GBN cofounder Peter Schwartz spoke on the future of cities at the World Cities Summit in Singapore, August 28-30. The first Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize was presented to the City of Bilbao, Spain. (See http://www.worldcities.com.sg/)
Peter was part of the expert panel on "Sustainable and High Growth Cities: Balancing Economics and Environment." The panel was moderated by Dr Patricia Clarke Annez, Research Director, “Making Cities Work for Growth Project” and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Other panelists included:
Ms Katrin Lompscher, Senator for Health, the Environment and Consumer Protection, Berlin, Germany
Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, VP for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, ADB
Mr James Adams, Vice President of the East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank
H.E. Mr Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary-General, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms Saskia Sassen, Robert S.Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, USA
Mr Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore
Peter Schwartz addresses the World Cities Summit, Singapore
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August 28-30, 2010
