Conference programme
Thursday 06 December 2012
09:00 — 09:20 Welcome
Anshu Jain, Co-Chairman, Management Board and Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank
Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science
Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies and Director, LSE Cities
The electric city
Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies and Director, LSE Cities
09:20 — 09:35 Tech City development
Announcement of £50m Government investment for a new civic centre in "Tech City"
http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/50m-to-regenerate-old-st/
David Cameron, Prime Minister, UK Government
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
09:35 — 10:20 The dynamo of cities: density, technology and ideas?
- Chair:
- Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science
Presentations
The 21st century legacy of the electric age
Deyan Sudjic, Deyan Sudjic, Director, Design Museum
Economic dynamics of the 21st century electric city
Ed Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Urbanising technology
Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chair Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University
10:20 — 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 — 12:15 A new climate for the urban economy?
- Chair:
- Ed Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Presentations
The green economy of US metro regions
Bruce Katz, Vice President, The Brookings Institution and Founding Director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Programme
The new urban infrastructure business
Roland Busch, CEO Infrastructure & Cities Sector and Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG
The green economy: A global perspective
Dimitri Zenghelis, Senior Visiting Fellow, The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE
Discussion
Andy Altman, Chief Executive, London Legacy Development Corporation 2009-2012; Judith Mayhew Jonas, Chairman, London&Partners; Jeremy Oppenheim, Director, Sustainability and Resource Productivity, McKinsey&Company
12:15 — 12:45 Innovating urban futures
- Chair:
- Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science
Keynote
David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, UK
12:45 — 13:45 Lunch
13:45 — 15:30 Continuity or disruption: the impact of new urban tech
- Chair:
- Philipp Rode, Executive Director, LSE Cities
Session keynote
Sociotechnical scenarios for the future of the city
John Urry, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University
Mobility
Smart e-bikes
Frauke Behrendt, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Brighton
Space
Intelligent dwelling
Kent Larson, Director, Cities Science Initiative MIT Media Lab
Retail futures
James Miller, Lead Consultant, Experian Data and Analytics
Smart working
Greg Lindsay, Journalist, Fast Company and Visiting Scholar, New York University
Communication
Smart phones
Patrik Cerwall, Head of Strategic Marketing and Intelligence, Ericsson
Participation economy
Tom Hulme, Design Director, IDEO London
15:30 — 16:00 Coffee break
Friday 07 December 2012
09:15 — 10:45 Culture and innovation in the electric city
- Chair:
- Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, NESTA
Session keynote
The Stupefying Smart City
Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, LSE and University Professor of the Humanities, New York University
Presentations
Use and misuse of smart technology in cities
Adam Greenfield, Managing Director, Urbanscale, New York City
The networked society of the future
Wolfgang Pietsch, Physicist and Philosopher, Munich Center for Technology in Society, TU Munich
Discussion
Ayesha Khanna, Managing Partner, Urban Intel; Michael Kimmelman, Architecture Critic, The NY Times; Mark Major, Director and Founding Partner, Speirs+Major; Judy Wajcman, Professor of Sociology, LSE
10:45 — 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 — 12:30 Designing place for the digital age
- Chairs:
- Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies and Director, LSE Cities; Michael Kimmelman, Architecture Critic, The NY Times
Presentations
The impact of digital technology on the space of the city
Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Founder, Alejandro Zaera-Polo Architecture, Dean, School of Architecture, Princeton University
Mapping and designing urban systems
Erik Spiekermann, CEO, EdenSpiekermann
Meaning and symbolism of green architecture and urbanism
Bjarke Ingels, Architect and Principal, BIG
12:30 — 13:00 Implications for the public realm
- Chair:
- Deborah Saunt, Director, DSDHA Architecture and Urban Design
Panel
Richard Rogers, Architect and Chairman, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, LSE and University Professor of the Humanities, New York University
13:00 — 14:00 Lunch
14:00 — 15:15 An urban response to climate change
- Chair:
- Tony Travers, Director, British Government at LSE and Director, LSE London
Session keynote
Re-industrialization in a new electric age
Anthony Giddens, Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor, LSE
Discussion
Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science; Maarten Hajer, Director, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency; Tessa Jowell, Member of Parliament, UK; Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, NESTA; Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor of Bogotá, 1998-2001
15:15 — 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 — 16:15 Governing urban transformation
- Chair:
- Greg Clark, City and Regional Development Advisor
Presentations
Facilitating transformation: a global survey of city governments
Philipp Rode, Executive Director, LSE Cities
Local impact of virtual actions
Dan Hill, CEO, Fabrica
A national strategy for the urban tech revolution
Rohan Silva, Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, UK
16:15 — 17:30 Cities panel: the legacy of urban leadership
- Chairs:
- Andy Altman, Chief Executive, London Legacy Development Corporation 2009-2012; Greg Clark, City and Regional Development Advisor
Panel
Carl Cederschiöld, Mayor of Stockholm 1998-2002; Joan Clos, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme; Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor of London; Antoni Vives, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona; Anthony Williams, CEO and Executive Director, Federal City Council of Washington, DC
17:30 — 17:45 Closing remarks
Wolfgang Nowak, Managing Director, Alfred Herrhausen Society