Towards Sustainable Cities: Research Frontiers and
Business Opportunities

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The presentations from day two, 'Exploring the business opportunities' can be
downloaded below:

Theme 1: Scaling ‐ Up: Delivering Sustainable Cities

Towards the eco-city
Peter Head, Chair, Institute for Sustainability

Building a sustainable city - Chongqing practice
Professor LI Shirong, Deputy Director General of Chongqing Foreign Trade & Economic
Relations Commission                                                                                                  

Towards sustainable cities - A summary review on building 'resource-conserving and
environment-   friendly' society for Chang Zhu Tan City Cluster
Professor CHEN Xiaohong, Deputy Director, CZT City Cluster

Learning from One Planet Communities
Pooran Desai, One Planet Technical Director and Co-Founder of Bio-Regional and Alastair
McMahon, Director, BioRegional China

Large-scale retrofit: case study experience in Shanghai
Professor Wu Jiang, Vice President, Tongji University

 

Theme 2: Sustainable utilities integration

Sustainable utilities integration: Overview of challenges and opportunities
Professor ZHENG Shiling, Tongji University

Integrated Infrastructure for the Olympic Park
Dan Epstein, Head of Sustainable Development and Regeneration, Olympic Delivery Authority

Implementation of sustainable utilities at Shanghai World Expo
Dr TANG Shifang, Deputy Director of Technical Office, Expo Bureau

Sustainable utility design in mixed-use urban developments
HUANG Jun, Director for China, Benoy

 

Theme 3: Transport and Logistics

Overview of challenges and opportunities
Nick Gallop, Managing Director, Intermodality

Sustainable transport and logistics - a systems view
Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport and Business, Innovation and Skills

Integrated transit and sustainable urban environments
Michael Kwok, Director, Arup

New energy utilization of vehicles power in China
Mr GONG Jun, Chief Executive, Shanghai Chinaedrive

 

Theme 4: Establishing the evidence base for investment

Building a smarter planet, city by city
Dr KOU Weidong, Executive, Cloud, Global Alliance Solutions, IBM

Measurement for a low carbon future
Dr Hilary Elliott, Programme Manager, National Physical Laboratory

 

Closing remarks

Sustainable cities - London's steps to delivery
Debbie Jackson, Programme Director, London Development Agency