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Mr Ong Beng Lee Director (Eco-city Project Office) , Ministry of National Development ,Singapore

Mr Ong Beng Lee Director (Eco-city Project Office) , Ministry of National Development ,Singapore. Speaker bio. Speaker Bio:

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Mr Ong Beng Lee Director (Eco-city Project Office) , Ministry of National Development ,Singapore

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  1. Mr Ong Beng LeeDirector (Eco-city Project Office) , Ministry of National Development ,Singapore

  2. Speaker bio • Speaker Bio: • Mr Ong Beng Lee was appointed to the Singapore Administrative Service in 1990. In his current appointment as Director of the Eco-city Project Office in the Ministry of National Development, he helps to formulate policies and programmes for the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city, and oversees its smooth implementation in close partnership with the relevant Chinese authorities and Singapore agencies, and the joint venture company undertaking the development of the Eco-city.   

  3. Mr Ongread Philosophy, Politics and Economics in Oxford University on an Overseas Merit Scholarship (Open) from 1985 to 1988, and attended the Programme for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 2001. Prior to his current appointment, he had served in various Government agencies, including the Ministries of Trade and Industry, Home Affairs and Defence.

  4. Among the topics covered in the 2009 program: by BENG LEE ONG • Measure that cities can take to tackle the fight against climate change • The Creative Class Group: Economic competitiveness, demographic trends and cultural innovation • The Mayors’ Panel: the factors of success for a city in 10 years vs. 100 years. • Is culture a driver for sustainability? • Hosting global events, a catalyst for a city sustainable development? • An academic approach to the globalization of world sustainable cities

  5. How can immigration significantly contribute to city success? Rethinking multi-culturalism. • City branding – a comprehensive approach for city identity • Dynamizing the city through downtown redevelopment - how to make a sustainable downtown • Citizens’ partnership and new ecological neighbourhoods • Smart cities: a new generation of very large scale projects at the intersection of real-estate development, technology and urban design • Smart planning vs. sustainable urban planning • Local climate strategy • The new ecological cities: learn from the latest experience.

  6. Liveable cities, the benefit of urban environmental planning • Disaster resilience cities: planning for sustainability • Redesigning public realm through public transport strategies. • Environmental services and clean technologies: waste, water, energy and transport. What are the constraints and opportunities for cities today?

  7. Abu Dhabi :one of his conferences about sustainability One of the conference of him • Abu Dhabi has undertaken unique and globally recognized initiatives to • support sustainability and effective development, such as the Masdar Initiative, • a landmark programme to establish an entirely new economic sector dedicated • to alternative and sustainable energy. The UAE’s capital is fast emerging as a • global and sustainable city, and the forum will help international, regional and • local city decision-makers gain a deeper understanding about sustainable urban • planning issues and solutions. As the vision for the emirate is realized, Abu • Dhabi will continue on its path to becoming a leading global and sustainable • city, inspiring others with its forward thinking and attention to detail.

  8. Why Abu Dhabi?

  9. Global City is the only international networking • forum where city leaders, mayors, political leaders • and city executives can share strategies, methods • and concrete solutions to help them implement • their vision of a sustainable city and metropolitan • region. After its three successful editions in France, • this unique networking platform will be held in • Abu Dhabi in April 2009 – for the first time in the • Middle East. The event will be a platform to share • experiences and expertise from Asian, European, • African, Middle Eastern and American emblematic

  10. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates • has the spirit, substance and vision to be a global • and sustainable city. The city is already an icon in • the Middle Eastern region for sustainability and • culture, and is a leading financial centre, a major • industrial zone, and is enriched by a cosmopolitan • population. • It is expected that Global City 2009 will gather • world-wide recognition for Abu Dhabi as an • emerging global city, while enabling participants • from around the world to discuss and share • experiences and new solutions in urban planning • and development. • Global City is sponsored and supported by the • Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development

  11. The international forum for urban decision-makers • At Global City, city decision-makers are able to meet with both private and public sector decision-makers • in order to address the most pressing issues facing modern cities. This year’s program will focus on the • challenge of being a sustainable city in a global world, looking at both constraints and opportunities. • It will address the key factors of success for a city in the short term as well as in a much longer term, • developing the ideal template of the sustainable and global city.

  12. Key reasons why you • should attend • Meet over 1,000 urban decision-makers from 250 • cities in one place • • Discover concrete achievements in public-private • cooperation • • Enlarge your international cities’ network • Analyse innovative solutions applied in • global cities • • Compare numerous urban strategy models • Share experiences and approaches with • counterparts • • Address key issues involved in sustainable urban

  13. A cutting-edge conference • program • Urban comparative sessions where 2 or 3 cities • having tackled the same issue present, one after the • other, with one of their private partner, their choice • of solution, the reasons for this choice as well as their • implementation process. • Workshop sessions where all participants are allowed • to share practical experiences on key subjects. • Panels where leading international city leaders • exchange their vision with renowned experts and key • urban partners.

  14. A half-day think-tank • program dedicated to • City Leaders • The Leaders’ Summit & Lunch: focused on urban • leadership challenges, this closed-door meeting is • exclusively for city leaders and by invitation only. It • provides an opportunity for them to meet with their • international counterparts, share their personal visions • of sustainability, and discuss the pressing issues

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