WCS Young Leaders

Young Leaders Network Objective:

To build and support the next generational leadership network for the annual World Cities Summit (WCS)

We will provide our sponsors and partners the ABC's of the network and request that they
nominate Young Leaders:

Nominee ages to be between 20 to 35 years old; (revised from between 20 to 45 in 2021).

Nominees to be a proven "change-maker" or accomplished leader with wider impact in the urban community e.g. in government / politics, business, media academia or other professional fields; and

Nominees to have an urban dimension related to liveability, sustainability, governance, and planning.

Nominated Young Leaders will be given access to the Young Leader's Symposium on the morning of 31^st of July 2022. The symposium is part of the 4 day WCS held at the Marina bay Sands Convetion Centre

* Current network and alumni stands at 550 strong across continents, with esteemed members including Mikko Kiesiläinen, Chief Economist for the City of Helsinki, Finland, Sean Tan, Co-Founder, Insect Feed Technologies, Estibaliz Luengo Celaya, Director, International Department, Bilbao City Council, and Brice Richard, Strategic Advisory and Smart Cities Lead, Arup

WCS YL Synergies Event: The Future is Flexibility

In 2019, 30 YLs gathered at CapitaLand’s new Open Mind space for an evening of energetic and thought-provoking discussion on the future of retail, work and living.

WCS YL Synergies Event: Creating Live, Work, Play and Learn Districts

WCS Young Leaders Symposium

Panel Speakers:

	Tan Kiat How Senior Minister of State Ministry of Communication Information & Ministry of National Development
	Ald Geordin Hill-Lewis Executive Mayor of Cape Town

Emcee:

	Adib Jalal Senior Assistant Director Centre for Liveable Cities

Facilitators:

	Tan Szue Hann Director, Sustainability, Marina Bay Sands Chairman, Sustainability, Singapore Institute of Architects
	Stéphanie Groen Director, Coastal & Climate Change Asia AURECON
	Larry Yeung Executive Director Participate in Design (PiP)

Time	Item	Remarks
0900 – 0915	Welcome Address by ED CLC Hugh Lim
0915 – 1015	Icebreakers followed by Group Discussions	Young leaders (in groups) will develop a proposal in response to an assigned topic: What are the main levers of change we need to build pandemic-resilient cities? What must we do to futureproof our cities for an population of all ages? What are the top 3 areas that cities should prioritise to achieve a net-zero future? What should cities invest in the next 3 - 5 years to cope with climate extremes?
1015 – 1030	Session Break	Moderators will select 4 presentations during the break. Moderators are: Adib Jalal, Senior Assistant Director, CLC Larry Yeung, Executive Director, Participate in Design (PiP) Stéphanie Groen, Director, Coastal & Climate Change Asia, AURECON Tan Szue Hann, Director of Sustainability, Marina Bay Sands; Chairman of Sustainability, Singapore Institute of Architects
1030 – 1100	Presentations by Young Leaders	Four selected presentations will be given 5 minutes each for presentation Followed by a presentation by the Chief Economist Mikko Kiesiläinen from the City of Helsinki, Finland. A study in balancing healthcare spending while maintaining the same level of service standards to effectively service an ageing population
1100 –1115	Remarks by (1) SMS Tan and (2) Executive Mayor of Cape Town
1115-1145	Moderated dialogue	Open floor discussions and Q&A
1145	Moderator closing remarks	Photo-taking

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