Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements

Key participants:

• Jacques Bensimon, Secretary General, National Film Board of Canada, Montreal, Canada
• Mr. Noli de Castro is Vice President of the Philippines and Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)
• Mr. Jockin Arputham , President of the National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) of India
• Ms. Rose Molokoane, National Chairperson of the South African Homeless People's Federation
• Mr. Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council President
• Ms. Luz Maria Sanchez Hurtado, Executive Director Estrategia in Lima, Peru

The Role of Municipal Govenment

Key participants:

• Mr. Edward Ngovai Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania
• Ms. Kumari Selja, Minister of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, India
• Marcello Balbo, Professor, University of Venice
• Ms. Zaine Verjee, CNN

From Vancouver to Nanjing

Key participants:

• Mr. Brock Carlton, Director, International Centre for Municipal Development, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canada (facilitator)
• Mr. Andre Juneau, Deputy Head, Infrastructure and Communities, Government of Canada
• Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
• Mr. Michael Harcourt, Chair, Prime Minister's External Advisory Committee on Cities and Communities
• Mr. Wang Guangtao, Minister of Construction of China
• Mr. Wu Zhiqiang, Dean College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
• Mr. Martin Lilja, State Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Sweden
• Mr. Fu Ping, Assistant President, Shanghai Land Development Group
• Mr. Lu Bing, Vice Mayor of the City of Nanjing

future of Cities 

Key participants:

• Dr. Ghulam Sakhi Noorzad, Mayor of Kabul, Afghanistan
• Dr. Ian Davies, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, United Kingdom
• Mr. Luis Eduardo Garzón, Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
• Mr. Bhekokwakhe Hamilton Cele, Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Minister, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
• Anna-Maria Tremonti, Canada Broadcasting Corporation, Canada