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10 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

*The program information is correct as of Sept. 5, 2017.

Wednesday, September 6

9:30 am Opening Plenary: Housing at the Center

Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity InternationalCarrie Lam, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionModerator: Oanh Ha, Asia Consumer & Health Team Leader, Bloomberg, Hong Kong

10:30 am Networking Break

11:00 am

Cecilia Melin, Managing Director, Asian Technology Advisors, JapanRichard Northcote, Chandran Nair, Founder and CEO, Global Institute for Tomorrow, Hong KongModerator: Vasudevan Suresh, President, Good Governance India Corporation, India

12:00 pm Lunch

1:15 pm Bringing design into the construction of sustainable communities

Johan KarlssonManaging Director Better Shelter Sweden

Rhea Silva Founder & CEO ChototelIndia

Pratima Joshi Executive Director,Shelter Associates, India

Moderator: Maggie MaCo-Founder DOMAT Hong Kong

perspective

Faeyza Khan International Finance CorporationPakistan

Sothany Chun First FinanceCambodia

Kamrul H. Tarafder President and Chief

ASA Philippines

Moderator: Naeem Razwani Associate Director,Financial Inclusion,

Center for Innovation in ShelterHabitat for HumanityPhilippines

Enhancing urban resilience through participatory design and planning

Emily Ying-yang Chan Professor, Assistant Dean, and Associate Director, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Deependra Nath Sharma SecretaryMinistry of Urban DevelopmentGovernment of Nepal

Moderator:

Rajib Shaw

ProfessorGraduate School of Media and GovernanceKeio UniversityJapan

Water and sanitation as an integral component of urban planning

Piet Dircke Global Leader - Water Management ArcadisNetherlands

Neil Jeffery Chief Executive, Water & Sanitation for the Urban PoorUnited Kingdom

Rajan SamuelManaging Director Habitat for Humanity India

Moderator:Philo AltoFounder and CEOAsia Value AdvisorsHong Kong

2:15 pm Using technology to map land use and address housing needs

Matthew Cua Founder and CEO SkyEyePhilippines

John Armstrong National DirectorHabitat for Humanity Bangladesh

Moderator: Hilary HarpVice President, Legal andGeneral Counsel Habitat for Humanity InternationalUnited States

Channeling the power of youth through volunteering

Ming Wai Lau Chairman Commission on YouthHong Kong

Bird Tang Executive Director/Founder VoltraHong Kong

Moderator: Dan Koon-hong Chan Project ManagerSustainable Development Solutions Network Youth InitiativeHong Kong

What tenure formalization strategies bring greater

populations?

Vidhee Garg PrincipalAffordable Housing InstituteUnited States

Yang Tuan ProfessorInstitute of Sociology ChineseAcademy of Social Sciences China

Moderator: Jane Katz Director of International Affairs and Programs Habitat for Humanity InternationalUnited States

Can SDG 11 bring real changes to the way

Laxman PereraUN-HabitatJapan

Steven WeirVice-President, Global ProgramDevelopment and Support Habitat for Humanity InternationalUnited States

Moderator: Maura Wong Founder and CEOThe IDEAHong Kong

3:15 pm Networking Break

4:00 pm Plenary 2: Developing partnerships- sharing risks and rewards

Chua Hoi Wai, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Council of Social ServicesJonas George Soriano,Yoshinobu Fukasawa,

Moderator: Richard Welford Chairman, CSR Asia, Hong Kong

6:30-9:00 pm Networking Dinner

Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International

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*The program information is correct as of Sept. 5, 2017.

Thursday, September 7

9:30 am Plenary 3: Is grassroots governance the solution for resilient communities?

Gwendolyn Pang, Head of Country Cluster Support Team, IFRC, ChinaMu Jun, Director, Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Research and Development Centre, Hong KongModerator: Steven Weir, Vice-President, Global Program Development and Support Habitat for Humanity International, United States

10:30 am Networking Break

11:00 am Plenary 4: Housing as a catalyst for economic growth: a value chain approach

Ajay Suri, Regional Adviser, Cities Alliance, IndiaMax Nino-Zarazua, Consultant, Bath Social & Development Research, United KingdomCorinna Salzer, Managing Director, Base Builds, SingaporeModerator: Marja Hoek-Smit, Director, International Housing Finance Program, Wharton School,

University of Pennsylvania, United States

12:00 pm Lunch

1:15 pm Tried and tested innovations for affordable housing

Maricen Jalandoni General ManagerBase Bahay FoundationPhilippines

Illac Diaz FounderLiter of LightPhilippines

Moderator: Joyce LauCommunications DirectorCivic ExchangeHong Kong

Can impact investment bring development and

Vidhee GargPrincipalAffordable Housing instituteUnited States

Francis Wah-sing NgaiFounder and CEO Social VenturesHong Kong

Moderator: Caroline McLaughlin Director Partnerships Asian Venture Philanthropy NetworkSingapore

Housing policy challenges in ensuring gender equality

Anaclaudia Rossbach Regional Adviser, Latin America and CaribbeanCities AllianceBrazil

Leeanne Marshall Shelter DelegateAustralian Red Cross

Sapana Pradhan MallaJusticeSupreme Court of Nepal

Moderator: Sri Husnaini Sofjan Senior Program Administrator and StrategistHuairou CommissionIndonesia

Should slum upgrading be a priority for Asia-

Laxman Perera UN-Habitat Japan

Moderator: Christopher DeWolf Author and journalistHong Kong

2:15 pm What’s new? Impact of latest technology on affordable housing

Justino Arboleda PresidentCoco Technologies Corporation Philippines

Stephen Jones DirectorWoods BagotHong Kong

Sameer GandotraDirectorAavaas by NebulaIndia

Moderator: Irantzu Serra-LasaDirectorHousing and Human

Habitat for HumanityPhilippines

How should govern-

organizations work together to achieve resilient communities?

Guo HongResearch FellowSichuan Academy of Social SciencesChina

Larry O’Brien Manager, International StrategiesCompass Housing Services Australia

Celine D’CruzUrban PractitionerAsian Coalition for Housing RightsChina

Moderator: Paul Zimmermann Founder and CEODesigning Hong KongHong Kong

Finding a place: ensuring decent shelter in an era of displacements

David GazashviliCountry DirectorCare Philippines

Yashoda TimsinaInformatin CommissionerNational Information CommissionNepal

David BegbieDirectorGlobal Village Life X-perience Crossroads InternationalHong Kong

Moderator: Adella Namagembe, RepresentativeRefugee UnionHong Kong

What does ideal housing policy for an urban context look like?

Wang JingAssociate ProfessorInstitute of SociologyChinese Academy of Social SciencesChina

Bernadette Bolo-DuthyNational DirectorHabitat for HumanityCambodia

Moderator: Wallace Ping-hung ChangAssociate ProfessorSchool of Architecture Hong Kong University

3:15 pm Networking Break

4:00 pm Closing Plenary

Rick Hathaway, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, Nirnaya Shresthra, youth leader, NepalModerator: Anita Kapoor, TV Host

PROGRAM

Technology for Innovativepartnerships

Resilience andsocial development

Sustainable urbanizationand housing

Time September 4 September 5 September 6

9.00 - 9.30Wharton Habitat for Humanity

Housing Finance CourseWharton Habitat for Humanity

Housing Finance Course9.30 - 10.30 Opening plenaryHousing at the center Is grassroots governance the solution for resilient communities?

10.30 - 11.00 Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break

11.00 - 12.00 Wharton Habitat for Humanity Housing Finance Course

Wharton Habitat for Humanity Housing Finance Course

Plenary 1Can technology solve the housing crisis in

Asia-Pacific?Housing as a catalyst for economic growth: a value chain

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch LunchLunch

13.00 - 13.30


Youth Congress

13.30 - 14.00 Breakout 1ABringing design into the construction of sustainable communities

Breakout 2A Housing finance from a microfinance perspective

Breakout 3A Enhancing urban resilience through participatory design and planning

Breakout 4A Water and sanitation as an integral component of urban planning

Breakout 1C Tried and tested innovations

housing in Asia-Pacific

14.00 -14.30

14.30 - 15.00 Networking Break Breakout 1B Using technology to map land use and address housing needs

Breakout 2B Channeling the power of youth through volunteering

Breakout 3B What tenure formalization strategies bring greater benefits for low-income populations?

Breakout 4B Can SDG 11 bring real changes to the way urbanization unfolds?

Breakout 1D What’s new? Impact of latest technology

housing

15.00 - 15.30

Networking Break

Housing Leaders Roundtable


Housing Finance Course

Networking Break

16.00 - 16.30 Plenary 2Development partnerships – sharing risks and rewards16.30 - 17.00

17.00 - 18.00Speaker’s Briefing + Networking session18.00 - 18.30

18.30 - 19.00Networking Dinner

19.00 - 21.00

PROGRAM








10.30 - 11.00 Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break






13.00 - 13.30


Youth Congress







Breakout 2CCan impact investment bring development and profit?

14.00 -14.30






housing

Breakout 2DHow should governments and non-profit organizations work together to achieve resilient communities?

15.00 - 15.30

Networking Break




Networking Break Networking Break

16.00 - 16.30 Plenary 2Development partnerships – sharing risks and rewards Closing Plenary

16.30 - 17.00



19.00 - 21.00

PROGRAM




Time September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7



Housing Finance Course9.30 - 10.30 Opening plenaryHousing at the center

Plenary 3Is grassroots governance the solution for resilient communities?

10.30 - 11.00 Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break




Asia-Pacific?

Plenary 4Housing as a catalyst for economic growth: a value chain

approach

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch LunchLunch Lunch

13.00 - 13.30


Youth Congress








14.00 -14.30






housing

Breakout 2D How should governments and non-profit organizations work together to achieve resilient communities?

15.00 - 15.30

Networking Break




Networking Break Networking Break

16.00 - 16.30 Plenary 2Development partnerships – sharing risks and rewards Closing Plenary

16.30 - 17.00



19.00 - 21.00

PROGRAM








10.30 - 11.00 Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break






13.00 - 13.30


Youth Congress








14.00 -14.30






housing

Breakout 2DHow should governments and non-profit organizations work together to achieve resilient communities?

15.00 - 15.30

Networking Break




Networking Break

16.00 - 16.30 Plenary 2Development partnerships – sharing risks and rewards16.30 - 17.00



19.00 - 21.00

Technology foraffordable housing


Innovative partnerships


H.E. Prak AngkearaDeputy DirectorGeneral Department of Housing,Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and ConstructionCambodia

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