Part of COAL +ICE, a month-long festival organized by the Asia Society, Asia Society Northern California (ASNC) will host a half-day forum focusing on urban innovations in the Asia Pacific region, and more specifically, how these innovative urban solutions are able to meet global challenges such as climate change. This will be built upon the success of ten Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative (PCSI) Forums that ASNC organized over the past decade in five different countries. Each Forum attracted hundreds of attendees and composed of local speakers with an international corps of experts from around the Pacific Rim and beyond – the leading thinkers and doers on urban sustainability.

This Forum will bring together political and business leaders, urban experts, artists and activists who are also attending the climate summit and the COAL + ICE festival to explore solutions for the most pressing issues facing city leaders and city dwellers alike, through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and one-on-one conversations.

This program will be held in Greens Restaurant, located in the Solutions Zone at the back of the Exhibition at the Festival Pavilion.

SPEAKERS

Mayor Tom Butt, City of Richmond, California
Deland Chan, Assistant Director of Urban Studies for Community Based Learning & the Human Cities Initiative, Stanford University
Tian Feng, District Architect, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Peggy Jen, RAD Strategies Coordinator, Chinatown Community Development Center
Cassius Jones, Head of Enterprise Account, Smarking
Adam Langton, Connected eMobility, Energy Services; BMW North America

AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00 AM             Registration
10:00 - 10:05 AM           Welcoming Remarks
10:05 - 11:15 AM           Smart Transportation for Healthier Cities
11:15 - 12:00 PM           Smart and Sustainable: The Future of Urban Housing

Directions From Montgomery BART Station

1) Exit Montgomery BART Station onto Market Street and walk southwest.

2) Turn right onto Geary Blvd.

3) At Geary and Kearny, take the northbound bus #30.

4) Depart the bus at Chestnut and Laguna.

5) ~10 min walk, walk north on Laguna.

6) Turn right into Fort Mason.

7) Follow the edge of the park; the Festival Pavilion will be on your left.

Directions From 16th & Mission BART station:

1) Exit BART at 16th and Mission.

2) Board bus #49 on 16th St heading northbound.

3) Disembark at Van Ness and Bay St.

4) Walk westbound on Bay St.

5) Turn right onto Laguna St.

6) Turn right into Fort Mason.

7) Follow the edge of the park; the Festival Pavilion will be on your left.

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