2008 Richard J. Daley Urban Forum: Speakers

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International Mayors:

Mohamed Kebir Addou, Wali of Algiers, Algeria

Abdul Rahman Al-Hamaidan, Chairman of the Municipal Council of Kuwait City, Kuwait

Nasser Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Central Municipal Council of Doha, Qatar

Eddie Francis, Mayor of Windsor, Canada

Nouha Ghousseini, Mayor of Baakline, Lebanon

Omar Maani, Mayor of Amman, Jordan

Mian Amer Mahmood, Mayor of Lahore, Pakistan

Vladimir M. Platonov, Chairman of the City Duma of Moscow, Russia

Mohamed Sajid, Mayor of Casablanca, Morocco

Ahmed Mohammed Shareef, Undersecretary of the Department of Municipal Affairs of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

US Mayors:

Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City, United States of America

Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, United States of America

Samuel L. Jones, Mayor of Mobile, United States of America

Panel Experts:

Kheir Al-Kodmany, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Deema Bibi, Chief Executive Officer, Injaz

John Friedmann, Honorary Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia

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

Lois Weisberg, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

Panel Moderators:

Marshall Bouton, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Carol Coletta, President and Chief Executive Officer, CEOs for Cities

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