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Michelle Woods, Project Manager, Chicago Department of Transportation
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Day 1 – Wednesday, 2 November
Morning: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Barcelona and Clyde River Tour
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Registration & coffee |
| 09:30 – 09.45 | Civic Welcome: •Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council |
| 09.45 – 10.15 PLENARY SESSION | Keynote presentation: Glasgow 2014 – The Commonwealth Games •Councillor Archie Graham, Glasgow City Council |
| 10.15 – 10.45 PLENARY SESSION | Keynote presentation: The UK/Scottish Property Market and trends within cities •Alasdair Ramsay, Partner, Real Estate Advisory - National Investment, Drivers Jonas Deloitte |
| 10.45 – 11:00 | Networking & refreshments |
| 11:00 - 11.45 PLENARY SESSION | Edinburgh Waterfront •Councillor Jenny Dawe, Leader, City of Edinburgh Council •Charles Hammond, CEO, Forth Ports Limited •Dave Anderson, Director of City Development, City of Edinburgh Council Followed by Q&A |
| 11.45 – 12.15 INTERNATIONAL PLENARY SESSION | Barcelona: •David Mackay, Partner, MBM Arquitectes, Barcelona, Spain |
| 12.15 – 12.45 | Lunch & networking |
| 12.45 – 14:45 | Clyde Waterfront River Tour: Progress to date and future development opportunities along the Clyde Programme to include: •Focus on Glasgow Harbour - Tom McInally, Managing Director, McInally Associates •Renfrew Riverside – TBC •Clydebank re-built – Eleanor McAllister OBE, Managing Director, Clydebank re-built |
Afternoon: Clyde Waterfront, Dundee and International City Case Studies
| 14:45 – 15:30 PLENARY SESSION | Clyde Waterfront case studies: •Jim Fitzsimons, Chief Executive, Capella Group •David Hastings, Executive Director, Strathleven Regeneration Company •Fraser Carlin, Head of Planning, Renfrewshire Council |
| 15.30 - 16:15 PLENARY SESSION | Dundee Waterfront: •Mike Galloway OBE FRSA, Director of City Development, Dundee City Council Followed by Q&A |
| 16.15 – 16.30 | Networking & refreshments |
| 16:30 -17:30 INTERNATIONAL PLENARY SESSION | Chicago: •Michelle Woods, Project Manager, Chicago Department of Transportation. Marseille: •Francois Jalinot, CEO of Euroméditerranée Yokohama: •Go Shinohara, Member of the Yokohama City Assembly |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Official Civic Reception Hosted by Bailie James Scanlon – Councillor for Glasgow Southside Central – at the new Riverside Museum, designed by the internationally acclaimed architect, Zaha Hadid |
Day 2 – Thursday, 3 November
Morning: Site/Study Tour and Presentations
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Registration and coffee |
| 08:30 - 13.30 Site visit 1: Edinburgh Travel to Edinburgh for tour of Edinburgh Waterfront. Hosted by The Leader of City of Edinburgh Council, Councillor Jenny Dawe more information >> | 09.30 – 12.30 The Dundee Waterfront Show (Crowne Plaza) The event will highlight the role of culture in the development of the Dundee Waterfront and the role of Dundee Waterfront in the development of the culture of Dundee! more information >> |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch & networking |
Afternoon: Keynote presentation followed by 2-part City Workshop Round Table discussion covering the progress to date, the opportunities created, and the challenges ahead - where will new funding and investment come from?
| 14.00 - 14.30 PLENARY SESSION | Keynote presentation: •Jim McFarlane, Managing Director, Scottish Enterprise Operations - Company Growth, Innovation & Infrastructure: The Scottish Economy, Growth Opportunities and the cities of Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. | |
| 14.30 - 17.00 PLENARY SESSION (or optional tour of BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay. Numbers limited.) | CITY WORKSHOP ROUND TABLE pt 1: Progress to date – public private sector co-operation, new opportunities created. ●Moderator: Charlie Hughes, Chairman of Smart Futures, Chairman of the European Urban Regeneration Council of the Urban Land Institute. | |
| Dundee Waterfront 14.30 - 14.45 | •Tim Allan, Managing Director, Unicorn Property Group •Allan Watt, Project Co-ordinator, Dundee Waterfront •Ric Russell OBE, Partner, Nicoll Russell Studios | |
| Edinburgh Waterfront 14.45 - 15.00 | •John Dunn, Director, AWG Property •John Brown, Director, DTZ •Dave Anderson, Director of City Development, Edinburgh City Council •John Bury, Head of Planning, Edinburgh City Council •Jim Hart, Business Manager, Edinburgh Centre on Climate Change | |
| Clyde Waterfront 15.00 - 15.15 | •Mike Edward, Development Director, Walker Group •Jim Fitzsimons, Chief Executive, Capella Group •Eleanor McAllister OBE, Managing Director, Clydebank re-built •Niall McGilp, Director, Goodman •Derek McCrindle, Director, Clyde Waterfront •Renfrew TBC | |
| 15.15 - 15.45 Open discussion | Open discussion and questions from the floor on issues raised by Dundee, Edinburgh and Clyde Waterfront presentations | |
| 15.45 - 16.45 CLOSING PLENARY | CITY WORKSHOP ROUND TABLE pt 2: Applying the lessons learnt to date to meeting future challenges - where will future investment come from? ●Moderator: Charlie Hughes, Chairman of Smart Futures, Chairman of the European Urban Regeneration Council of the Urban Land Institute. Participants to include the above plus Francois Jalinot, CEO of Euroméditerranée and Michelle Woods, Project Manager, Chicago Department of Transportation. | |
| 16.45 approx | Close of Conference | |
PLEASE NOTE: Conference details subject to variation.
