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活动背景:
目前全球新冠肺炎仍在肆虐，流行病的暴发为全球城市治理提出了严峻的考验。后疫情时代，提升 城市治理水平，提高城市韧性，实现可持续发展目标等议题，亟需全球领导者共同探讨。2020年， 第五届广州国际城市创新奖(简称“广州奖”)评选活动如期举行，在175个城市的273个项目中，1 5个入围城市脱颖而出，为城市发展提供了创新解决方案。

每届广州奖都会邀请入围城市参与答辩会，接受终审并回答现场观众的提问，竞争最终5个获奖 名额。入围城市答辩会将面向全球城市决策者、管理者、研究者和媒体开放，以促进城市间经验交 流和相互学习。

本次15个入围城市将分为“绿色之城”、“包容之城”、“创新之城”、“韧性之城”四组进 行答辩，本场为第二组答辩。

第二组:包容之城

随着城市的发展，贫富差距、性别差距、代际差距等越来越多的不平等日益凸显。市民更加期 待一个包容的城市，确保城市发展的同时不把任何一个人、任何一个角落落下。

第二场答辩会以“包容之城”为主题，安利(澳大利亚)、维也纳(奥地利)、伯翰普(印度 )、万隆(印尼)四座城市将分享他们如何以开放的态度、“以人为本”的理念，建设“包容之城 ”。

Speakers:
Speaker:
Nicolas YouAdvisor for Guangzhou international Award for Urban Innovation Speaker:
Sylvia CroeseSouth African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, University of the Witwatersrand

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The places where communities live, work, socialise and take care of each other do not end at a city’s borders. With 1.8 billion people living in metropolitan spaces, these urban spaces are uniquely positioned to bring about change and ensure wellbeing. What is more, cities are rapidly expanding and becoming more interdependent with other municipalities, their rural peripheries and regions.

Metropolisation is a reality in most of our territories, whether it is institutionalised or not. Cities are rapidly expanding and becoming more interdependent with other municipalities, their rural peripheries and regions. Traditional city boundaries are becoming less meaningful and coordination between diverse areas and levels of government at the metropolitan level is essential to ensure sustainability, services and infrastructure.

The New Urban Agenda was adopted by UN Member-States in Quito in 2016 and provides with a strong framework for wellbeing and planning in territories. Over five years after its adoption, some critical challenges remain in order to achieve the goals of the New Urban Agenda.

The UCLG Policy Councils are a policy development mechanism of UCLG, led by locally elected leaders that allow for strengthening the political debate of our World Organization and develop policy recommendations in relation to strategic topics.

The UCLG Policy Council on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda, launched at the UCLG World Council in November 2020, aims to look at the challenges and opportunities associated around the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, a critical corner stone for the development agenda and for the achievement of empowered, inclusive and resilient cities and territories.

As we gear up towards the UN High-Level Meeting on the Review of the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in April 2022, the UCLG Policy Council will meet jointly with Metropolis leaders and discuss the challenges around the metropolitan vision of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, including territorial planning, governance and generation equality.

Confirmed Speakers:
• Carlos Martínez, Mayor of Soria (Spain), Envoy of the UCLG Presidency on the New Urban Agenda
• Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan (Russian Federation), President of UCLG-Eurasia, President of the United Nations Advisory Committee for Local Authorities (UNACLA)
• Thembisile Nkadimeng, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditionnal Affairs of South-Africa, Co-President of UCLG
• Metropolis Co-President (to be determined)
• Gabriel Cruz, Mayor of Huelva (Spain)
• Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim (Germany) represented by Ms. Emiliy Hruban
• Octavi de la Varga Mas, Secretary General, Metropolis

  Speaker:
Carlos MartínezMayor of Soria Speaker:
Gabriel CruzMayor of Huelva Speaker:
Ilsur MethsinMayor of Kazan Speaker:
Thembisile NkadimengDeputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of South-Africa

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The Metropolis Policy Debate series offers a space for exchange on challenges and solutions related to metropolitan change. It provides the political representatives of our membership an opportunity to explore basic issues. The theme for dialogue in 2021 is “Novel Solutions that can transform metropolitan spaces in the long term”.This theme connects to the “Call to rethink our metropolitan spaces” to foster a global debate on how to co-create opportunities and improve responses to the profound/historical transformation that the urban spaces are living today as a consequence of, among others, the climate emergency and the crisis generated by the COVID-19.

This Policy Debate intends to caucus a wide variety of political perspectives and propose insights and solutions to enable us to rethink our metropolitan spaces with an actionable and long-term vision.

Format
• Input by representative of the Presidency, Guangzhou [10 min]
• Interactive panel discussions, moderation by Octavi de la Varga, Secretary General of Metropolis [90 min]
• Closing remarks by Octavi de la Varga, Secretary General of Metropolis [10 min]

Contacts
For more information, or any questions you may have regarding the political dialogue please contact Ms Teresa Oliver or Mr Oscar Chamat from the Metropolis Secretariat General.

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活动背景:
目前全球新冠肺炎仍在肆虐，流行病的暴发为全球城市治理提出了严峻的考验。后疫情时代，提升 城市治理水平，提高城市韧性，实现可持续发展目标等议题，亟需全球领导者共同探讨。2020年， 第五届广州国际城市创新奖(简称“广州奖”)评选活动如期举行，在175个城市的273个项目中，1 5个入围城市脱颖而出，为城市发展提供了创新解决方案。

每届广州奖都会邀请入围城市参与答辩会，接受终审并回答现场观众的提问，竞争最终5个获奖 名额。入围城市答辩会将面向全球城市决策者、管理者、研究者和媒体开放，以促进城市间经验交 流和相互学习。

本次15个入围城市将分为“绿色之城”、“包容之城”、“创新之城”、“韧性之城”四组进 行答辩，本场为第三组答辩。

第三组:创新之城

技术创新为城市的可持续发展提供了有效的、可负担的且可复制的工具，创新工具的使用为城 市目标的实现注入了源源不断的新鲜动力。第三场答辩会主题为“创新之城”，泽杜斯皮尼艾斯( 巴西)、基多(厄瓜多尔)、开普敦(南非)、洛杉矶(美国)四个城市将分别展示其如何更好地 运用创新工具促进城市可持续发展。

Speakers:
Speaker:
Nicolas YouAdvisor for Guangzhou international Award for Urban Innovation Speaker:
Anjali MahendraDirector of Global Research at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Asia, Earth's largest and most populous continent, which concentrates most of Metropolis members (currently 75), has faced an unprecedented speed of urbanisation during the past decades. Very rapidly, small towns have evolved into megacities, and new forms of metropolitan cities are emerging, in processes that placed national and local leaders in front of a series of new challenges in terms of needs, investments, and governance.

Based on the insights of the newly published Asian Metropolitan Report, the second edition of Metropolis regional reports which build on the data provided by our 38 metropolitan indicators launched in 2019, this session will promote an open debate regarding the current and future state of metropolitan spaces in Asia, seeking to inspire decision makers and practitioners in the Asia region to explore innovative, sustainable, and inclusive solutions to metropolisation phenomena.

The session will consist of quick rounds of questions and answers between the authors of the Asian Metropolitan Report and representatives from the Metropolis membership in the four Asian sub-regions.

Moderation
Lia Brum, Research & Policy Officer, Metropolis

Speakers
Authors of the Asian Metropolitan Report:
1. Dr. Bharat Dahyia, Director, Research Center for Sustainable Development and Innovation, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Extraordinary Professor, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University (TBC)
2. Mamta Malik, Professor - Research Track, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, SGT University, Gurugram, India (TBC)

Metropolis members from each Asian sub-region (ideally, representatives in charge of departments of statistics and/or voluntary local reviews):
3. Representative from Guangzhou (representing East and North-East Asia)
4. Representative from a Metropolis member in South-East Asia TBC (Bhopal, Lahore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kathmandu, Mashhad, Tabriz or Tehran)
5. Representative from a Metropolis member in South and South-West Asia TBC (Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta or Surabaya)
6. Representative from a Metropolis member in Western Asia TBC (Amman, Baghdad, Beyrouth, Gaziantep, Istanbul or Ramallah)

Detailed agenda to be disclosed by the end of October

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活动背景:
目前全球新冠肺炎仍在肆虐，流行病的暴发为全球城市治理提出了严峻的考验。后疫情时代，提升 城市治理水平，提高城市韧性，实现可持续发展目标等议题，亟需全球领导者共同探讨。2020年， 第五届广州国际城市创新奖(简称“广州奖”)评选活动如期举行，在175个城市的273个项目中，1 5个入围城市脱颖而出，为城市发展提供了创新解决方案。

每届广州奖都会邀请入围城市参与答辩会，接受终审并回答现场观众的提问，竞争最终5个获奖 名额。入围城市答辩会将面向全球城市决策者、管理者、研究者和媒体开放，以促进城市间经验交 流和相互学习。

本次15个入围城市将分为“绿色之城”、“包容之城”、“创新之城”、“韧性之城”四组进 行答辩，本场为第四组答辩。

第四组:韧性之城

2020年以来抗击新冠肺炎疫情成为全球城市的艰巨挑战，全球几乎所有城市都面临着如何在健 康危机面前维持基本服务的同时保护居民健康这一具有挑战性的问题。第四场答辩会以“韧性之城 ”为主题，重庆(中国)、奥里萨(印度)、丹尼区(黎巴嫩)、塔那那利佛(马达加斯加)四个 城市的案例从不同的角度展现了以创新的手段构建城市韧性，以便应对新冠危机，并为未来未雨绸 缪。

Speakers:
Speaker:
Nicolas YouAdvisor for Guangzhou international Award for Urban Innovation Speaker:
Sara HoeflichDirector of decentralized cooperation and city to city learning, UCLG

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How are strategies for large-scale urban projects aimed to build green, inclusive, prosperous, resilient and safe metropolitan communities being developed? How is citizen participation integrated in the design or implementation of these strategies? How is the multi-level governance of these projects organised, leading to long-term validation and decision-making processes?

The main objective of this webinar is to share the results of the pilot project "Revitalisation through Urban Projects" targeting revitalisation strategies and processes operated by cities, through the analysis of 2 main specific themes: urban life and urban design, on the one hand, and governance and participation processes, on the other.

On the basis of the final result guide of the pilot project "Revitalisation through Urban Projects", Metropolis and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale propose a webinar offering precise examples on the revitalisation process of cities and metropolitan areas.

Contents
● Urban development issues
● Decision-making and governance structure for urban projects
● Consultation process and public participation for urban development



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Julien Lahaie Urban planner, Lyon Speaker:
Élaine GauthierPlanning Consultant City of Montréal Speaker:
Tony Van NuffelenArchitect, Urban.brussels Speaker:
Priscilla AnanianDirector of the Observatoire des milieux de vie urbains - Université du Québec à Montréal Download PDF

As the global Covid-19 pandemic surges on, those in urban governance face daunting challenges. Cities and metropolises around the globe should jointly build a closer community with a shared future. We must face the new challenges posed by the pandemic through mutual assistance, to reduce the effects of the pandemic, and achieve full economic and social recovery as soon as possible.

From November 8th to 13th, 2021, the City of Guangzhou, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), the World Association of Major Metropolises (Metropolis) and the United Cites and Local Governments (UCLG) will be co-hosting the hybrid XIII Metropolis World Congress, Global Mayors’ Forum, and the 5th cycle of Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. These events will help global cities improve their governance innovation, crisis response capacity, and promote cooperation and exchanges of experience among cities that will help us defeat the pandemic.

With the theme of Moving Forward in Partnership and Modernizing Global Urban Governance, these events will focus on a slogan that reflects the call of our times, Metropolises and cities in transformation: rethinking our future together. This year’s events will be attended by world-renowned city leaders, heads of major international organizations, representatives of top multinational companies, and experts in urban innovation. The events will include information on urban planning and development, provide novel solutions to urban governance, and explore the philosophy of future developments from the following aspects: public health, new infrastructure, poverty alleviation, climate change, how to build a resilient city, and urban renewal.

Part I. Opening Remarks
● Video Message from Chinese State leader
● Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
● Governor of Guangdong Province
● Mr. Wen Guohui, President of Metropolis and Mayor of Guangzhou
● Ambassador Lin Songtian, President of CPAFCC
● Mr. Mohamed Boudra, President of UCLG and Mayor of Al Hoceima

Part II. Theme Forum: Moving Forward in Partnership and Modernizing Global Urban Governance

Speakers
1. Mr. Qu Dongyu, Director General of UNFAO
2. Mr. Li Yong, Director General of UNIDO
3. Professor Zhong Nanshan, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Recipient of Medal of the Republic, Professor at Guangzhou University of Medical Studies
4. Mr. Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin and Co-president of Metropolis
5. Mr.Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
6. Mr. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York
7. Mr. Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow
8. Mr. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
9. Ms. Claudia López Hernández, Superior Mayor of Bogotá
10. Ms. Soham El Wardini, Mayor of Dakar
11. Mr. Li Mingyuan, Mayor of Xi’an and Co-president of UCLG

* Guest list subject to final confirmation of attendance

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Civilisation thrives with sound ecology and declines when it deteriorates. Cities around the world must work together to build global ecological civilisation, be devoted to global environmental governance, work out solutions for global environmental protection and sustainable development, and guide international cooperation to combat climate change. China will host the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2021 to explore new strategies for the governance of global biodiversity with all participants. Eco-city is a key to global urbanisation and plays an important role in promoting ecological civilisation and biodiversity. This sub-forum will share and exchange practical experience with experts and scholars from around the world, and jointly explore new theories, methods, and governance models related to urban sustainable development and transformation, such as biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation.

Agenda and speakers
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes each)
(1) Mr. José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid (to be confirmed by Metropolis) (online)
(2) Ms. Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal (online)
(3) Mayor(s) of sister city of Guangzhou (online)
(4) Leader from Guangzhou (to introduce Haizhu National Wetland Park, pilot project of World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Cooling Project)

Panel discussion
(1) Mr. Zhu Shu, Secretary General of ICLEI East Asia
(2) Ms. Kirstin Miller, Executive Director of Ecocity Builders (online)
(3) Dr. Philipp Rode, Executive Director of LSE Cities, the London School of Economics and Political Science
(4) Head of World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Cooling Project
(5) Others to be confirmed

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Civilization thrives with sound ecology and declines when it deteriorates. Cities around the world must work together to build global ecological civilization, be devoted to global environmental governance, work out solutions for global environmental protection and sustainable development, and guide international cooperation to combat climate change. China will host the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2021 to explore new strategies for the governance of global biodiversity with all participants. Eco-city is a key to global urbanization and plays an important role in promoting ecological civilization and biodiversity. This sub-forum will share and exchange practical experience with experts and scholars from around the world, and jointly explore new theories, methods, and governance models related to urban sustainable development and transformation, such as biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation.

Cities rely on three drivers, i.e. reform, technology, and culture, to enhance its capacity for sustainable development. It has become a global consensus to promote the reform of urban governance systems and build governance capacity through technological innovation. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the important role of technologies and related infrastructures in effectively fighting the virus in cities, and, at the same time, exposed the digital divide caused by unbalanced technological development in cities around the world. This sub-forum, with focus on the critical role of new technologies and new infrastructures in urban governance in the post-COVID-19 era, will discuss challenges, and share experiences and perspectives, on a broad basis.

Agenda and speakers
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes each)
(1) Mr. Oh Se-Hoon, Mayor of Seoul; Regional Vice President of Metropolis (online)
(2) Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mayor of Mexico City (online)
(3) Chief Executive(s) of China Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City

Panel discussion
(1) Mr. Anthony G. O. Yeh, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Academician, Academy of Social Sciences, UK; Professor, University of Hong Kong
(2) Mr. Yu Gang, Secretary General of China Society for Urban Studies
(3) Mr. Lu Jun, Deputy Dean of Urban Governance Institute, Peking University
(4) Ms. Enrique R. Silva, Director of International Initiatives, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (online)
(5) Mr. Shi Guangming, Vice President of Xidian University, Director of Guangzhou Institute of Technology of Xidian University
(6) Professor Liu Hong, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (online)
(7) Representative(s) of urban development expert(s) from Singapore (online)
(8) Others to be confirmed

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Health is the primary right of human beings, and is closely related to sustainable urban development. A “Healthy City” is a health-oriented community of development that aims at the combination of healthy citizens, environments and cities in terms of urban planning, construction, management and services. At the core of sustainable urban development lies the issue of building safe, resilient and healthy cities. However, cities are faced by challenges posed by urban space development, mobility of urban population, risks of major emergencies, and others. Therefore, it has become a universal issue among global cities to effectively address said challenges and turn them into opportunities. With this issue in focus, this sub-forum will invite experts in urban management, local governance and other related fields to fully discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Healthy Cities, and elaborate on approaches to build such cities into more resilient and efficient metropolises.

Agenda and speakers
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes each)
(1) Ms. Claudia López Hernández, Superior Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia (online)
(2) Dr. Tang Xiaoping, Secretary of CPC Guangzhou Medical University Committee
(3) Others to be confirmed

Panel discussion
(1) Dr. Ali Cheshmehzangi, head of Department of Architecture and Built Environment, head of Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
(2) Mr. Jose Siri, Senior Science Lead of Our Planet Our Health Programme, Wellcome Trust (online)
(3) Mr. Li Wenmei, President of Wondfo Group
(4) Others to be confirmed

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In October 2016, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (UN Habitat III) included “resilient cities” as an innovative part in the New Urban Agenda. Global cities are facing similar problems and challenges in respect of immigrants, cultural diversity, and caring for vulnerable groups, including women, elders, children, among others. Cities in China and beyond, including Guangzhou, have been actively exploring innovation in metropolis governance. The sub-forum will invite global cities and experts in related fields to discuss and share experience and practices of building diverse, inclusive and resilient metropolises.

Agenda and speakers
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes each)
(1) Ms Zhang Yajie, Vice President of Guangzhou People’s Political Consultative Conference; Co-President of UCLG ASPAC and Chair of Standing Committee of Women in Local Governments
(2) Mr. David Makhura, Premier of Gauteng Province, South Africa; Metropolis Co-president (online)
(3) Ms. Laura Pérez, City Councillor of Barcelona; President of Metropolis Women (online)
(4) Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General of UCLG ASPAC (online)

Panel discussion
(1) Mr. Bao Yajun, Secretary General of Institute of Urban Governance, Peking University
(2) Ms. Sylvia Croese, Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Research Associate with the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town
(3) Director of The Guangzhou Urban Governance Rankings
(4) Mr. Wang Dong, Program Director for Sustainable Development Goals Localization with UNDP China
(5) Dr. Huang Dingxi, Secretary General of Guangzhou Urban Planning Association
(6) Mr. Zeng Lingfa, Dean of School of Politics and Administration of South China Normal University
(7) Others to be confirmed

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The eradication of poverty in all forms and dimensions is the greatest challenge facing humanity. The United Nations has listed poverty eradication as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, calling for an end to extreme poverty across the world by 2023. On July 1, 2021, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared that China has built a moderately prosperous society in all respects, solved the historical problem of absolute poverty, and made significant contributions to global poverty reduction. Cities in China have played an important role in poverty alleviation, especially through collaboration across regions. This sub-forum, with focus on the role of cities in poverty alleviation, will share the practices, experiences, and perspectives of Chinese and foreign cities in poverty eradication.

Agenda and speakers
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes each)
(1) Ms. Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay; Metropolis Co-president (online)
(2) Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha, President of UCLG ASPAC, Mayor of Dhulikhel, Nepal (online)
(3) Mr. Robert Beugre Mambe, Governor of the Autonomous District of Abidjan, Metropolis Vice President (online)
(4) Mayor of Lvliang, Shanxi Province
(5) Mayor of Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Panel discussion
(1) Dr. Liu Junwen, Director General of International Poverty Reduction Center in China
(2) Dr. Sheila Ochugboju, Regional Coordination Specialist (Consultant), UNDP; Head Researcher, UN-Habitat Global State of Urban Youth Report (GSUYR 2015/2016)
(3) Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Director of Centre for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
(4) Others to be confirmed

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As stated in the comprehensive 14th Five-year Plan, formed in the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), we should carry out a thorough sustainable development strategy, build a better coordination mechanism and system of ecological civilisation, and promote the green shift of economic and social development in all aspects, to achieve a modernisation progress featuring the harmonious coexistence of human beings and nature. In his statement at the General Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, General Secretary Xi Jinping also noted that, countries should foster a new concept for innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, seize the historic opportunities presented by the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, promote the “green recovery” of world economy in the post-Covid-19 era, and forge a strong synergy for sustainable development. The United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urban governance are closely interlinked. In 2020, against the backdrop of the pandemic, Guangzhou and global cities such as New York and Milan, in response to the Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR), submitted to the UN their respective Voluntary Local Reviews on local implementation of the SDGs. This sub-forum, with focus on relevant urban practices and experience in implementing SDGs, will invite global cities and experts in related fields for discussion.

Agenda and speakers
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes each)
(1) Leader(s) from Chengdu, Sichuan (Representing Park City Initiative)
(2) Ms. Ada Colau, President of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona; Metropolis Co-president (online)
(3) Mr. Alireza Zakani, Mayor of Tehran; Metropolis Regional Vice President (online)
(4) Mr. Zhang Yueguo, Secretary of CPC Party Leadership Group, President of Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences

Panel discussion
(1) Dr. Huang Dingxi, Secretary General of Guangzhou Urban Planning Association
(2) Mr. Ajay Suri, Former Regional Manager - Asia of Cities Alliances
(3) Dr. Barbara Samuels, Executive Director of the Global Clearinghouse for Development Finance
(4) 3-4 Experts from research institutes in Guangzhou and major think-tanks in China
(5) Others to be confirmed

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The Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (the Guangzhou Award) is co-sponsored by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis) and the City of Guangzhou. It aims to recognize innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions and, in so doing, to advance the prosperity and quality of life of their citizens.

The Guangzhou Award, presented biennially, is open to all cities and local governments with successful initiatives in urban innovation. The initiative that is entered for the Guangzhou Award should be an ongoing or recently completed (within the past two years) project, measure or policy that produces practical effect or substantial influence, boasting originality, exemplariness and transferability.

The assessment of each cycle’s Guangzhou Award is conducted by international experts independently. The Technical Committee selects up to 15 shortlisted cities and no more than 30 deserving cities from approved applications. From the shortlist, the Jury makes a final selection of up to five award winning cities.

Since 2012, four cycles of the Guangzhou Award have been held, each of which receives initiatives from more than 150 cities of over 50 countries and regions. The 5th Guangzhou Award has received 273 project applications from 175 cities in 60 countries.

The award ceremony of the 5th Guangzhou Award, to take place in conjunction with the closing ceremony of the 13th Metropolis World Congress, will be the last major event of the 2021 Global Mayors’ Forum Event Series. During the award ceremony, five Winning Cities, one Online Popular City, and ten winners of the Medal of Honor of the 5th Guangzhou Award will be announced and awarded in grand fashion. At the end of the ceremony, a closing speech will be delivered by Wen Guohui, President of Metropolis and Mayor of Guangzhou, which marks the conclusion of the 13th Metropolis World Congress.

Live performances featuring Chinese and foreign folk musical instruments, Cantonese opera, children's chorus, Ballet on Shoulder, modern song and dance among others, will be given throughout the ceremony. With profound Chinese and traditional Cantonese characteristics and international cultural styles, these performances aim at conveying positive messages for global cities to strengthen solidarity, enhance partnerships, and collaboratively promote the modernization of global urban governance. The event will be broadcast live online through the Forum’s conference platform.

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