WaterfrontExpo 2008 | Conference programme

MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER Opening Day
10.00	Walking tour of Albert Dock
11.00	Registration and buffet lunch
12.30	Civic welcome Sara Wilde, Chief Executive, Mersey Waterfront, UK
12.40	Sponsor's welcome Philip Harcourt, Head of Development Consulting, Colliers CRE
12.50	Opening presentation: Regenerating and developing waterfronts Professor Michael Parkinson CBE, Director, European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
13.15	From waterports to airports: Re-organising the hinterland Paul Warner, Research Director, 3DReid architects, London, UK
13.45	Case study: The Museum of Liverpool David Fleming OBE, Director, National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
14.15	River Mersey waterfront tour including introduction and commentary
16.30	Welcome reception Aboard the Royal Daffodil, the Mersey Ferries' flagship

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER
8.30		Registration, exhibition and coffee
9.20		Keynote presentation: Connecting people with the waterfront David Mackay, Partner, MBM Arquitectes, Barcelona, Spain
10.00		Case study: Piers 27-31, San Francisco Andrew Wolfram, SMWM Architects, San Francisco, USA
10.30		Case study: The Ocean Gateway Project Lindsey Ashworth, Development Director, Peel Holdings, UK
11.00		Coffee, networking and exhibition
11.00 to 13.00 Site visit: New Brighton		11.00 to 13.00 Site visit: Liverpool Docks and Seaforth Container Terminal	11.30 Round table on project structure and finance Featuring expert speakers including: Chris Brown,Chief Executive, Igloo Regeneration; Andy Burrell, Managing Director, The Burrell Company; Jim Gill, Chief Executive, Liverpool Vision Session chairman: Professor Michael Parkinson CBE, Director, European Institute for Urban Affairs
13.15		Lunch, networking and exhibition
14.30 Discussion group programme (in exhibition area)		14.30 Presentation: Destination branding to connect people to waterfronts Malcolm Allan, Director, Locum Consulting, UK
15.15 Discussion group programme (in exhibition area)		15.15 Case study: Liverpool and Wirral Waters Lindsey Ashworth, Development Director, Peel Holdings, UK	15.15 Presentation: Landscape architecture in the waterfront mix Peter Sheard, Senior Associate, Gensler, UK
16.00		Tea, networking and exhibition
16.15		Case study: Redeveloping the Bund waterfront on the Huangpu, Shanghai Tom Sieniewicz, AIA, AICP, LEED, Principal, Chan Krieger Sieniewicz, Massachusetts, USA
16.45		Case study: From obsolete to open for business - The redevelopment of the San Juan Waterfront, Puerto Rico Karen McShea, Principal & Managing Director, Global Development Solutions, Colliers International, USA
17.15		Case study: Irvine Bay, Scotland - The coastal park, attracting people back to the water Patrick Wiggins, Chief Executive, Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, Scotland
17.45		Close of day two
19.30		Civic reception At the Tate Liverpool

WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER
8.30		Registration, exhibition and coffee
9.15		Case study: Liverpool One Rod Holmes, Director, Grosvenor, UK and incoming chairman of The Mersey Partnership
9.45		Case study: Belgrade waterfront Colin Fournier AADIP (Hons), RIBA, Professor, University College London	Finance & investment session *The Liverpool SuperPort*
10.15		Case study: La Spezia, Italy - Regenerating the waterfront Jose Maria Tomas Llavador, Areas Ingenieria y Arquitectura, Valencia, Spain	Finance & investment session The Liverpool SuperPort (cont)
10.45		Coffee, networking and exhibition
11.00 Discussion group programme (in exhibition area)		11.00 Presentation: Floating structures on the new frontier David Beard, CEO, Floating Concepts, UK	Finance & investment session The Liverpool SuperPort (cont)
11.45		Lunch, networking and exhibition
13.00 to 14.30 Site visit: Pier Head & Mann Island		13.00 to 14.30 Site visit: Liverpool One
14.45 Discussion group programme (in exhibition area)		14.45 Presentation: The role of events in creating activity on the waterfront Dr Andrew Smith, University of Westminster, London, UK
15.45		Case study: Turner Contemporary - Catalyst for change Victoria Pomery, Director, Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK
16.15		Case study: The Titanic Quarter, Belfast Mike Smith, Managing Director, Titanic Quarter Ltd, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16.45		Closing remarks
17.15		Close of conference

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