World Cities Summit 2012 Liveable & Sustainable Cities – Integrated Urban Solutions 1 - 4 July, Singapore
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About World Cities Summit 2012 The World Cities Summit (WCS) is an exclusive and premier platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new partnerships. Under the theme “Liveable and Sustainable Cities – Integrated Urban Solutions”, the World Cities Summit 2012, in conjunction with the 5th Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and the inaugural CleanEnviro Summit Singapore, explored how cities can build resilience and improve their quality of life and environment by adopting integrated solutions to increasingly complex challenges.
Overview
Real Estate Developer 3% Property Consultant 1%
World Cities Summit 2012 Region Breakdown
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Regions WCS Delegates delegates from organisations, Africa 67 America 65 cities from countries Asia representing 195 Europeand regions 103 Middle East 41 Oceania 37 is definitely very useful to network with Southeast A“WCS sia 131 Singapore many high-level 564 city representatives and learn 1203 experiences and initiatives.” about each city’s
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Africa 6%
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Singapore 47%
America 5%
Investment / Bank / Sovereign Funds 3%
Asia 16%
Construction / Engineering / Procurement 4% Architect / Designer / Surveyor / Valuer 3%
Europe 9%
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Southeast Asia 11%
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60 37 7
Property Consultant Real Estate Developer Technology Solution Provider TOTAL
Delegate by Sector
Technology SoluVon Provider Academic AssociaVon / Real Estate Developer Property Consultant 7% 6% InternaVonal 3% 1% OrganisaVon / NGO Investment / Bank / 10% Sovereign Funds 3% “Coming to WCS isMedia very interesting because there’s a lot in common Consultancy, Legal & Audit Service 1% between the different cities, such as the challenges of transportation, 5% ConstrucVon / the balance between demand management and building new Engineering / infrastructure, and hearing from different mayors talking about the Procurement 4% need to manage these factors has been very encouraging…” Architect / Designer / Surveyor / Valuer 3%
Government / – Her Worship Public Sector 57%
Celia Wade-Brown, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
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99 Mayors and city leaders and 19 Ministers and ministerial representatives
Mayors Forum 2013 will be held from 13-14 June in Bilbao, Spain - the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Laureate in 2010. Credit to Bilbao City Hall
Plenary Sessions Featuring
Public Sector 57%
Oceania 3%
Delegate by Region
Mayors Forum
Government /
Middle East 3%
– His Excellency Dr. Ali Yousif Abdulnabi AlShukri,Total Minister of Planning, Iraq
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Association / International Organisation / NGO 10% Media 1%
Consultancy, Legal & Audit Service 5%
Sector
Academic Association / International Organisation / NGO Media Government / Public Sector Architect / Designer / Surveyor / Valuer Construction / Engineering / Procurement Consultancy, Legal & Audit Service Investment / Bank / Sovereign Funds
Technology Solution Provider 7% Academic 6%
99 speakers, moderators and chairperson for
18 conference sessions:
Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia – Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan – The Honourable Adrian Benepe – H.E. Shintaro Ishihara – H.E. Ir. Djoko Kirmanto – Prof. Tommy Koh – Prof. Kishore Mahbubani – H.E. Kamal Nath – Mr. Qian Min – and many more “As WCS becomes a market place of ideas...it is important that while we achieve certain successes, we must also be very humble and see how others do it…in the process, all of us are enriched.” – George Yeo, Vice Chairman, Kerry Group Ltd
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World Cities Summit Expo
2,358 square metres of exhibition space with 138 participating companies from 23 countries and regions: Australia • Canada • China • Denmark • France • Germany • India • Indonesia • Japan • Kenya • Korea • Malaysia • Philippines • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • South Africa • Spain • Switzerland • Taiwan • Thailand • United Arab Emirates • United States • Vietnam Over 19,000 combined trade attendees from 106 countries and regions attended World Cities Summit Expo, CleanEnviro Summit Singapore and SIWW 2012 Water Expo
Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2012 has been awarded to the Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg and the Departments of Transportation, City Planning and Parks and Recreation for orchestrating the remarkable transformation of the city. “The City of New York is an inspiring story of urban rejuvenation. With bold vision, strong leadership, sheer determination, and excellent partnership between government and citizens, there is now a new sense of direction in the city. It has regained its perch as one of the most exciting cities in the world.” – Prof. Kishore Mahbubani, Chairman of the Prize Nominating Committee
Representatives from the 6 Special Mentions cities and communities also shared their diverse urban development experiences as case studies for cities around the world at the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Forum, a dedicated platform for them to present the diverse challenges faced in their own unique contexts and the urban solutions they have sought.
Media Coverage
Nomination for the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2014 is now open. Stage A closing date 29 March 2013 Stage B closing date 31 May 2013 For more information, please visit: http://www.leekuanyewworldcityprize.com.sg
314 media representatives from 134 media outlets, covering 19 countries and regions with over 1,000 articles “Nigerian city modelling green plan after S’pore” - The Straits Times, 5 July 2012 “Singapore showcases best of urban living” - The Australian, 5 July 2012
“Ideas for a smarter Singapore”
Garnering over
SGD$5 million worth of media coverage
- The Straits Times, 10 July 2012, Interview with Carlo Ratti “Singapore Takes the Lead for Global Cities to Find New Integrated Solutions” - Bloomberg Businessweek
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS World Cities Summit 2012 Sponsors Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Sponsor:
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Supporting Ministries and Agencies: Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, A*STAR, Building and Construction Authority, Civil Service College, Economic Development Board, Energy Market Authority, Housing and Development Board, International Enterprise Singapore, Jurong Town Corporation, Land Transport Authority, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Ministry of National Development, National Climate Change Secretariat, National Environment Agency, National Parks Board, PUB - The National Water Agency, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, SPRING more information, Singapore, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore Tourism Board
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