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This session of the Coronavirus Speaker Series featured Mohammed Zanna, “Vagabond King,” a community organizer, activist and a leader of the Nigerian Slum / Informal Settlement Federation; Julian Baskin, Principal Advisor, Cities Alliance; and Farouk Braimah, Executive Director-People’s Dialogue on Human Settlements and Part-Time lecturer with the Institute of Local Governments Studies (ILGS).
This session of the Coronavirus Speaker Series featured Alexandria McBride, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Oakland and Amy Knowles, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami Beach.
This session of the Coronavirus Speaker Series featured Fernando Straface, Secretary-General and Secretary for Foreign Relations, Government of the City of Buenos Aires and Michael Berkowitz, Founding Principal of Resilient Cities Catalyst.
This session of the Coronavirus Speaker Series featured Professor Ying Long, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University and Liora Shechter, Chief Information Officer & Smart City Director, Tel Aviv.
This session of the Coronavirus Speaker Series featured Piero Pelizzaro, Chief Resilience Officer, Municipality of Milan and Alice Reeves, Deputy Chief Resilience Officer, Greater London Authority.
This session of the Coronavirus Speaker Series featured Dr. Aijun Qiu, Deputy Director General/Research Fellow, China Center for Urban Development, National Development and Reform Commission and Dr. Yang Saini, Beijing Normal University’s Academy of Disaster Reduction & Emergency Management.
UR Europe brought together over 350 experts In Bucharest, Romania to explore how technology and innovation can help create more resilient societies in Europe and beyond.
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Over 30 participants from 15 African countries gathered for a session to share experiences, knowledge and lessons learned on disaster risk finance activities related in their respective countries.