Day 1: Monday 28 October 2019 - Chicago Day 2: Tuesday 29 October 2019 - Chicago Day 3: Wednesday 30 October 2019 - Chicago Day 4: Thursday 31 October 2019 Days 5 & 6: Friday 1 November 2019 - Saturday 2 November 2019 - Regional City Programs
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An overview of the whole conference program is shown below. Click each session for more details.

Day 2: Tuesday 29 October 2019 - Chicago

08:00 am – 09:00 am

Breakfast and Registration: Sponsored by LeMessurier

09:00 am – 09:10 am

Welcome

09:10 am – 09:20 am

Opening Address

Session 1

09:20 am – 11:00 am

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Joe Berridge, Partner
Urban Strategies Inc.
ELEANOR Gorski, First Deputy Commissioner
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Adrian Smith, Partner
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Gordon Gill, Partner
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Coffee Break: Sponsored by Hongkong Land

Session 2

11:30 am – 01:00 pm

Track A:
50 Back: Reflections on Urban Innovation
2A
...
Lynn Osmond, President & CEO
Choose Chicago
Carol Willis, Founder & Director
The Skyscraper Museum
SawTeen See, President
See Robertson Structural Engineers, LLC
Track B:
The Now: What Users Want
2B
...
Brad Haeberle, Vice President, Service and Solutions
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Gavin Phillips, Head of Flexible Space and Urban Communities, Asia Pacific; Head of Flexible Space and Urban Communities, Asia Pacific
JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd
Milan Jankovic, President
3lite
Track C:
50 Forward: The Future of Cities
2C
...
Florian Troesch, Head Transit Management & Digital Solutions
Schindler
Rebecca Lehman, Director, Transport Planning
Individuals
Johannes de Jong, Executive Vice President
Elevating Studio
Track D:
Smart Cities
2D
...
Mark Walsh-Cooke, Principal
Arup
Thomas Manjarres, Energy Engineer
Franklin Energy
Track E:
Timber Rising
2E
...
Ricky McLain, Senior Technical Director, Tall Wood
WoodWorks
Steven Koehn, Director, Cooperative Forestry
USDA Forest Service
Jennifer Cover, President & CEO
WoodWorks
Track F:
Asia & Australasia
2F
...
Richard Lee, Sustainable Design Consultant
C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners
Ro Shroff, Senior Vice President
3MIX
Yu Ye, Associate Professor
Tongji University
Track G:
Americas
2G
...
Anthony Scacco, Chief Operating Officer
Riverside Investment & Development
&
Jim McCaffrey, Senior Vice President
Individuals
Scott Duncan, Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Michael Palmer, Principal
Perkins & Will
Track H:
Europe
2H
...
Louis Becker, Global Design Principal, Professor
Henning Larsen Architects
Cyrille Le Bihan, Founding Partner
HARDEL LE BIHAN ARCHITECTES
Manuela Belova, Founder
Architecture by Belova
Track I:
Middle East & Africa
2I
...
Shaofeng Wang, Chairman
China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Daniel Horner, Director of Planning and Urban Design
Dar
Gil Shenhav, Founder
Canaan Shenhav Architects

01:00 pm – 02:00 pm

Lunch: Sponsored by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Session 3

02:00 pm – 03:30 pm

Track A:
50 Back: Reflections on Urban Innovation
3A
...
Joseph Provenza, Associate
Individuals
Astrid Piber, Partner & Senior Architect
UNStudio
Stephen Katz, Senior Associate – Technical Director
Gensler
Track B:
The Now: What Users Want
3B
...
Mark Borland, Director and Head of Projects South Asia
Hongkong Land
Danny Murtagh, Vice President of Engineering
Boston Properties, Inc.
Emily Watkins, Managing Director; Managing Director
JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd
Jerry Yin, Managing Director
Tishman Speyer
Panel Discussion
Track C:
50 Forward: The Future of Cities
3C
...
Douglas Voigt, Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
James Burnett, President
OJB Landscape Architecture
James Parakh, Urban Design Manager
City of Toronto Planning Department
Track D:
Smart Cities
3D
...
Dario Trabucco, Associate Professor in Building Technology
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Ross Wimer, Senior Vice President
AECOM
Ed Gaskin, Senior Associate
Zaha Hadid Architects
Track E:
Timber Rising
3E
...
Matthias Sauerbruch, CEO & Founder
Sauerbruch Hutton
Phil Gardiner, Director; Director
WSP
Rune Abrahamsen, CEO
Moelven Limtre
Track F:
Asia & Australasia
3F
...
Forth Bagley, Managing Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Hi Sun Choi, Senior Principal RET
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Kai Sheng, Founder and President
AKAIA Architecture
Track G:
Americas
3G
...
Cynthia Roubik, Assistant Commissioner
City of Chicago
Randolph Wang, Urban Designer
City of Ottawa
Daniel Kaplan, Senior Partner
FXCollaborative Architects
Track H:
Europe
3H
...
Tony Kettle, Design Principal
Kettle Collective
Karen Cook, Founding Partner
Individuals
Meghan McDermott, Partner
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Track I:
Middle East & Africa
3I
...
Yahya Jan, President & Design Director
NORR Group Consultants International Limited
Asa Bruno, Director
Individuals
Murali Guruvappan, Director
WME Consultants

03:30 pm – 04:00 pm

Coffee Break: Sponsored by CoxGomyl

Session 4

04:00 pm – 05:30 pm

Track A:
50 Back: Reflections on Urban Innovation
4A
...
Timothy Johnson, Partner
NBBJ
Sang-Dae Kim, Emeritus Professor
Korea University
Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
David Malott, Founder & CEO
AI PlanetWorks
Leslie E. Robertson, Director; Founder
See Robertson Structural Engineers, LLC
David Scott, Engineering Director
Laing O'Rourke
Panel Discussion
Track B:
The Now: What Users Want
4B
...
Ann Kalayil, Bureau Chief
Cook County
Louis Nowikas, VP Corporate Real Estate
Hearst Corporation
Paul Paradis, Senior Managing Director
Hines
Stefan Schwab, CEO
Enlighted
Albert Yeung, Assistant General Manager, Office Leasing
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Panel Discussion
Track C:
50 Forward: The Future of Cities
4C
...
Patrick Daly, Design Director and Principal
Woods Bagot
Peter Ruggiero, Design Principal; Design Principal
HOK, Inc.
Kyoung Sun Moon, Associate Professor
Yale University School of Architecture
Track D:
Smart Cities
4D
...
Larry Wash, Executive Vice President, KONE Americas
KONE Corporation
Kyle Bernhardt, Director, Building Design Strategy
Autodesk
Mika Kovanen, Director, Smart & Sustainable Buildings (Ramboll Finland)
Ramboll
Track E:
Timber Rising
4E
...
Shiling Pei, Associate Professor
Individuals
Hannes Blaas, CEO Rotho Blaas USA Inc
Rothoblaas s.r.l.
Sobhy Masoud, Principal
Stephenson Engineering Limited
Track F:
Asia & Australasia
4F
...
Grace Cheng, President
Grace W Cheng Architects & Design Inc.
Stuart Fowler, CEO - NDY & President - Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Division
Norman Disney & Young
Dakki Hui, Senior Property & Facility Manager
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Lizhi Ren, Vice President & Chief Architect
Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
Panel Discussion
Track G:
Americas
4G
...
Douglas King, Principal
Stantec
Peter Weismantle, Director of Supertall Building Technology
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Jason Barr, Professor
Rutgers University
Track H:
Europe
4H
...
Wojciech Olenski, Senior Adviser
Municipal Institute of Town Planning
Bugrahan Sirin, Partner
HPP Architekten GmbH
Roland Bechmann, Managing Director & Partner
Werner Sobek AG
Track I:
Middle East & Africa
4I

06:00 pm – 08:00 pm

Sponsor Social Events

Day 3: Wednesday 30 October 2019 - Chicago

08:00 am – 09:00 am

Breakfast and Registration: Sponsored by Goettsch Partners

09:00 am – 09:20 am

Welcome & Awards

Session 5

09:20 am – 11:00 am

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Abram Gamboa, Managing Director, Project Management
CBRE Group, Inc.
Kirsten Hull, VP of Development
EQ Office
Thomas Vining, President, Otis Americas
Otis Elevator Company
Nancy Yost, Senior Vice President; Senior Vice President
JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Coffee Break: Sponsored by Tongji Architectural Design Group

Session 6

11:30 am – 01:00 pm

Track A:
50 Back: Reflections on Urban Innovation
6A
...
Markus Jetter, Chief Engineer High Rise and Functional Safety
TK Elevator GmbH
JC Gerardy, Head of Export
Individuals
Don Davies, Co-Founder/Principal
Davies-Crooks Associates
Track B:
The Now: What Users Want
6B
...
Sam McKechnie, Building Solutions Specialist
Studco Australia Pty Ltd
Sean Ahrens, Security Market Group Leader
Affiliated Engineers
Jeffrey Martin, Associate Partner
Syska Hennessy Group
Track C:
50 Forward: The Future of Cities
6C
...
Paul Runaghan, Associate Director
Arcadis UK
Steven Baldridge, President
Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering
Ivan Ip, Director, Designer
Ethos Urban
Track D:
Smart Cities
6D
...
Marianthi Tatari, Director / Senior Architect
UNStudio
Tom Murcott, Executive Director and Board Member
Gale International
Track E:
Timber Rising
6E
...
Carl Knutson, Principal
Perkins & Will
Erica Spiritos, Mass Timber Preconstruction Manager
Individuals
Kai Yang, Director of Digital Fabrication
CadMakers
Track F:
Asia & Australasia
6F
...
Christopher Wong, Deputy Project Director
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Angela Chang, President
Taipei Financial Center Corporation
Dato Hashimah Hashim, Putrajaya Holdings Executive Director
Individuals
Track G:
Americas
6G
...
Yasmin Rehmanjee, Principal
Buro Happold
Mehdi Jalayerian, Senior Managing Director
Environmental Systems Design, Inc. Now Stantec
James Malley, Group Director & Senior Principal
Degenkolb Engineers
Track H:
Europe
6H
...
Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Technical Service & Development
Dow
Yoann Galle, Engineer
Setec TPI
Lars Anders, Managing Director
Priedemann Holding GmbH
Track I:
Middle East & Africa
6I
...
Thomas Demetrion, Architect
Individuals
Martin Dufresne, Design Principal
U+A
Gil Shenhav, Founder
Canaan Shenhav Architects
Zhi Wang, Acting General Manager
China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd. (Egypt)
Panel Discussion

01:00 pm – 02:00 pm

Lunch: Sponsored by Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Session 7

02:00 pm – 03:30 pm

Track A:
50 Back: Reflections on Urban Innovation
7A
...
Michael Cesarz, CEO MULTI
Individuals
Chien-Jou (CJ) Chen, Country Manager & Project Director
Turner Construction Company
Daniel Safarik, Director, Research and Thought Leadership
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Track B:
The Now: What Users Want
7B
...
Dave Hopping, President and CEO
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Steve Gonzalez, Director
KONE Corporation
Gabriel Peschiera, Director, Smart Buildings
JB&B
Track C:
50 Forward: The Future of Cities
7C
...
Kyle Bernhardt, Director, Building Design Strategy
Autodesk
Dominic Bettison, Director
WilkinsonEyre
Agnaldo Santos, VP, Head of R&D North America
Schindler
Juliane Wolf, Design Principal, Partner
Studio Gang Architects
Panel Discussion
Track D:
Smart Cities
7D
...
Danielle Dy Buncio, CEO
VIATechnik, LLC
Luke Leung, Principal
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Thomas Manjarres, Energy Engineer
Franklin Energy
Rumi Morales, Partner & Head of Venture
Outlier Ventures
Tom Murcott, Executive Director and Board Member
Gale International
Panel Discussion
Track E:
Timber Rising
7E
...
Chester Weir, Design Lead
Katerra
Kevin Flanagan, Partner & Designer
Individuals
Rainer Strauch, Managing Director & CTO, CREE Buildings
CREE GmbH
Track F:
Asia & Australasia
7F
...
Andrew Johnson, Principal
Arup
Michael Grey, Structures Manager
Robert Bird Group
Philip Vivian, Managing Director
Bates Smart
Track G:
Americas
7G
...
Riggs Kubiak, SVP Owner Strategy
Procore Technologies
Terry Olynyk, President and Managing Director
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd
Timothy Johnson, Partner
NBBJ
Track H:
Europe
7H
...
Sean Fine, Managing Director NA
Weston Williamson+Partners
Stephan Reinke, Director
Stephan Reinke Architects, Ltd.
Gary Strong, Global Building Standards Director / Fire & Building Safety Head
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Track I:
Middle East & Africa
7I
...
Koen Meert, Group Director, Structural Design
Emaar Properties, PJSC
Derek Skolnik, Senior Project Manager
Kinemetrics
Jens Fussing, Senior Technical Director
Ramboll

03:30 pm – 04:00 pm

Coffee Break: Sponsored by Robert Bird Group Pty Ltd

Session 8

04:00 pm – 05:35 pm

8
Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner
Bjarke Ingels Group
Karim Khalifa, Director, Buildings Innovation
Sidewalk Labs
Moshe Safdie, Founder
Safdie Architects

05:35 pm – 05:45 pm

Closing

06:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Cocktail Reception & Congress Dinner

See Day 1 of the Program

Day 1: Monday 28 October 2019 - Chicago Day 2: Tuesday 29 October 2019 - Chicago Day 3: Wednesday 30 October 2019 - Chicago Day 4: Thursday 31 October 2019 Days 5 & 6: Friday 1 November 2019 - Saturday 2 November 2019 - Regional City Programs
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