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Enabling Capacity Building for Inclusive and Resilient Sustainable Cities and Communities

Location: Rochester Institute of Technology of Dubai – Dubai Silicon Oasis
Date: 30th January 2023
Time: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm

The SDG11 Global Council in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai, have organized a workshop with the aim to contribute to capacity building through technicaltrainings and stakeholder engagements in order to foster the implementation, monitoring and reporting of SDG11 nationally and globally.

The interactive workshop is targeted towards urban practitioners, decision-makers and other stakeholders with insights on mechanisms of implementation of the SDG11 agenda in order to enhance the resilience and sustainability of cities.

Your inputs towards the implementation of SDG11 are vital!

TIME WORKSHOP ACTIVITY LED BY:
10:00 Welcome Speech Dr. Yousef Al Assaf,
President, RIT-Dubai
 

10:15

 

Opening Key Note Speech

H.E Younus Al Nasser,
Assistant Director General at Smart Dubai
10:30 Workshop on Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) Prof. Ghalib Kahwaji and Dr Adolf Acquaye,
RIT Dubai University
12:30 Lunch Break (30 Mins)
13:00 1st Keynote (Academia): City Topologies and Historical Patterns Dr Pilippe Bouvier,
President of INREGU, adjunct prof RIT Dubai)
13:30 2nd Keynote (Industry): SDG11 Framework and U4SSC Key Performance Indicators Dr Okan Geray,
Strategic Planning Advisor, Digital Dubai Authority
14:00 3rd Keynote (Policy): Public policy in Sustainable Cities Administration (Planning, Monitoring and Reporting) Mohammad Adnan Jaljouli,
Senior Advisor, The Secretariat of The Executive Council of Dubai
14:30 Plenary Session:
• Panelist 1 (TBC)
• Panelist 2 (TBC)
• Panelist 3 (TBC)
Moderator: 
Mohamed Elimam,
Senior Program Manager – Digital Dubai
15:00 Closing Speech and Remarks Dr. Yousef Al Assaf,
President, RIT-Dubai