Workshop Registration
Workshop
05Apr
08:15 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:30
Session 1: The Policy Context of Urban Concentration
Workshop Introduction
Philippe Dessoy, EIC President
The Role of the Finnish Construction Industry in the process of Urban Concentration
Aleksi Randell, Director General, CFCI
The Response of the Government to Urban Concentration in Finland
Antti Rinne (TBC), Finnish Prime Minister
The EU's Urban Agenda
Timo Pesonen, Director General, DG GROW
High Level Policy Roundtable
Moderator: Dr. Sami Pakarinen, Chief Economic Policy Advisor, Conf. of Finnish Industries
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 - 12:00
SESSION 2: Drivers and Challenges of Urban Concentration
Drivers and Challenges of Urban Concentration
Prof. Čedo Maksimović, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
The Global Dimension of Sustainable Development
Aki Kangasharju, CEO, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
A Municipal Response to the Challenges of Urbanisation
Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor, City of Espoo
12:00 - 12:50
SESSION 3: Case Studies of Sustainable City Development
The Helsinki-Tallinn Tunnel Project
Peter Vesterbacka, FinEst Bay Area Project
The Songdo Vision: A Global Smart City Leader
Ryan Lee, Incheon Smart-City Corp.
Case Study from Abu Dhabi
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High Level Research and Industry Roundtable
Moderator: Dr. Juha Kostiainen, Board Member of YIT
Panellists: Speakers of Sessions 2 & 3
13:15 - 13:30
Closing Remarks
Philippe Dessoy, EIC President