Past Conferences

Creating Valuable Cities

23 May 2006
Island Shangri-La Hotel
Hong Kong, China

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ULI Corporate Partners

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John Burnett (pdf)

Ann Heywood (PowerPoint)

Fred Kent (PowerPoint)

Andrew Lam (PowerPoint)

Steve McAdam (PowerPoint)

Markus Shaw (PowerPoint)

Fiona Waters (PowerPoint)

Conference Overview

What are the essential elements needed to ensure that a city is vibrant, attractive, productive, and sustainable, for residents, employers, educational institutions, community services, and those visiting and recreating? Taking a holistic approach, this conference will explore the ingredients necessary for a vibrant, liveable, city—emphasising the need for integration, planning, and sustainability. We will take an in-depth look at the different strategies employed by cities across the globe and analyse just what makes certain cities powerhouses of economic, social and cultural attraction, and innovation. What role and responsibility must city governments, not-for profit organisations, and the private sector play in devising and implementing successful strategies for “Creating Valuable Cities”? Learn the what and why of how certain cities have excelled in this regard while other cities are falling behind.

What You Will Learn

At this conference, you will

• Identify opportunities for smart deployment of investment capital in cities that are systematically lowering the risk of nonperformance.
• Penetrate the civic rhetoric of “holistic approaches,” “integration,” “planning,” and “sustainability.”
• Learn what works, what fails, and why.
• And much more!

Who Should Attend

City planners; public officials; real estate developers; financiers and investment portfolio managers; land use professionals; and academics who are eyeing the unprecedented urban explosion in Asia and determining how to transform that growth into value added assets rather than a lost opportunity.

Keynote Speakers

Larry Beasley
Co-Director of Planning, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Beasley is co-director of planning and director of current planning for the city of Vancouver. Over the past 28 years of civic service, he has also been the city’s senior community planner in charge of neighborhood revitalisation and director of the Vancouver Legacies Programme, raising $3.5 million from the private sector for civic projects. Among his accomplishments are a variety of innovative new land use and transportation plans that are dramatically reshaping Vancouver’s inner city.

Beasley chairs the National Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty of Ottawa’s National Capital Commission. He regularly advises other Canadian municipalities as well as cities worldwide. He was recently appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. He has also been honoured by the United Nations, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Fred I. Kent III
President, Project for Public Spaces, New York, New York, USA

Kent is president and founder of Project for Public Spaces, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities.  He is a leading authority on revitalising city spaces and one of the foremost thinkers in liveability, smart growth, and the future of the city. He is a dynamic speaker and prolific ideas man who travels over 150,000 miles each year to address community groups and train people in placemaking techniques. He studied with anthropologist Margaret Mead and worked with William H. Whyte on a pioneering study of human behavior in the urban environment.  

Steve McAdam
Founder and Director, Fluid, London, United Kingdom

McAdam is an architect specializing in urban regeneration and participatory design. He is the founder and director of Fluid, a multidisciplinary practice focusing on architecture and urban design. In 2003, he was appointed to the London Olympic masterplanning team by the London Development Agency to direct all aspects of stakeholder consultation, public sector engagement, and responsive masterplanning. McAdam is a consultant to the Council of Europe and a visiting lecturer at London Metropolitan University. His work on participatory design has been widely published.

McMahon holds the Charles Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C. where he is known nationally as an inspiring and thought provoking speaker and leading authority on topics related to sustainable development, land conservation, urban design, and historic preservation.

Programme

Tuesday 23 May 2006

07:45 a.m. - 08:30 a.m.
Registration

08:30 a.m. - 08:40 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions

The Honorable Leung Chun-ying (CY Leung)
Chairman - ULI Asia
Chairman - DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited
Convener of the Executive Council of Hong Kong - Government of HKSAR
Hong Kong, China

08:45 a.m. - 09:00 a.m.
Honorary Address

09:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.
Keynote Address

The Ingredients for a Vibrant, Sustainable City

Featuring

Larry Beasley
Co-Director of Planning
City of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

What are the intangible qualities that attract people to live, work, and visit a city? Though no cookie cutter solutions exist, experience has shown that some common ingredients are involved in creating vibrant, liveable places. In this provocative opening session, we will look holistically at what “value” is in city terms. Gain a greater understanding of where value can be found, how it can be created, and how it can be optimised.

09:30 a.m. - 10.45 a.m.
Finding the Balance between Commercial Prosperity and Liveability

Preserving the unique elements of a city that make it identifiable and liveable is good business. Global competition for investment and the race to attract and retain a productive labor force also make liveability a financial issue. In Asia, as elsewhere in the world, communities that protect and enhance their quality of life often become magnets for economic growth. Join us as we explore how factors such as urban design, community aesthetics, and conservation can all contribute to the health and vitality of communities.

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Assessing “Value” to Communities

Building competitive cities means building more than just places to live and work. It’s about creating places that inspire, places with character, places that draw people through a powerful sense of identity. Citizens use a complex emotional and economic equation to “value” their cities. Investors and businesses are attracted to cities with high “social” value. In this session, hear how these values can be identified, assessed, and captured by planners to ensure optimal outcomes for the people who live, work, and play in these cities.

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote Presentation

Featuring

Steve McAdam
Founder and Director
Fluid
London, United Kingdom

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Break

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The Dollars and Cents of Sustainable Development

Cities that are able to offer a sustainable high quality of life—in the form of efficient transportation, pedestrian orientation, recreational and cultural amenities, high performance offices and homes, diverse neighbourhoods, and a safe, clean, lively environment will be the winners. Our panel of experts will share their firsthand experience with helping to create unique urban assets that create opportunities for residents as well as businesses.

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Keynote Presentation

Featuring

Fred I Kent III
President
Project for Public Spaces
New York, New York, USA

4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Closing Session

Value: A Sum of the Parts

Fred Kent from Project for Public Spaces, representatives from the Urban Land Institute, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the Business Environment Council will debate the varying perspectives on the key issues confronting cities seeking to balance public desires with economic forces. Join us for what is sure to be a lively and thought-provoking discussion.

4:45 p.m.
Programming Concludes

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Networking Break

Conference Organisers

ULI-the Urban Land Institute

ULI–the Urban Land Institute is the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate organisation that facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among industry leaders and policy makers, and is dedicated to creating better places. ULI sponsors education programs and forums to encourage the open, global exchange of ideas and sharing of experience; initiates research that anticipates emerging land use trends and issues and proposes creative solutions based on that research; provides advisory services; and publishes a wide variety of materials to disseminate information on land use and development.

Established in 1936, the Institute now has more than 29,000 members, in over 88 countries, representing every area of the real estate industry, including developers, owners, investors, lenders, builders, architects, planners, lawyers, analysts, academics, public officials, young leaders, and students.

ULI is committed to bringing ULI and its timely and informative programmes to all segments of the development community in Asia. ULI Asia relies heavily on the experiences of its members who reflect the full range of disciplines that define the land use and development field.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is one of the most respected and high profile global standards and membership organisations for professionals involved inland, property, construction and environmental issues with 136 years of representing property professionalism, 110,000 members across 120 countries worldwide. RICS is the leading source of property related knowledge, providing independent, impartial advice to governments and global organisations.

Business Environment Council

Business Environment Council (BEC) is a leading independent cross-sector business association in Hong Kong advocating environmental and sustainable development. Its aim is to balance economic, social, and environmental interests whilst empowering competitiveness. BEC is a Regional Network Partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Established in 1989, BEC has expanded to a network of more than 20,000 companies, offered more than 700 environmental programmes, benefited more than 70,000 professionals, assessed 100 building projects exceeding 60 million square feet, and organised the Hong Kong Awards for Industries in Environmental Performance for 14 years.

Founding members include HSBC, KMB, CLP, PCCW, Shell, Wheelock, the Swire Group, Gammon Construction, China Resources, Great Eagle Company, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Hongkong Electric Company, Modern Terminals, Hongkong International Terminals, Jardine Pacific and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.

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