies(nowNicholasSchooloftheEnvironment)atDukeUniversity(USA)andaBachelorofScienceinBiologyfromtheUniversityofMissouri(USA).

   

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KariAinaEikSecretaryGeneral,OrganizationforInternationalEconomicRelations(OiER)

KariAinaEikisNorwegianandtheSecretaryGeneraloftheOiER–OrganizationforInternationalEconomicRelations,basedinVienna,Austria.OiERisaglobalbusinessplatformfacilitatingcooperationbetweenenterprises,investors,governments,internationalorganizationsandfundinginstitutions,www.oier.pro.Focusoftheworkisalsotoinitiatebusinesspartnershipsfordevelopment,especiallyinfrontiermarkets.KariAinaEikhas15yearsofexperienceworkingforUNagenciesasSeniorManagementAdvisortoadviceandplanmulti‐nationalandmulti‐stakeholderprogramdevelopment,fundraisingandstrategiccommunicationinitiatives.

 

Keynote presentations

Prof.Dr.PeterDroegeCEO,LiechtensteinInstituteforStrategicDevelopment

Peter Droege directs the Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development,providing urban sustainability expertise and support in design, planning, policy,management and finance. Professor Droege is President of the EuropeanAssociation for Renewable Energy, EUROSOLAR, and developed close workingrelationswith a number of international organisationson smart and sustainableurban design and infrastructure, including the IEA, IPCC, UNDP and UNHabitat.Peter Droege produced many influential publications, including two seminalElsevier Science handbooks ‚Intelligent Environments’ and ‚Urban EnergyTransitions’. He introduced and developed the Chair for Sustainable SpatialDevelopmentat theUniversityofLiechtenstein;hisacademiccareer includestheTechnical University Munich (TUM) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). At the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science andTechnologyheheldtheUrbanDevelopmentEngineeringEndowedChair,andtheLendLeaseChairandProfessorshipofUrbanDesignattheUniversityofSydneyinAustralia.HerehealsoisaConjointProfessorattheUniversityofNewcastle.

   

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DomenicaCarrieroSmartCitiesProgramCoordinator,OrganizationforInternationalEconomicRelations(OiER)

Domenica Carriero is coordinating the Smart Cities Program activities at OiER.Previouslyshewasmanagingthe“UnitedSmartCities”projectandthe“UnitedforSmartSustainableCities” initiativeatHousingandLandManagementUnit in theForests, Land and Housing Division of UNECE. She was also coordinating theUNECE project on energy efficiency standards in buildings. She holds a MBA inSustainableBusiness,aMasters’DegreeinForeignLanguagesandjoinedaPhDinEnglish Philology. She has several years of experience in teaching, capacitybuilding, communication, coordinating inter‐governmental meetings and hasservedas a consultant forprivate sector and start‐ups. Shehas several yearsofexperience in teaching, capacity building, communication, and has served as aconsultant for the private sector and start‐ups. Domenica is specialized incorporate social responsibility, sustainability strategy and sustainableperformance assessment. Her professional interests include sustainabledevelopment, energy efficiency in buildings, housing finance and disaster riskreduction.

 

Session 1: Setting a roadmap for smart sustainable city monitoring

BarbaraKolm(keynotespeakerandmoderator)Director,AustriaEconomicCentre(AEC)

Presidentof theFriedrichA.v.HayekInstitute inVienna,AustriaandDirectorofthe Austrian Economics Center. Being a worldwide networker she uses theseabilitiestopromotefreemarketpolicies; inadditionsheisafrequentspeakeronpublicpolicyrelatedissues,especiallyonderegulationandcompetitiontopics,theFutureofEuropeandAustrianEconomics.BarbaraKolmisanAssociateProfessorof Austrian Economics at the University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro and amember of the Board of Business Consultants of the Austrian Federal EconomicChamber and a Member of the Mont Pélerin Society. She is President of theEuropeanCenterforEconomicGrowth.

   

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JohnSmiciklasDirector, Energy and Environment, Building Owners and ManagersAssociationofCanada(BOMACanada)

JohnSmiciklasistheDirector,EnergyandEnvironmentforBOMACanada.Inthatposition John leads theBOMABESTexistingbuildingenvironmental certificationprogram,Canada’slargestgreencertificationprogramforexistingbuildings.Johnbrings 30 years of varied business experience to the field of sustainabilityincludingprior rolesasConsultant, (UNDevelopmentProgramand InternationalTelecommunicationUnion);Principal,Sustainability(MJRDAssessment);Director,Corporate Responsibility Programs (BlackBerry); Manager, Sustainable BusinessSolutions (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Lead Auditor / Consultant (KPMGManagement System Registrar). John holds a B.A.Sc., Engineering (University ofToronto), and has completed the Business & Sustainability and Climate Changeexecutiveprograms(UniversityofCambridge,UK)Inaddition,JohnisamemberoftheCanadianISOcommitteesforISO9001,ISO37120andclimatechangeandisaqualifiedISO9001,ISO14001andOHSAS18001auditor.

AndreasLittkopfEuropeanTopicCenteronUrban,LandandSoilSystemsManager,EnvironmentAgencyAustria

AndreasLittkopfholdsadegreeinagriculture(terrestrialecology)andadegreeinbusinessadministration.Afterworking ina localadministration,heactedasPre‐Accession Adviser and Residential Twinning Adviser in Poland and Sloveniaimplementing environment related EU directives. Since 2007 he has led theEuropeanTopicCentreforLandUseandSpatialInformationandfrom2011‐2012the European Topic Centre for Spatial Information and Analysis. He also co‐ordinated research activities of the University teams and was task manager inseveral EU funded research projects. In July 2012 he started working at theEnvironment Agency Austria (EAA), where he was responsible for projectdevelopmentwithEuropeanandinternationalfinancialinstitutions.Since2015heiscoordinatingtheETC/Urban,LandandSoilsystems.

TomasLlorenteMinistryofIndustry,EnergyandTourism,Spain

ArchitectforLocalAdministrationintheRegionofMurcia.Morethan11yearsofexperience asdepartmenthead.Heholds the representationof thisMunicipalitywith Public Administration "Covenant of Mayors", "Spanish Network of SmartCities", "Housing Rehabilitation Planning", etc. Professor in Entrepreneurship,Humanism and technology and social innovation at the School of IndustrialOrganization (EOI) Professor at Planning and Sustainable Planning Course.(Degree from the University of Alcalá); Member of the Technical Committee ofStandardizationforSmartCitiesinAENOR,workingasmetricscoordinator.VocalintheworkinggroupArchitectureandChildrenoftheOfficialCollegeofArchitectsof Madrid (COAM); Promoter at "Pulsecurity" autonomous system of tele‐assistancefortheelderly(prize"ElevatorPitchContest,SingularityUniversity,andPasión>ie,IEBusinessSchoolandAccenture).

   

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Session 2: Finance options for city infrastructure

MarkovanWaveren(keynotespeakerandmoderator)Senioradvisor‐impactinvestingandassetmanagement

Senior financial expert and teammanager, havingworked 20 years at the assetmanagementorganisationsofthefinancialinstitutionsABNAMRO,FortisandBNPParibas.During those20yearshehasgainedextensiveexperienceworkingwithpublicsectorinstitutionslikeDevelopmentBanks,SWFsandCentralBanksaswellasprivatesector institutional investors.Hehasbuilt‐upasuccessfultrackrecordin fund raising, setting‐up sustainable client relationships, and developing andmanaging profitable new businesses and/or strategies in developed anddevelopingcountries.Mostrecently,hehasspecializedhimselfinimpactinvestingand developed a consultancy business with well‐established internationalorganizations inVienna, actingasasenioradvisoron impact investingandassetmanagement.

AlfHenrykWulfCEOoftheGermancountryunit,GEPower

Alf Henryk Wulf (*1962) is a graduate of the Technical University of Munich(Technische Universität München) and holds an MBA from EM Lyon BusinessSchool.He joinedAlcatel in1991.HewasappointedSalesDirector forGermany,North andWest regions in1996, andbecameKeyAccountManagerofDeutscheTelekomAGin1997.In2002,heservedasExecutiveVicePresidentforSalesandMarketing for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. In 2003, he became amember of the board of Alcatel SELAG andwasmade Executive Vice PresidentMarketing and Sales responsible for Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Central andEasternEurope,andRussia.HebecameDeputyChairmanin2006andChairmanoftheManagement Board of Alcatel‐Lucent Deutschland AG in 2009. As of 1 April2012,AlfHenrykWulfjoinedformerAlstomPowerAG(nowGEPowerAG)asCEOoftheGermancountryunit.

MichelFromméHead,PhilipsLightingCapital

MichelFromméisaDutchcitizenandtheglobalHeadofPhilipsLightingCapital.Philips Lighting is the global market leader with recognized expertise in thedevelopment, manufacturing and application of innovative (LED) lightingsolutions. Philips LightingCapital is the customer financing armof the companyandsupportsthegrowthofPhilipsLightingbyactivelyofferingfinancingsolutionsfor our customers. Before his current position Michel Frommé held variousTreasurypositionsatPhilips.He isamemberof theDutchStateCommission forExport and he holds aMaster degree of Law at the University ofNijmegen, TheNetherlands.

   

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MithatKulurBoard Member and Program Director, Organization for InternationalEconomicRelations(OiER)

He has 30 years of experience with the United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization(UNIDO)where,asChiefof the InvestmentandTechnologyBranch,he formulated the organization’s strategy for promoting private sectorinvestments in developing countries. In this capacity, he provided advisoryservicestogovernmentsonpolicy,assistedindevelopingnationalinstitutionsandprovided advice to international investors on strategy including assistancewiththe structuring and assessment of individual investment projects andfacilitating/mediating business partnerships in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.Mithat has authored training material for investors, trained users of UNIDO’sfeasibility studymethodology and conducted research onprivate sector firms inAfrica.HeteachesMBAcoursesinInternationalEconomics,InvestmentPromotionand Project Appraisal at the Modul University in Vienna, Austria. His formaleducation includes a BSc inMechanical Engineering, Leeds University; a MSc inOperationsResearch/Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University; and aMPhil inIndustrialEngineeringandEconomics,ColumbiaUniversity.

 

Session 3: Case studies of financing innovation

KenzaKbabra(keynotespeakerandmoderator)President andCo‐Founder,SmartCityInitiativeforAfrica

KenzaKbabraisPresidentandCo‐FounderofSmartCitiesInitiativeforAfrica.In2012, Kenza joined the Institute for Information Technologies and Societies, auniqueresearchstructurewithinUniversitéLaval,Canada inordertocoordinatewith its director the Smart Cities project. She contributed in researching thesubject matter and to the organization of various events, including the firstInternational Symposium on Smart Cities in Quebec City. Passionate about thesocio‐economic development of Africa and being inspired by the successfulinitiativesinNorthAmericaandbeyond,Kenzadecidedtopursueherpassionforthe socio‐economic development of Africa by organizing the first InternationalSummit for SmartCities inAfricaheld inMorocco in2014.Since theresoundingsuccessofthisinauguraledition,shehasdecidedtopersevereinthisdirectionandendeduplaunchingwhatisnowknownasSmartCitiesInitiativeforAfrica.anon‐profit organization whose mission is to help public and private institutionscollaborate inorder to implement innovative, citizen‐centric smart initiatives forsustainableeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

   

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KarenVancluysenSecretaryGeneral,Polis

KarenwasappointedasSecretaryGeneralofPolisinSeptember2014,afterhavingbeenthenetwork'sResearchDirectorfor8years.PriortojoiningPOLISasseniorresearchcoordinator in2004,shewasNetworkManageratACCESS‐EUROCITIESfor aNewMobilityCulture andprojectmanager atLangzaamVerkeer, aBelgiancentre for mobility management. Since 1998, she has been involved in urbantransport networking and policy activities, and many EU transport and urbanmobilityprojects.

PetrSuskaSeniorProjectManager,UrbanGovernanceInnovation,Fraunhofer

Mr.SuskaisaSeniorProjectmanagerattheFraunhoferIAOinStuttgart.Themainfocusofhisworkissmartcityandsustainableurbandevelopment.PreviouslyhewastheheadofstrategicplanningdepartmentattheCityofPrague,wherehewasresponsiblefordraftinganddeliveringanewstrategicplanforthecity.Currently,hesupportstwoH2020projectsandMorgenstadtCityInsights,whilerepresentinghis team at international events. His main areas of expertise is projectmanagement,urbaneconomicsandpolicyanalysis.

OksanaRemigaLocalgovernancespecialist,DA,IstanbulRegionalHub,UNDPCurrently,OksanaRemiga iswithUNDPIstanbulRegionalHub, inhercapacityofLocal Governance Specialist. She is responsible for providing substantive policyandprogrammeadvisoryservicestotheCountryOfficesandapplyingtheproductsandtoolsrelevanttothethematicareaofLocalGovernanceandDecentralization,including issuesof local developmentandurbanization. As a SeniorProgrammeManagerofLocalDevelopment/HumanSecurityClusterofUNDPUkraine,OksanaRemigaledthedevelopmentandimplementationofthelargestcommunity‐basedprogramme in the region. Formore than 10 years she is leading UNDPUkrainedecentralizationpracticeareaprovidinglegalandpolicyadvicetotheGovernmentofUkraine.CurrentlyshewasworkingforRecoveryandPeacebuildingprogrammeof UNDP Ukraine, dealing with the recovery and development challenges ofconflict‐affected regions. Prior to joiningUNDP in 2006,Ms.RemigawasDeputyDirector of the International Centre for Policy Studies. In that role,Ms. Remigaheaded the research unit and also provided policy advice and advocacy in localgovernance and economic development. She was involved in the design andimplementation of numerous international programmes for state and localgovernments,NGOinpublicadministrationreformdomain. Ms.RemigaobtainedherPhD.inEconomicsfromtheInstituteofEconomicsintheNationalAcademyofSciencesofUkraine,whereshelaterworkedasaresearchfellowforsevenyears.

 

   

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Session 4: Identifying the financing sources

JohnSmiciklas(moderator)Director, Energy and Environment, Building Owners and ManagersAssociationofCanada(BOMACanada)

JohnSmiciklasistheDirector,EnergyandEnvironmentforBOMACanada.Inthatposition John leads theBOMABESTexistingbuildingenvironmental certificationprogram,Canada’slargestgreencertificationprogramforexistingbuildings.Johnbrings 30 years of varied business experience to the field of sustainabilityincludingprior rolesasConsultant, (UNDevelopmentProgramand InternationalTelecommunicationUnion);Principal,Sustainability(MJRDAssessment);Director,Corporate Responsibility Programs (BlackBerry); Manager, Sustainable BusinessSolutions (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Lead Auditor / Consultant (KPMGManagement System Registrar). John holds a B.A.Sc., Engineering (University ofToronto), and has completed the Business & Sustainability and Climate Changeexecutiveprograms(UniversityofCambridge,UK)Inaddition,JohnisamemberoftheCanadianISOcommitteesforISO9001,ISO37120andclimatechangeandisaqualifiedISO9001,ISO14001andOHSAS18001auditor.

CarlosCarrasco‐FarréResearcher, IESE Business School, and Research Fellow, UNECE Center ofExcellenceonPPPforCities,Spain

CarlosCarrasco‐FarréisaresearcheratIESEBusinessSchoolandResearchFellowof PPP for Cities. Previously, he carried out aMsc. in Public and Social Policy atPompeuFabraUniversity and JohnsHopkinsUniversity.Additionally, he studiedgovernment performance at Harvard University (Harvard Kennedy School ofGovernment),urbanpolicyatTheJohnsHopkinsUniversityandpublicfinanceattheLondonSchoolofEconomics&PoliticalScience(LSE).HehasworkedinpublicsectorconsultingandfortheBarcelonaProvincialCouncil(EconomicDevelopmentArea).Furthermore,heisChiefDataScientistatEIXOS,acompanydedicatedtothecreationofurbaneconomicobservatoriesbasedonOpenDataandSmartGeo.Hehas also contributed to various academic and non‐academic publications andbooksoneconomics,managementandurbanstrategy.

MartinStadelmanPracticeLeaderonGreenFinanceandCitiesattheSouthPoleGroup

Martin is a leading climate finance expert and coordinates all activities on citiesand green finance at South Pole Group, including projects on green bonds andmatchmaking with investors under the EU‐financed Low Carbon City Lab. HewrotehisPhDontheeffectivenessofinternationalclimatefinanceandcontributedto the finance chapters of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report and the UNEPAdaptationGapreport2014.Healsoledmajorclimatefinanceprojects,includingthe“GlobalLandscapeofClimateFinance2014”andrenewableenergyprojectsfortheClimateInvestmentFunds.Until2009,hemanagedlow‐carbonenergyprojectsindevelopingcountriesatmyclimate.Duringhis timeat theUniversityofZurichand Climate Policy Initiative (2009‐2015), he worked at the World Bank,contributed to the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, and consulted

   

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several European governments on domestic policies and international climatefinance. He also represented the Swiss government at international climatenegotiations.

AlexanderAuböckSeniorFinancialAdvisor,EuropeanInvestmentBank

Currently, Alexander Auboeck works for JASPERS/EIB advising on financingmattersrelatedtoprojectseligibleforEUStructuralFunds.Heisaformermemberof the Senior Management of the EBRD with over 25 years of experience ininvestmentandcommercialbanking,gainedinamulti‐culturalenvironmentwithafocus on CEE and the former Soviet Union. As Non‐Executive Director Alex hasbeenon theBoardofbanks, corporates,privateequity fundsandproject financecompanies.HeholdsaPhDindevelopmenteconomicsfromtheViennaUniversityofEconomicsandBusinessAdministration.

 

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Session 5: Case Studies Financing Innovation at City levels

Prof.Dr.PeterDroege(keynotespeakerandmoderator)CEO,LiechtensteinInstituteforStrategicDevelopment

Peter Droege directs the Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development,providing urban sustainability expertise and support in design, planning, policy,management and finance. Professor Droege is President of the EuropeanAssociation for Renewable Energy, EUROSOLAR, and developed close workingrelationswith a number of international organisations on smart and sustainableurban design and infrastructure, including the IEA, IPCC, UNDP and UNHabitat.Peter Droege produced many influential publications, including two seminalElsevier Science handbooks ‚Intelligent Environments’ and ‚Urban EnergyTransitions’. He introduced and developed the Chair for Sustainable SpatialDevelopmentat theUniversityofLiechtenstein;hisacademiccareer includes theTechnical University Munich (TUM) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). At the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science andTechnologyheheldtheUrbanDevelopmentEngineeringEndowedChair,andtheLendLeaseChairandProfessorshipofUrbanDesignattheUniversityofSydneyinAustralia.HerehealsoisaConjointProfessorattheUniversityofNewcastle.

   

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IgorKosInvestmentProjectsCoordinator,Mayor’sOffice,Maribor,Slovenia

Igorwas born inMaribor on 20.03.1970. In 1996 he startedworking in privatesector in realestate. In2003he started toworkasprojectmanager forbuildingcompany; from 2004 to 2008 he was in LIDL Slovenia as project manager,developingshopsnetworkandbuildingdistributioncenter.From2008heenteredpublic office and in 2014 he started to work as project manager for differentprojects – public and private investors (schools, commercial buildings, housingprojects, hotels). Now together with his colleagues, he is working on futureprojects for Municipality of Maribor, in particular in 2015 he prepared thesustainableurbanmobilityplanand integratedurbandevelopment strategy.Themain goals identified for the next years are: reduction of traffic in the old citycenter and thedevelopmentofa circulareconomymodel for theMunicipalityofMaribor.

ThomasSchubertManager,UrbanRopewayProjects,LeitnerRopeways

ThomasSchubert is responsible forexportmarkets atLEITNERropeways facingincreasingdemandonurbanprojects.Urbanropewaysprovidesocialintegration,overcomeobstaclesandcreateaddedvalue for tourism.Referencesof theGroupalso produce relief on highly congested cities in an economical and sustainablemanner. LEITNER together with its sister company POMA are now exclusivepartnerswith UNIDO promoting Smart Cities. For cities in developing countriesropeways are an immediate solution provider, for Western municipalitiesropeways are in need to be marketed to the public. Thomas graduated in CivilEngineeringandBusinessAdministration,hasexperienceasManagingDirectorforsubsidiariesofgloballeaderswithintheconstructionindustry.Hisfocushasbeenon strategic marketing of equipment for infrastructure‐projects that are inparticularsubjecttoeconomiccyclesofthepublicsector.

 

CharlotteRichéProjectFinanceManager,PomaVorappe

CharlotteRichéisProjectFinanceManagerforPOMA,(sistercompanyofLeitnerRopeways)whereshemanagesstructuringandfinancingofclimate‐friendlyurbantransportconcessionsandPPPs.Priortothat,shewasanInvestmentOfficerforInternationalFinanceCorporation(IFC),theprivatesectorarmoftheWorldBank.WhileatIFCshefocusedoninfrastructurePPPsintheEMENAregionandparticipatedinthefinancialclosingofprojectfinancetransactionsinexcessofEUR2billion.

   

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IlkerCumbul,CEOofHalatlıTaşımacılıkandBursaTeleferik

BorninBursaon26May1969,graduatedfromBursaAnatolianHighSchoolandBoğaziçi University Computer Engineering Department. Almost 20 years ofprofessional experience inmanagement, sales, international trade, the cable carsystemsandmountain tourism.Hehas startedhis career atGeneralMotorsandcontinued in Delphi, Bosch and Seger as quality and sales management. Hisworking life has continued as entrepreneur and Turkey representatives of SMI,TechnoalpinandLEITNERRopewaysCompany.Bytheyear2012he isExecutiveBoardChairmanofHalatlıTasimacilikLTD.HalatliTasimacilik incorporateswithBursa Teleferik Inc. which is operator of world’s largest monocable with 8.8kilometers lenght, also Alanya Teleferik Inc. and Karbeyaz Company. HalatlıTasimacilik provides operating cable car systems and other rope transportsystems installation, contracting, construction, mountain and tourismdevelopment. He is also partner and distributor of LEITNER Group in Turkey,whichismanufacturerofworld'slargestcablecarandropehandlingsystems.Heis expert in sales, international trade, ropeways systems,mountaindevelopmentandtourism,heknowsEnglishandGerman.Heismarriedandfatheroftwo.

StephanWeissenbacherExportManager,WasteManagementandRecycling,SSISchäfer

StephanWeissenbacher, born in Altenkirchen/Westerwald, Germany on 14th ofJanuary1962,hasbeenwithSSISchäferGmbH,Germany,since2001.SSISchäferwasfoundedin1937andisa100%familyownedcompanygroupemployingmorethan 8,500 persons worldwide. The product line consists of material handling,warehousing, workshop and office equipment as well as collection systems forwastemanagementandrecycling.StephanWeissenbacher is theExportManagerfor theWaste Management & Recycling Division of Fritz Schäfer GmbH. He hasbeen dealing with environmental matters worldwide, especially with regard towaste reduction, waste separation and recycling for a sustainable andenvironmentallyfriendlywastemanagement.

   

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Session 6: Incentivizing private investment

LawrenceWalters(keynotespeakerandmoderator)EmeritusProfessorofPublicManagement,BrighamYoungUniversity

Dr. Walters is an Emeritus Professor of Public Management at the RomneyInstituteofPublicManagement,BrighamYoungUniversity,Provo,Utah,USA.Hecontinuestoteachcourseson landandrealestate taxationat theInternationalInstitute of Urban Management (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam,Netherlands. His research has received national awards for excellence. He hasserved as an advisor to a number of governments at all levels. He recentlycompletedaco‐editedvolumeonproperty taxpolicyandadministrationandaUN‐Habitatproperty taxpolicyguide fordevelopingcountries.Hismostrecentworkisfocusedondevelopingland‐basedfinancingtoolsandtrainingmaterialsfordevelopingcountries.Dr.WaltersreceivedhisPhDfromtheWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania.

NicoleWirzSchneiderdipl.ArchitectUrbanPlannerETH;ownerofraumplanwirzgmbhandNationalDelegateofSwitzerlandforISOCARP

NicoleWirz Schneider, dipl. Architect Urban Planner ETH, owner of raumplanwirz, Urban Design and Planning Consultancy, Expert Smart Cities,NationalDelegateof Switzerland (ISOCARP). She studied architecture (diploma1997) as well as spatial planning (master thesis 2005) at the ETH. By herprofessionalcareerintheprivateandpublicsectorshehasacquiredaprofoundknowledge in building and planning processes and urban design. One of herprincipalinterestsisdevelopingsustainableurbandesign.SheisBureauMemberof the SwissNationalDelegation of ISOCARP (International SocietyofCity andRegionalPlanners)andexpertfortheSmartCitiesInitiativeofISOCARP.AmitabhMethaDirector,InnovativeFinance,FundraisingStrategy&CorporatePartnerships,IndusBlueConsulting

Mr.Mehtaisaninnovativefinancespecialistwithover20yearofexperienceatinvestment banks such as Deutsche Bank, development banks and UN linkedhealth organisations such as theWHO. Utilising the best of his Public Sector,PrivateSectorandPPPexperiencesglobally,astheformerDeputyDirectorandHeadofAsia‐PacificfortheGAVIAlliance inGeneva,hecontinuestoadvisetheUN,WHO, Corporates, Pharmaceuticals, Development Banks, African Union oninnovative financing techniques and solutions, with a focus on sustainability,self‐sufficiency,corporatepartnershipsandCSRfromalternativeanddiversifiedfundingsources.WithtraditionalDonor(DACs)ODAfalling,hehasbeenworkingwithnewdonors,designingIslamicfinancingmodels,revolvingFunds,domesticBond platforms including Social Impact bonds and capital markets financingstructures to meet these demands. His experience spans the healthcare,infrastructure, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, financial and Funds sectors and isbasedinGeneva.

   

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PeterPongratzHeadofprojects,Triple‐A

Peter Pongratz graduated in 1993 in Business administration at the ViennaUniversityofEconomicsandBusiness (WU).Heworkedasproduct,marketingandsalesmanagementexecutive(VP) in large internationalcorporations (suchas Nestlé, L’Oréal, Red Bull) and in the oil industry (OMV, MOL). His fields ofexpertise are change and innovationmanagement and entrepreneurship. Since2013heisadvisortoSMEsandlargecorporations.

AndreiMunteanHeadoftheEconomicGovernanceUnit,OrganizationforSecurityandCo‐operationinEurope(OSCE)

Born in the Republic of Moldova, Andrei has completed the Chinese languagestudiesattheFudanUniversityinShanghai,Chinain1994.Followingfewyearsof studies at the State University of Moldova, he graduated from DrexelUniversity inPhiladelphia,USA in1997withaBachelorofScienceMagnaCumLaude degree in History and Politics. Following few years of working at theSurvey Research Center as a project manager, he pursued and completed aMaster of Science with Merit degree at the London School of Economics andPolitical Science in theGreat Britain. Shortly after, in 2000, he had begunhisteaching career as anAssistantProfessor ofPolitical Science and InternationalRelations at Drexel and St. Joseph’s Universities in the U.S. that lasted until2009.Since2002to2004,AndreiworkedasanAssistantonForeignAffairstotheUnitedStatesSenatorArlenSpecterofPennsylvaniaservinginPhiladelphiaandWashingtonD.C.onvariousforeignaffairs,internationaldevelopment,transport,immigrationandaidpolicies.From2004to2009,heservedasacertifiedfederallobbyist/government relationsprofessionalmanagingnumerousprojects as anExecutive Director for Federal Affairs at Drexel University. In 2009, Andreijoined the Organization for Security and Co‐operation in Europe (OSCE) as aFieldOfficerattheOSCEOfficeinTajikistan,shortlyafterbeingpromotedtothepostofaSeniorEconomicandEnvironmentalOfficerthathasrapidlybecameapost of a Head of Economic and Environmental Affairs. In 2011, Andreitransferred to the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat as a Political Officer where heworked until September 2013. As of 1st October 2013, Andrei Muntean hasjoined theOSCESecretariat inhiscapacityasSeniorEconomicOfficer/HeadofEconomicGovernanceUnit at theOfficeof theCo‐ordinatorofOSCEEconomicand Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in charge of good governance, anti‐corruption,labourmigrationandtransportsecurityportfolios.Heismarried,hastwosons,6and4.5yearsofageandnowresidesinVienna,Austria.

 

   

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Session 7: The way after Quito

IvonneHiguero(keynotespeakerandmoderator)Director,Forests,LandandHousingDivision, United NationsEconomicCommissionforEurope(UNECE)

Ms.IvonneHigueroistheDirectoroftheDivisionofForests,LandandHousingof the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). She waspreviously the Chief of the Operational Activities and Review Section of theEnvironmentDivisionofUNECEandalsowasassignedtemporarilytothepostofChief of the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section of the Division ofForests, Land and Housing in 2015. Before her move to UNECE in 2014, Ms.HigueroworkedwithUNEP for 20yearson abroad range of natural resourcemanagement and environmental economics issues focusing in particular onecosystemsmanagement,biodiversity,naturalresourcevaluationandthegreeneconomy.SheholdsaMasterofNaturalResourceEconomicsandPolicyfromtheSchool ol Forestry and Environmental Studies (now Nicholas School of theEnvironment) at Duke University (USA) and a Bachelor of Science in BiologyfromtheUniversityofMissouri(USA).

NatalliaHubskayaProject Manager, UNDP/GEF Project “Supporting Green UrbanDevelopmentinSmallandMedium‐SizedCitiesinBelarus”

Ms.HubskayaworkedfortheUNDPinBelarusasaProjectManagerof“LinkingEnvironmentandSecurity inBelarus”Project(2013‐2016),nationalconsultantforthejointUNDP/ECProject“Supporttothedevelopmentofacomprehensiveframework for international environmental cooperation in the Republic ofBelarus”(2011‐2013).From2008till2012shewasSeniorResearchAssociateattheNationalCentreofLegislationandLegalResearchofRepublicofBelarus.MsHubskaya holds a Ph.D. in Law (2009) and worked as Associate Professor atState Institute of Management and Social Technologies, Belarusian StateUniversity(2008‐2014).Authorofpublicationsonenvironmentalrelatedissues(e.g.sustainabledevelopment,environmentalpolicy,publicparticipation),main‐Public Participation in Environmental Decision‐Making (Legal Issues). Minsk,2009.‐P.207.(Monography).

   

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Maria‐LluisaMarsalFutureCitiesCatapult,UK

Maria‐Luisa Marsal Llacuna holds two Doctorates, in Urban Planning andIntelligentSystems(2008,2013).SheisaDipl.Architect(2001)andhasMastersdegrees in Urbanism and Applied Informatics (2004, 2011). She has beenteachingurbanplanningtoungraduatedstudentsinSpanishUniversitiesforthepast fifteenyears,andmorerecentlysmartcitiesatmaster’s level.Shecreatedthefirstofficialscientificmaster’sprograminsmartcitiesbackin2012,andshehas lead several competitive research projects in the domain. She holds a USpatent on a smarter urban planning technology and has published fourteenpapers in top indexed journals. Dr. Marsal currently works at Future CitiesCatapult,UK’sagencyofurban innovationwithin theDepartment forBusiness,Innovation and Skills, and has a position as Cities Standards ProgrammeManagertodeliverinnovationoncitystandardsintheUKandabroad.