Global Observance of World Cities Day 2025.
In Bogota, Colombia, On 31 October 2025, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, will be linked to people-centred smart cities. It will showcase how data-driven decision making, technology, and AI can be used to improve urban life and recover from current shocks and crises. It will also focus on promoting smart city initiatives centered on people.
Roundtables
Location Principal room ÁGORA
07:15 – 08:15 Registration.
08:00 – 08:30: OPENING.
PANELLISTS • Carlos Fernando Galán, Mayor of Bogotá.
• Elkin Velásquez, Regional Director ROLAC,
UN Habitat.
08:30 – 09:00 PLENARY TALK #1:
Habitat and Inclusion
Designing Cities for Living
Keynote Speaker: Craig Dykers, Director of
Snøhetta, USA/Norway
• Claudia Magalhaes, Expert in Housing
Policy and Housing Finance (TBC).
• Anya Brickmann, Chief Executive Offcer,
Affordable Housing Institute.
• Juan C. Fernández, Director of Caja
Vivienda Popular (CVP) in Bogotá.
• Theresa Williamson, Director, Catalytic
Communities.
• Pablo Echeverri, President of
Constructora Cápital.
• Alejandro Char- Mayor of Barranquilla.
Keynote Speaker: Vanessa Velasco,
Secretary of Housing of Bogota
Moderator: Emil Rodríguez Garabot, Director
of Habitat and Sustainable Mobility, CAF
PANELLISTS
PANEL:
Habitat and Inclusion
09:00 – 10:05: Financing Affordable Housing: Challenges
and Experiences from Local to Global
10:05 – 10:20: Break
Keynote Speaker: Peter Bishop, Policymaker,
United Kingdom)
10:20 – 10:50: PLENARY TALK #2:
Smart Governance and
Participation
Urban Revitalization and Governance
Keynote Speaker: Peter Bishop, Policymaker,
United Kingdom)
PANEL:
Smart Governance and
Participation.
Urban Revitalization: A Commitment to Managing
and Driving Transformation in the City.
Keynote Speaker: Carlos Salazar, Housing and
Urban Development Specialist, IDB
Moderator: Carlos Salazar, Housing and Urban
Development Specialist, IDB
• Hélène Chartier, Director of Urban Planning, C40.
• Álvaro García Resta, former Secretary of Urban
Development of the City of Buenos Aires.
• Vanessa Velasco, Secretary of Habitat, Bogotá.
• María Migliore (former Minister of Human
Development and Habitat of the City of Buenos
Aires, 2019–2023).
PANELLISTS
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
PLENARY TALK #3:
Resilience and Sustainability
Green and blue Cities
13:30 – 14:00
Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Seigel,
BIG Architects, USA
Keynote Speaker: Ming Zhang, Global Director
Urban, Resilience and Land Global Department,
World Bank
Moderator: Diego Molano, President of Empresa
de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá ETB
• David Michaud, Water Practice Manager, Latin
America and the Caribbean, World Bank.
• Natasha Avendaño, Manager of the Bogotá
Water and Sewerage Company
• Andrés Santamaría, Executive Director of
Asocapitales.
• Alejandro Callejas, General Manager of
Lagos de Torca.
• Laura Reyes, Part of UN SG's Advisory Board
on Zero Waste
14:00 – 15:05: PANELLISTS
TALK #3:
Resilience and Sustainability
Liveable Cities: Facilitating Access to Public
Goods and Services
16:30 – 16:45 CLOSING REMARKS
Location Principal room ÁGORA
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