Allan Cain O.C.
Founding Director of Development Workshop Angola
Allan Cain O.C. is the founding director of Development Workshop Angola and has been a Visiting Professor at the School for International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa. He is an architect, specialist in project management, participatory planning, sustainable urban development and water & sanitation. He has lived and worked in Africa for the last 35 years and has acquired a deep understanding of the local environment and development initiatives. He has a degree in Environmental Studies, did his professional studies at the Architectural Association (London, UK) and further specialist studies at Harvard University and Bolder, Colorado. Allan Cain was awarded an Order of Canada in 2004 for his work in international development and contribution to peacebuilding in Angola. He has also won several other awards for his work in international development. He has over 35 years of professional experience in developing countries. He has worked as a consultant and lead research projects for the World Bank, UN Habitat the European Union and other international organisations. He is the DW project leader on the International Development Research Centre supported programme on Climate Change, Flooding and Water-Supply in Angola's Coastal Cities. He has led projects, beneficiary and affordability assessments; indicator mapping; social and environmental impact assessments; and policy and advocacy programs. Allan has lectured at universities in Canada, China, Angola, Norway, USA, South Africa and UK. He is a member of the advisory board for Environment & Urbanism Journal of the International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED) and on the boards of several other development institutions. His articles and papers have been published widely in international journals.
Benjamin Gianni
Professor, and Coordinator, of Urbanism Program, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University
Dr. Benjamin Gianni is an Associate Professor in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University where he heads the Urbanism program. Mr. Gianni received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.Arch. from Yale University. He served as Director of the School of Architecture at Carleton University from 1992-2000 and Director of the School of Information Technology from 2003-2006. Professor Gianni’s research interests focus on the areas of housing and urban development. Of particular interest are 1) public housing constructed in the decades following WWII in Europe and North America, and its redevelopment from the 1990s onward, 2) urbanization, suburbanization and the study of large-scale housing ensembles in contemporary China, questioning the legacy of modernism and its transposition to different cultural and temporal contexts, and 3) the redevelopment of informal settlements in China, India and Africa, using design as a form of research to explore adaptable, culturally resonant and market-friendly approaches to redevelopment.
Dingping Guo
Professor, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University
Director, Dr. Seaker Chan Center for Comparative Political Studies, Fudan University.
Dr. Dingping Guo is Professor of political science, Director of the Dr. Seaker Chan Center for Comparative Political Studies in School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University. He was Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Nottingham (2012-2014); Vice-Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University (2009-2012); Director of the Center for Japanese Studies (2008-2012) at Fudan University. He got his first Ph. D from Fudan University in 1999 and second one from Tokyo University in 2002. His research interests focus on comparative politics, urban governance and international relations in East Asia. His publications include books such as Political Culture and Democratic Transition in East Asia (Co-author, Fudan University Press, 2015), Culture and Democracy (editor, Fudan Political Science Series No. 8, Shanghai People's Press, 2010), Studies of Political and Diplomatic Transformation in Japan (editor, Fudan University Press, 2010), The Community-Building in East Asia: Theory and Practice. (editor, Fudan University Press, 2008), Expos and Development of Global City (editor, Fudan University Press, 2007), Governance and Democracy in Shanghai (Chongqing Press，2005), A Study of the Democratic Transition in Korea (Beijing: Social Science Press of China, 2000), Political Parties and Government (Hangzhou: Zhejiang People's Press, 1998), Pluralist Politics (Hong Kong: Joint Publishing House,1994), and many articles and essays in Chinese, English and Japanese.
郭定平，复旦大学国际关系与公共事务学院政治学教授，陈树渠比较政治发展研究中心主任。曾任英国诺丁汉大学孔子学院中方院长（2012-2014年）；复旦大学国际问题研究院副院长（2009-2012年）；复旦大学日本研究中心主任（2008-2012年）。1999年在复旦大学获得第一个博士学位，2002年在东京大学获得第二个博士学位。研究方向是比较政治学、城市治理、现代东亚政治与国际关系。出版著作包括《东亚政治文化与民主转型》（合著，复旦大学出版社，2015年）、《文化与民主》（主编，复旦政治学评论第8辑，上海人民出版社，2010年）、《日本政治与外交转型研究》（主编，复旦大学出版社，2010年）、《东亚共同体建设的理论与实践》（主编，复旦大学出版社，2008年）、《世博会与国际大都市的发展》（主编，复旦大学出版社，2007年）、《上海治理与民主》（重庆出版社，2005年）、《韩国政治转型研究》（北京：中国社会科学出版社，2000年）、《政党与政府》（杭州：浙江人民出版社，1998年）、《多元政治》（香港三联书店有限公司，1994）；以中文，英文和日文发表论文百余篇。
Xiao Qiong
Professor and the Deputy Dean of School of International Education at the Southwest Minzu University of China
Dr. Xiao Qiong is a Professor and the Deputy Dean of School of International Education at the Southwest Minzu University of China. She was also a visiting scholar of the University of Ottawa, Canada, 2012 (CCSEP Program). She has been engaging in teaching and researching on Ethnic Tourism Economy and Ethnic Culture since 1996. Dr. Qiong organized the “China-Canada Forum on Ethnic/Aboriginal Economic and Social Development” in 2016 and “China-Canada Forum on Aboriginal/Minority Identity: From Tradition to Modernity” in 2006. Presiding and participating in over 20 academic research programs in recent ten years, her recent research is focused on the sustainable development of ethnic tourism villages, the Urban ethnic mobile population, and Canadian aboriginal economy and culture.
Michel Max Raynaud
Professeur à l’Université de Montréal
Vice-président de l’APERAU Bureau des Amériques
Michel Max Raynaud est professeur à l’Université de Montréal en montage et gestion de projets urbains et professeur en design urbain. Il est Vice-président de l’APERAU Bureau des Amériques. Il a fondé avec le Dr Alioune Badiane (ONU Habitat) et dirige le Programme RESAUD (Réseau d'Échanges Stratégiques pour une Afrique Urbaine Durable), organisme non gouvernemental accrédité par les Nations Unies, qui se donne pour mission de transformer le savoir académique en action pour les villes d’Afrique. Le programme RESAUD est Habitat UNI Focal Point, membre de General Assembly of Partners (Research and Academic Partner Constituent Group).
Il a été directeur l’Observatoire Ivanhoé Cambridge du développement urbain et immobilier (2013 – 2018) qui a comme mission de promouvoir la recherche sur les grands projets urbains.
Il est architecte diplômé par le gouvernement D.P.L.G. (France) et urbaniste diplômé de l’Institut d’Urbanisme de l’Académie de Paris D.I.U.A.P. (France). Il détient un doctorat (Ph.D.) en aménagement de l’Université de Montréal (Canada). Il a une longue pratique en France et à l’international comme architecte, urbaniste et expert judiciaire. Auteur de nombreux articles et ouvrages sur l’architecture, le design urbain et l’urbanisme, il a publié récemment Profession : designer urbain (2018) aux Presses de l’Université de Montréal et, en collaboration, Nouveau traité de sécurité : sécurité intérieur et sécurité urbaine (2019) aux Éditions Urtubise.
Michel Max Raynaud， APERAU(Association pour la Promotion de l’Enseignement et de la Recherche en Aménagement et Urbanisme, 城市管理学研究与教育推广协会)美洲办公区的副会长, 蒙特利尔大学城市项目安装管理及城市设计学教授。 Raynaud博士与联合国人居署（ONU Habitat）的Alioue Badine博士一起创立并领导着经由联合国认证的非政府机构：RESAUD项目 （Réseau d’Échanges Stratégiques pour une Afrique Urbaine Durable, 即非洲可持续城市发展战略交流网络)，同时还致力于在非洲城市把学术知识转化为实践行动。
RESAUD项目是联合人居署的联络点，同时也是合作伙伴大会（Research and Academic Partner Constituent Group)的成员之一。2013-2018年间，Raynaud教授曾担任蒙特利尔大学亿万豪剑桥城市发展与房地产观测台的负责人，该机构旨在推广对重大城市项目的研究。他还拥有法国DPLG颁发的建筑师学位，以及巴黎城市规划研究所颁发的城市规划师资质，并在蒙特利尔大学获得了城市治理专业的博士学位。他长期在法国和国际上以建筑师，城市规划师及相关法律专家的身份，发表了多篇与建筑学、城市设计及城市规划相关的专栏文章。他于近期（2018年）在蒙特利尔大学出版社的帮助下出版了职业：城市设计师 （Profession: designer urbain)一书，并合作撰写了新安全条约：内部安全与城市安全 （Nouveau traité de sécurité: sécurité intérieur et sécurité urbaine)。
Michel Max Raynaud is a professor at the University of Montreal in editing and management or urban projects and professor in urban design. He is Vice-president of the APERAU Bureau of the Americas. He has founded with Dr.Alioune Badiane (UN Habitat) and directs the RESAUD Program (Strategic Exchange Network for Sustainable Urban Africa), a non-governmental organization accredited by the United Nations, whose mission is to transform academic knowledge into sustainable actions for cities in Africa. The RESAUD program is a UN Habitat Focal Point, and also a member of the General Assembly of Partners (Research and Academic Partner Constituent Group). He has been director of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Observatory for Urban and Real Estate Development (2013-2018), whose mission is to promote research on major urban projects. He is an architect graduated by the D.P.L.G (France) and urban planner graduated from the Urban Planning Institute of the Paris Academy D.I.U.A.P (France). He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Planning from the University of Montreal (Canada). He is an experienced architect, urban planner and juristic expert in France and in international level. Author of numerous articles and books on architecture, urban design and urban planning. He recently published Profession: Urban Designer (2018) at the Presses de l’Université de Montréal and, in collaboration, New Treaty of Security: Internal Security and urban safety (2019) at Urtubise Publishing.
Xudong Guo
Chair, Key Lab of Land Use, China National Surveying and Planning Institute
Dr. Xudong Guo received his Doctor degree of Ecology from Eco-Environmental Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences and joined China National Surveying and Planning Institute in 2001. From January 2003 to April 2003, he worked in the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis as a visiting scholar. From November 2009 to November 2010, he worked in Chengdu Land and Resources Bureau, south-eastern China, as bureau director assistant. Now he is in charge of key lab of land use, CNSPI and the leader of “the Land Resources Use and Ecological Management Team”, the First Batch Technology Innovation Team of the Ministry of Natural and Resources. He has made many achievements in the field of land ecology and land resource monitoring. He acts as Vice-Chairman and Secretary-General of Land Ecology Branch of China Land Society, Vice-Chairman of Land Resources Research Professional Committee of China Natural Resources Society, and Member of Urban Ecology Professional Committee of China Urban Planning Society. Over the years, he has presided over 10 research projects funded by National Natural Science Foundation, Land and Resources Survey and Evaluation Engineering for the 13th Five-Year Plan, State Key Research and Development for the 13th Five-Year Plan, etc. Due to his hard work, he has been awarded National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology, National Land and Resource Prize for Progress in Science and Technology, and Geographic Information Technology Progress.
郭旭东博士，2001年毕业于中国科学院生态环境研究中心，获得博士学位，同年进入中国土地勘测规划院工作。2003年1月到4月，在国际应用系统研究所做土地利用变化和土地资源承载力的访问研究；2009年11月到2010年11月，第十批中组部博士服务团在成都市国土局挂职，任局长助理；现任中国国土勘测规划院土地利用重点实验室主任。郭旭东在土地生态和土地资源综合监测等方面取得了突出成绩，是首批国土资源部科技创新团队“土地资源利用与生态管护团队”负责人。现任中国土地学会土地生态分会副主任兼秘书长、中国自然资源学会土地资源研究委员会副主任，中国城市规划学会城市生态学术委员会委员。主持国家自然科学基金、国家“十三五”重点研发、国土资源调查评价工程等项目多项，获国家科学技术进步二等奖（排名4）、国土资源科技进步一等奖（排名4）、二等奖（排名1，1）、地理信息科技进步一等奖（排名1）等多项。
Ruibo Han
Director of Programs at the Center of Geospatial Science, University of Maryland, United States
Dr. Ruibo Han received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Ottawa in 2012. He has been doing research and teaching at the University of Ottawa, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Toronto, and University of Maryland. He is currently working as a Senior lecturer in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, and also serves as the Director of Programs at the Center of Geospatial Science at the University of Maryland. Dr. Han’s research Interests include Big data analytics, Social media data mining, Mobile GIS and Web GIS; Geo-Simulation; Programming and mapping under Geomatics; Spatial data management and analysis; Land cover and use; Urbanization and urban ecosystem studies. He has polished extensively in fields above, and serves as a reviewer for multiple journals in geospatial science and urban ecosystem studies.
韩瑞波博士于2012年在加拿大渥太华大学获得地理学博士学位。之后在加拿大渥太华大学，加拿大农业和农业食品部，多伦多大学和马里兰大学从事研究和教学工作。他目前在马里兰大学地理科学系担任高级讲师，并在马里兰大学地理空间科学中心担任项目主任。韩瑞波的研究兴趣包括大数据分析；社交媒体数据挖掘；移动和网络地理信息系统; 地理模拟; 空间数据管理和分析;土地覆盖和使用;城市化和城市生态系统研究。他在上述领域主持了多个课题，并担任多个地理空间科学和城市生态系统研究期刊的审稿员。
Yangfan Li
Professor, Xiamen University, China
Dr. LI Yangfan is now a professor in the College of the Environment & Ecology, and a joint professor in the Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, China. He integrates urbanization, environmental change and ecosystem resilience in China’s coastal cities, and hopes to use his understanding in these areas to influence the decision-making of the Chinese government. In the end, he wants to make a positive contribution to the Chinese and global people. Dr. LI has published more than 100 papers (including 28 SCI papers) and three books in his research area and received numerous awards for his outstanding academic performance, the Green Talents Sustainability Prize (2011) by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the World Social Science Fellows for Sustainable Urbanization (2014) by the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the 5th ESC Youth Science and Technology Award (2018) by the Ecological Society of China, for examples. He was granted several important research projects on urban sustainability and landscape resilience in coastal regions, which were funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Dr. LI serves as members of the Scientific Steering Committee on the International Association for Landscape Ecology-China Chapter (IALE-China), the Society for Urban Ecology-China Chapter (SURE-China). He was a visiting fellow of Cornell University, USA and a guest scientist of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
李杨帆，教授、博士生导师、博士，厦门大学环境与生态学院院长助理、工程技术中心主任，厦门大学海洋与海岸带发展研究院兼职教授。聚焦我国东部海岸带快速城市化过程的生态环境效应，从耦合系统角度开展了气候变化与快速城市化叠加影响的海岸带城市社会-生态系统多尺度研究，运用生态阈值-恢复力-预警评价及生态建模方法揭示城市生态系统空间演变机理；提出海岸带弹性：土地-水-生物多样性联结及城市生态管治新理念，在气候变化、可持续城市化与生态管理领域推动自然科学与社会科学交叉研究，为政府相关主管部门提供生态环境评价、规划与转型发展的决策支撑。已发表论著超过百篇，其中SCI论文28篇。2011年获德国教育与科研部全球“绿色精英”青年科学家奖，2014年获国际社科联可持续城市化研究学者称号，2018年获得中国生态学学会青年科技奖以及福建省高校新世纪优秀人才计划的支持。曾任美国康奈尔大学和德国柏林洪堡大学访问科学家。
Angela Mwai
Leader of the Gender Equality and Human Rights Unit, UN-Habita
Angela Mwai is the leader of the Gender Equality and Human Rights Unit at UN-Habitat global headquarters in Nairobi. She is UN-Habitat’s gender focal point and her responsibilities include gender mainstreaming in all policies, programmes and projects in UN-Habitat, raising awareness and capacity building on gender and human rights issues, for both internal colleagues and external partners, gender and human rights tool development, engaging colleagues and partners . She is responsible for ensuring gender and human rights responsive initiatives and interventions are considered in all areas including land rights, economic empowerment, governance, spatial planning and urban basic service provision among others.
Angela is also involved with other UN Agencies and partners on advocacy events on gender and women’s issues in international forums around the world. In addition, she is also responsible for global reporting on all cross-cutting issues which are gender, youth, human rights and climate change.
Angela has been working at UN-Habitat from 2007 where she started as a Project Finance Adviser with the Slum Upgrading Facility before taking over the Gender Equality and Human Rights portfolio in 2012. Prior to that, she was a seasoned banker, with 21 years’ experience in financial management at various international financial institutions.
Angela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from York University in Canada and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, USA.
Remy Sietchiping
Leader of the Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit at UN-Habitat
Remy Sietchiping is the leads the Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit at UN-Habitat. He oversees the development of strategic programmes of the UN-Habitat including National Urban Policy, urban-rural linkages, smart cities, metropolitan development and the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning and its application to health sector. He manages an active global portfolio in over 40 countries. Prior to join UN-Habitat, Dr. Sietchiping was Project Leader of the Global Land Tool Network where he coordinated the work on tool development processes particularly on access to land and tenure security, land management and planning, land information, land policy and legislation and land-based financing. He has over 25 years working experience in the UN systems, academia, private sector, public sector and NGOs in Australia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Jamaica and worldwide. Dr. Sietchiping has over 40 publications including books, peer-reviewed articles, papers in proceedings and reports. He speaks French and English. He holds a Ph.D in Geography from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Michel Tchotsoua
Full Professor of Geography and Geomatics, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
Director of Geomatic’s Lab and Président of ACAGER.
Michel Tchotsoua is Full Professor at the University of Ngaoundéré in Cameroon. Authorized to lead research in Geography / Geomatics by the University of Orleans in France, he is author and / or co-author of 60 scientific articles, 10 book chapters and 08 books on management issues territories and development of Africa, the most recent of which are: 1. Africa can finally leave. Geostrategy and geomatics for controlled development. Press of the Panafrican Institute of Development, Geneva-Yaoundé, 2015, 229 p. http://www.ipd-aos.org. 2. Family Farming and Development in Africa, Int. J. Adv. Stud. Res. Africa. http://www.africascience.org, 2015,176p. Knight in the Order of Merit of Cameroon, Michel Tchotsoua is also a member of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. He has directed 15 Ph.D theses on health, resource management and land use planning issues. He is in charge of the Geomatics Laboratory and coordinator of the FOAD-GAGER Master (http://gager-undere.auf-foad.org) at the University of Ngaoundere. He is the President of the Association for Mapping and Resource Management (http://acager.org). With the support of the World Bank, he conducted a study that let to the production of an Atlas of Resilience and Adaptation to the Risk of Flooding and Rockfall in the City of Ngaoundere. 3. Atlas of resilience and adaptation to the effects of climate change in Ngaoundéré (Cameroon). http://acager.org, 2019, 123 p.
Michel Tchotsoua est Professeur Titulaire à l’Université de Ngaoundéré au Cameroun. Habilité à Diriger des Recherches en Géographie / Géomatique par l’Université d’Orléans en France, il est auteur et/ou co-auteur de 60 articles scientifiques, de 10 chapitres d’ouvrages et de 08 ouvrages portant sur les questions d’aménagement des territoires et de développement de l’Afrique, et dont les plus récentes sont: 1. L’Afrique peut enfin bien partir. Géostratégie et géomatique pour un développement maitrisé. Presse de l’Institut Panafricain de Développement, Genève-Yaoundé, 229 p. http://www.ipd-aos.org. 2. Agricultures familiales et développement en Afrique, Int. J. Adv. Stud. Res. Africa. http://www.africascience.org, 176p. Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Camerounais, Michel Tchotsoua est, par ailleurs, membre de l’Académie des Sciences du Cameroun. Il a dirigé 15 thèses de doctorat Ph.D sur des questions de santé, de gestion des ressources et d’aménagement des territoires. Il est responsable du Laboratoire de Géomatique et coordonnateur du Master FOAD–GAGER (http://gager-undere.auf-foad.org) à l’Université de Ngaoundéré. Il est le président de l’Association pour la Cartographie et la gestion des ressources (http://acager.org). Avec le soutien de la Banque Mondiale, il a conduit une étude qui a permis de produire un Atlas de la résilience et l’adaptation aux risques d’inondation et d’éboulement de blocs rocheux dans la ville de Ngaoundéré. 3. Atlas de la résilience et d’adaptation aux effets de changements climatiques à Ngaoundéré (Cameroun). http://acager.org, 123 p.
Claude A. Meutchehe Ngomsi
Senior Programme Management Officer, UN-Habitat
Dr. Claude A. Meutchehe Ngomsi joined UN-Habitat in February 2003 as Urban Planning and Security Assistant Coordinator in Douala, Cameroon. Since March 2016, he is assuming the function of Senior Programme Management Officer in charge of Francophone countries in Africa. Prior to that, he served as lead Technical Adviser in Rwanda for the formulation of the National Urbanization Policy from November 2013 to October 2015. He led the Safer Cities Programme in Francophone Africa and managed the Police Platform for Urban Development aiming at fostering security and urban development nexus, from March 2007 to October 2013. Before joining UN-Habitat was part time lecturer at the University of Yaoundé I. He holds a bachelor’s in Physical Geography, a Master of Arts in Urban Geography, and a PhD in Geography with a specialization in situational crime prevention. A Cameroonian national, Meutchehe Ngomsi read urbanization and crime prevention seminars at the University of Durham, UK. He is author /co-author of scientific papers, policy briefs and strategy documents. He is a member of the International Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Association, Canada.
Claude A. Meutchehe Ngomsi a rejoint ONU-Habitat en février 2003 en tant qu’expert en planification urbaine et sécurité basé à Douala, au Cameroun. Depuis mars 2016, il assume les fonctions de conseiller principal en charge des pays francophones d'Afrique en novembre 2015. De novembre 2013 à octobre 2015, comme conseiller technique, il a conduit le processus de formulation de la politique nationale d'urbanisation du Rwanda. De mars 2007 à octobre 2013, il a dirigé le programme Villes plus sûres en Afrique francophone et la plate-forme policière pour le développement urbain, visant à renforcer le nexus sécurité et développement urbain. Avant de rejoindre ONU-Habitat, il était enseignant vacataire à l'Université de Yaoundé I. Il est titulaire d'une Licence en géographie physique, d'une maîtrise ès arts en géographie urbaine et d'un doctorat en géographie, spécialisée en prévention situationnelle de la criminalité. Meutchehe Ngomsi, de nationalité camerounaise, délivre des séminaires sur l'urbanisation et la prévention de la criminalité à l'Université de Durham, au Royaume-Uni. Il est auteur / co-auteur d'articles scientifiques, de notes d'orientation et de documents de stratégie et politique de développement. Il est membre de l'Association mondiale pour la Prévention du Crime par l’Aménagement du Milieu, basée à Canada.
Aurobindo Ogra
Professional Planner at South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN)
Aurobindo Ogra joined University of Johannesburg in 2009 and lectures at Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. He is a Professional Planner (SACPLAN) and has 16 years of multidisciplinary international professional experience in urban sector from India and South Africa. He holds Bachelor of Construction Technology (2000), MTech in Urban & Regional Planning (2002) and Masters in Business Economics (2009), and is currently finishing his doctoral research in Engineering Management at University of Johannesburg. He is also trained in specialized programmes in urban sector from leading institutions in areas of: Urban & City Management (World Bank Institute), Strategic Approach to Urban Challenges (Central European University), Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures (IGLUS, EPFL, Switzerland) and among other specializations. His key expertise and interest areas span across multidisciplinary domains of urban sector: Urban Infrastructure Planning and Development, Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Development and Management, Local Government, Metropolitan and City Regions, E-Governance, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Analytics, and Smart Cities.
奥罗宾多•奥格拉，约翰内斯堡大学城镇与区域规划系、工程与建筑环境系讲师，专业规划师，曾在印度和南非的城市规划部门工作，具有多元、国际化工作经验。先后于2000年获得建筑技术学士学位、在2002年获得城市与区域规划硕士学位、在2009年获得商业经济学硕士学位，目前同时在约翰内斯堡大学攻读工程管理博士学位。奥罗宾多•奥格拉主要研究领域包括城市基础设施规划与发展、城市与区域规划、城市发展与管理、地方政府、大都市区发展与规划、电子政务、地理信息系统、空间分析和智慧城市等。曾先后在多个国际机构接受过专业课程培训，包括：城市与城市管理（世界银行研究院）、面向城市挑战的战略方针（中欧大学）、智慧城市-智能城市基础设施管理（IGLUS，EPFL，瑞士）等。
Xingping Wang
Professor and Director of Research Institute of Region and Urban Development, Southeast University, China
Dr. Wang Xingping received his Doctor of Science Degree from Nanjing University in China in 2003, now acted as professor and director of Research Institute of Region and Urban Development in Southeast University. He is Ph.D. Supervisor in Southeast University and National Registered Professional Planner. He has rich experience and knowledge in the urban planning study and practice and won the title of National Excellent Urban Planning Science and Technology Worker in 2018. As project leaders, he has been involved in nearly 100 research and planning projects concerning regional planning, urban master planning, industrial park planning, etc. He has been responsible for series of national or provincial research programs, including one National Key R&D Program, one Key Program of the National Social Science Fund of China, two Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and seven provincial research projects, etc. He has published 10 monographs and more than 90 papers covering a wide range of academic fields including regional development, planning theories and methodology, history of region and urban planning, new urbanism, China economic development zones, international cooperation industrial parks, China-Africa cooperation, etc. And he is the senior visiting scholar of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA and Queen’s University in Canada, and the Guest Professor of Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Dr. Wang is the Chief Scientist, The National Key R&D Program of China Research Cooperation and Exemplary Application in Planning of Overseas Industrial Parks.
王兴平教授，本硕博均毕业于南京大学人文地理专业区域与城市规划方向，美国麻省理工大学高级研究学者，加拿大女王大学访问学者，埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴大学客座教授。现为东南大学建筑学院城市规划系教授、博士生导师，高级城市规划师，国家注册城市规划师，东南大学区域与城市发展研究所所长，东南大学城乡规划与经济社会发展研究中心主任。兼任中国城市规划学会城市规划历史与理论学术委员会副秘书长，中国自然资源学会资源型城市专业委员会副主任，中国区域科学协会区域与城市规划专业委员会副主任，江苏省城市经济学会副会长兼城市规划与经济发展专业委员会主任。主要研究方向为区域与城乡总体规划、产业园区和城市创新空间发展与规划等。先后入选教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”、江苏省“333高层次人才培养工程”和“青蓝工程”中青年学术带头人培养对象。王兴平教授在城乡规划领域具有非常系统、丰富的学术积累和规划设计业绩，截至目前已主持或参与科研项目、区域与城乡规划设计项目100余项，其中主持在研国家重点研发计划项目1项、江苏省社科重点基金项目1项，主持完成国家社会科学基金重点项目1项、国家自然科学基金项目2项，作为第2参加人以及专项负责人参与完成国家自然科学基金项目共2项。目前已公开发表学术论文90余篇，出版学术专著6部，参编学术著作4部，参与制定国家标准制定1项，并于2018年荣获“第五届全国优秀城市规划科技工作者”称号。国家重点研发计划战略性国际科技创新合作重点专项“境外产业园区规划技术合作研究与示范应用”首席科学家。