Conference programme
Friday 7 July 2006
09:00 — 09:30 Opening Session
Welcome
Wolfgang Nowak, Spokesman of the Executive Board, Alfred Herrhausen Society, Deutsche Bank
Sarah Worthington, Deputy Director, London School of Economics and Political Science
Urban Age Project
Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Science
09:30 — 11:00 Introduction Session
The Urban Age Context
- Chair:
- Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Science
Presentations
Urban Age Cities
Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Speaking Urbanism from Africa
Achille Mbembe, Research Professor in History and Politics, Wits Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, World Class African City
Rashid Seedat, Director, Corporate Planning Unit, City of Johannesburg
Debate
Open discussion
11:00 — 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 — 13:00 Cities Accommodating Difference
Diversity, Equity and Racial Justice
- Chair:
- Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presentations
US Cities
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Sao Paulo
Helena Maria Gasparian, Secretary of International Relations, São Paulo
Johannesburg
Caroline Kihato, Policy Analyst, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Debate
Open discussion
13:00 — 14:30 Lunch
14:30 — 16:00 Labour Markets and Work Places
Johannesburg’s Economies: Globally Competitive, Locally Integrated?
- Chair:
- Ed Soja, Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of California Los Angeles
Opening Statement
Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Presentations
Alexandra’s Labour Force
Miriam Altman, Executive Director, Employment, Growth and Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
The Transformation of the Central Business District
Francois Viruly, Professor in Property Studies, School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand
Respondents
Dieter Läpple, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, HafenCity University Hamburg
Lael Bethlehem, Director, Johannesburg Development Agency
Frank Duffy, Principal, DEGW, London
Neil Fraser, Director, Urban Inc.
Debate
Open discussion
16:00 — 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 — 18:00 Panel Discussion
Governance and the City
- Chair:
- Alan Mabin, Professor and Head, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand
Introduction
Andrew Boraine, Chief Executive, Cape Town Partnership and Chairperson, South Africa Cities Network
Panel
Hassen Mohamed, Chief Director, Planning Policy Coordination and Advisory Services, The Presidency
Anthony Williams, Mayor, Washington D.C.
Brian Hlongwa, Member of Executive Council, Gauteng Provincial Government
Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá
Philip Harrison, Professor of Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Witwatersrand
Gerald Frug, Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Harvard University
19:30 — 21:30 Dinner
Saturday 8 July 2006
09:00 — 11:00 Mobility and Transport
Transport As Justice
- Chair:
- Andy Altman, Planning Director Washington D.C. 2000 to 2005 and Partner, LeftBank Development Company, New York
Opening Statement
Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá
Presentations
Equal Access to Transport
Jeremy Cronin, Deputy General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, ANC Member of Parliament
Respondents
Hermann Knoflacher, Professor of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Vienna University of Technology
Lisa Seftel, Deputy Director, Government Department for Public Transport, Gauteng Province
Eric Motshwane, Chairperson, Johannesburg Regional Taxi Council
Mphethi Morojele, Director, MMA Architects
Ciko Thomas, CEO, Johannesburg City Auto, Johannesburg
Deyan Sudjic, Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Kingston University
Debate
Open discussion
11:00 — 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 — 13:00 Public Life and Urban Space
Making City in the Post-Apartheid Metropolis
- Chair:
- Darren Walker, Director, Working Communities, Rockefeller Foundation
Presentations
City Space and Safety Strategy
Ruby Mathang, Head, Development Planning & Urban Management, City of Johannesburg
Making Public Space
Lindsay Bremner, Honorary Professorial and Research Fellow, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
Respondents
Sophie Body-Gendrot, Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Director, Centre for Urban Studies, Sorbonne, Paris
Nazira Cachalia, Programme Manager, Economic Development Unit, Johannesburg 2030 City Safety Plan
David Bruce, Senior Researcher, Criminal Justice Program, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Kenny Fihla, CEO, Business Against Crime, South Africa
Debate
Open discussion
13:00 — 14:00 Lunch
14:00 — 16:00 Housing and Urban Neighbourhoods
Quality Housing
- Chair:
- Dan Smit, Development Consultant, Johannesburg
Presentations
The City’s Housing Challenge
Uhuru Nene, Executive Director, Housing for the City
Building Inclusive Urban Neighbourhoods
Heather Dodd, Partner, Savage Dodd Architects
Respondents
Andy Altman, Planning Director Washington D.C. 2000 to 2005 and Partner, LeftBank Development Company, New York
José Castillo, Professor, Universidad Iberoamericana School of Architecture
Siyabonga Mbanjwa, Regional Development Manager, Old Mutual Properties
Julian Baskin, CEO, Alexandra Renewal Project
Ishmael Makhabela, CEO, Interfaith Community Development Association
Debate
Open discussion
16:00 — 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 — 18:00 Outcomes for Johannesburg
- Chair:
- Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age, London School of Economics and Political Science
Presentations
An Academic Reflection
Loyiso Nongxa, Vice Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand
A Practical Reflection
Cas Coovadia, Managing Director, The Banking Association of South Africa
A Political Reflection
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution