Programme at a Glance
URBAN FORUM
Suwon Convention Center
Programme
A preliminary program for APUF-8 is presented below. The final program will be shaped in consultation with partners at the discretion of the Steering Committee of the Penang Partnership for Sustainable Urbanization (PPSU) and taking into account the emergent findings from the 2023 Flagship Cities Report, the High Level Declaration drafting process and the outcomes of submissions for events to be held in the parallel session time slots.
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22 October 2023 Sunday |
23 October 2023 Monday (Day 1) |
24 October 2023 Tuesday (Day 2) |
25 October 2023 Wednesday (Day 3) |
26 October 2023 Thursday |
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| 08:00 |
Registration Associated Event: Stakeholder Assemblies on - Business - Grassroots - Local Government - Women - Youth Exhibition set up |
Registration |
Associated Event: Asia-Pacific Housing Forum Site visits Exhibition tear down |
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| 09:00-10:30 |
Opening Session and Launch of Flagship Report Followed by press conference at ESCAP Booth |
Plenary High-Level Panel 2 (City Climate Action) |
Plenary High-Level Panel 4 (Urban Finance) |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Exhibition Opening | Networking Break | Networking Break | |||
| 11:00-12:30 |
Plenary High-Level Panel 1 (Urban and Territorial Planning) |
Parallel Sessions 2 (City Climate Action) |
Parallel Sessions 4 (Urban Finance) |
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| 12:30-13:30 |
ESCAP-MoLIT VIP Lunch (by invitation) Lunch / Exhibition Events |
Lunch / Exhibition Events | Lunch / Exhibition Events | |||
| 13:30-15:00 |
Parallel Sessions 1 (Urban and Territorial Planning) |
Plenary High-Level Panel 3 (Inclusive Urban Digitalization) |
SDG City Awards, Voluntary Commitments, Declaration and Closing Session | |||
| 15:00-15:30 | Networking Break | Networking Break | ||||
| 15:30-17:00 |
High-level Session (open to ministers and senior officials) |
Parallel Sessions 1 con. |
Parallel Sessions 3 (Inclusive Urban Digitalization) |
Exhibition Events | ||
| 17:00-18:00 | Exhibition Events | Exhibition Events | ||||
| 18:00 |
Suwon City Gala Dinner (by Invitation) |
Social events | Social events | |||
Draft APUF-8 Program (subject to change)
As shown in the draft schedule, events will be grouped to run in sequence following the four thematic chapters of the Crisis Resilient Urban Futures for Asia and the Pacific report. On Day 1, the initial plenary and parallel Sessions will be organized around the first theme: Urban and Territorial Planning, after the Opening Session (which includes the report launch) and an exhibition opening during the coffee break. This will be followed by a high-level ministerial plenary session, which will finalize the text of the High Level Communique on Sustainable Urban Development for Asia and the Pacific. Day 1 will close with an invitational Gala Dinner hosted by Suwon City, including high-level representatives, key organizers and representatives from the host city.
Day 2 of the Forum will address Themes 2 and 3: Urban Climate Action; and Inclusive Urban Digitalization and Innovation, in the morning and afternoon Sessions, respectively. As with Day 1, various ‘launch’ events (such as for reports and new programmatic initiatives) will also be able to be held as part of the formal program during the lunch break, both within shared and break-out spaces. Throughout day 2 and 3, Expert Group Meeting on Integration of Urban Public Transport Systems and Application of Digital Technologies will be hosted by ESCAP Transport Division. For more information, visit https://www.unescap.org/events/2023/expert-group-meeting-integration-urban-public-transport-systems-and-application-digital.
Day 3 will conclude the forum, beginning by addressing the final theme of Urban Finance in the morning, before moving to a review of commitments made by participants and finalization of the high level declaration and convening of the SDG City Awards Ceremony with CityNet. The high-level closing session will also look forward toward and beyond WUF-12, setting out a path for ongoing engagement toward APUF-9.