10:10 – 10:50AM Integrated Solutions for Healthy Urban Water and Air

Cities around the Pacific Rim are thriving on many different fronts, such as economy, culture, and scientific and technological innovations. At the same time, clean air and effective water systems are among the most challenging urban situations. It is a critical part of the daily existence of all people who work, live, and travel in cities. The shortage of water, alongside deteriorating water and air quality, has resulted in significant impacts on human health. At the same time, it reduces a city’s competitiveness in retaining talent and attracting investments. How can we improve urban water and air quality, and therefore urban health, to create healthy and competitive cities? What are individual companies and nonprofit organizations doing to make changes? What are some of the strategies being developed and what is possible in the future?

Richard Drobnick / Director / USC Marshall School of Business IBEAR MBA
Mark Gold / Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment & Sustainability / UCLA
Andy Lipkis / Founder, President / TreePeople
Sean Quinn / Sustainable Design Leader / HOK
Wade Rose / Vice President, External & Government Relations / Dignity Health

10:50-11:00AM Break

11:00 – 11:45AM Future of Mobility

Countries and individuals depend on transportation for economic development and access to various resources. For all of its benefits to the nation and individuals, however, transportation imposes large costs—lost time in traffic congestion, deaths and injuries from accidents, and the release of greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are among the largest ports in the United States and are widely known for their air quality impacts. To reduce air pollution in and around the ports, the Port of LA is currently demonstrating a catenary system-overhead electric lines-that would enable trucks to operate in electric mode when in proximity to the port. Meanwhile, other measures like ElecTruck technology have also been implemented at the port. These technologies, together with rideshare technologies (i.e. Uber or Lyft), driverless cars, new transport concepts (i.e. hyperloop or Internet of Vehicles), are transforming our transportation landscape to one that is less congested, more efficient, less polluted, and has fewer accidents.  Where is the urban mobility revolution headed? What are the benefits and challenges of the Internet of Vehicles? How can the public and private sector work together to promote a multi-modal, highly efficient, and low carbon mobility system? What impacts will this have on the mobility of our passenger and freight?

Andrew Bui / Project Manager / AECOM Ventures
Jennifer Cohen /  Director of Government Affairs / Los Angeles Department of Transporation
Tian Feng / Chief Architect / BART
John F. Kwant / Vice President / City Solutions, Ford Smart Mobility, LLC
Stella Li / President / BYD Motors
Brian D. Taylor / Professor of Urban Planning, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies / UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

11:45 – 12:05PM Lunch Presentation

Peter Calthorpe / Founder / Calthorpe Associates

12:05 – 12:50PM Lunch

12:50 – 1:30PM The Future of Urban Housing

Like Los Angeles, most major cities are experiencing severe housing shortages. With the World Health Organization predicting a global urban population of 6.4 billion by 2050, many cities’ architects and planners are looking at ways to turn neglected urban spaces, often on our waterfronts, into mixed-use neighborhoods. However, these neighborhoods often have extreme pressure to deliver maximum market rate housing. This panel will look at innovative programs around the world that have been designed to develop affordable housing, including workforce housing inclusion programs, micro-unit building designs, infill housing, land trusts, co-op housing, co-living spaces, and pod-share communities. It will also address the much maligned “social housing” or “low income” housing.