Town Hall on Sustainable Urbanization
| Event Start Date: 29th October 2018 | Event End Date: 29th October 2018 | Event Venue: Bangalore |
Town Hall on Sustainable Urbanization
The Embassy of Switzerland in India and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) invite you to a Town Hall on ‘Sustainable Urbanization’ on 29 October 2018. The Town Hall will be facilitated by Charlotte Spörndli, Brandes Energie; Neha Sami, IIHS; and moderated by Shirish Sinha, Deputy Head, Swiss Corporation Office in India.
About the Speakers:
Neha Sami studies urban and regional development and governance in post-liberalisation India. Her research focuses on the governance arrangements of mega-projects, regional planning, and environmental governance questions in Indian cities, particularly around issues of climate change adaptation. Neha is currently a faculty member at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements in Bangalore, India where she teaches questions of governance and sustainability as well as anchoring the Research Programme. She also serves on the Editorial Collective of ‘Urbanisation’. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Mumbai.
Charlotte Spörndli holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zurich, and has been working on the interface between people and environment. Currently, she is employed at Brandes Energie AG, a private consulting company for sustainability in energy policy, energy supply and the energy sector. For the past 10 years or so, she has been supporting Swiss and other European cities and municipalities in defining and implementing their climate and energy policies. Since 2016, she has been the Managing Director of the Association European Energy Award AISBL, the European Energy Award which is a quality management and awarding system for local authorities in the field of climate and energy policy. Charlotte also coaches other Swiss public actors on energy policies and strategies. She has also worked in Madagascar from 2010-2012 on rural electrification with renewable energies.
The Town Hall will be held at the IIHS Bengaluru City Campus from 4 pm to 6 pm, followed by high tea. If you wish to attend the event, please confirm your participation to Bharathi T – bharathit@iihs.ac.in and Cassius Castellino – cassius.castellino@
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