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Plenary 3: Making cities more livable, what can we learn?

09:00 am - 10:30 am
3F Grand Ballroom

This session will provide a dynamic platform for stakeholders to share experiences, perspectives, and innovative approaches to advancing urban livability, with a particular focus on infrastructure, climate resilience, and social inclusion. Participants will engage in discussions that explore evidence-based pathways for building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban environments, which will include drawing on the findings from the latest evaluations of ADB’s support for livable cities and climate interventions from a livability perspective. Through this session, participants will be better equipped to address real-world urban challenges, foster resilient and inclusive urban communities, and contribute to the ongoing dialogue on making cities more livable in the face of climate change and other crises.

Lead Presenter:  
Sung Shin, ADB 

Panelists/Discussants: 
Dean Karlan, Global Poverty Research Lab, Northwestern University, USA
Nino Purtskhvanidze, Ministry of Infrastructure, Georgia 
Marife Apilado, ADB 
Jun Han Tan, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co., Ltd. (SSTEC)

Moderator:  
Emmanuel Jimenez, ADB

Emcee:  
Saleha Waseem, ADB

Session Coordinators:  
Beth Li with Gillian Orzal and Meyan Chaneco

Note: With simultaneous translation

Speakers

Dean Karlan

Professor of Economics and Finance / Co-Director Global Poverty Research Lab

Northwestern University, USA

Emmanuel Jimenez

Director General, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Jun Han Tan

Deputy CEO

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co., Ltd. (SSTEC)

Marife Apilado

Director, Portfolio Management Division, Private Sector Operations Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nino Purtskhvanidze

Head, Department for Infrastructure Policy and Development Partners Relations

Ministry of Infrastructure Georgia

Saleha Waseem

Principal Evaluation Specialist, Communications and Outreach, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Sung Shin

Senior Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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