The WRLDCTY & THE BAY AWARDS Summit, organized by Bilbao Metropoli 30 in partnership with Resonance, had the common goal of building a community, a space where boundaries fade away, and creativity and cooperation flourish, and collectively empower places to realize their full potential.
It gathered a community of more than 6,000 passionate professionals in fields ranging from architecture and design to sustainability to destination marketing and economic development.


Additionally, the agenda included keynote speeches from international speakers such as Charles Landry, an expert in the application of creativity to urban innovation, and Maria Vassilakou, former Deputy Mayor of Vienna, and a discussion session for the strategic think tanks of the cities that have won the Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Awards.

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Speakers

Rana Amirtahmasebi
Author & Urban Policy Specialist

Jeremy Bamberg
Co-Founder, Factory

Christian Bason
Author & Advisor

Jorick Beijer
Urbanist & Director, Blossity

Claire Flurin Bellec
Author & Urban Revitalization Expert

Hélène Chartier
Director, Urban Planning and Design at C40

Karen Christensen
CEO, Berkshire Publishing & Co-author, The Great Good Place

Greg Clark
Urbanist, Author & Global Advisor

Kelsea Crawford
Co-founder & CEO, Cutwork

Charlotte Dégoulet
Urban Planner & Former EMEA Lead, JLL

Chris Fair
WRLDCTY Founder & CEO, Resonance

Gabriella Gómez-Mont
Founder and CEO of Experimentalista

Lucinda Hartley
Urban Futurist

Sophie Howe
Future Generations Activist

Peter Hyland
International Advisor, Urban Planning & Development

Jaime J. Izurieta
Founder & Chief Creative, Storefront Mastery

Hans Karssenberg
Partner, Founder & Public Developer, Stipo

Geci Karuri-Sebina
Associate Professor, Wits School of Governance

Michael Koh
Executive Fellow, Centre for Liveable Cities

Dr Anne Kovachevich
National Sustainable Buildings & Precincts Lead, Mott MacDonald

Daria (Dasha) Krivonos
CEO, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Charles Landry
Author & International Advisor

Oliver Lang
CEO & Co-Founder, Intelligent City

Erin Lee
Founder, Mindful Moments, Singapore

Debbie McNamara
Chief Executive Officer, Economic Development Queensland

Mirik Milan
Cofounder, VibeLab

David Miller
Managing Director of C40 Cities

Carlos Moreno
Author & Urbanist

Sandhya Naidu
Founder, Community Design Agency

Farah Naz
Author & Engineer

Margaret O’Connor
Chairperson, Launch Africa

Paul Owens
Co-founder & Director, BOP Consulting

Jasmine Palardy
Partner, The Good Future Co.

Idoia Postigo
General Director, Bilbao Metropoli 30

Michel Poulain
Initiator of the concept of ‘Blue Zones’, Professor, UCLouvain (Belgium) & Tallinn University (Estonia)

Carmen Santana
Spanish Urban Award 2021

Gregorio Lucena
Director, GCDN

Jason Schupbach
Author & Dean, Antoinette Westphal College, Drexel University

Elinor Seath
Ramsgate Cultural Consortium Co-ordinator

Raynuha Sinnathamby
Chief Executive Officer, Springfield Land Corporation

Anya Sirota
Principal, Akoaki

Maria Vassilakou
Founder, Vienna Solutions

Nadia Verjee
Executive Director, Expo City Dubai

Rosanna Vitiello
Creative Director, The Place Bureau

Stephen D. Willacy
Architect & Urban Advisor

Anupam Yog
Managing Partner, XDG Labs

Neo Mogodi
Key communications lead, Social Employment Fund

Kate Philip
Programme Lead, Presidential Employment Stimulus, Presidency, South Africa

Francisco Purroy
Director of Land Life Iberia

Illac Diaz
Founder and Global Director, Liter of Light

Director Climate Change and City Resilience, City of Melbourne

Ina Homeier
Urban Development and Planning, City of Vienna

Johannes Lutter
Head of International Relations & Strategic Partnerships, Urban Innovation Vienna

Feletcia Saleh
Community Engagement Unit, Ramallah Municipality ” Palestinian Authority”

Oscar Escobar
Former Mayor of Palmira “Colombia”

Mark Farrow
Director of Strategy and Planning at Places for London

Elaine Tan
Director-Research, CLC Singapore

Nourhan Bassam Ph.D.
Founding Director of The Gendered City

Zoe Baldwin
Vice President for State Programs at Regional Plan Association, New York

Dr Kim Inhee
Director, Research Planning and Coordination, Seoul Institute (SI)

Councillor of Urban Planning, Strategic Projects and Public Spaces, Bilbao City Council

Director of Social Innovation, Basque Government

Ainara Basurko
Deputy of Economic Promotion, Biscay Regional Government

Councillor, Basque Language & Citizen Participation, Bilbao City Council

Ruta N, Leader Smart Cities, Medellin

Director of Knowledge Management, Secretariat for Women in Bogotá

Sebastien Vauzelle
Head of the Local 2030 Coalition Secretariat

Lamia El Aaraje
Deputy Mayor, Urban Planning & Architecture, Greater Paris

Helle Soholt
CEO, Gehl & Chairperson of the Board, BLOXHUB

Vivek Narain
Founder & CEO, The Quorum Club

Co-founder, iamgurgaon

Shradha Biyani
Founder & Director, Tashi Press

Juliet Alabaster
COO, Brisbane Economic Development Agency

Director of Internationalisation, Institute for Research and Urban Planning of Curitiba (IPPC)

Chief Executive, EC BID, London

Director, Centre for the Planet Programme, Expo City Dubai

Principal, Bloomberg Associates
Agenda
October 08, 2024
Learning Journey
October 09, 2024
Gala
October 09 and 10, 2024
WRLDCTY Global Forum for Urban Innovation