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2008 Richard J. Daley Urban Forum: Schedule

7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Greetings and Welcome
Dr. Eric A. Gislason, Interim Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, United States of America
9:15 a.m. Panel:
“The New Urban Dwellers: Addressing the Challenge and Opportunity of Urbanization"

Expert & Moderator
George Martine,
Author, “State of World Population 2007, Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth”, United Nations Population Fund

Panelists
Mohamed Kebir Addou, Wali of Algiers, Algeria
Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City, United States of America Eddie Francis, Mayor of Windsor, Canada
Omar Maani, Mayor of Amman, Jordan
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Panel:
"Innovation in Access to Health Care & Education"

Expert & Moderator
Bruce Katz,
Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution

Panelists
Nasser Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Central Municipal Council of Doha, Qatar
Kheir Al-Kodmany,
Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Samuel L. Jones,
Mayor of Mobile, United States of America
Mian Amer Mahmood, Mayor of Lahore, Pakistan
12:00 p.m. Lunch - UIC Forum
1:00 p.m. Panel:
"The City as Catalyst: The Creative Potential in Urbanization"

Expert & Moderator
Carol Coletta,
President and Chief Executive Officer, CEOs for Cities

Panelists
Deema Bibi, Chief Executive Officer, Injaz
Vladimir M. Platonov,
Chairman of the City Duma of Moscow, Russia
Ahmed Mohammed Shareef,
Undersecretary of the Department of Municipal Affairs of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lois Weisberg,
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
1:45 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. Panel:
"Global Citizenship: The Emergence of New Communities"

Expert & Moderator
Marshall Bouton,
President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Panelists
Abdul Rahman Al-Hamaidan, Chairman of the Municipal Council of Kuwait City, Kuwait
Richard M. Daley,
Mayor of Chicago, United States of America John Friedmann, Honorary Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
Nouha Ghousseini,
Mayor of Baakline, Lebanon
Mohamed Sajid,
Mayor of Casablanca, Morocco
3:15 p.m. Forum concludes