Speaking & Media Room

Plenary Address – Malaysian Institute of Planners’ National Planning Congress 2023, Putrajaya, Malaysia: Resilience and Leadership in All of Us (November 8, 2023)

Moderator – 5th Urban Economy Forum and International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) World Planning Congress 59, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Collaborative Approach Among Stakeholders for the Formulation of Climate Action Strategic Policies and Legislation for a Sustainable Future (Virtual, October 12, 2023)

Speaker – In partnership with The King’s Foundation (U.K.), the Prime Minister of Bahrain’s Fellowship Program in Sustainable Development – Supporting Leadership in Sustainable Urbanism and Development, Manama, Bahrain: Techniques for Community Engagement; and Creating an Authorising Environment for Change (May 22-25, 2023)

Speaker - Canadian Institute of Planners Emerging Leaders Program, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – Module 1: What is a Leader? (Virtual, April 21, 2023)

Moderator – 3rd Collingwood World Summit: Habitat in Towns 2022, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada – Sustainable Housing and Finance: Session 15 - Sustainable Housing (Virtual, November 1, 2022)

Moderator – 4th Urban Economy Forum. Alternative Housing Innovations for Inclusive Communities, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Virtual, October 3, 2022)

Speaker & Panelist - UN-Habitat World Urban Forum 11, Katowice Poland: A Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanization Across the Commonwealth; Climate Change and the Role of Cities Redux; Making Green Planning Happen; The World Urban Campaign - The City We Need Now; Professionals Rountable; and Planning for a New Urban Agenda. (June 26-30, 2022)

Moderator - Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Official Side Event, Kigali, Rwanda - The Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanization Across the Commonwealth. (June 21-22, 2022)

Moderator - UN-Habitat World Urban Campaign - Urban Thinkers Campus, hosted by Urban Economy Forum and the Commonwealth Association of Planners. North American Women and Urban SDGs: A Paradigm Shift Towards Gender Equity. (Virtual, March 7-8, 2022)

Keynote Speaker - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada - World Town Planning Day Celebration - Our Opportunity is Now – Are You Ready to Lead (Virtual, November 8, 2021)

Keynote Speaker – International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Annual Conference, Doha, Qatar. Our Opportunity is Now – Are You Ready to Lead. (November 8-11, 2021)

Panelist - Malaysian Institute of Planners City Expo Leadership Conversation. (Virtual, October 15, 2021)

Moderator - 2nd Urban Economy Forum. The Future of Urbanization: Pathways Forward. (Virtual, October 4-5, 2021)

Presentation – Caribbean Urban Forum, Georgetown, Guyana: Urbanization in the Commonwealth – The Need for Action. (Virtual, June 16, 2021)

Panelist – Second International Conference – Combating Air Pollution in the Commonwealth, the Ramphal Institute (UK) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (New Delhi, India): Where Clean Transportation & Urban Policies Intersect. (Virtual, March 31, 2021)

Keynote Speaker – New Zealand Planning Institute 2021 Conference, Nelson, New Zealand: Climate Action & Your Planning Practice. (Virtual, March 25, 2021)

Panelist – Fit Cities and Towns Canada Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta: Improving Public Realm for Health and Wellbeing. (Virtual, February 21, 2021)

Keynote Speaker – UN Habitat Planners for Climate Action (P4CA) Urban Thinkers Campus – Climate Resilience Post-Covid: Infrastructure, Urban Form, and City Design: Addressing Climate Change Resilience: The Choices We Make and the Planning Practice We Lead. (Virtual, October 14, 2020)

Speaker – 2nd Urban Economy Forum 2020, in partnership with UN-Habitat on occasion of the Canadian Celebration of 75th Anniversary of United Nations and World Habitat Day, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Urban Economy: Theories and Actions. (Virtual, October 5th & 6th, 2020)

Panelist - Virtual Roundtable with Canadian Finance Minister, the Honourable Bill Morneau. A preparatory meeting of the Urban Economy Forum 2020 - in partnership with UN-Habitat: Impacts of Covid-19 on the Canadian Urban Economy. (June 5, 2020)

Keynote Speaker -  UN-Habitat World Urban Forum 10, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Habitat Professionals Forum Roundtable: Addressing the Challenges of Urbanization - Privilege and Our Professions. (February 12, 2020)

Presentations – UN-Habitat World Urban Forum 10, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Planners for Climate Action: Nature-Based and Decarbonizing Solutions in the Heritage Context; Climate Action through Cultural Engagement; and Achieving SDG11 in the Commonwealth through plantech: an open discussion on digitally-enabled urban planning. (February 9-11, 2020)