Speakers
We have brought together in Valencia international reference speakers capable of creating a framework for knowledge transfer and exchange of experiences for the projection of these new inclusive cities.
International Conference
21-22 October 2021 – València (SPAIN)
The pandemic has brought to the surface the need to move forward to promote gender equality in the urban planning of cities by making them more inclusive. In this context of the Post-Pandemic Recovery Plans, the 2030 Agenda, the New Urban Agenda and other relevant international frameworks, the Conference “Gender and Sustainable Urban Development in the Post-Pandemic” will be held in Valencia on October 21st and 22nd.
A forum that will put at the center of the debate more inclusive planning initiatives that contribute to the elimination of inequalities and promote the autonomy of women in the territories they inhabit, in their streets and their neighborhoods, thus tracing the future steps for the implementation of actions applicable to governments at national, regional and local levels.
In this conference framework organized by the UNESCO Chair in Gender in Science, Technology and Innovation of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and AGGI UN Habitat (Gender Advisory Group of the Executive Director of UN Habitat), with the support of the Directorate-General of Urban Planning of the Valencian Regional Government, we will present the “Declaration: Women for a new sustainable development after the pandemic”, which will translate international standards of gender equality and women’s empowerment to the local level, providing recommendations and good practices based on successful experiences.
Vice-chair AGGI and Chair of Habitat Norway.
Erik has been working on foreign affairs and international development for over 30 years. He has been Special Advisor to Urban Development/Human Settlements of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and member of International Advisory Board of Global Land Tool Network and of the Water and Sanitation Trust Fund.
GAP President, Professor of Urban Research, and co-director Penn Institute for Urban Research.
In addition to her prolific academic career, Genie has held many important positions in the public and non-profit sectors, including Commissioner at the New York City Planning Commission, UN-HABITAT’s World Urban Campaign, and president of the Board of Directors at the Municipal Art Society of New York.
AGGI Founding Member and Professor Urban Planning, Federico II University of Naples.
Teresa is the Founder and Scientific Director of URBANIMA at the LUPT Inter-departmental Research Centre, Co-coordinator of UNI Gender Hub of UN Habitat University network, Honorary President of AFEM (Association Femmes Europe Méridionale). She has coordinated many projects for regional and local governments with a focus on gender.
Director General for Architecture and Urban Agenda, Ministry of Transport, Mobility, and Urban Agenda, Spain.
Iñaqui has taught at many prestigious universities in Europe and the USA. His professional work as an architect has been widely acclaimed, having received many prizes among others the Golden Lyon at the Venice Architectural Biennial. He holds a PhD in Architecture from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Deputy Mayor of Sopot, responsible for education, social welfare, tourism and more. Member of the of the CEMR Standing Committee for Equality at the Council of European Municipalities and Regions. Initiator and moderator of the Sopot Women’s Meetings i.e. debates on the most important matters and current events from a woman’s point of view.
Manager in the World Bank's Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice.
Based in Washington DC, Maitreyi works on a set of issues that have to do with reducing inequality and exclusion. She has been a MacArthur Fellow at the Harvard Center of Population and Development Studies and worked as advisor to UNDP. She has a PhD in Sociology (Demography) from the University of Maryland.
Regional Minister for Planning, Public Works and Mobility, Valencia.
AGGI Chair and Founding Member, and Professor Emerita at the National University of Cordoba, Argentina.
Ana is the Co-founder of the Women and Habitat Network for America Latina, as well as the Founder of CISCSA in Argentina, Vice President of HIC and Gender Expert at Union Iberoamericana de Municipalistas (UIM), and Co-coordinator of UNI UN-Habitat Gender Hub. Ana has published widely on gender in planning.
Director general of Planning, Valencia
Vice Mayor of Valencia, Spain.
Member of AGGI and President of Nadia Bakhurji Architectural & Interior Design Consultants.
Nadia is a major pioneer for the advancement of women in education, in the engineering sector, and in the business sphere, in Saudi Arabia, contributing also to media and social & public life. She was the first Saudi woman to seat on the Board of the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) in 2006. She has also chaired the Women Engineers Committee.
AGGI Founding Member and Senior Programme Administrator at the Huairou Commission.
Sri is committed to the empowering and promoting of women’s participation and gender equality in urban policies, programmes and practices. She has been Chief Executive Officer of the Penang Women’s Development Corporation, Malaysia, and Regional Programme Manager of the UNDP’s The Urban Governance Initiative (TUGI).
AGGI member, Secretary General of the Global Networks of Cities (UCLG)
Bernadia has more than fifteen years’ experience in urban development and related fields, as well as a strong portfolio of experience in local governance and development goals and capacity building for local governments. She is a visiting professor at various universities in Japan, a speaker and author of many articles.
Secretary of State, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy. Polonia.
The Government Plenipotentiary for the organisation of the World Urban Forum in Katowice in 2022.
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).
Maimunah is a former Mayor and urban planning specialist from Malaysia as well as a policy advocate for gender-responsive planning and development policies.
AGGI Founding Member, Founder and Strategic Advisor at GROOTS Kenya.
Esther is an expert in gender, governance and public policies. She is the Global Women Land Rights Manager for the International Land Coalition; a member of the Advisory Council of the -Global Coalitions for Women Economic Empowerment, and a CSO advisor at UN Women East and Southern Africa Region.
Sarah Murison is a former UNDP staff member, mainly working as a gender trainer and later as staff member of the Gender in Development Programme, responsible for developing the gender mainstreaming capacity for the organization. She has been an independent consultant for 20 years, specialising in strategic planning for women's rights and gender equality programming.
Chief, Urban Practices Branch at UN-Habitat.
Shipra is a former GAP Vicepresident and an urban planner with a Ph.D. in Post-War Recovery Studies and over twenty years' experience in post-conflict/post-disaster reconstruction, local/urban governance, especially governance assessments, urban planning and sustainable urban development, in developing and transition countries.
Researcher and coordinator of the UNESCO Chair of Gender Equality Policies in Science, Technology and Innovation at the UPM.
Inés is also a lecturer on Urban Planning at the School of Architecture of Valencia ETSA-UPV. She is a member of the ARL International Working Group “Gender- and Climate-just Cities and Urban Regions“ and has coordinated many research and consultancy projects for private and public organizations, including the European Commission.
Imma Orozco, Regional Secretary for Land Policy, Urban Planning and Landscape, Generalitat Valenciana.
Imma holds a degree in translation and interpreting from the Jaume I University where she was a student representative. She has been an assistant professor in the UK, as well as been Secretary of the Municipal Group of Compromis in the City Council of Altea for two terms. She combines her translation work with activities related to the tourism sector.
AGGI Founding Member and Chair of the Coordinating Council of the Huairou Commission.
Janice has been a groundbreaking leader in producing innovative community structures led by grassroots women. She ran the National Institute for Women and Community Development and the Neighborhood Women College Program. She was awarded the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honor for her four-decade work in improving grassroots women's lives globally.
Program Coordinator at Guatemala Foundation and President Guatemala Chapter Red Mujer y Hábitat en America Latina.
Maité has over 20 years of experience in implementing gender in development projects and in conflict resolution and processes of peace. She has worked for over 10 years in the women’s grassroots movements fighting for land rights and generally women’s rights. Currently she is at the Executive Committee at the Huairou Commission and GROOTS Internacional.
AGGI Founding Member and professor at the University of East London.
Siraj is a human rights lawyer and activist with experience as government official and Human Rights Prosecutor in India. His development expertise includes gender and age in land/housing, refugee and post-conflict studies and Islamic law. He has been a consultant to UNHCR, UNICEF, and FAO. He is currently Co-Chair of SAGE Stakeholder Advisory Group Enterprise.
Secretary General of United Council and Local Governments (UCLG).
Emilia Sáiz studied European Studies and Law specializing in international law with a master’s degree in local governance in the information society. She has worked in the founding organization of UCLG, IULA, since 1997, leading many different programs and initiatives. She is Co-Chair of the Gender Programme of Cities Alliance.
Director UNESCO Chair on Gender and Professor of Urban Planning at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Inés is a member of AGGI, the Advisory Group on Gender Issues to the ED of UN-Habitat, Vicepresident of the General Assembly of Partners. She has received the Matilde Ucelay Prize for her career spanning three decades supporting gender equality in planning and transport, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Transport and Urban Agenda.
Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of Spain.
Marcos Ros is a Spanish Member of the European Parliament, in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group. He is a member of the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on the Environment, as well as the Urban Intergroup of the Parliament. He is a professor on leave of absence of urban planning at the School of Architecture of Cartagena. He has a PhD in architecture, specializes in urban planning issues and has extensive experience in university teaching and in the rehabilitation of architectural heritage.
Head of UN-Habitat Office in Spain.
Carmen has more than 18 years of experience in the fields of Development and International Cooperation, 10 of which have been dedicated to managing programs and projects in different Latin American countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador.
AGGI member, Co-founder and Director of Safetipin.
Kalpana is a board member of the International Centre for the prevention of Crime (ICPC), India. She is also a researcher who has been working on issues of urban and women’s safety for over 20 years. She has also provided technical support to safe city for women programs in Cambodia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Kerala, Mumbai and Kolkata.
We have a really interesting program with round tables and presentations, which will start on Thursday, October 21 at 9:15 a.m. You are invited!
You can attend the conference from home, from the office, from anywhere. Through this website we will broadcast the event live via streaming, and we will do it in Spanish and English so you can connect from anywhere in the world, you just need to register in advance!
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, Director UNESCO Chair Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, AGGI UN-Habitat, Vicepresident GAP
Teresa Boccia, AGGI UN-Habitat, AFEM, University of Naples, co-Chair of the Women’s group of the General Assembly of Partners (GAP).
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Vicente García Nebot, Director General of Planning, Generalitat Valenciana
Inés Novella Abril, Urban Planning Department, School of Architecture, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
TECHNICAL PARTNERS
Lemmon & Curtis Comunicación Multimedia
Codigo Lingua Intérpretes de Conferencias
English 
Spanish