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Imagine 2060: New York — The Future of the Working Waterfront

New York’s waterfront has long been a symbol of the American Dream and remains today a key contributor to the nation’s ports industry and economy. How will New York symbolize the American Dream in the future, and what role will its waterfront play in this vision? Imagine 2060: New York is bringing together city-makers and city-shapers from the U.S. and Asia to look towards and beyond the challenges of aging infrastructure, changes to global shipping patterns, and New York’s evolving economy.

Join us for this exciting half-day conference that bringing together experts from the U.S. and Asia to explore the future of smart cities.

Keynote Speaker:

Judith Rodin is President Emerita of the Rockefeller Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania.  She is a pioneer, innovator, change-maker, global thought-leader, and the architect of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities, an initiative dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.

Panel Discussion Speakers:

Sean Chiao is president for Asia Pacific at AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm that designs, builds, finances, and operates assets for governments, business, and organizations in over 150 countries.

William H. Cole is president & CEO of Baltimore Development Corporation, a non-profit organization promoting the economic development of the city of Baltimore.

Kenneth DeWoskin is the senior advisor and eminence fellow at Deloitte LLP for China research and insight, and he is an expert on China business issues and providing thought leadership on critical financial, economic, and business issues.

Andrew Kimball is CEO of Industry City, an innovation ecosystem complex located on the waterfront in Brooklyn, New York.

Roland Lewis is president and CEO of Waterfront Alliance, an organization that works to protect, transform and revitalize New York.

Calvin Tsao, FAIA, is principal of Tsao & McKown Architects, a global architect firm designing smart cities around the world.

Joanne Witty is the vice chair and former director of the Brooklyn Bridge Development Corporation.

***Additional speakers to be confirmed

Presented in partnership with AECOM.

Asia Society and AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm have embarked on a three-year global partnership — Imagine 2060: Delivering Tomorrow’s Cities Togetherconvening city-focused global conversations.

Imagine 2060 is a unique endeavor that leverages the complementary experience of two global organizations — Asia Society and AECOM — to cultivate a “living conversation” aimed at delivering the great cities of tomorrow by convening and connecting diverse stakeholders in each city and across cities. The 2017 edition of Imagine 2060 will feature special high-level events in five of the world’s great cities — Manila, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, and Hong Kong — each bringing together leaders in urban design, infrastructure, business, culture, and public policy in the pursuit of a common goal: to imagine a long-term vision for each city, and to deliver innovative ways to realize that vision.











When: Thu., Sep. 14, 2017 at 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: Members $30; Students/Seniors $35; Nonmembers $40
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New York’s waterfront has long been a symbol of the American Dream and remains today a key contributor to the nation’s ports industry and economy. How will New York symbolize the American Dream in the future, and what role will its waterfront play in this vision? Imagine 2060: New York is bringing together city-makers and city-shapers from the U.S. and Asia to look towards and beyond the challenges of aging infrastructure, changes to global shipping patterns, and New York’s evolving economy.

Join us for this exciting half-day conference that bringing together experts from the U.S. and Asia to explore the future of smart cities.

Keynote Speaker:

Judith Rodin is President Emerita of the Rockefeller Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania.  She is a pioneer, innovator, change-maker, global thought-leader, and the architect of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities, an initiative dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.

Panel Discussion Speakers:

Sean Chiao is president for Asia Pacific at AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm that designs, builds, finances, and operates assets for governments, business, and organizations in over 150 countries.

William H. Cole is president & CEO of Baltimore Development Corporation, a non-profit organization promoting the economic development of the city of Baltimore.

Kenneth DeWoskin is the senior advisor and eminence fellow at Deloitte LLP for China research and insight, and he is an expert on China business issues and providing thought leadership on critical financial, economic, and business issues.

Andrew Kimball is CEO of Industry City, an innovation ecosystem complex located on the waterfront in Brooklyn, New York.

Roland Lewis is president and CEO of Waterfront Alliance, an organization that works to protect, transform and revitalize New York.

Calvin Tsao, FAIA, is principal of Tsao & McKown Architects, a global architect firm designing smart cities around the world.

Joanne Witty is the vice chair and former director of the Brooklyn Bridge Development Corporation.

***Additional speakers to be confirmed

Presented in partnership with AECOM.

Asia Society and AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm have embarked on a three-year global partnership — Imagine 2060: Delivering Tomorrow’s Cities Togetherconvening city-focused global conversations.

Imagine 2060 is a unique endeavor that leverages the complementary experience of two global organizations — Asia Society and AECOM — to cultivate a “living conversation” aimed at delivering the great cities of tomorrow by convening and connecting diverse stakeholders in each city and across cities. The 2017 edition of Imagine 2060 will feature special high-level events in five of the world’s great cities — Manila, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, and Hong Kong — each bringing together leaders in urban design, infrastructure, business, culture, and public policy in the pursuit of a common goal: to imagine a long-term vision for each city, and to deliver innovative ways to realize that vision.

Buy tickets/get more info now