The theme of WUFIII is supported by three sub-themes. The main focus of discussion during the five-day Forum will be a series of dialogues that will bring together two or three speakers who will offer views on topics related to the sub-themes. Facilitators will engage participants from the audience to join in the discussion. | Tuesday 20 June, 10:00-12:00 | Achieving the MDGs: Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing
Room: VCEC-HALL B
Key Participants: - Jacques Bensimon, Secretary General, National Film Board of Canada, Montreal, Canada (Facilitator)
- Rose Molokoane, South African Homeless People's Federation, City, South Africa
- Sybilla Maria Dekker, Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
- Arif Hasan, Chairman Urban Resource Centre (URC), Karachi, Pakistan
- Miloon Kothari, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
- Eric Garcetti, City Council President, Los Angeles, United States
- Luz Maria Sanchez Hurtado, Executive Director, Estrategia, Lima, Peru
| Public Engagement: The inclusive approach
Room: VCEC Ballroom B
Key Participants: - Zaine Verjee, Anchor, CNN, Atlanta, United States (Faciliator)
- Mr. Naokazu Takemoto, Senior Vice Minister for Finance, Government of Japan
- Baroness Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom
- Mr. Jean-Pierre Mbassi, Secretary General, United Cities & Local Governments Africa
- Marcello Balbo, Professor, University of Venice, Italy
- Ms. Mary Balikungeri, Rwanda Women's Network, Kigali, Rwanda
| | Wednesday , June 21 , 10:00-12:00 | Municipal Finance: Innovation and collaboration
Room: VCEC-Ballroom C
Key Participants: - Mr. Anwar Versi, Editor, African Business, London, United Kingdom
- Jacqueline E. Schafer, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Economic Growth and Trade, Government of the United States of America
- Lamine Mbassa, Director of Economic and Financial Affairs, Communauté Urbaine de Douala (CUD), Cameroon
- Mateu Turró, Associate Director, Projects Directorate European Investment Bank, International, Luxembourg
- Jawaid Akhtar, Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation, City, India
- Fernando Damata Pimentel, Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Katherine Sierra, Vice President and Network Head, Infrastructure, World Bank, Washington, DC
| Sustainable Cities: Urban safety and security: Taking Responsibility
Room: VCEC Ballroom B
Key speaker: - Anna-Maria Tremonti, Host, The Current, CBC, Toronto, Canada (Facilitator)
- Ghulam Sakhi Noorzad, Mayor, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Ian Davies, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, United Kingdom
- Luis Eduardo Garzón, Mayor, Bogotá, Spain
- Bhekokwakhe Hamilton Cele, Transport Safety and Community Liaison Officer, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
| | Thursday , June 22 , 10:00-12:00 | The Shape of Cities: Urban planning and management
Room: VCEC-Ballroom C
Key speaker: - Steve Bradshaw, Producer, BBC-Panorama, London, UK (Facilitator)
- John Friedmann, Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Tasneem Essop, Western Cape Government's Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, South Africa
- Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment, India
- Herbert Girardet, Environmental Consultant and Senior Adviser to Eco-City Dongtan
- Charles L. Choguill, Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dritan Shutina, Executive Director, Co-PLAN, Institute for Housing Development, Tirana, Albania
- Brian Field , Senior Economist at the European Investment Bank
- Cliff Hague,President, Commonwealth Association of Planners
| Access to Energy Services and Sustainable Transport
Room: VCEC-Ballroom A
Key speaker: - Kevin Newman, News Anchor, Global National, Vancouver, BC (Facilitator)
- Vijay Modi, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, USA
- Enrique Penalosa, Visiting Scholar, New York University, New Your, USA
- Anumita Roychowdhury, Coordinator Policy Research and Advocacy on vehicular pollution in India for the "Centre for Science and Environment" (CSE), New Delhi, India
- Mary Jane C. Ortega, Mayor, City of San Fernando, La Union, The Philippians
- Harriette Amissah- Arthur, Director of KITE, Accra, Ghana
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