Architect & Founder, Studio Anna Heringer
German architect Anna Heringer, born October 1977, grew up in Laufen, a small town at the…
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
We are proud to present some of the finest architects and experts from science, business and politics. They will contribute to making the World Congress a powerhouse of knowledge and inspiration about sustainable and equitable change in the built environment. Click names for more information about speakers and which sessions they will contribute to.
Founder, BIG
Bjarke Ingels founded BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group in 2005 after co-founding PLOT Architects in 2001…
Professor and Director, Senseable Lab MIT (US), Founding Partner of Carlo Ratti Associati
An architect and engineer by training, Professor Carlo Ratti teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Professor, University of Sorbonne, Paris
Carlos Moreno is French of Colombian origin. He is a Senior University Professor, a driving force…
Award-winning writer and feminist
Ms. Adichie grew up on the campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where her father…
Architect & Founder, Architecture for the Blind
Chris Downey is an architect, planner, and consultant. Working with design teams and clients, he draws…
Senior Principal, MASS Design Group, and Director of The African Design Centre
Christian Benimana is a Rwanda-born architect. In 2010 he joined MASS Design Group as a Global…
Master of Ceremonies
With two decades of experience in international and domestic executive policy making, Ms. Connie Hedegaard today…
Founder, Creative Director, Adjunct Professor & Architect MAA
Danish architect Dorte Mandrup founded her studio in 1999, eight years after graduating from Aarhus School…
Founder & Director of Design, Office of: Office
Elizabeth, co-founder of Office of Office, is a third-generation architect born in Texas and raised in…
Founder & Principal, Kéré Architecture, 2022 Pritzker Prize winner
Francis Kéré is an internationally renowned Burkinabè architect and the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture…
Founder & Managing Director, Bauhaus Earth
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is Director Emeritus of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), which…
Director of Urban Planning and Design, C40 Cities
Hélène Chartier is the Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40, the network of global…
Architect, Professor (ret.) of Urban Design, The Royal Danish Academy, Founding Partner, Gehl
More than 50 years ago in 1971 Jan Gehl published the seminal book Life Between Buildings…
Activist, Youngest Member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Software Engineer, Co-Founder at Waic Up
Jerome Foster II is an American climate justice activist, voting rights advocate, and political advisor. As…
Architects & Founders, Comunal
Comunal is a collaborative team composed of women who, since 2017, work as facilitators and mediators…
CEO, Realdania
Jesper Nygård is the CEO of Realdania, a private member based philanthropic association in Denmark, with about…
Chairman, Siemens, World Economic Forum Trustee
Jim Hagemann Snabe is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG (D) and Member of…
Architect & Founder, Snøhetta
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen completed his architecture studies in Graz, Austria in 1985 and co-founded Snøhetta in…
Founder & Principal, NLÉ
Kunlé Adeyemi is an architect, professor, and development strategist whose works are internationally recognized for originality…
WHO Director, Department of Environmental, Climate Change and Health
Dr. Maria P. Neira is the Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health…
CEO, SLA
Ms. Skjold is CEO of the Danish nature-based design studio SLA. As the head of SLA,…
‘Archtivist’, Architect, LinkedIn Top Voice Green, Business Strategist, Educator, Speaker, Writer
Nyasha Harper-Michon is a creative and strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of design, business,…
Architect & Principal, Omar Gandhi Architects
Omar Gandhi is the Principal of Omar Gandhi Architects, an architectural practice founded in 2010 with…
Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta is Frank Ramsey Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge…
Lord Mayor, City of Copenhagen
Sophie Hæstorp Andersen is a member of the Danish Socialdemocratic Party. She was elected Lord Mayor…
President of the European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen, Dr., born in 1958, was a member of the German Bundestag from…
Founders, Grafton Architects
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara co-founded Grafton Architects in 1978, having graduated from University College Dublin…
SESSION CHAIRS
Together with the keynote dialogues, the congress programme will include a wide range of sessions which will explore how architecture and the built environment can contribute to a more sustainable future. Confirmed Session Chairs are listed below. Click names to see which sessions they will chair.
Architect & CEO, Lendager
Anders Lendager is an architect, CEO and founder of Lendager. His company has established itself as…
Senior Researcher, Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD), The Climate School, Columbia University, US
Prior to joining CSUD in 2012, Anna Rubbo, B.Arch (U-Melbourne), D. Arch (U-Michigan) was Associate Professor…
Professor, Royal Danish Academy, Head of Center for Industrialized Architecture (CINARK), PH.D.
As Head of CINARK Anne Beim has led several interdisciplinary projects involving industry and academia and…
Visiting Professor, NED University Karachi, member of UNs advisory Group on Forced Evictions
Arif Hasan is an architect and planner, activist, teacher, researcher and the author of a large…
Partner and Research Director, Kieran Timberlake
Billie Faircloth is a researcher, professor, and lecturer whose work centers around three main themes: the…
Architect, Ph.d., Research Director at Bevica Foundation and Head of Universal Design Hub
Camilla Ryhl is an educator, researcher and specialist in Universal Design and her current work focuses…
Chief City Architect, City of Copenhagen
Camilla van Deurs is the Chief City Architect for the City of Copenhagen since February 2019,…
Project Manager, 120 Hours
Charlotte Elisabeth Mellbye is project manager and team member of 120 Hours. Charlotte is currently pursuing…
Architect & Founder, Studio Precht
Chris Precht is the co-founder of architectural studios Precht and Penda. After training at University of…
Director & Chief Curator, Oslo Architecture Triennale
Christian Pagh is Director and Chief curator of the Oslo Architecture Triennale. Christian has headed a…
Architect, Master of Inclusive Architecture, Dissing+Weitling
Cora Cecilia Lopez Valloire is an experienced architect working in all phases of a building process…
Head of The Danish association of Youth With Disabilities (SUMH)
Trough policy and practice Ditte is working with human rights for young people with disabilities aiming…
UIA IPWP Co-Director & Principal - Kaihautū Whaihanga - Māori Design Leader Architecture, Jasmax Aotearoa
Professor, University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Ellen Braae is since 2009 professor at the University of Copenhagen, heading the Research Group for…
Director, Vitti Sthapati Brindo & Vice President, UIA Region 4
Ishtiaque Zahir Titas, a practicing architect from Bangladesh, is the 1st Vice president and the Board…
Architect & Vice President, UIA Region 2
Architect Istelianna Necho Atanassova (Bulgaria, Georgia) is the Vice President of the International Union of Architects…
Co-Director, UIA Professional Practice Commission
James M. Wright is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and Senior Principal/CEO Emeritus…
Chief Innovation Officer, Gehl
As Chief Innovation Officer, Jeff is passionate about the relationship between human experience and design and…
Architect SAR/MSA, White Arkitekter
Jens Axelsson is an architect at White Arkitekter – one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural practices –…
President, UIA
José Luis Cortés is the UIA President for the 2021-2023 term. He is a graduate of…
Professor and Dean, The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto (CA)
Professor Juan Du is dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design.…
Founder & Editor in Chief, Madame Architect
Dedicated to the built environment and to the empowerment, advancement, and visibility of the women who…
Partner, BIG
Kai-Uwe Bergmann brings his expertise to proposals around the globe, including work in North America, Europe,…
CEO, Danish Architecture Center
Kent Martinussen is a Danish architect and CEO of The Danish Architecture Centre since 2001. He…
CEO, Green Power Denmark
As a member of the UIA2023 Honorary Committee, Mr. Jensen will contribute to the opening and…
Architect & Partner, Krads
Kristján Eggertsson and Kristján Örn Kjartansson are both born in Reykjavik, Iceland and graduated from Aarhus…
Architect & Partner, Krads
Kristján Örn Kjartansson and Kristján Eggertsson are both born in Reykjavik, Iceland and graduated from Aarhus…
Director, Head of R&D, Gehl
As Team Director for Cities and Head of R&D, Liselott Stenfeldt is responsible for developing strategic…
Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Architectural historian, professor and researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the national University of…
Associate Professor of Design, Department of Architecture, The American University in Cairo
Magda Mostafa, PhD is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University in Cairo and…
Associate Professor, School of Future Environments, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Maibritt Pedersen Zari’s research sits at the interface between ecology and designed human experiences across spatial…
Design Engineer, Chief Consultant – DTU Skylab, Denmark
Chief Consultant and Project Manager at DTU Skylab – the interdisciplinary hub for technology-based innovation &…
Head of Materials, Henning Larsen Architects
Martha Lewis is Head of Materials at Henning Larsen, where she established a material database detailing…
Senior Advisor, The OBEL Award
Martha Thorne has been entrusted with setting up OBEL AWARD teaching fellowships programme and advising the…
PhD, BAK Utrecht
Merve Bedir is an architect based in Rotterdam and Istanbul. Her work examines infrastructures of hospitality…
Professor and Founder, Centre for IT and Architecture (CITA), Royal Danish Academy
In CITA Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen has piloted a special research focus on the new digital-material relations…
Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Smith Innovation
Mikkel Thomassen is a Danish based economist specialized in systemic sustainable transformations of the built environment.…
Economist, former minister and President of the UN General Assembly
Mogens Lykketoft, born 1946, Economist. Social Democratic Member of the Danish Parliament 1981-2019. Mr. Lykketoft served…
Architect SAR/MSA, Senior Advisor, White Arkitekter
Monica von Schmalensee is a senior architect at White Arkitekter. In her role as CEO of…
President of Congress, Head of Institute, Royal Danish Academy
Natalie Mossin is a Danish architect. She is the President of Congress for the UIA World…
Director of Philanthropy, Realdania
Nina Kovsted Helk is the philanthropic director (CPO) of Realdania, a private member based philanthropic association…
Head of Living, Henning Larsen Architects
How should we live in the city of the future? This question has been the starting…
Dr. Pernille Berg, Science Director, Bloxhub
Pernille Berg is passionate and experienced when it comes to leadership, research, innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.…
Co-founder, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects & Professor, Oulu School of Architecture, Finland
Rainer Mahlamäki’s representative designs are a product of his belief in the importance of understanding each…
City Architect, City of Melbourne
Since joining the City of Melbourne in 1985, Rob Adams has through his role at the…
Professor, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark
Ruth Baumeister is an architect, historian, researcher and writer, specializing in the post-war European avant-gardes in…
Principal, Ensight+ Creative Design Intelligence & Vice President, UIA Region 3
Sam Oboh is an accomplished architect with over 25 years of experience, specializing in public architecture…
Co-Director of DAAR (Decolonizing Architecture Art Research), and Lise Meitner Visiting Professor at Lund University, Sweden
Sandi Hilal is an architect, artist, and educator. She has developed a research and project-based artistic…
President, RIBA
Simon Allford is President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. As a founding Director of…
Architect, PhD Student, Royal Danish Academy
Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup is an architect and a PhD student at the Royal Danish Academy, and…
Professor, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
Tine Hegli is a professor of architecture teaching sustainable building practice at The Oslo School of…
Vice President, UIA Region 5
A graduate of Thames College of Architecture in London, Tokunbo Omisore is a Chartered Architect with…
PhD Researcher – Circular economy and SDGs, Danish Association of Architectural Firms
Co-Director, UIA Professional Practice Commission
Zhuang Weimin is a Fellow of the Architectural Society of China and Professor and Dean of…
SPEAKERS
There is always more than one side to the story. Most sessions during the congress will be packed with smart people from all walks of the built environment. Find your favourites below and click names to see which sessions they will contribute to.
Founding Director, Center for Ecosystems in Architecture, Yale University, New Haven, U.S.A
Deputy Head of Department, Senior Researcher, University of Aalborg
Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
Assistant Professor, DTU Entrepreneurship
Professor and Co-director, iHuman, School of Education, University of Sheffield
Stud.arch.MAA, builder and entrepreneur
Director of Global Practice at WXY, New York + Former Project Director, Adjaye Associates (Moderator)
President, Sonja Victorias Stiftelse
Lecturer, University of Pretoria
MAA, MA, MBA and Partner, Circle Bank
Architect and Urbanist, University of Lagos
President, National Union of Architects of Ukraine
Project Coordinator, Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, MSF
Architect, PhD Student, Royal Danish Academy
Founder & Executive Chairman at Urban-Air Port Ltd. + Former Partner, Foster + Partners
Chairman, ULF – Inclusion Denmark
Clinical Director for Cambridge Children’s Hospital Project, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH)
Architect MSA, Partner, White Arkitekter
Industrial PhD student
CEO, Kabadiwalla
Architect, 3XN – "Børneriget" at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Interior Architect SIR/MSA – Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Gothenburg
Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Professor, ETH Zürich
Architect, UIA Honorary President
Deputy Chairman, The Danish association of Youth With Disabilities (SUMH)