2024 Innovate4Cities Conference

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Day 1: Tuesday 10 September 2024

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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Formal opening and welcome to the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

Accelerating city climate action through multi-level governance and partnerships

11:00 AM – 12:00 AM EDT

Multi-Level Governance And Partnerships

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Pacific Island Panel – University of Melbourne / UNESCAP

Institutionalization, an unexplored approach for advancing policy and governance of climate change in Small and Medium-sized Cities (SMCs) or intermediate cities – evidence from Ghana – University of Public Service

Re-imagining MobilityTraining, Education & Empowerment for Neighborhood Sustainability (TEENS) in Uganda

11:00 AM – 12:00 AM EDT

Multi-Level Governance And Partnerships

Fortifications (9th floor)

New environmental management methodology at local level – the experience of the Department of Environmental Management and sustainability of Macul 2024 – Ilustre Municipalidad de Macul

Catalyzing effective Social Accountability Systems through Community Participation – SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF AREA RESOURCE CENTRES (SPARC)

The Role of Urban Management in Increasing City Network Flexibility through Corporation and Multi-level Partnerships/City of Homs as a case studyHama University

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT 

Futureproofing plans for multi-level, climate-resilient action

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Equitable, Just, and Inclusive Nature-based Solutions (Nbs) in informal and low-income urban communities

Cities Alliance

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT 

Futureproofing plans for multi-level, climate-resilient action

Fortifications (9th floor)

Climate-resilient planning and development for vulnerable populations
This session is brought to you by ICLEI Africa & Covenant of Mayors Sub Saharan Africa (GIZ)

2:10 PM – 2:40 PM EDT 

Biodiversity, nature, and people at the forefront

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Nature-positive engineering and the opportunity to protect, restore and harness biodiversity in cities

This session is brought to you by Water department, City of Montreal, International Coalition for Sustainable Development & L’Université dans la Nature.

2:10 PM – 2:40 PM EDT 

Biodiversity, nature, and people at the forefront

Fortifications (9th floor)

Participate, participate, participate: putting data and climate in the hands of the people

This session is brought to you by Esri, Inc. & University of Montreal

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM EDT 

Innovative city collaboration everywhere (all at once)

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Cities & Regions as Champions of an Expanded Climate & Innovation Agenda: Finding and Scaling Solutions

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM EDT 

Innovative city collaboration everywhere (all at once)

Fortifications (9th Floor)

Organizations bridging climate change science and the needs of cities join forces to amplify their impact to increase adaptation globally

Ouranos

3:50 PM – 4:50 PM EDT 

The Transition: Towards Low Emissions And Clean, Affordable, And Sustainable Energy

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Campo do Bomba State Park: an academia-civil society-government integration Water Sensitive Urban Design – PROURB/UFRJ
Green Building Concepts as an Essential Component of Sustainable Food Chain and Urban Biodiversity Conservation – TransAfrica Nature Conservancy
Cooling the urban form in an arid city of Argentina by easy-to-use urban design tools – INAHE – CONICET

3:50 PM – 4:50 PM EDT 

The Transition: Towards Low Emissions And Clean, Affordable, And Sustainable Energy

Fortifications (9th Floor)

Enhancing Climate Resilience Through The Solar Energy Industry For Sustainable Development In Nigeria – UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, NIGERIA
Youth Impact Framework: An Action Framework for Cities to Learn From and With Youth – Student Energy
Introducing the True Value Framework (TVF): A Novel Approach to Sustainable Assessment in Renewable Energy Projects – Dublin City University

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

Protect, restore, and thrive: nurturing and mainstreaming biodiversity and climate-resilient development

6:00 PM – 6:10 PM EDT

Day 1 wrap-up

Day 2: Wednesday 11 September Sessions

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9:00 AM – 9:30 PM EDT

Day 2 welcome and launch of the Climate Innovation Navigator

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

Raising, accessing, and finding finance to implement city climate action

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Inspiring smart, data-driven, and user-friendly cities

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM EDT

Tools for research and innovation

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Making High Season Resilient: strengthening livelihoods, sustainability, and tourism in cities

This session is brought to you by Alahlie Community Service Organization & GIZ

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM 

Tools for research and innovation

FORTIFICATIONS (9th floor)

Acknowledging the challenges of extreme heat in Informal settlements.

Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC)

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Rapid-fire resilience

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Urban Community Engagement in Climate Change Adaptation through Participatory Approach – Center for Climate and Urban Resilience
Accelerating City Climate Action through Project Pipelines and Matchmaking – C40 x GCoM
Critical Land use planning and management questions in Ghanaian cities and the case of urban sustainability – Youth Employment Agency, Ghana

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Rapid-fire resilience

FORTIFICATIONS (9th floor)

Planning for nature-based solutions in cities from the Global South – SELVAR
Advancing Urban Climate Resilience Through Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from Innovative Strategies ( Subtitle: Promoting Sustainable Urban Growth through Multidisciplinary Cooperation) – Pan African Alliance on Climate Change
Cool Cities! Leverage Data Intelligence to Build Heat Resilience – Esri

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

From margins to mainstream: ensuring no one is left behind

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Urban Community Engagement in Climate Change Adaptation through Participatory Approach – Center for Climate and Urban Resilience
Accelerating City Climate Action through Project Pipelines and Matchmaking – C40 x GCoM
Critical Land use planning and management questions in Ghanaian cities and the case of urban sustainability – Youth Employment Agency, Ghana

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

From margins to mainstream: ensuring no one is left behind

FORTIFICATIONS (9th floor)

The Centrality of Informality: recognizing the innovation and transformative potential of informal areas for sustainable climate action in cities.

This session is brought to you by Society For The Promotion of Area Resource Centers & Cities Alliance

5:10 PM – 6:10 PM EDT

Making city climate action inclusive, fair, and just

6:10 PM – 6:15 PM EDT

Day 2 wrap-up

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Day 3: Thursday 12 September Sessions

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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Day 3 welcome

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM EDT 

Prioritizing knowledge and action: the next-generation Global Research and Action Agenda

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EDT

Artificial Intelligence for Everyone

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

12:45 PM – 1:25 PM 

Shaping the future of AI powered climate action: from incubation to next generation solutions

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT

FIRESIDE CHAT 

Fortifications (9th Floor)

12:25 PM – 1:25 PM EDT

Cross-sector knowledge

Fortifications (9th Floor)

Digital Defenses: using spatial analysis to build urban resilience

This session is brought to you by Fugro & World Resources Institute, India

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

One size (doesn’t) fit all: collecting data and measuring progress on climate

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

Building Resilient Cities through Nature based-Solutions in Latin America and The Caribbean – UNEP
Unlocking Local Climate Finance: Insights from Namibia’s Learning Lab – ICLEI Africa

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

One size (doesn’t) fit all: collecting data and measuring progress on climate

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

CityRetroFit: Identifying the Potential for Digital Twins for Urban Decarbonization – Toronto Metropolitan University
Advancing Sustainable Architecture: Sustainability through Green BIM IntegrationBahcesehir University
Harmonizing Walkability: Embodying Charles Correa’s Vision for Resilient Urban Design in Navi Mumbai Bharati Vidyapeeth College Of Architecture, Navi Mumbai

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Formal closing session of the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference

Montréal Ballroom (11th floor)

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